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		Send Inquiry     Contact Name A value is required.     Email Address A value is required.Invalid format.     Subject A value is required.     Comments A value is required.   Dr. Joe Ouslander or Laurie Herndon, MSN, GNP of the project team will try to respond to your inquiries in a timely manner. Thank you for your interest in INTERACT     Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D. is Professor and Associate Dean for Geriatric Programs at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and Professor at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton Florida. Dr. Ouslander served as a Professor at UCLA for 15 years developing research, educational, and clinical programs. From 1996-2007 he served as the Director of Geriatric Medicine at Emory University. He is a past-President and Board Chair of the American Geriatrics Society, and serves as the Executive Editor of the society's Journal. He has published over 200 original articles and book chapters and is a co-author of Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics and Medical Care in the Nursing Home, and an editor of Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.  Laurie Herndon is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner at Reliant Medical Group in Worcester MA. She received her Master of Science in Nursing at Simmons College and has worked as an NP in long term care for nearly 15 years. She is currently the Director for Clinical Quality at Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation and in this role works with nursing home owners, frontline providers, and colleagues from all sectors of health care to improve quality, innovation, and research in MA nursing facilities. Laurie has worked as a project consultant for a number of New England Quality Improvement Organizations on topics including Depression, Falls, and Medication Management. She has also consulted with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing on both practice and regulatory-related issues. Laurie has served as the Senior Project Coordinator on several INTERACT II projects and in this role has training more than 200 skilled nursing facilities in several states.
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