Pamela N. Fordham, RN, DSN, NP-C, CRNP
Contact
Pamela N. Fordham, RN, DSN, NP-C, CRNP
Deputy Director
NB 313A
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL35294-1210
Voice: 205.934.6489
Fax: 205.996.4113
fordhamp@uab.edu
Profile
Dr. Pamela Fordham is a doctoral prepared family nurse practitioner who currently serves as the Chair of the Family/Child Health and Caregiving department in the School of Nursing and is the Project Director for the Palliative Care Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner program. She serves as the Deputy Director of the UAB Center for Palliative Care where she maintains her practice in the supportive/palliative care clinics and inpatient unit. In addition to her academic and clinical roles, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and is active in several school and university committees.
Professional Memberships
Clinical/Research Interests
Palliative Care/End of Life Care
Advanced Nursing Practice
Nursing Education
Selected Publications
Giger, J.N., Davidhizar, R.E., & Fordham, P.N. (2006). Multi-cultural and multi-ethnic considerations and advance directives: Developing cultural competency. Journal of Cultural Diversity, 13 (1).
Fordham, P. N. (2006, April). Evaluation of the use of Virtual Office® in an online nurse practitioner curriculum. Podium presentation at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Orlando, Florida.
Fordham, P.N. & Acre, G. (2006, February). A culturally competent online palliative care nurse practitioner curriculum. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Master’s Education Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
Fordham, P.N. & Acre, G. (2006, February). Evaluation of the use of Virtual Office® in an online nurse practitioner curriculum. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Master’s Education Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
Fordham, P.N., Palmore, J., Westbrook, J. & Sandlin, W., (2006, February). Palliative care and comfort unit: Development of an interdisciplinary model. Presented at the First Annual Conference of theNew Jersey End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (NJ-ELNEC). Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Fordham, P.N. (2005, April). A culturally competent online palliative care nurse practitioner program. Presented at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), Chicago, Illinois.