Curriculum Vitae
Joseph F. Burkard, DNSc, CRNA
CDR, NC, USN
Business Address: Navy Nurse Corp Anesthesia Program
Naval School of Health Sciences
34101 Farrenholdt Drive.
San Diego, CA 92134
Home Address: 28 Half Moon Bend
Coronado, CA 92118
Telephone: Work: 619-532-8966
Home: 619-423-7898
Pager: 800-797-6068
E-mail: W:joseph.burkard@med.navy.mil
H: jburkard@mac.com
Present Position: Clinical Coordinator / Department Head, NNCAP, San Diego
Clinical Research Director Naval School of Health Sciences
Vice-Chairman, Institutional Review Board
Program Director, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Naval School of Health Sciences
34101 Farrenholdt Drive.
San Diego, CA 92134
Didactic Instructor,
Kaiser Permanente School of Nurse Anesthesia
100 South Los Robles Street
Pasadena, CA 91188
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Georgetown University
Medical Center: November 2005-Present
Assistant Professor in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences:
November 2005- Present
Nurse Anesthesia Scope / Responsibility / Function: Anesthetic management of
patients to be rendered unconscious or insensitive to pain and emotional stress
during surgical, obstetrical, dental and certain medical procedures, including
preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative monitoring, evaluation and
treatment
Professional Experience
January 2006-Present Member, Council on Accreditation,
American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists
October 2005-Present Member, Public Relations Committee,
American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists
October 2005-Present Vice-Chair, Institutional Review Board,
Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA
October 2004-Present Chairman, Advanced Life Support /
Simulation Systems, Naval Medical
Center, San Diego, CA
August 2000-October 2004 President, Board of Directors California
Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Practice Chair, Public Relations
Committee
August 2000- May 2003 Clinical Instructor
Navy Nurse Corp Anesthesia Program
Naval School of Health Sciences
San Diego, CA 92134
January 1999- August 2000 Staff Nurse Anesthetist
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Naval Medical Center
San Diego, CA
January 1997- 1999 Staff Nurse Anesthetist
Fleet Surgical Team Nine
USS BOXER LHD-4
Phibron Seven, USS BOXER
FPO AP 96601-5806
October 1994 - January 1997 Staff Nurse Anesthetist
U.S. Naval Hospital
USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62
Yokosuka, Japan
August 1992 - September 1994 U.S. Navy Nurse Anesthesia Program
NSHS Bethesda, MD
George Washington University
NH San Diego, CA
January 1991 - July 1992 Staff Nurse, ICU
NH Camp Pendleton, CA
Clinical Instructor, ICU, PACU
August 1989 - December 1990 Staff Nurse, Med / Surg unit
NH Camp Pendleton, CA
August 1986 - May 1989 BSN Program
Fairfax, Virginia
George Mason University
January 1986 - July 1986 Supervisor / Head, Lab Department
CVN-71
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Norfolk, Virginia
October 1983 - December 1985 Medical Lab Tech, Research Assistant
Point Loma, CA
Naval Health Research Center
February 1977 - October 1983 Hospital Corpsman, EMT, Paramedic,
Work Center Supervisor
Various commands
Educational Experience
July 2001- December 2003 DNSc Program- Acute Care/ Critical
Care Nursing, University of Tennessee
Dissertation: Bispectral Analysis and Motor Activity Assessment Scores in
Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit.
August 1992 - September 1994 MS in Health Sciences (Nurse Anesthesia)
George Washington University
August 1986 - May 1989 BSN
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
January 1984 - January 1986 AA Medical Laboratory
Technology
George Washington University
Certifications
Basic Cardiac Life Support Provider (BCLS)
Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor (BCLS-I)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS-P)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (ACLS-I)
Director, Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Affiliate Faculty / Program Director
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS-P)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor (PALS-I)
Neonatal Advanced Life Support Provider (NALS-I)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Inactive
Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Inactive
Cooper Institute Health Promotion Director
Professional Membership
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
Professional Honors / Committees
Council on Accreditation, AANA 2006-Present
Public Relations Committee, AANA 2005-Present
President, California Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2002-4
Board of Directors, California Association of Nurse Anesthetists 2000-2004
Member Sigma Theta Tau
Golden Key National Honor Society
Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer
Class of 2000 Instructor of the Year, Navy Anesthesia Program
Class of 2002 Instructor of the Year, Kaiser Permanente School of Nurse Anesthesia
Professional Papers/Abstracts/Poster Presentations
December 2006 Prevention and Management of Postoperative Nausea
and Vomiting: A Look at Complementary Techniques.
