Patricia Lopez, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC, CPNP-PC
Areas of expertise: Advanced education and innovation, Global Health, Mentoring
About Patricia Lopez, MSN, CPNP-PC/AC
Titles
Nurse Practitioner
Certifications
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care/Primary Care (CPNP-AC/PC)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Leadership and Memberships
Coordinator, Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Education Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Global Health Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Patient Flow Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
UTI Pathway Committee, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Biology - University of California, San Diego, CA
BA in Philosophy - University of California, San Diego, CA
Graduate Degree
MSN, PNP-Primary Care - Yale University, New Haven, CT
Publications
Publications
2016
Lavelle, J. M., Blackstone, M. M., Funari, M. K., Roper, C., Lopez, P., Schast, A., & Shaw, K. N. (2016). Two-step process for ED UTI screening in febrile young children: Reducing catheterization rates. Pediatrics, e20153023.
Books
Chapters
2016
Corboy, J. B. & Lopez, P. (2016). Pain: Dysuria. In K. N. Shaw & R. G. Bachur (7th Ed), Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (358-363), Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Shaw, K., Blackstone, M. M., Lopez, P., & Roper, C. (2016). UTI, Febrile. In K. N. Shaw & R. G. Bachur (7th Ed), Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (611-615), Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.