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Brenda Kaye Zierler
PhD, RN, RVT, FAAN

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brendaz@uw.edu

Accepting PhD Students

Chair and Professor

Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Informatics

Profile
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Services, UW School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, UW School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine
Group Health Endowed Professorship
Director of Research, Training and Faculty Development, UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, and Practice

I would like to improve the quality and safety of care for patients with cardiovascular disease through developing clinical guidelines, implementing and evaluating team training strategies, and conducting evaluation research of the interventions. My latest efforts are focused on improving collaborative practice in an accountable care organization so that health care teams can co-produce health services with patients and families to meet their goals/needs.
  • Ph.D. in Nursing, University of Washington, School of Nursing, 1996
  • B.S.N., University of Washington, School of Nursing, 1991
  • A.D.N., Skagit Valley Community College, 1980
  • B.Sc., Western Washington University, 1978
Awards, Honors, & Badges
  • Summa cum laude (President’s Honor) , 1980/01, Skagit Valley Jr. College

  • Summa cum laude, 1991/01, University of Washington

    BSN Graduate Award

  • AHRQ Predoctoral Fellowship Health Services, 1996/01, University of Washington School of Public Health

  • Sandra J. Eyres Faculty Appreciation Award, 2008/01, University of Washington School of Nursing Staff Advisory Council

  • Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow, 2011/01,

  • Fellow, 2011/01, American Academy of Nursing

  • Interprofessional Education (IPE) Scholar, 2015/01, University of Washington Health Sciences Center

  • Chair-Elect, 2014/01, American Interprofessional Health Collaborative

    2013-2014

  • Chair, 2015/01, American Interprofessional Health Collaborative

    2014-2015

  • Excellence in Leadership Annual Award, 2014/01, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California at Davis

  • Distinguished Researcher Award, 2016/01, University of Washington School of Nursing Annual Recognition

  • Co-Director for UW School of Nursing’s collaboration with Pan American Health Organization, 2018/01,

    2016-2018

  • Nexus Award from National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education, 2017/01,

  • Communities in Schools in Seattle, Annual Luncheon, Featured Speaker, 2009/01,

  • Nursing Students of Washington State (NSWS) Annual Convention, Keynote Speaker, 2010/01,

    Interprofessional Education and Practice: The Future of Nursing.

  • Nominee for University of Washington’s David B. Thorud Leadership Award, 2014/01, University of Washington

  • Nominee for University of Washington’s David B. Thorud Leadership Award , 2018/01, University of Washington

  • Top Score: CTSA Great Team Science Contest , 2018/01,

    Engineering Innovation in Health: Interdisciplinary teams solving unmet health challenges with technical solutions.

  • Geraldine (Polly) Bednash Lectureship Award, 2019/03, American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Annual Dean’s Meeting

  • Washington State Nurse’s Association Innovative Educator Award, 2019/01, WSNA Annual Awards Dinner

  • Keynote Speaker – “Leading Team-based Care” at Kaiser Permanente , 2019/01, Washington’s Annual Nursing Best Practice Conference.