Myrna E. Mamaril. MS, RN, CPAN, CAPA, Pamela E.
Windle, MS, RN, CAN, CPAN, CAPA, Joseph F.
Burkard, DNSc, CRNA
October 2006 Vocal Cord Dysfunction: A Case Report Erik C. Cline,
LCDR, NC, USN, MSN, CRNA Roger Davis, LCDR,
NC, USN, MSN, CRNA Joseph F. Burkard, CDR, NC,
USN, CRNA, DNSc, AANA 2006 October journal.
August 2005 Can Anesthesia Providers Accurately Predict Their
Patient’s Preoperative Anxiety? Oral and Poster
Presentation, AANA Annual Meeting Washington,
D.C.
August 2005 Will The Addition of a Sciatic Nerve Block to a Femoral
Nerve Block Provide Better Pain Control Following
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair (ACLR) Surgery?
Oral and Poster Presentation, AANA Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
February 2005 Kearns Sayre Syndrome: A Case Report. Accepted for
publication in the GTJNA 2005 Journal.
February 2005 A Modification of the Traditional Bier Block: A Case
Report. Accepted for publication in the GTJNA 2005
Journal.
February 2005 Propofol-Ketamine Infusion in an Umbilical Hernia
Repair: A Case Report. Accepted for publication in the
GTJNA 2005 Journal.
February 2005 Vocal Cord Dysfunction: A Case Report. Accepted for
publication in the AANA 2005 journal.
January 2005 A comparison of ondansetron and transdermal
scopolamine patches for patients identified to be high
risk for the development of post operative nausea and
vomiting. Accepted for publication in the AANA 2005
Journal.
September 2004 Author chapter 42, Regional Anesthesia, Third edition
of Nurse Anesthesia by Nagelhout and Zaglaniczny.
August 2004 The effects of fatigue on the performance of anesthesia
providers in a simulator setting. Poster presented at the
AANA annual meeting, Seattle, WA 4-11 August 2004
August 2004 Effects of fiberoptic versus laryngoscopic intubation as
measured by the bispectral index (BIS). Poster
presented at the AANA annual meeting, Seattle, WA 4-
11 August 2004
November 2003 Effect of Air versus Saline in the Loss of Resistance
Technique in Identifying the Epidural Space when
placing a Continuous Epidural Catheter among the
Parturient. Poster presented at the 15th annual Karen
Rieder Poster Session, AMSUS, San Antonio, TX 15-19
November 2003
November 2003 A comparison of ondansetron and transdermal
scopolamine patches for patients identified to be high
risk for the development of post operative nausea and
vomiting. Poster presented at the 15th annual Karen
Rieder Poster Session, AMSUS, San Antonio, TX 15-19
November 2003
November 2003 Bispectral Analysis and Motor Activity Assessment
Scores in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the
Intensive Care Unit. Poster presented at the 15th
annual Karen Rieder Poster Session, AMSUS, San
Antonio, TX 15-19 November 2003
October 2003 The effects of clonidine added to bupivacaine on
analgesia and post-operative outcomes to femoral /
sciatic nerve blocks. Accepted for publication in the
AANA 2004 journal. Published July-August 2004
October 2003 A comparison of levobupivacaine and ropivacaine in
patients undergoing extremity surgery with brachial
plexus block. Accepted for publication in the AANA
2004 journal.
March 2003 Comparison of axillary Brachial Plexus Block success
using a 26 Gauge 1/2 Inch Needle versus a Standard
Gauge 11/2 Inch Needle
Published in the AANA Journal January 2004
August 2002 The effects of clonidine added to bupivacaine on
analgesia and post-operative outcomes to femoral /
sciatic nerve blocks. Poster presented at the AANA
annual meeting, Orlando, FA 1-8 August 2002
August 2002 Comparison of axillary Brachial Plexus Block success
using a 26 Gauge 1/2 Inch Needle versus a Standard
Gauge 11/2 Inch Needle
Poster presented at the AANA annual meeting,
Orlando, FA 1-8 August 2002
August 2002 A comparison of levobupivacaine and ropivacaine in
patients undergoing extremity surgery with brachial
plexus block. Accepted for publication in the AANA
2004 journal. Poster presented at the AANA annual
meeting, Orlando, FA 1-8 August 2002
Professional Presentations
November 2005 Funderberg Lecture Series, Samford University,
Birmingham, Alabama
Brachial Plexus and Upper extremity Blocks for the
Anesthesia Provider.
