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| Discipline Coordinators: |
Family |
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Education: General Family Studies Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy Respiratory Therapy Family Member/Community Member |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
Council on Community Advocacy |
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| Education: | I have been in the disability world for over 20 years, and in the hospital clinical setting for over 16 years. I combine that knowledge with a business background and a willingness to serve and advocate. | ||||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Linda V. Russo
201 Hartwood Drive - Gadsden, AL 35901 - (256) 441- 8939 - [email protected]
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EDUCATIONAL DETAILS |
Masters of Art in Health Education –
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Project Management, certificate level –
University of Alabama
Pediatric Pulmonary Center Trainee
UAB at Children’s of Alabama
Bachelors of Arts, Business Administration–
Auburn University
Associates of Science, Respiratory Therapy – Wallace State Community College
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CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS |
Quality Improvement involvement and advocacy within the Pulmonary Division, at Children’s of Alabama and the Civitan-Sparks Clinics, with promotion of legislative issues for concerns related to
Children with Special Health Care Needs.
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Institutional Review Board certification since 2013
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Certified through the Peer Educator Program 2014
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Research Assistant for UAB School of Education, spring 2014
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National College Health Assessment
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Advanced Regional Response Training Center Training, spring 2014
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Member Phi Kappa Phi, 2015
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Eta Sigma Gamma, Health Education Honor Society 2013
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Original documents and presentations
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HealthSouth Gadsden, Oxygen Therapy and Guidelines 2013
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UAB, The history of opiates and the influence of Opiate Therapy Programs on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, 2014
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Children’s of Alabama, Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, 2014
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Children’s of Alabama, Family Case Study, 2014
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Children’s of Alabama, Family-Centered Care, 2016
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Registered Respiratory Therapist since 2007
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Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist since 2002
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Current in BCLS and NRP since 1999
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PowerPoint, Excel and other Windows based applications
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
November 2015 – present University of Alabama at Birmingham, Family Advisor with Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) and University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
July 2015 – present University of Alabama at Birmingham, Pediatric Pulmonary Division Faculty, Family Leader
with the Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC)
February 1999 - present Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Neonatal Respiratory Therapist
February 2005- 2013 HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Gadsden, AL
Respiratory Therapist, Manager