Publications
  • Blakeney, Erin Abu-Ris, Chu, Frances, White, Andrew , Smith, G Rand, Woodward, Kyla, Lavallee, Danielle , Salas, Rachel Marie E, Beaird, Genevieve, Willgerodt, Mayumi , Dang, Deborah, Dent, John , Tanner, Elizabeth Ibb, Summerside, Nicole, Zierler, Brenda , O'Brien, Kevin , Weiner, Bryan . "A scoping review of new implementations of interprofessional bedside rounding models to improve teamwork, care, and outcomes in hospitals." Journal of interprofessional care 38 (2024): 411-426.
  • Hohl, Sarah , Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Carter-Edwards, Lori, Ramirez, Magaly, Wright, Sarah Towne, Zierler, Brenda , van Rensburg, Dillon, Jewell, Teresa, Ko, Linda . "The intersection of community engagement and team science research: A scoping review." Journal of clinical and translational science 8 (2024): e208.
  • Blakeney, Erin Abu-Ris, Dardas, Todd, Zierler, Brenda , Wolpin, Seth. "Development and Usability Testing of a System to Detect Adverse Events and Medical Mistakes." Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN 41 (2023): 330-337.
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Baird, Jennifer, Beaird, Genevieve, Khan, Alisa, Parente, Victoria , O'Brien, Kevin , Zierler, Brenda , O'Leary, Kevin , Weiner, Bryan . "How and why might interprofessional patient- and family-centered rounds improve outcomes among healthcare teams and hospitalized patients? A conceptual framework informed by scoping and narrative literature review methods." Frontiers in medicine 10 (2023): 1275480.
  • Summerside, Nicole, Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Brashers, Valentina, Dyer, Carla, Hall, Les , Owen, John , Ottis, Erica, Odegard, Peggy, Haizlip, Julie, Liner, Debra, Moore, Amanda, Zierler, Brenda . "Early outcomes from a national Train-the-Trainer Interprofessional Team Development Program." Journal of interprofessional care 37 (2023): S41-S44.
  • Sackinger, Denise, Carlin, Kristen, Zierler, Brenda. "Association of parent demographic and psychophysical characteristics and pediatric hospital falls: A pilot and feasibility study." Journal of pediatric nursing 63 (2022): 28-38.
  • Woodward, Kyla , Kett, Paula , Willgerodt, Mayumi, Summerside, Nicole, Hart, Jennie, Buchanan, Diana Taib, Cunitz, Tamara , Birkey, Carly, Zierler, Brenda . "Using an academic-practice partnership to enhance ambulatory care nursing skills." Nurse education today 119 (2022): 105585.
  • Woodward, Kyla, Woodward, Kyla, Kett, Paula, Kett, Paula, Willgerodt, Mayumi, Summerside, Nicole, Hart, Jennie, Buchanan, Diana, Buchanan, Diana, Cunitz, Tamara, Cunitz, Tamara, Birkey, Carly, Zierler, Brenda, Zierler, Brenda. "Using an academic-practice partnership to enhance ambulatory care nursing skills." Nurse Education Today 119 (2022).Churchill Livingstone.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105585
  • Blakeney, Erin Abu-Ris, Owen, John , Ottis, Erica, Brashers, Valentina, Summerside, Nicole, Haizlip, Julie, Dyer, Carla, Hall, Les, Zierler, Brenda . "Measuring the Impact of the National Train-the-Trainer Interprofessional Team Development Program (T3-ITDP) on the Implementation of Interprofessional Education and Interprofessional Collaborative Practice." Journal of interprofessional education & practice 24 (2021).
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Kang, Soyoung, Henrikson, Katrina, Liu, Jonathan T C, Seibel, Eric , Sprecher, Jennifer, Summerside, Nicole, Vogel, Mia , Zierler, Brenda , Posner, Jonathan . "Implementation and evaluation of team science training for interdisciplinary teams in an engineering design program." Journal of clinical and translational science 5 (2021): e127.
  • Carney, Patricia , Dickinson, W Perr, Fetter, Jay, Warm, Eric , Zierler, Brenda, Patton, Jill, Kirschner, Greg, Crane, Steven , Shrader, Sarah, Eiff, M Patric. "An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Experiences of Interprofessional Teams Who Received Coaching to Simultaneously Redesign Primary Care Education and Clinical Practice." Journal of primary care & community health 12 (2021): 21501327211023716.
  • Carney, Patricia, Crane, Steven, Dickinson, W, Eiff, M, Fetter, Jay, Kirschner, Greg, Patton, Jill, Shrader, Sarah, Warm, Eric, Zierler, Brenda. "An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of Experiences of Interprofessional Teams Who Received Coaching to Simultaneously Redesign Primary Care Education and Clinical Practice." Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 12 (2021): 215013272110237.SAGE Publications.
    https://openalex.org/W3168530527
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Blakeney, Erin, Owen, John, Ottis, Erica, Ottis, Erica, Brashers, Valentina, Summerside, Nicole, Haizlip, Julie, Dyer, Carla, Hall, Les, Zierler, Brenda, Zierler, Brenda. "Measuring the impact of the national Train-the-Trainer Interprofessional Team Development Program (T3-ITDP) on the implementation of interprofessional education and interprofessional collaborative practice." Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice 24 (2021).Elsevier Inc..