Anesthesia Awareness Monitoring: A controversial
Issue in Anesthesia Practice.
1 October 2005 Presentation on Anesthesia Awareness Monitoring: A
Controversial Issue in Anesthesia Practice. My Patient
Has a Bleeding Disorder: Transfusion Guidelines.
CANA Anesthesia Update Fall 2005 Monterey, CA
September 2005 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS Instructor / Provider Course
13 July 2005 Oral Presentation at Sigma Theta Tau Third
International Evidence-Based Nursing Preconference
and Oral presentation at the 16th International Nursing
Research Congress
19 June 2005 Presentation on Regional Anesthesia and Sedation
Monitoring at the 23rd Annual Clemson University
Nurse Anesthetist Conference
February 2005 Presented: The incidence of Awareness During
Anesthesia: A Multicenter United States Study.
Journal Club NMCSD.
January 2005 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS/I and Provider
October 2004 Presented: Effects on the progress of labor: Do labor
epidurals affect labor outcome. Fall CANA state
meeting. Berkeley, Ca
October 2004 Presented: Non-Obstetric surgery during pregnancy:
Does anesthesia increase the risk to the parturient. Fall
CANA state meeting. Berkeley, Ca
August 2004 Presented Two Day Advanced Airway Workshop at the
AANA Annual meeting Seattle, WA
June 2004 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
May 2004 Presented AANA Public Relations Topics at National
Rural Health Association Annual Conference, San
Diego, Ca
April 2004 Presented Bispectral Analysis Dissertation Manuscript
at NMCSD Academic Research Competition
April 2004 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
March 2004 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
October 2003 Outcomes Research in Regional Anesthesia and
Analgesia, CANA La Jolla, CA
October 10, 2003
January 2004 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
October 2003 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
August 2003 AANA National Conference
Boston, Ma Aug 4-5 2003
Spinal / Epidural Workshop Instructor
July 2003 Surface Warfare Medical Department Presentation
SWMI, Point Loma, CA
June 2003 Trauma Fluid Resuscitation: An Anesthesia Provider’s
Perspective.
CANA Las Vegas State meeting 8 June 2003
May 2003 Responsible Conduct of Research Presentation
Naval Medical Center CID Research Series
January 2003 Critical care Skills Week
Naval Medical Center San Diego
October 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
Sept-Dec 2003 Regional Anesthesia for the Millennium
Regional Anesthesia Series
Lecture Series Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
August 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
June 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
May 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
May 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's
Hemodynamic Simulation skills and Lecture for the
Critical Care Nurse
April-May 2002 National Speaker ASPAN Conference San Diego, CA
Regional Anesthesia in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit
April 2002 Training for the Future: Technology and the Anesthesia
Team, Kaiser Permanente Anesthesia Symposium
March 2002 Comparison of axillary Brachial Plexus Block success
using a 26 Gauge 1/2 Inch Needle versus a Standard
Gauge 11/2 Inch Needle
Naval Medical Center San Diego Annual Research
Competition
February 2002 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
January 2002 Critical care Skills Week
Naval Medical Center San Diego
November 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
October 2001 CANA Speaker, Napa CA on trauma anesthesia
Napa California, CANA Fall meeting
October 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
Sept-Dec 2001 Regional Anesthesia for the Millennium
Regional Anesthesia Series
Lecture Series Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
September 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's
Hemodynamic Skills and Lecture for the Critical Care
Nurse
August 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
July 2001 Trauma Anesthesia for the Millennium
Trauma Anesthesia Series
Southern California Kaiser Permanente
June 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
National Presenter at Health Promotion Conference
Stages of Change and Tobacco Cessation Programs
April 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
March 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
February 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
National Presenter at Health Promotion Conference
Stages of Change and Tobacco Cessation Programs
February 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
January 2001 Teleconference / Naval School of Health Sciences
Presentation on Operational Anesthesia
NSHS, San Diego, CA
January 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
January 2001 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's
Hemodynamic Skills and Lecture for the Critical Care
Nurse
January 2001 Ethical Decision Making in a Changing Environment
Surface Warfare Medical Institute Presentation
Point Loma, CA
