This past September, Daniel Edwards, assistant professor in the ASR program, gave a Continuing Education lecture (CEU) for the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists 5th District (local chapter) at the Springfield Brew Company. The lecture was entitled "MRI Can Do What?" and covered the different exams MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) are now being used for. Students and technologists from Mercy, SBU, Cox College, and CoxHealth were in attendance.
NLN Certification Dr. Amanda Cole received her cerification as a Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Congratulations, Dr. Cole!
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Photo provided by Daniel Edwards
Daniel Edwards Speaker for Continuing Education Lecture
Amber Peters
By: Christine Morton, SBJ Reporter Copyright 2020 Springfield Business Journal; reprinted with permission
eing a nurse isn’t just an ordinary job for Amber Peters. It’s her passion. While she was already well into her career, an experience with a loved one diagnosed with a mental illness led her to pursue a change. She set off on a journey to learn how to give the upmost care for those with a mental health illness. “While I worked with that family member to get them the help they needed, I learned how difficult it was to receive appropriate psychiatric care,” Peter says. As a psychiatric advanced practice nurse at Bay Medical Consulting LLC, she works closely with other team members to make sure a plan is in place for treatment of her patients. Coordinating referrals to psychologists, medical and specialty providers and social workers also are part of her daily duties.
Recently, her skills assessing, diagnosing and treating patients was needed more than ever. Peters says the demand for mental health resources in the community greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Many patients with mental illness experienced heightened levels of anxiety and/or depression and Amber Peters with fellow APNO Conference attendees.
“I feel I play a vital role in the overall picture of health care in the Ozarks,” says Peters.
The Pulse • Spring 2021 Photo provided by Amber Peters
