Curriculum Vitae
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Rozann DeBorde-Hansford
February 14, 1955
P.O. Box 26
Grenada, West Indies
Home: (473) 443-5042
Work: (473) 444-4175
RozHansford@sgu.edu
Married, 1 child, 3 stepchildren
Education:
1978-1980
Catonsville Community College, R.N.
1983-1986
College of Notre Dame, Nursing and History
2001-present
MPH candidate, St. George’s University
Professional Experience:
1980-1981
Clinical Nurse Johns Hopkins Hospital General Research
Center: Provided direct patient care to patients enrolled in clinical
Research studies, assured compliance with protocols.
1981-1985
Senior Clinical Nurse- Charge Nurse Johns Hopkins Hospital
General Research Center and Cardiovascular Step-Down Units
Supervised Clinical Nurses, coordinated in-service nursing
education, prepared staff schedules, responsible for admissions and
discharges, liason for principal investigators
1985-1994
Research Nurse/ Program Coordinator Johns Hopkins University:
Nurse Manager for Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, supervised
all nursing and support staff, directed patient-family support group
for patients with implantable pacemakers and defibrillators,
Participated in independent and collaborative research projects and
publications, prepared all FDA and IRB documents and assured
regulatory compliance.
1994-1997
Pacemaker/ Research Nurse Coordinator Cardiac Diagnostic Ass.
Managed independent outpatient pacemaker clinic in collaboration
with two Hopkins trained Cardiac electrophysiologists.
Responsible for pacemaker programming, coordination of research
projects and patient and family teaching.
1997-1999
Program Manager: Johns Hopkins University, Cardiac
Electrophysiology Research Program. Responsible for the
development and management of a multi-project clinical research
program in the division of Cardiology. Responsible for triage and
initiation of all research projects, IRB documents, consent writing,
preparation of budgets and regulatory documents, grant writing,
staff management, completion of all case report forms, in-service
education, staff and physician training. Participated as coinvestigator on all research initiatives.
1999-present
Deputy Director, Visiting Cardiology Program, St. George’s
University. Developed and manage a visiting cardiology program
Including the initiation of a pilot pacemaker
program) with the Grenada Ministry of Health, the Barbados
Cardiology Team and the Vice Chancellor, St. George’s
University. Duties include, in addition to clinic management and
performance of diagnostic testing (echo, EKG, treadmills
Etc. ) recruitment of all cardiologists, coordination of all teaching
activities, community liason for the University.
Miscellaneous :
1985-1990
Nurse Advisor to Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. Responsible for
advising pacemaker /defibrillator company on patient management
issues relating to pacemakers and the automatic implantable
defibrillator. Prepared and delivered lectures on cardiac pacing and
defibrillation to local hospitals in Maryland, Washington and
Virginia as well as national and international cardiovascular health
conferences.
1989-1999
Developed and managed a public health project in Guanaja
Honduras in collaboration with physicians and nurses at Johns
Hopkins Hospital. In addition to initiating and sustaining a basic
medical clinic, basic first aid, CPR, family planning, diabetic
health and maternal child health care classes were taught.
Certifications
1999
2000
CPR Instructor
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
2001
Advanced Trauma Life Support
Abstracts:
1. (Hansford) DeBorde R, Levine J, Griffith LSC, Veltri E, Fennel M, Aarons D,
Mirowski M, Mower M, Guarnieri,T. Exercise testing in patients with an automatic
cardioverter defibrillator. JACC 9;169A,1987.(presented by R.DeBorde-Hansford,
ACC conference, New Orleans,1987.)
2. (Hansford) DeBorde R, Levine J, Griffith LSC, Siddoway L, Mirowski M, Mower
M,Veltri E, Guarnieri T. Exercise stress testing to prevent asymptomatic automatic
implantable defibrillator Discharges. International Conference on the Management of
Cardiac Arrhythmias. PACE 10:11-982, 1987. (presented by R.DeBorde -Hansford at
Queen Elizabeth Conference Hall, London England, 1988.)
3. Veltri E, Mower M, Aarons D, Grunwald l, (Hansford) Deborde R, Juanteguay J,
Watkins L, Guarnieri, T, Griffith, LSC. Automatic implantable cardiovereter
defibrillator: comparison of patients with and without discharges. Circulation 80: 11530, 1989.