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100442
  • Ali, Hebatallah, Blakeney, Erin, Kragen, Benjamin, Lavallee, Danielle, Spacciante, Leah, Summerside, Nicole, Weiner, Bryan, Willgerodt, Mayumi, Zierler, Brenda. "Sustaining improvements in relational coordination following team training and practice change: A longitudinal analysis." Health Care Management Review (2021).
    https://openalex.org/W3041333026
  • Blakeney, Erin Abu-Ris, Bekemeier, Betty, Zierler, Brenda . "Relationships Between the Great Recession and Widening Maternal and Child Health Disparities: Findings From Washington and Florida." Race and social problems 12 (2020): 87-102.
  • Blakeney, Erin , Herting, Jerald , Zierler, Brenda Kay, Bekemeier, Betty. "The effect of women, infant, and children (WIC) services on birth weight before and during the 2007-2009 great recession in Washington state and Florida: a pooled cross-sectional time series analysis." BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20 (2020): 252.
  • Willgerodt, Mayumi , Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Summerside, Nicole, Vogel, Mia , Liner, Debra , Zierler, Brenda. "Impact of leadership development workshops in facilitating team-based practice transformation." Journal of interprofessional care 34 (2020): 76-86.
  • Carney, Patricia, Carraccio, Carol, Eiff, M, Fuqua-Miller, Marissa, Green, Larry, McDonald, Furman, Saseen, Joseph, Valenzuela, Steele, Zierler, Brenda. "A model for accelerating educational and clinical transformation in primary care by building interprofessional faculty teams: Findings from PACER." Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice (2020).
    https://openalex.org/W3016231318
  • Bekemeier, Betty, Blakeney, Erin, Herting, Jerald, Zierler, Brenda. "The effect of women, infant, and children (WIC) services on birth weight before and during the 2007–2009 great recession in Washington state and Florida: a pooled cross-sectional time series analysis." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2020).
    https://openalex.org/W3020514484
  • Olson, Andrew, Rencic, Joseph, Cosby, Karen, Rusz, Diana, Papa, Frank, Croskerry, Pat, Zierler, Brenda, Harkless, Gene, Giuliano, Michael , Schoenbaum, Stephen, Colford, Cristin, Cahill, Maureen, Gerstner, Laura, Grice, Gloria , Graber, Mark . "Competencies for improving diagnosis: an interprofessional framework for education and training in health care." Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) 6 (2019): 335-341.
  • Baik, Dawon, Zierler, Brenda. "Clinical nurses' experiences and perceptions after the implementation of an interprofessional team intervention: A qualitative study." Journal of clinical nursing 28 (2019): 430-443.
  • Baik, Dawon, Zierler, Brenda. "RN Job Satisfaction and Retention After an Interprofessional Team Intervention." Western journal of nursing research 41 (2019): 615-630.
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Lavallee, Danielle , Baik, Dawon, Pambianco, Susan, O'Brien, Kevin , Zierler, Brenda . "Purposeful interprofessional team intervention improves relational coordination among advanced heart failure care teams." Journal of interprofessional care 33 (2019): 481-489.
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Wolpin, Seth, Lavallee, Danielle , Dardas, Todd, Cheng, Richard, Zierler, Brenda. "Developing and implementing a heart failure data mart for research and quality improvement." Informatics for health & social care 44 (2019): 164-175.
  • Blakeney, Erin , Herting, Jerald , Bekemeier, Betty, Zierler, Brenda . "Social determinants of health and disparities in prenatal care utilization during the Great Recession period 2005-2010." BMC pregnancy and childbirth 19 (2019): 390.
  • Vogel, Mia , Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Willgerodt, Mayumi , Odegard, Peggy Soul, Johnson, Eric , Shrader, Sarah, Liner, Debra, Dyer, Carla , Hall, Leslie , Zierler, Brenda. "Interprofessional education and practice guide: interprofessional team writing to promote dissemination of interprofessional education scholarship and products." Journal of interprofessional care 33 (2019): 406-413.
  • O'Connor, M Rebecc, Carlin, Kristen, Coker, Tumaini, Zierler, Brenda, Pihoker, Catherine. "Disparities in Insulin Pump Therapy Persist in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Despite Rising Overall Pump Use Rates." Journal of pediatric nursing 44 (2019): 16-21.
  • Kohler, Pamela , Akullian, Adam, Okanda, John, Otieno, George, Kinuthia, John, Voss, Joachim, Zierler, Brenda, John-Stewart, Grace. "Distance to HIV and Antenatal Care: A Geospatial Analysis in Siaya County, Kenya." The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC 30 (2019): 548-555.
  • Blakeney, Erin, Blakeney, Erin, Herting, Jerald, Herting, Jerald, Bekemeier, Betty, Zierler, Brenda, Zierler, Brenda. "Social determinants of health and disparities in prenatal care utilization during the Great Recession period 2005-2010." BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 19 (2019).BioMed Central Ltd..
