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Mary E. Foley, M.S., R.N.
Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Physiological Nursing
Associate Director, Center for Research & Innovation in Patient Care
Immediate Past President, American Nurses Association
Telephone: 415-514-3638 Fax: 415-476-8899
Email: mary.foley@nursing.ucsf.edu
2003-Present American Nurses Association: Vice-Chair, Political Action Committee, Washington D.C.
2004-2007 American Nurses Association\California, Vice-President
American Nurses Association
Advisory Board, Partnership for Patient Safety
National Patient Safety Foundation Board
2000-2002 President, American Nurses Association, Washington, D.C.
1994-2000 Vice-President, American Nurses Association, Washington, D.C.
1992-1994 Chair ANA Constituent Assembly, the national body of State Nurses Association Presidents and Executive Directors, and Liason to the ANA Board of Directors
Trainer, Blood Borne Pathogen Curriculum, ANA/Susan Harwood OSHA Grant, New Orleans, LA and Seaside OR
Keynote, China Nurses Association/American Nurses Association/People to People Conference. Beijing, China
Keynote, Colorado Statewide Meeting on Nursing. Denver, CO
Keynote, California Strategic Planning Committee for Nursing State Summit. Sacramento, CA
Keynote, Association of Operating Room Nurses Leadership Training. Denver, CO
Keynote, American Pacific Nurse Leaders Annual Meeting. Kosrae, Micronesia
Panelist, Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Organizations Nursing summit. Washington, D.C.
Panelist, AHRQ/NINR/University of Pennsylvania Quality and Research Conference. Philadelphia, PA
Keynote, Third International Nursing Conference with Philippine Nurses Association and Philippine Nurses Association of America. Manila, Philippines.
Presenter, University of Washington's annual Labor and Occupational Health Conference of Needle/Sharp Safety. Seattle, WA
Panelist, Japanese Nurses Association Meeting on Health Care Worker Health and Safety. Tsu, Japan
Presenter, AHRQ/NIOSH Conference on Correlation Between Patient Safety and Worker Safety. Pittsburg, PA
Presenter, International Council of Nurses Conference "Caring for Those Who Care" - Needle/Sharp Safety. Washington, D.C.
Ms. Foley has served as the Faculty of Record for three medical-surgical clinical sites and lecturer for N142 Introduction to Nursing
2001 West Virginia Nurse of the Year Award
1997 Nurseweek Excellence in Nursing Practice Recognition
1989 Behrens/Zimmerman Award for California Nurse Association
M.S., Nursing Administration and Occupational Health,
University of California, San Francisco
B.S.N., Boston University School of Nursing
Diploma in Nursing, New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, Boston
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2004 Nursingworld.org (web-based) Contributing Author On-Line Journal for Nursing,
"Caring for those Who Care: A Tribute to Nurses and Their Safety"
2003 Foley and Leyden.
Web-based Independent Study Module on Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
Nursingworld.org.
2002 Foley, M. "Collective action in the workplace." In Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care. Mason, K.J., Leavitt, J.K., & Chafee, M.W. (Eds.): Saunders, St. Louis, MO.
2000 Foley, M. "A collective voice in the workplace." Nursing Today, Transition and Trends. Zerwekh, J. & Claborn, J.C. (Eds.): W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia.
1999 Foley, M. "Developing leadership as a staff nurse." In Nursing Student to Nursing Leader, The Critical Path to Leadership Development. Andersen, C.A., (Ed.): Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY.
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