4. (Hansford) DeBorde R., Tomaselli G.,Griffith LSC, Guarnieri T. Does Programming
the automatic defibrillator decrease asymptomatic shocks? JACC,1991 (presented at
ACC Conference, Atlanta Georgia 1991)
Publications
1. Crocetti S, (Hansford) DeBorde R, Falsetti J, Pardoe P. AICD: A lifesaving device.
American Journal of Nursing, Sept. 1986
2. Singer I, (Hansford) DeBorde R, Veltri E, Siddoway L, Levine J, Griffith LSC,
Guarnieri T: The automatic cardioverter defibrillator: T wave sensing in the newest
generation. PACE 11:1584-1591, 1988.
3. (Hansford) DeBorde R, Biggs M. The automatic implantable cardioverter
defibrillator. AACN Issues in Critical Care Nursing, February 1991.
4. Tomaselli G, (Hansford) DeBorde R, Griffith LSC, Guarnieri T. The role of ICD
Programmability in tachycardia discrimination and the incidence of asymptomatic
device discharges. PACE, 1994.
5. Bourne PG and Hansford R. Cardiology practice in Grenada, West Indies: A unique
Collaborative approach. Caribbean Health. December, 2000.
6. Halperin H, Bourne PG, Hansford R, Finlay P, Subbarao C, LaCorte J, Butcher B.
Public access defibrillation in the Caribbean: The time has come. Caribbean Health.
June 2001.
7. Hansford, R. Thrombolytic Therapy in the Caribbean. Caribbean Health. October
2001.
Participation in Clinical Studies
1985-1990
1985-1990
1985-1990
1985-1990
1990-1993
1991-1992
1991-1993
1991-1996
1991-1996
1992-1995
1993-1995
1995-1997
1995-1997
1997-1999
1997-1999
1997-1999
1997- 1999
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Mexiletine Hydrochloride” (P.I.
T. Guarnieri).
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Clinical Trial of Oral Flecainide” (P.I.T.
Guarnieri)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Clinical Trail of Oral Amiodarone”
(P. I. LSC Griffith)
Research Nurse Coordinator “AICD Project” (P.I. M. Mower, M
Mirowski )
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Multiprogrammable Automatic
Defibrillator” (CPI) (P.I. T. Guarnieri)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “The Endotak transvenous-subcutaneous
AICD system (CPI) (P.I. T. Guarnieri)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “A dose ranging study of intravenous
Amiodarone HCL in patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia
(Wyeth-Ayerst) (P.I. L Griffith)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “ Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator
Implantation Trial (MADIT) (CPI) (P.I. G. Tomaselli)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Identification and management of patients
at risk of recurrent sudden death following implantation of the automatic
defibrillator” (PI: L. Griffith)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “Clinical Investigation of the Ventak PRx/
Endotak system” (P.I. T. Guarnieri)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “an open-label safety study of intravenous
Amiodarone HCL in patients with life-threatening VT/VF (Wyeth/Ayers)
(P.I. LSC Griffith)
Research Nurse Coordinator, “MUST” clinical trial (P.I. L. Siddoway)
Research Nurse coordinator, “Evaluation of the 5024 Capsure Lead”
(Medtronic) (P.I. L. Siddoway)
Co-investigator, “An evaluation of radiofrequency ablation in the right
atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation” (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Monophasic vs. biphasic waveforms for ventricular
fibrillation” (Zoll) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Monophasic vs. biphasic waveforms for atrial
fibrillation” (Zoll) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Defibrillators in nonischemic cardiomyopathy”
1997-1999
1997-1999
1997-1999
1997-1999
1998-1999
1998-1999
1998-1999
1998-1999
1998-1999
1998-1999
(DEFINITE) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Evaluation of high density array catheters in patients
with ventricular tachycardia (Cardiac Pathways) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Feasability of using a multi-electrode catheter in the
Coronary veins for epicardial mapping of ventricular tachycardia:
Implications for RF catheter ablation “ (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Low energy safety study” (LESS): Efficacy of
Ventricular defibrillation with low energy margins (CPI) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Sudden cardiac death in heart failure trial” (SCD-Heft)
(NIH and Medtronic) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “ Linear-phased radio-frequency ablation system “HRT”
(CPI) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Dynamic over-drive pacing for the prevention of atrial
fibrillation” (ADOPT A and B)(St. Jude Medical) (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “The North American Vasovagal Pacemaker Study”
(North Western University) (P. I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “PhaseII-Evaluation of the Cardima revelation treatment
microcatheter for the treatment of atrial fibrillation” (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Clinical investigation of the CPI Endotak Endurance
EZ defibrillation system” (P.I. H. Calkins)
Co-investigator, “Ventak CHF AICD Biventricular Pacing Study”
(P.I. H Calkins)