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2486-1
  • Baik, Dawon, Zierler, Brenda. "Clinical nurses’ experiences and perceptions after the implementation of an interprofessional team intervention: A qualitative study." Journal of Clinical Nursing 28 (2019).Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14605
  • Zierler, Brenda , Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, O'Brien, Kevin , Teams, Ipcp Heart Failure. "An interprofessional collaborative practice approach to transform heart failure care: An overview." Journal of interprofessional care 32 (2018): 378-381.
  • Baik, Dawon, Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Willgerodt, Mayumi, Woodard, Nicole, Vogel, Mia, Zierler, Brenda. "Examining interprofessional team interventions designed to improve nursing and team outcomes in practice: a descriptive and methodological review." Journal of interprofessional care 32 (2018): 719-727.
  • Graber, Mark , Rencic, Joseph, Rusz, Diana, Papa, Frank, Croskerry, Pat, Zierler, Brenda, Harkless, Gene, Giuliano, Michael, Schoenbaum, Stephen, Colford, Cristin, Cahill, Maureen, Olson, Andrew P J. "Improving diagnosis by improving education: a policy brief on education in healthcare professions." Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) 5 (2018): 107-118.
  • Reeves, Scott, Palaganas, Janice, Zierler, Brenda. "An Updated Synthesis of Review Evidence of Interprofessional Education." Journal of allied health 46 (2017): 56-61.
  • Blakeney, Erin, Ehrmantraut, Ross, Kritek, Patricia, O’Brien, Kurt, Staiger, Thomas, Zierler, Brenda. (2017).
    https://openalex.org/W2537252152
  • Palaganas, Janice, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. "An Updated Synthesis of Review Evidence of Interprofessional Education.." Journal of allied health (2017).
    https://openalex.org/W2400000551
  • Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Pfeifle, Andrea, Jones, Mandy, Hall, Leslie Walte, Zierler, Brenda . "Findings from a mixed-methods study of an interprofessional faculty development program." Journal of interprofessional care 30 (2016): 83-9.
  • Robins, Lynne, Murphy, Nanci, Zierler, Brenda. "Leveraging a faculty fellowship programme to develop leaders in interprofessional education." Journal of interprofessional care 30 (2016): 520-2.
  • Cox, Malcolm, Cuff, Patricia, Brandt, Barbara, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. "Measuring the impact of interprofessional education on collaborative practice and patient outcomes." Journal of interprofessional care 30 (2016): 1-3.
  • Cahn, Peter , Bzowyckyj, Andrew, Collins, Lauren, Dow, Alan, Goodell, Kristen, Johnson, Alex , Klocko, David, Knab, Mary, Parker, Kathryn, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda . "A design thinking approach to evaluating interprofessional education." Journal of interprofessional care 30 (2016): 378-80.
  • Bzowyckyj, Andrew, Cahn, Peter, Collins, Lauren, Dow, Alan, Goodell, Kristen, Johnson, Alex, Klocko, David, Knab, Mary, Parker, Kathryn, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. "A design thinking approach to evaluating interprofessional education." Journal of Interprofessional Care (2016).
    https://openalex.org/W2315065561
  • Brandt, Barbara, Cox, Malcolm, Cuff, Patricia, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. "Measuring the impact of interprofessional education on collaborative practice and patient outcomes." Journal of Interprofessional Care 30 (2016): 1-3.Informa UK Limited.
    https://openalex.org/W2278337458
  • Lamb, Gerri, Newhouse, Robin, Beverly, Claudia, Toney, Debra , Cropley, Stacey, Weaver, Charlotte , Kurtzman, Ellen, Zazworsky, Donna, Rantz, Marilyn, Zierler, Brenda, Naylor, Mary, Reinhard, Sue, Sullivan, Cheryl, Czubaruk, Kim, Weston, Marla, Dailey, Maureen, Peterson, Cheryl, , Task Force Members. "Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination." Nursing outlook 63 (2015): 521-30.
  • Hall, Leslie Walte, Zierler, Brenda . "Interprofessional Education and Practice Guide No. 1: developing faculty to effectively facilitate interprofessional education." Journal of interprofessional care 29 (2015): 3-7.
  • Willgerodt, Mayumi , Abu-Rish Blakeney, Erin, Brock, Douglas , Liner, Debra, Murphy, Nanci, Zierler, Brenda. "Interprofessional education and practice guide No. 4: Developing and sustaining interprofessional education at an academic health center." Journal of interprofessional care 29 (2015): 421-5.
  • Reeves, Scott, Boet, Sylvain, Zierler, Brenda, Kitto, Simon. "Interprofessional Education and Practice Guide No. 3: Evaluating interprofessional education." Journal of interprofessional care 29 (2015): 305-12.
  • Palaganas, Janice, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. (2015).
    https://openalex.org/W2585002588
