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Heather Johnstone, Ph.D., RN, CS, NP, APN
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Biographical Information

Licensure, certification,and registration:

Illinois license as registered professional nurse; Illinois license as advanced practice nurse certified nurse practitioner; ANA certification as family nurse practitioner;Registered Yoga Teacher 500 hour level by the Yoga Alliance.

Education

American Institute of Holistic Theology
Youngstown,OH-1997
Ph.D program in Metaphysics

Midwest Center for the Study of Oriental Medicine
Chicago,IL-1992
Masters' level certificate in Acupuncture

Rush University
Chicago,IL-1988
Master in Nursing: FNP area of concentration

University of Illinois
Chicago,IL-1981
Bachelor in Nursing

Employment:

Wellness Educational Consultant
In the areas of health promotion and alternative wellness methods
Chicago,IL-1995-present

Acupuncturist
Erie Family Health Center
Chicago,IL-1992-1996
(volunteer capacity1994-1996)

Acupuncturist
Chicago Health Outreach
Chicago,IL-1992-1996
(volunteer capacity)

Family Nurse Practitioner
Erie Family Health Center
Chicago,IL-1991-1994

Gynecological Teaching Associate
University of Chicago
Chicago,IL-1990,1991

Family Nurse Practitioner
Chicago Health Outreach
Chicago,IL-1988-1991

Community Health Nurse
City of Columbus Health Dept
Columbus,OH-1983-1984

Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse
Columbus Childrens Hospital
Columbus,OH-1982-1983

Staff Nurse
Shiprock Public Health Service Hospital
Shiprock,NM-1981-1982

Personal data:

Family nurse practitioner certified since 1988 by the American Nurses Association; 1990 Appreciation Award Chicago Women's Coalition, Chicago,IL; 1998 Community Outreach Intervention Projects School of Public Health University of Illinois Award for Excellence,Chicago,IL.

Publications:

Johnstone,H & Marcinak,J. "Candidiasis in the breastfeeding mother and infant", JOGNN,19:2 March/April 1990,p171-173.

Johnstone,H. "The effects of passive smoking on children" (letter),RN, June 1990,p10.

Johnstone,H., Tornabene,M., & Marcinak,J. "Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and pap smear results in female homeless clients from the Chicago health outreach project," Health Care for Women International, 14:293-299,1993.

Johnstone,H., Marcinak,J., Luckett,M., & Scott,J. "An evaluation of the treatment effectiveness of the Chicago health outreach acupuncture clinic," Journal of Holistic Nursing, 12: 2, June 1994,171-183.

Johnstone,H., & Marcinak,J. "Sibling abuse-another component of domestic violence", Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Vol 12, No 1 (February), 1997,51-54.