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Cheryl Brohard PhD, RN, CNS-ONC, AOCN^®, CHPCA^®

Associate Professor

Professional Preparation

Publications:

·         Brohard, C., Moreland, E., Shammas, S., & Tonsul, R. (2021). From Development to Implementation: The Effectiveness of a High Fidelity Simulation for Advance Care Planning for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. 23(6), 504-511. Doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000798 

·         Brohard, C. (2020). Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Research: A Patient-Centered Approach to Intervention Studies. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 24(3), 227-230.  Doi: 0.1188/20.CJON.227-230

·         Miyawaki, C., Brohard, C., Rubin, A., Chen, N. & Willoughby, S. (2020).  Can Family Caregivers Provide Life Review to Reduce Depression in Older Adults with Dementia? Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(2), 41-48. DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20200108-04

·         Brohard, C. (2017). Initial efficacy testing of an autobiographical memory intervention on advance care planning for people with terminal cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, (44)6, 751-763. DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.751-763 

·         Brohard, C. and Anderson, C. (2015). In Berry, P., Martinez, H. & Sutermaster, D. J. (Eds.), Study Guide for the Hospice & Palliative Registered Nurse, 4th ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

·         Brohard, C. & Anderson, C. (2015). An overview of hospice and palliative care.  In Martinez, H. and Berry, P. (Eds.), Core Curriculum for the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Registered Nurse, 4th ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.

Current Funded Grants:

·         Brohard, C. (2020-2022). "Mitigation Activities for Recovery of Student Learning Experiences" with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $90,000 award.

·         Miyawaki, C., Brohard, C., Kunik, M., & Chen, N. (2020-2023). Caregiver-Provided Life Review for Persons with Dementia in Care Facilities to Alzheimer’s Association, $150,000 award.

Other significant products:

§  Brohard, C. (2019-2020). “Statistical Analyses and Dissemination for Findings of Two Palliative Care Research Studies” with the University of Houston Provost 50 in 5 Award, $5000 award.

§  Brohard, C. (2019-2020). “Self-Report Palliative Care Competencies” survey study designed with Texas Nurses Association End-of-Life Task Force, Phi Chi Chapter #500 of Sigma Theta Tau International, $500 award.

§  Brohard, C. & Moreland, E. (2017-2018). “Building Simulation Capacity for Palliative Care” with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $155,017 award.

§  2012 Good Samaritan Foundation Excellence in Nursing Awards, 8th Annual Awards Presentation

§  2016 30 Years Continuous Certification, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

§  2018   Salute to Nurses Top 15 Nurses of 2018, Houston

§  2018-2022 International Center for Life Story Innovations and Practice (formerly the International Institute of Reminiscence and Life Review), Advisory Board

§  2020-2021 President of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Phi Chi Chapter #500

Synergistic activities:

§   UH Team Lead (Acquati, Brohard, Bush, Kehinde, Reeve) InterProfessional Education Exchange (iPEX). Training grant to develop interprofessional education (IPE) in the context of palliative care and supportive oncology, 2019-2021.

§   Acquati, C., Brohard, C., Bush, R., Kehinde, L., & Reeve, K. (2020). Developing an IPE program in cancer care: Lessons, pitfalls, and future directions at the Council on Social Work Education 66th Annual Program Meeting, Pre-recorded panel presentation, Virtual.

§   Brohard, C. (2022). What’s Your Level of Palliative Care Competency? to American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the Inaugural First State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care conference, Recorded ePoster, Virtual.

§   Brohard, C. (2022). Modification of the Structure Life Review for People Living with Dementia to Healing Powers of Storytelling Conference at the International Center of Life Story Innovations and Practice, Podium, Virtual.

§   Brohard, C. (2019). Evaluation of High Fidelity Simulation in a Home Setting to Prepare Undergraduate Nursing Students in Managing Uncontrolled Symptoms Related to Advanced Lung Cancer, Multinational Association of Support Care in Cancer/ International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO) 2019 Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer, ePoster, San Francisco, CA.

§   Brohard, C. (2018).  The Effect of a Series of High Fidelity Simulations on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Palliative Care Competencies and Attitudes toward Death and Dying, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, Research paper, Toronto, ON.