  • Beverly, Claudia, Cropley, Stacey, Czubaruk, Kim, Dailey, Maureen, Kurtzman, Ellen, Lamb, Gerri, Naylor, Mary, Newhouse, Robin, Peterson, Cheryl, Rantz, Marilyn, Reinhard, Sue, Sullivan, Cheryl, Toney, Debra, Weaver, Charlotte, Weston, Marla, Zazworsky, Donna, Zierler, Brenda. "Policy agenda for nurse-led care coordination." Nursing Outlook (2015).
    https://openalex.org/W2119463863
  • Palaganas, Janice, Reeves, Scott, Zierler, Brenda. (2015).
    https://openalex.org/W2494383649
  • Zierler, Brenda . "The gap between academia and practice: reflections from a nurse researcher." The Journal of nursing education 53 (2014): 303-4.
  • Kohler, Pamela , Okanda, John, Kinuthia, John, Mills, Lisa , Olilo, George, Odhiambo, Frank, Laserson, Kayla , Zierler, Brenda, Voss, Joachim, John-Stewart, Grace. "Community-based evaluation of PMTCT uptake in Nyanza Province, Kenya." PloS one 9 (2014): e110110.
  • Kohler, Pamela , Ondenge, Kenneth, Mills, Lisa , Okanda, John, Kinuthia, John, Olilo, George, Odhiambo, Frank, Laserson, Kayla , Zierler, Brenda, Voss, Joachim, John-Stewart, Grace. "Shame, guilt, and stress: Community perceptions of barriers to engaging in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs in western Kenya." AIDS patient care and STDs 28 (2014): 643-51.
  • Cuff, Patricia, Schmitt, Madeline, Zierler, Brenda, Cox, Malcolm, De Maeseneer, Jan, Maine, Lucinda , Reeves, Scott, Spencer, Harrison , Thibault, George . "Interprofessional education for collaborative practice: views from a global forum workshop." Journal of interprofessional care 28 (2014): 2-4.
  • Gimbel, Sarah, Voss, Joachim, Rustagi, Alison, Mercer, Mary Ann, Zierler, Brenda, Gloyd, Stephen, Coutinho, Maria de Joana, Cuembelo, Maria de Fatima, Sherr, Kenneth. "What does high and low have to do with it? Performance classification to identify health system factors associated with effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV delivery in Mozambique." Journal of the International AIDS Society 17 (2014): 18828.
  • Gimbel, Sarah, Voss, Joachim, Mercer, Mary Ann, Zierler, Brenda, Gloyd, Stephen, Coutinho, Maria de Joana, Floriano, Florencia, Cuembelo, Maria de Fatima, Einberg, Jennifer, Sherr, Kenneth. "The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade analysis tool: supporting health managers to improve facility-level service delivery." BMC research notes 7 (2014): 743.
  • Gimbel, Sarah, Voss, Joachim, Rustagi, Alison, Mercer, Mary, Zierler, Brenda, Gloyd, Stephen, De Joana Coutinho, Maria, De Fatima Cuembelo, Maria, Sherr, Kenneth. "What does high and low have to do with it? Performance classification to identify health system factors associated with effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV delivery in Mozambique." Journal of the International AIDS Society 17 (2014).BioMed Central Ltd..
    https://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.1.18828
  • Kohler, Pamela, Ondenge, Kenneth, Mills, Lisa, Okanda, John, Kinuthia, John, Olilo, George, Odhiambo, Frank, Laserson, Kayla, Laserson, Kayla, Zierler, Brenda, Zierler, Brenda, Voss, Joachim, John-Stewart, Grace, John‐Stewart, Grace. "Shame, guilt, and stress: Community perceptions of barriers to engaging in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs in western Kenya." AIDS Patient Care and STDs 28 (2014).Mary Ann Liebert Inc..
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2014.0171
  • Zierler, Brenda K. "The Gap Between Academia and Practice: Reflections From a Nurse Researcher." Journal of Nursing Education 53 (2014): 303-304.SLACK, Inc..
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20140521-10
  • Coutinho, Maria, Cuembelo, Maria, Einberg, Jennifer, Floriano, Florencia, Gimbel, Sarah, Gloyd, Stephen, Mercer, Mary, Sherr, Kenneth, Voss, Joachim, Zierler, Brenda. "The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV cascade analysis tool: supporting health managers to improve facility-level service delivery." BMC Research Notes (2014).
    https://openalex.org/W2151910643
  • Brock, Douglas, Abu-Rish, Erin, Chiu, Chia-R, Hammer, Dana, Wilson, Sharon, Vorvick, Linda, Blondon, Katherine, Schaad, Douglas, Liner, Debra, Zierler, Brenda. "Interprofessional education in team communication: working together to improve patient safety." Postgraduate medical journal 89 (2013): 642-51.
  • Dewing, Kori, Belza, Basia, Zierler, Brenda, Lacroix, Andrea . "Health maintenance module improves BMD testing." The Nurse practitioner 38 (2013): 37-41.
  • Brock, Douglas, Abu-Rish, Erin, Chiu, Chia-R, Hammer, Dana, Wilson, Sharon, Vorvick, Linda, Blondon, Katherine, Schaad, Douglas, Liner, Debra, Zierler, Brenda. "Interprofessional education in team communication: working together to improve patient safety." BMJ quality & safety 22 (2013): 414-23.
  • Brock, Douglas, Abu-Rish, Erin, Chiu, Chia-Ru, Hammer, Dana, Wilson, Sharon, Vorvick, Linda, Blondon, Katherine, Schaad, Douglas, Liner, Debra, Zierler, Brenda. "Republished: Interprofessional education in team communication: working together to improve patient safety." Postgraduate Medical Journal 89 (2013): 642-651.Oxford University Press (OUP).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-000952rep
