Dr. Patty Schweickert, FNP-BC, DNP, is an experienced Neuroradiology Nurse Practitioner at the University of Virginia where she is a member of the Neurovascular Team, collaborating with stroke and telemedicine colleagues within the Virginia Acute Stroke Telemedicine (VAST) Program. In this role, she works interprofessionally with the multidisciplinary stroke team as well as with colleagues in the community to manage the care of stroke patients. Patty received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Old Dominion University in May 2011. She was awarded a Graduate Teacher Assistantship by ODU 2010-2011, focusing on Telehealth. Her DNP capstone project implemented the first patient focused stroke tele-education program. She is Program Director of the HealtheCongregations Stroke Tele-education project at the University of Virginia. Patty served on the American Telemedicine Association Board of Directors from 2010-2012. She won the American Telemedicine Association Student Paper Award in 2011 for her work in tele-education. Dr. Schweickert also serves as Chair for the American Telemedicine Association Student Member Special Interest Discussion Group, where she leads HIT students, healthcare students, and business students in interprofessional telehealth projects and discussions. Dr. Schweickert is a core member of the Millennia2015 WeTelemed Taskforce, a global initiative organized by the Destree Institute with the patronage of the UNESCO. She is a Contributing Faculty member for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in the College of Health Sciences at Walden University. She lectures and mentors within the University of Virginia and has lectured locally, nationally, and internationally on telehealth and neurologic topics. She is a published researcher in telehealth stroke education and neuroradiology topics, and is a Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Telemedicine and e-Health
More About Me
Education
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BS, Wheeling Jesuit University
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MSN, University of Virginia
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Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner, University of Virginia
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DNP, Old Dominion University
Awards / Honors
American Telemedicine Association Board of Director
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2010
Graduate Teacher Assistantship, Telemedicine
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Old Dominion University
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2011
Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
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Virginia Health Care Foundation
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1997
University of Virginia, Critical Care Educator Award
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1988
Student Paper Award
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American Telemedicine Association
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2011
Publications
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Kaufmann, T. J., Jensen, M. E., Schweickert, P. A., Marx, W. F., Kallmes, D. F. (2001). Age of fracture and clinical outcomes of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
American Journal of Neuroradiology.
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Jensen, M. E., Schweickert, P. A., Kaufmann, T. J., Marx, W. F., Kallmes, D. F. (2002). Lack of preoperative spinous process tenderness does not affect clinical success of percutaneous vertebroplasty.
Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology.
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Gaughen, J. R., Jensen, M. E., Schweickert, P. A., Kaufmann, T. J., Marx, W. F., Kallmes, D. F. (2002). Relevance of antecedent venography in percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures.
American Journal of Neuroradiology.
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Kim, A. K., Jensen, M. E., Dion, J. E., Schweickert, P. A., Kaufmann, T. J., Kallmes, D. F. (2002). Unilateral transpedicular percutaneous vertebroplasty: initial experience.
Radiology.
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Jensen, M. E., Schweickert, P. A. (2001). Vertebroplasty: dramatic pain relief and increased mobility.
Geriatric Times.
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Maynard, A. S., Jensen, M. E., Schweickert, P. A., Marx, W. F., Short, J. G., Kallmes, D. F. (2002). Value of bone scan imaging in predicting pain relief from percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
American Journal of Neuroradiology.
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Kallmes, D. F., Schweickert, P. A., Marx, W. F., Jensen, M. E. (2002). Vertebroplasty in the mid- and upper thoracic spine.
American Journal of Neuroradiology.
