Indiana University Health
Indiana University Health- Methodist Hospital
1701 Senate Blvd, Rm B651
Indianapolis INUSA
46206
Biographical Sketch: Joyce Pittman is an Advanced Practice Nurse (Family Nurse Practitioner) and a certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) Nurse. She has over 30 years experience as a registered nurse caring for patients with wound/ostomy issues. She has been vertified as a Wound, Ostomy, Continence nurse for over 11 years and is currently practicing in a large Level I Trauma Center. Joyce has practiced in a broad range of healthcare settings, including critical access, acute care, outpatient, home health, long term care, and large Level I Trauma healthcare systems. Joyce has been active as an advanced practice nurse practitioner specializing in wound, ostomy, continence conditions, focusing on complex wound management, prevention, health systems, staff training and collaboration with medical staff. Joyce has been involved in the development of policies and procedures, competencies, inservice programs, nurse sensitive indicator initiatives, contract development with skilled nursing facilities, product evaluation, and marketing strategies. Most recently, Joyce has served as an expert consultant for the Indiana State Department of Health in its Pressure Ulcer Prevention Initiative.
Joyce has received several awards including the Indiana University School of Medicine Aging Fellowship, WOCN Dr. Sherri Smith Grant, Indiana University School of Nursing Research grant, and many others. Joyce will be completing her doctoral studies in 2010 with a PhD in Nursing through Indiana University.
Joyce has been involved in numerous research activities including a retrospective study of surgical site infections, a qualitative study of living with a chronic wound, a secondary analysis of veterans with an ostomy, and 2 studies that examine risk factors of ostomy complications and the testing of clinically useful instruments to identify risk factors of ostomy complications and the severity of ostomy complications. In addition, Joyce and colleagues at Clarian Health have been awarded the CCI Hollister grant to compare bowel management methods to decrease incontinence associated dermatitis. Her practice and research is focused on the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life of those individuals with wound, ostomy, and continence issues and improving the quality of care provided in our healthcare systems.