  • Abu-Rish, Erin, Kim, Sara, Choe, Lapio, Varpio, Lara, Malik, Elisabeth, White, Andrew , Craddick, Karen, Blondon, Katherine, Robins, Lynne, Nagasawa, Pamela, Thigpen, Allison, Chen, Lee-Lin, Rich, Joanne, Zierler, Brenda. "Current trends in interprofessional education of health sciences students: a literature review." Journal of interprofessional care 26 (2012): 444-51.
  • Lee, Jung-A, Zierler, Brenda , Zierler, R Eugen. "The risk factors and clinical outcomes of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis." Vascular and endovascular surgery 46 (2012): 139-44.
  • Jayaraj, Arjun, Meissner, Mark, Zierler, Brenda. "PS152. Calf Deep Vein Thrombosis: Current Trends in Management." Journal of Vascular Surgery (2012).
    https://openalex.org/W2154499307
  • Lee, Jung-Ah, Zierler, R, Zierler, Brenda. "The Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis." Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 46 (2012): 139-144.SAGE Publications.
    https://openalex.org/W1979433036
  • Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda , Hagino, Hiroshi. "The timing of hip fracture surgery and mortality within 1 year: a comparison between the United States and Japan." Orthopedic nursing 30 (2011): 54-61.
  • Nguyen, Diane , Zierler, Brenda, Nguyen, Huong . "A survey of nursing faculty needs for training in use of new technologies for education and practice." The Journal of nursing education 50 (2011): 181-9.
  • Lee, Jung-A, Zierler, Brenda . "The current state of practice in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism at an academic medical center." Vascular and endovascular surgery 45 (2011): 22-7.
  • Lee, Jung-A, Zierler, Brenda , Liu, Chuan-Fe, Chapko, Michael . "Cost-effective diagnostic strategies in patients with a high, intermediate, or low clinical probability of pulmonary embolism." Vascular and endovascular surgery 45 (2011): 113-21.
  • Jaff, Michael , McMurtry, M Sea, Archer, Stephen , Cushman, Mary, Goldenberg, Neil, Goldhaber, Samuel , Jenkins, J Stephe, Kline, Jeffrey , Michaels, Andrew , Thistlethwaite, Patricia, Vedantham, Suresh, White, R Jame, Zierler, Brenda , , American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation, , American Heart Association Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease, , American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. "Management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association." Circulation 123 (2011): 1788-830.
  • Wolpin, Seth, Lee, Jung-A, Glenny, Robb , Wittkowsky, Ann , Wolf, Fredric , Zierler, Brenda . "Evaluation of online training on the prevention of venous thromboembolism." Vascular and endovascular surgery 45 (2011): 146-56.
  • Archer, Stephen, Cushman, Mary, Goldenberg, Neil, Goldhaber, Samuel, Jaff, Michael, Jenkins, J, Kline, Jeffrey, McMurtry, M, Michaels, Andrew, Thistlethwaite, Patricia, Vedantham, Suresh, White, R, Zierler, Brenda. (2011).
    https://openalex.org/W2553160854
  • Archer, Stephen, Cushman, Mary, Goldenberg, Neil, Goldhaber, Samuel, Jaff, Michael, Jenkins, J, Kline, Jeffrey, McMurtry, M, Michaels, Andrew, Thistlethwaite, Patricia, Vedantham, Suresh, White, R, Zierler, Brenda. "Management of Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism, Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension." Circulation (2011).
    https://openalex.org/W2107941853
  • Hagino, Hiroshi, Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda. "The Timing of Hip Fracture Surgery and Mortality Within 1 Year." Orthopaedic Nursing (2011).
    https://openalex.org/W2083049954
  • Amin, AN, Glenny, R, Lee, Ja, Servellen, G, Wittkowsky, Ann, Zierler, Brenda. "Venous Thromboembolism preventive strategies in hospitalized patients." Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management (2011).
    https://openalex.org/W2584469209
  • Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda , Hagino, Hiroshi. "Relationship between the length of hospital stay after hip fracture surgery and ambulatory ability or mortality after discharge in Japan." Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS 7 (2010): 96-107.
  • Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda , Isokawa, Yayoi, Hagino, Hiroshi, Ito, Yayoi, Richerson, Michael. "Comparison of lengths of hospital stay after surgery and mortality in elderly hip fracture patients between Japan and the United States - the relationship between the lengths of hospital stay after surgery and mortality." Disability and rehabilitation 32 (2010): 826-35.
  • Zierler, Brenda, Ross, Brian, Liner, Debra. "The Macy Interprofessional Collaborative Project, the University of Washington." Journal of allied health 39 Suppl 1 (2010): e131-2.
  • Demiris, George, Zierler, Brenda. "Integrating problem-based learning in a nursing informatics curriculum." Nurse education today 30 (2010): 175-9.
