Professional/Personal Overview
Experienced print/online journalist specializing in health care with a reputation for quality writing and editing. I have more than 28 years of journalism experience in major markets with feature and news clips ranging from an essay on my frugal father to advice for nurses on the latest cancer drugs. Recommended by some of Chicago's top newspaper and magazine journalists.
Work Info
Expertise
Copy Editor
28 Years
Editor
28 Years
Writer
28 Years
Specialty
Finance
4 Years
Personal Finance
4 Years
Health
5 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
28 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Chicago Tribune (11+), CreditCardGuide.com (11+), CreditCards.com (11+), Nurse.com (11+), Hospitals and Health Networks (6-10), Illinois Issues (6-10), Medscape Medical News (6-10), Chicago Sun-Times (3-5), American Medical News (3-5), Arthritis Today (1-2), Northwestern magazine (1-2)
Other Work History
Chicago Sun-Times, 8.5 years as Sunday news editor
Computer Skills
Word, Power Point, QuarkXPress, Quark Copydesk, Adobe Photoshop
Equipment
Laptop, digital camera, Flip video camera
References
Upon request
Associations
Association of Women Journalists, SPJ/Chicago Headline Club, Association of Health Care Journalists
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Chicago, IL. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Consumer
(Illinois Issues , 5/1/2012)
The financial future looks more shaky for this group than for baby boomers.
(Illinois Issues , 11/1/2009)
Home building is just one of the industries waiting for positive turns in the economic forecast and to see how consumers' lifestyles and desires will emerge after the slump.
Healthcare
(American Medical News , 4/24/2013)
Medical equipment alarms that beep and buzz throughout hospital units may be a serious threat to the patients they are meant to protect, says a sentinel event alert issued by the Joint Commission.
(Medscape Medical News , 4/11/2013)
Programs can help "disruptive" physicians manage their anger and help hospitals avoid costly problems.
(Medscape Medical News , 4/5/2013)
Two medical schools will open this fall with an unusual focus: primary care.
The need for the schools mirrors the dire need for primary care doctors in their surrounding counties.
(Medscape Medical News , 3/4/2013)
Mt. Sinai is tossing out the MCAT requirement and changing course requirements in hopes of attracting medical students who are brilliant and passionate about medicine but may not do well on standardized tests.
(Medscape Medical News , 11/2/2012)
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that physician self-referrals for advanced imaging are rapidly increasing and cost Medicare more than $100 million in 2010.
(Nurse.com , 8/27/2012)
Pharmacogenetic testing involves a swab or a blood or saliva sample sent to a lab that analyzes patients' DNA - specifically cytochrome P450, the enzymes that metabolize medication - to find out how they metabolize a certain drug. That can influence which drugs are prescribed and in what amounts.
(Hospitals & Health Networks , 7/1/2011)
With physician shortfall projections hovering at 63,000 by 2015, the promise of 32 million more Americans gaining health insurance, and a patient population rapidly aging, hospitals are scrambling to line up caregivers.
One strategy gaining momentum is the increasing use of NPs and PAs.
(American Medical News , 12/30/2010)
Nonsmokers who follow a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink only in moderation have an 80% lower risk of a first stroke compared with people who don't adopt that lifestyle, according to updated guidelines on stroke prevention.
Personal essay
(Northwestern Magazine , 9/1/2004)
We didn't have air conditioning in our three-bedroom ranch house in Evansville, Ind., nestled right on the steamy banks of the Ohio River, which is not a problem unless you hope to be happy on any given day between May and September. We worked around it by having huge blue metal fans throughout the
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