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Professional/Scholarly Presentations of
Cheryl Westlake, RN, PhD, ARRN-BC, PN


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Presentations
2000. Depression in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure, American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions, new Orleans, LA.

2001. Norepinephrine and Anxiety in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure, American heart Association, Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, CA.

2001. Parish Nursing course. Providence St. Joseph Hospital and Health Systems, Burbank, CA

2002. Baseline correlates of quality of life at six months in patients with heart failure. Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing Joint Southern California Chapters Annual Research Conference, Cerritos, CA.

2003. Correlates of Neuroticism in Patients with Heart Failure. Heart Failure Society of America Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

2003. Parish Nursing course, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

2004-2007. Heart Failure in the Elderly, Geriatric Certification Course, UCI Medical Center, Irvine, CA

2004. What is the Relationship between Norepinephrine Levels and Depression in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure? Heart Failure Society of America Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.

2005. Research mentorship for the Advanced Practice Nurse, Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach, CA.

2005. What is the Relationship between Functional Status, BMI, Smoking Status, Depression and Fatigue in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure? American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions, Dallas, TX.

2006. Anxiety, fatigue, and depression in relation to patient's adjustment to family roles in patients with advanced heart failure. Heart Failure Society of America Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.

2006. Sad Hearts: Depression's Effects in Heart Failure; Changing Behavior: Pearls for Practice, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses National Conference, 2nd Annual Meeting, South Beach, FL.

2007. Assessing Achievement of Terminal Objectives and Professional Standards: Development and Piloting of the Leadership Profile Inventory. Western Assessment Conference, CSUF, Fullerton, CA.

Publications
Dracup, K.A., Westlake, C., Erickson, V.S., Moser, D., Caldwell, m.A., Hamilton, M.A. (2003). Perceived Control Reduces Emotional Distress in Patients with Heart Failure, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Jan. 22(1):90-3.

Erickson, V.S., Westlake, C.A., Dracup, K.A., Woo, M.A., Hage, A. (2003). Sleep Disturbances in Patients with Heart Failure. AACN Clinics in Critical Care Nursing, Nov., 24(4): 477-87.

Evangelista, L.S., Doering, L.V., Dracup, K.A., Westlake, C., Hamilton, M.A., Fonarow, G.C. (2003). Compliance behaviors of elderly patients with advanced heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(3), 123-132.

Evangelista, L.S., Dracup, K.A., Doering, L.V., Westlake, C., Fonarow, G.C., Hamilton, M.A. (2002). Emotional well-being of heart failure patients and their caregivers. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 8(5), 300-305.

Evangelista, L.S., Dracup, K., Westlake, C., Erickson, V., Hamilton, M.A., Fonarow, G.C. (2004). Two-Year Follow-up of Patients Referred for Heart Transplant. Heart and Lung, 34(3), 187-193.

Evangelista, L.S., Moser, D.K., Westlake, C., Hamilton, M.A., Fonaro, G.C., Dracup, K. (2007). Impact of obesity on quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure.

Evangelista, L.S., Stromberg, A., Westlake, C., Ter-Galstanyan, A., Anderson, N., Dracup, K. (2006). Developing a Web-based Education and Counseling Program for Elderly heart Failure Patients. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing 4, 196-201, Fall 2006

Westlake, C., Dracup, K. (2001). The Role of Spirituality in Adjustment of Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: A qualitative analysis. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(3), 119-125.

Westlake, C., Dracup, K.A., Fonarow, G.C., Hamilton, M.A., Walden, J.A., Livingston, N., Heywood, J.T., Huiskes, B.L. (2002). Correlates of Quality of Life in patients with Advanced Heart Failure. Heart and Lung, Mar-Apr 31(2), 85-93.

Westlake, C., Dracup, K.A., Walden, J, and Fonarow, G.C. (1999). Sexuality in patients with Advanced Heart Failure and their Spouses. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Nov. 18(11), 1133-1138.

Westlake, C., Dracup, K., Hamilton, M.A., Fonaro, G.C., (2005). Depression in patient's with heart failure. The Journal of Cardiac Failure 11(1), 30-35.

Westlake, C., Evangelista, L.S., Stromberg, A., Ter-Galstanyan, A., Vasirani, S, Dracup, K. (2007). Evaluation of Web-based Education and Counseling Program for Elderly Heart Failure Patients. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing 22(1), 20-26, Winter 2007.

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