  • Lee, Jung-A, Zierler, Brenda . "Prevention and clinical outcomes in older inpatients with suspected venous thromboembolism." Journal of gerontological nursing 36 (2010): 40-8.
  • Kondo, Akiko, Hagino, Hiroshi, Zierler, Brenda . "Determinants of ambulatory ability after hip fracture surgery in Japan and the USA." Nursing & health sciences 12 (2010): 336-44.
  • Lee, Jung-Ah, Zierler, Brenda. "Prevention and Clinical Outcomes in Older Inpatients with Suspected Venous Thromboembolism." Journal of Gerontological Nursing (2010).
    https://openalex.org/W2033255889
  • Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda, Hagino, Hiroshi. "Relationship between the length of hospital stay after hip fracture surgery and ambulatory ability or mortality after discharge in Japan." Japan Journal of Nursing Science 7 (2010).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-7924.2010.00141.x
  • Hagino, Hiroshi, Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda. "Research Article: Determinants of ambulatory ability after hip fracture surgery in Japan and the USA." Nursing & Health Sciences (2010).
    https://openalex.org/W2112075459
  • Lee, Jung-Ah, Zierler, Brenda K. "The Current State of Practice in the Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism at an Academic Medical Center." Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 45 (2010): 22-27.SAGE Publications.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538574410385873
  • Liner, Debra, Ross, Brian, Zierler, Brenda. "The Macy Interprofessional Collaborative Project, the University of Washington.." Journal of allied health (2010).
    https://openalex.org/W2405114305
  • Abbott, Patricia, Schepp, Karen, Ward, Deborah, Zierler, Brenda. "The Use of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Washington and Oregon Emergency Departments." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal (2010).
    https://openalex.org/W2266883227
  • Lee, Jung-Ah, Zierler, Brenda. "The use of prophylaxis in patients undergoing diagnostic tests for suspected venous thromboembolism." Phlebology 25 (2010): 85-93.SAGE Publications.
    https://openalex.org/W2026227913
  • Kondo, Akiko, Zierler, Brenda , Isokawa, Yayoi, Hagino, Hiroshi, Ito, Yayoi. "Comparison of outcomes and costs after hip fracture surgery in three hospitals that have different care systems in Japan." Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 91 (2009): 204-10.
  • Kim, Eung-Hu, Stolyar, Anna, Lober, William , Herbaugh, Anne , Shinstrom, Sally , Zierler, Brenda , Soh, Cheong , Kim, Yongmin. "Challenges to using an electronic personal health record by a low-income elderly population." Journal of medical Internet research 11 (2009): e44.
  • Zierler, Brenda, Moneta, Gregory. (2008).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470692356.ch8
  • Glenny, Robb, Han, Geunhye, Hendrie, Paul, Jacobson, Courtney, Lee, Jung-Ah, Mitchell, Pamela, Oh, Hyunjin, Payne, Thomas, Peterson, Gene, Robins, Lynne, Wittkowsky, Ann, Wolf, Fred, Wolpin, Seth, Zierler, Brenda. "Venous Thromboembolism Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety." Advances in Patient Safety (2008).
    https://openalex.org/W2402746002
  • Kim, Eung-Hu, Stolyar, Anna, Lober, William , Herbaugh, Anne , Shinstrom, Sally , Zierler, Brenda , Soh, Cheong , Kim, Youngmin. "Usage patterns of a personal health record by elderly and disabled users." AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium 2007 (2007): 409-13.
  • Herbaugh, Anne, Kim, Yongmin, Kim, Eung-Hun, Lober, William, Shinstrom, Sally, Soh, Cheong, Stolyar, Anna, Zierler, Brenda. "Usage patterns of a personal health record by elderly and disabled users.." American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium (2007).
    https://openalex.org/W1723600901
  • Moneta, Gregory , Zierler, R Eugen, Zierler, Brenda . "Training and credentialing in vascular laboratory diagnosis." Seminars in vascular surgery 19 (2006): 205-9.
  • Lee, Jung-A, Zierler, Brenda . "Venous thromboembolism safety toolkit: A systems approach to safe practice interventions." Studies in health technology and informatics 122 (2006): 765.
  • Moneta, Gregory, Zierler, R, Zierler, Brenda. "Training and Credentialing in Vascular Laboratory Diagnosis." Seminars in Vascular Surgery (2006).
    https://openalex.org/W2110476396
  • Kim, Eung, Modi, Sneha, Fang, David, Soh, Cheong, Herbaugh, Anne, Shinstrom, Sally, Lober, William, Zierler, Brenda, Kim, Yongmin. (2006).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DDHH.2006.1624817
  • Thomas, Ildiko , Zierler, Brenda . "An integrative review of outcomes in patients with acute primary upper extremity deep venous thrombosis following no treatment or treatment with anticoagulation, thrombolysis, or surgical algorithms." Vascular and endovascular surgery 39 (2005): 163-74.
