Debra Kent, RN, MSN, CPNP
Title
Nurse Practioner, Hematology / Oncology
Email
debra.kent@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-4645
Credentials
MSN: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1993
CPNP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1993
BSN: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1979-1985
Awards and Honors
- Childrens Medical Center Nursing Excellence Award Winner, 2007
- Childrens Oncology Group Clinical Practice Innovation Award
- Selected as one of the Great 100 Nurses for Dallas Fort Worth, sponsored by Texas Nurses Association, 2002
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses
- Bard Access Research Award, APON research award, 1994
Publications, Most Recent
Levitt, Gill and Eshelman, Debra.: After Cure . In: Cancer in Adolescents and Young People: Care and Policy Issues . eds. Kelly and Gibson. Blackwell Press, London, UK., 2008
Janiszewski, P., Oeffinger, K., Church, T., Dunn, A., Eshelman, D., Victor, R., Brooks, S., Turoff, A., Sinclair, E., Murray, J., Bashore, L., and Ross, R.: Abdominal Obesity, Liver Fat, and Muscle Composition in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 92 (10): 3816-3821., 2007
Long, Z., Oefffinger, K., Brooks, S., Fischbach, L., Harris, T., Eshelman, D., Tomlinson, G., And Buchanan, G.: Incidence and clinical relevance of abnormal complete blood counts in long term survivors of childhood cancer. Cancer, April 1, Vol 106, no 7, 1634-1640, 2006
Journeycake, J., Eshelman, D., and Buchanan, G.: Post-thrombotic syndrome is uncommon in childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Pediatric, Vol 148, Issue 2, 275-277, 2006
Presentations, Most Recent
Transitions Issues in Patients with Central Nervous System Tumors. Presented at the Third International Nursing Conference on Adolescents and Children with Cancer, Ontario, Canada, June 2008.
Transition of Adolescent and Young Adults Survivors of Chronic Diseases: Dilemmas and Opportunities for Patients, Families, and Health Care Providers. Presented at Cincinnati Childrens recruitment and retention seminar, May 2008.
Camp Mak A Dream, Missoula, Montana. Invited speaker for the Young Adult Survivor Conference, 2006, 2007.
ACE “Keys” to Successful Future Project. Presented at the International European Late Effects Conference, Malmo, Sweden, April 2007.
Evaluation for cardiac toxicity with MRI in young adult survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Wright, J, Reimhold, S., Turroff, A., Brooks, S., Eshelman, D., Winick, N., Oeffinger, K. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Long Term Complications of treatment of Children and Adolescents with Cancer, Niagra on the Lake, Canada, June 2006
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