• Executive Leadership Program for Clinical Performance Management Teams, The Crimson Group, Inc., Boston, MA, November 7–9
• Master of Science in Nursing, Salem State College, Salem, MA
• Master of Business Administration, Salem State College, Salem, MA
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• Diploma in Nursing, Malden Hospital School of Nursing, Malden, MA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Co–chair with Dr. David Brewster, Vascular Clinical Performance Management Committee, 2001–Present.
  • Nurse Manager Preceptor (for two Nurse Managers), 2001.
  • Administrative Fellowship Program, Student Preceptor, September, 2001.
  • Vascular Operations Improvement Steering Committee member, 1995–2001.
  • Partners Non–Acute Services (future of North End Nursing Home), Massachusetts General Hospital nursing representative, 2000.
  • Women in Management Committee member, 1999–Present.
  • Administrative Fellowship Program, Student Preceptor, July 1993, 1995 and 1996.
  • Chair of Nurse Manager Committee, 1994
  • Caring Headlines, Editorial Board Member, 1986–1989.
• Regis College, Weston, MA, Guest Lecturer, "Get a grip – governmental and sociological impacts on nursing in the next decade", Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, 1987 and 1988.
• University of Maine, Masters Program, Student Preceptor, 1996.
• American Heart Association, Boston, MA, Basic Life Support Instructor, 1986–1990.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• American Organization of Nurse Executive
• Massachusetts Organization of Nurse Executives
• Society for Vascular Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Tau chapter, Salem State College, Salem, MA

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Capasso, VA, Burke, D, Stanley, D, Abbott, WM. "Unit–based specialty vascular transitional home care program," Clinical Column, Online Journal of Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing, October, 2001.
2. "Discharge of the Surgical Patient," Video on discharge planning, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2001.
3. Interviewed by MS/NBC Nightly News, "Health care in critical condition", March 7, 2001 (televised May, 7, 2001).
4. Quoted in article, "Back on Bigelow 14…and loving it," Caring Headlines, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, April 2001.
5. Quoted in article, "MGH Nurses On The Road", MGH 1997, Winter, 1997.
6. Burke, D, Craigie, P, Palumbo, D., "A Guide to Common Diagnostic & Radiologic Procedures," Massachusetts General Hospital, 1990.

PRESENTATIONS:

1. "Program Design", Patient Care Services Leadership Retreat, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, January 10, 2002, Program design of the Clinical Recognition Program.
2. "Vascular Home Care Program", International Nurse Visitor Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, March 4, 2001. Program for health care professionals at the University Hospital in Groningen, the Netherlands.
3. "Nursing Grand Rounds: Home Care by Hospital–Based Specialty Vascular Nurses", Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, April 9, 1998.
4. "Home Care by Hospital–Based Vascular Surgical Nurses", Society for Vascular Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia, June 12, 1997.
5. "Vascular Home Care", Clinical & Current Issues in Home Health Care, Mid–Valley Home Health Services and Vascular Diagnostic Centers, Scranton, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1997.

HONORS/AWARDS:

• "Making a Difference Grant", awarded to Surgical Clinical Performance Management Team, Development of a Patient Education Curriculum, January, 2002.
• "Excellence in Action Award", Bigelow 14 staff, Massachusetts General Hospital Physician Organization, November 19, 2001
• "Making a Difference Grant", awarded to Surgical Clinical Performance Management Team, Surgical Patient Discharge Video, May, 2001.
• Partners in Excellence Award, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medication Distribution Performance Improvement Team, 2001.
• Innovations in Clinical Programs Award, Vascular Home Care Program, Alpha Chi Chapter (Boston College), Sigma Theta Tau International, 1998.
• Blue Ribbon Award for Innovation and Creativity in Health Care Delivery for Unit–based Transitional Home Care Program, New England Health Care Assembly, Boston, MA, 1997.
• Partners in Excellence Award, Massachusetts General Hospital, Innovation in Health Care Delivery, MGH Vascular Home Care Program, 1997.
• Angela Spadafora Award, Excellence in nursing for three years, Malden Hospital School of Nursing, Malden, MA, 1981.

RESEARCH:

• Research design, "Telemedicine in Vascular Surgery: Feasibility and Impact of Digital Imaging on Outpatient Vascular Surgery Wound Management", Massachusetts General Hospital, 1997.
• Principal investigator: Nurses Attitudes Toward the Integration and Use of Humor Within Their Practice. (Unpublished Master's Thesis). Salem State College, Salem, MA 1996.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

• Member of Friends Fighting Breast Cancer, Non–profit organization that raises money for breast cancer research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Over $200,000 donated to MGH, 1999–Present.
• Annual Quiltathon, Fabric Place, Make quilts for sale with profits benefiting breast cancer research, 1999–Present.
• "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" annual fundraiser, American Cancer Society, Boston, MA, 1997–Present.
• Clinical Nurse, Boston Red Sox, Boston, MA, 1989–Present.