1. Lisa Byrd PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, Gerontologist
475 Cheyenne Lane
Madison, MS 39110
Email: DrLByrd@yahoo.com
QUALIFICATIONS A trained and seasoned nurse practitioner with 19 years of experience. Particularly effective
in therapeutic intervention, physician assistance, monitoring patient progress and
documentation. Skills encompass health promotion, management of acute problems, and
management of chronic illness. Experience includes the hospital setting,
outpatient/ambulatory clinic, nursing homes, house-calls with NPs, and education as a
professor teaching advanced practice nursing (AGNP).
A seasoned business leader with experience in serving as Director of Education and
Community Cares Champion at Merit Health Central, formerly Central Mississippi Medical
Center since May 2014. Recently designed and served as consultant for the creation of an
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit and Senior’s Emergency Department at Merit Health Central
in Jackson, MS. Experience is rich working with elders with Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. Additional duties at Merit Health Central include serving on several strategic
planning committees also known as SI-150 teams (Oncology Service Line, Mammography
Team, General Orientation Standardization, and Onboarding of Nursing Standardization).
Oversight/Directorship includes additional departments: Volunteer Services, Oncology Nurse
Navigator Program, Patient Advocates, Wound Care Nurses, and Interim oversight of
Radiation Oncology Department and Wound Care Outpatient Center. Additionally assists
with medical physicals on the Behavioral Health unit.
PROFESSIONAL Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, State of Mississippi, Alabama,
LICENSURE Louisiana, Oregon, California & Washington
CERTIFICATIONS Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP-BC)
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Certification (GNP-BC)
Registered Nurse, PhD
Certified Nurse of the Operating Room (CNOR) (Past)
Advanced Life Support Certified (Past Instructor)
Basic Life Support Certified (Past Instructor)
PREPARATION Clinical: Primary Care of the Family
Functional: Family Nurse Practitioner & Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Education: Nurse Educator
EDUCATION The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Certificate in Gerontology
May 2006
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Philosophy in the Science of Nursing (PhD)
May 2006
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Alcorn State University
Natchez, MS
Certificate/Post-Master’s-Nurse Educator
May 2007
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi
Master of Science of Nursing (MSN)
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
August 1996
Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi
Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN)
May 1986
Hinds Junior College
Raymond, Mississippi
Associate of Science of Nursing (ADN)
May 1984
PROFESSIONAL Merit Health Central
EXPERIENCE Director of Education & Community Cares Champion
Directs Oncology Nurse Navigation Program
May 2014 to present
Lisa Byrd Healthcare Inc (LBHC)
dba Bolton Family Clinic
Owner/operator
Nurse Practitioner
1996 to present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
School of Nursing-Graduate Department
Assistant Professor
Geriatric Advanced Practice Nursing-Master’s Program
August 2009 to present
The University of South Alabama
School of Nursing-Graduate Department
Adjunct Professor
Geri-Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nursing-Master’s Program
January 2007 to present
Editor-Geriatric Nursing Journal
Section editor for GAPNA
November 2008 to July 2012
Sigma Theta Tau-International Nursing Honor Society
Reviewer for online articles for CE/Publications
2003 to present
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Medicare Provider Outreach and Education Committee
Volunteer position
January 2011 to present
Provider Health Services LLC
Director of Clinical Education
July 2009 to October 2010
Cardiovascular Services (CVR)
St. Dominic Memorial Hospital
Staff Nurse
June 1996 to May 1997
Mississippi State Department of Health
Mississippi Student Linkage Project
June-August, 1996
Ambulatory Surgery
St. Dominic Memorial Hospital
Jackson, Mississippi
Nurse Manager
August 1994-June 1996
Surgery
St. Dominic Memorial Hospital
Nurse Manager
March 1994-August 1994
Surgery
St. Dominic Memorial Hospital
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse
February 1991-March 1994
Intensive Care Unit
St. Dominic Memorial Hospital
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse
May 1986-February 1991
Coronary Care Unit
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse
May 1984-May 1986
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PROFESSIONAL Geriatric Behaviors-PESI-New York (Alaska, Wyoming) 2014
SPEAKING Geriatric Conference-Geriatric Pharmacology, Pain Management in the Elderly, Top Geriatric
Issues California October 2014
Geriatric Behaviors-PESI-New York (White Plains, Garden City, New York City) 2013
Expert Panel on Geriatric Issues, Florida Medical Directors Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
October 2013
Pain Management SIG at the national conference of AANP Conference Las Vegas June 2013
Preventing Alzheimer’s disease and Learning to Live with the Disease-Alzheimer’s disease-
Social Worker conference; March 2013 Florence MS
Managing Problematic Behaviors in Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease-Mental Health
Conference March 2013; Meridian, MS
Controlled Substances Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA) October, 2012
Sleeping Issues and their Effects on Health in the Geriatric Population. Louisiana Geriatric
Society (LGS) October, 2012
*COMPLETE LIST OF PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
PROFESSIONAL Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) 2001-present
ASSOCIATIONS National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF)
American Geriatric Society (AGS) 2001 to present
American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) 1996 to present
American Association of Long Term Care Nurses (AALTCN) 2008 to present
Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA) 1995 to present
American Nurses Association (ANA) 1995 to present
Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society 1996 to present
National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) 1995 to 1996
Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) 1990 to 2004
Chair Research Committee National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners
(NCGNP)-2005 to 2008
Founder & President Magnolia Chapter of Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses-January
2007 to 2012 (Local chapter of NCGNP in Mississippi & Louisiana)
TEACHING Mississippi University for Women – Associate Professor
ASSISTANTSHIPS Columbus, MS
Clinical Preceptor for students in the Master’s program for Nurse Practitioner
(1998-present)
University of Mississippi School of Nursing
Jackson, MS
Clinical Preceptor for students in the Master’s program for Nurse Practitioner
(1999-present)
Alcorn State University
Natchez, MS
Clinical Preceptor for students in the Master’s program for Nurse Practitioner
(2002-present)
The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Clinical Preceptor for students in the Master’s program for Nurse Practitioner
(2006-present)
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PROFESSORSHIP Assistant Professor-Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Program at the University of
Mississippi Medical Center-Appointment August 2008 to present
Associate Professor-Master’s Nursing Program-Gerontological/Psychiatric Nurse
Practitioner Program at the University of South Alabama-January 2007 to present
ACADEMIC SOCIETY Excellence in Leadership 2011-Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses
AWARDS Association (GAPNA)
Mississippi Nurse of the Year 2010-Mississippi Nurse Association-Nightingale
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners-MS State Excellence Award- 2010
Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year 2008-Mississippi Nurses Association- Nightingale
Dave Butler Spirit of NCGNP Award-2007
Sigma Theta Tau-International Honor Society for Nurses
PUBLICATIONS COPD Guidelines-American Medical Directors Association (in press) Workgroup for revisions
Prevention Strategies with Alzheimer’s disease (October 2014) PESI Publisher
Anxiety & Depression [Chapter]. (2013) LEAD AUTHOR Gerontological Nursing:
Competencies for Care 3rd
ed Mauk editor
Top Ten geriatric Syndromes: Strategies for Management (2011) PESI Publisher
Caregiver Survival 101: Managing the Problematic Behaviors in Individuals with Dementia
(2011). PESI publisher
Section Editor-GAPNA section of Geriatric Nursing Journal-November 2008 to present
*COMPLETE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Mailing Address:
Lisa Byrd
475 Cheyenne Lane
Madison, MS 39110
Email: DrLByrd@yahoo.com
