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M. Caldwell, photo

Mary Caldwell, RN, PhD, MBA

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Dept. of Physiological Nursing
UCSF School of Nursing Box 0610
2 Koret Way, #N·611E
San Francisco, CA  94143-0610
Tel: (415) 514-1794   Fax: (415) 476-8899
Email:  mary.caldwell@nursing.ucsf.edu

Academic Interests

My program of research focuses on delay in seeking care in the patient with symptoms of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. An additional area of research is cost analyses in cardiovascular disease.

Teaching Activities

Cardiac pathophysiology, Cost analyses in healthcare, Entrepreneurship in healthcare

Research Grants

Improving patient response to heart failure symptoms, Principal Investigator (2002·2003).

Hellman Family Early Career Faculty Award.

Professional Activities

Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Center for Symptom Management
Clinical Nurse Specialist Study Team for
    California Board of Registered Nurses and the California State Legislature
President, North Bay Region, American Heart Association
Committee member; Cardiovascular Nursing Council, American Heart Association

Honors and Awards

Fellow, American Heart Association

Education

PhD in Nursing; MS in Nursing, UC San Francisco
MBA, Pepperdine University
Clinical Nurse Specialist Certificate, Arizona Heart Institute
BS in Nursing, University of San Francisco

Selected Publications

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Adams MG, Caldwell MA, Stotts NA, Drew BJ.
    Factors to consider when analyzing 12-lead electrocardiograms for evidence of acute myocardial ischemia.
    American Journal of Critical Care 2003

Dracup K, Westlake C, Erickson V, Doering L, Moser D, Caldwell MA, Hamilton M.
    Perceived control reduces emotional distress in patients with heart failure.
    Journal of Heart Lung Transplantation 2003 Jan;22(1):90-3.

Caldwell MA, Miaskowski C.
    Mass media interventions aimed at reducing delay in people with symptoms of acute myocardial infarction:
    Time for a different approach?
    Patient Education and Counseling, 2002 46:1-9.

Caldwell MA, Dracup K
    Team management of heart failure: The emerging role of exercise and implications for cardiac rehabilitation centers.
    Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 2001 21:273-279.

Caldwell MA, Froelicher ES, Drew BJ.
    Prehospital delay time in acute myocardial infarction: An exploratory study on relationship to hospital outcomes and cost.
    American Heart Journal, 2000 139:788-96.

Caldwell MA, Miaskowski C. The Symptom Experience of Angina in Women.
    Pain Management Nursing. 2000 1:69-78

Caldwell MA, Froelicher ES, Drew BJ.
    What are predictors of delay in patients seeking treatment for symptoms of myocardial infarction (MI)?
    1998 Circulation, 98(17):I381

Caldwell MA, Prehospital delay time in acute myocardial infarction: Relationship to cost of care (dissertation).
    San Francisco (CA): UC San Francisco; 1998.

Caldwell MA, Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Estimating ischemic burden: Comparison of two formulas.
    1997 American Journal of Critical Care; 6(6):463-466

Caldwell MA, Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Angina is an unreliable measure of ischemia in both men and women.
    1996 Heart and Lung; 25(6):423-429

Caldwell MA, Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Chest pain is not associated with gender or amount of ST segment deviation.
    1996 American Journal of Critical Care; 5(3):238

Caldwell MA, Howie JN, Dracup K. BNP as a discharge marker in heart failure.
    2003 Journal of Cardiac Failure, 9(5): 416-422

Howie JN, Caldwell MA, Dracup K. The Measurement of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Heart Failure:
Precision, Accuracy and Implications for Practice.
    2003 AACN Clinical Issues, 14(4): 520-531

Dracup K, Moser D, McKinley S, Ball C, Yamasaki K, Kim C, Doering L, Caldwell MA.
Time to Presentation with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An International Perspective.
    2003 Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35:4, 317-323

Other Pursuits

Viticulture, petanque, golf, my two yellow labrador retrievers





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