November 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
October 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
October 2000 New Standards in ACLS, CANA Fall Meeting
Monterey, CA October 24, 2000
Sept-Dec 2000 Regional Anesthesia for the Millennium
Regional Anesthesia Series
Lecture Series Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
August 2000 AANA National Conference
Chicago, IL Aug 5-10 2000
Spinal / Epidural Workshop Instructor
August 2000 Video Teleconference Pain Management for the PACU
Nurse, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA
August 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
July 2000 Regional Anesthesia / Pain Management in the PACU
Kaiser Permanente State PACU Presentation
Pasadena, CA
June 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
June 2000 Anatomy of Brachial Plexus / Upper Extremity Blocks
AANA Upper Extremity Workshop Presentation
Chicago, IL
May 2000 Regional Anesthesia for the Millennium
Regional Anesthesia of the Lower Extremity
Presentation and Workshop
CANA Spring Conference, Palm Springs, CA
May 2000 Basic and Advanced Life Support Presentation
ACLS Series, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
April 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
February 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, NRP course
February 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
National Presenter at Health Promotion Conference
Stages of Change and Tobacco Cessation Programs
January 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's
Hemodynamic Skills and Lecture for the Critical Care
Nurse
January 2000 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
December 1999 Regional Anesthesia for the Millennium
Regional Anesthesia of the Upper and Lower Extremity
Lecture Series Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
November 1999 Naval Submarine Base, Groton, CT
National Presenter at Health Promotion Conference
Stages of Change and Tobacco Cessation Programs
Oct 1999 USS BONHOME RICHARD Underway Symposium,
Local Operational Arena
Advanced Airway Management Skills
March 1999 Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD
National Presenter at Health Promotion Conference
Stages of Change and Tobacco Cessation Programs
March 1999 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Course Director, ACLS
Jan 1999 Regional Anesthesia of the Upper Extremity
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Naval School of Health Sciences Presentation
Feb 1999 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's Feb-March 1999
Hemodynamic Skills for the Critical Care Nurse
Jan 1999 Vascular Access Workshop
Naval Medical Center San Diego
PALS Course
March 1998 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's 16 March 1998
Neurological Physical Assessment Presentation
March 1998 Naval Medical Center San Diego
Critical Care Course for RN's 16 March 1998
Neurological Anatomy and Physiology Presentation
August 1997 USS BOXER Underway Symposium
Western Pacific Deployment
Conscious Sedation in the Operational Arena
June 1997 USS BOXER Underway Symposium
Western Pacific Deployment
Regional Anesthesia and Trauma Care
Feb 1997 Operational Grand Rounds Presentation
Anesthesia at Sea Feb 3-4, 1997 12 ceu's
Two day workshop/ NH San Diego / NH Camp
Pendleton
Aug 1996 AANA National Conference
Philadelphia, PA 8-14 August 1996
Spinal / Epidural Workshop Instructor
Dec 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Nursing Grand Rounds Presentation
DIC Secondary to Caesarean Childbirth Delivery
Aug 1995 AANA National Conference
Minneapolis, MN Aug 7-10 199 5
Spinal / Epidural Workshop Instructor
June 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Continuing Education Presentation
OB Pain and What You Can Do About It.
June 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Continuing Education Presentation
Malignant Hyperthermia: an OR Emergency
May 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Facilitator, American Cancer Society
Smoking Cessation Course Presentation
March 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Facilitator, Education Presentation
How to Apply for Naval Education Programs
January 1995 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Continuing Education Presentation
Airway Management in the Critical Care Setting
December 1994 U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan
Continuing Education Presentation
Ventilators: The Nuts and Bolts
August 1994 U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Master’s Thesis Presentation
Hemodynamic Effects Of Laparoscopic Surgery
April 1994 U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Continuing Education Presentation
Airway Management in the Critical Care Setting
March 1994 U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA
Grand Rounds Presentation
Spinal Cord Damage
April 1992 U.S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendelton, CA
Grand Rounds Presentation
Multi System Organ Failure
September 1991 U.S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA
Continuing Education Lecture
Hemodynamic Skills
Updated: 18 April 2007