  • Thomas, Ildiko, Zierler, Brenda. "An Integrative Review of Outcomes in Patients with Acute Primary Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis Following No Treatment or Treatment with Anticoagulation, Thrombolysis, or Surgical Algorithms." Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 39 (2005): 163-174.SAGE Publications.
    https://openalex.org/W1997962140
  • Zierler, Brenda . "Ultrasonography and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism." Circulation 109 (2004): I9-14.
  • Mullen, Kristin , Berry, Donna , Zierler, Brenda . "Computerized symptom and quality-of-life assessment for patients with cancer part II: acceptability and usability." Oncology nursing forum 31 (2004): E84-9.
  • Zierler, Brenda. "Ultrasonography and Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism." Circulation 109 (2004).Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health).
    https://openalex.org/W2085271754
  • Zierler, Brenda , Gray, Darryl . "The principles of cost-effectiveness analysis and their application." Journal of vascular surgery 37 (2003): 226-34.
  • Arpagaus, Monica, Gray, Darryl, Zierler, Brenda. "Cardiac catheterization in children as outpatients: potential, eligibility, safety and costs." Cardiology in the young 13 (2003): 275-83.
  • Zierler, Brenda , Meissner, Mark , Cain, Kevin, Strandness, D Eugen. "A survey of physicians' knowledge and management of venous thromboembolism." Vascular and endovascular surgery 36 (2002): 367-75.
  • Meissner, Mark , Zierler, Brenda , Bergelin, Robert , Chandler, Wayne , Strandness, D Eugen. "Coagulation, fibrinolysis, and recanalization after acute deep venous thrombosis." Journal of vascular surgery 35 (2002): 278-85.
  • Zierler, Brenda. "Screening for acute DVT: Optimal utilization of the vascular diagnostic laboratory." Seminars in Vascular Surgery (2001).
    https://openalex.org/W2159049679
  • Bergelin, Robert, Chandler, Wayne, Manzo, Richard, Meissner, Mark, Strandness, D.Eugene, Zierler, Brenda. "Markers of plasma coagulation and fibrinolysis after acute deep venous thrombosis." Journal of Vascular Surgery (2000).
    https://openalex.org/W2042691991
  • Caps, Michael, Chandler, Wayne, Manzo, Richard, Meissner, Mark, Polissar, Nayak, Strandness, D.Eugene, Tullis, Michael, Zierler, Brenda. "Venous thrombus stability during acute phase of therapy." Vascular Medicine 4 (1999): 9-14.SAGE Publications.
    https://openalex.org/W2146132555
  • Cheadle, Allen, Conrad, Douglas, Kirz, Howard, Liang, Su, Madden, Carolyn, Marcus-Smith, Miriam, Martin, Diane, Maynard, Charles, Noren, Jay, Perrin, Edward, Ramsey, Scott, Ross, Austin, Wickizer, Thomas, Zierler, Brenda. "Primary Care Physician Compensation Method in Medical Groups." JAMA (1998).
    https://openalex.org/W2123896232
  • Reiss, William, Bauer, Larry, Horn, John, Zierler, Brenda, Easterling, Thomas, Strandness, D. "Acute Effects of Sublingual Nitroglycerin on Hepatic Blood Flow in Healthy Volunteers." The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 34 (1994).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1552-4604.1994.tb04004.x
  • Beach, Kirk, Bergelin, Robert, Dawson, David, Detmer, Paul, Hatsukami, Thomas, Hodges, T, Isaacson, J, Strandness, D.E, Zierler, Brenda. "Ultrasound determination of total arterial wall thickness." Journal of Vascular Surgery (1994).
    https://openalex.org/W2019931817
  • Zierler, Brenda, Kirkman, Thomas, Kraiss, Larry, Reiss, William, Horn, John, Bauer, Larry, Clowes, Alexander, Kohler, Ted. "Accuracy of duplex scanning for measurement of arterial volume flow." Journal of Vascular Surgery 16 (1992).
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0741-5214(92)90159-6
  • Kraiss, Larry, Kirkman, Thomas, Kohler, Ted, Zierler, Brenda, Clowes, Alexander. "Shear stress regulates smooth muscle proliferation and neointimal thickening in porous polytetrafluoroethylene grafts." Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 11 (1991).Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.11.6.1844
  • Reiss, William, Bauer, Larry, Horn, John, Zierler, Brenda, Easterling, Thomas, Strandness, D. "The effects of oral nifedipine on hepatic blood flow in humans." Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 50 (1991).Mosby Inc..
  • Bauer, Larry, McDonnell, Neil, Horn, John, Zierler, Brenda, Opheim, Kent, Strandness, D. "Single and multiple doses of oral cimetidine do not change liver blood flow in humans." Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 48 (1990).Mosby Inc..
  • Blakeney, Erin Abu-Ris, Ali, Hebatallah Nai, Summerside, Nicole, Lavallee, Danielle , Kragen, Benjamin, Willgerodt, Mayumi , Weiner, Bryan , Spacciante, Leah, Zierler, Brenda . "Sustaining improvements in relational coordination following team training and practice change: A longitudinal analysis." Health care management review 46 349-357.
Classes
  • NMETH 450: Informatics, Patient Safety, and Quality Improvement
  • NURS 587: Leadership and Team Science Seminar
  • NURS 599: Selected Readings in Nursing Science
  • NURS 610: Teaching Practicum