Stephen H. Walker, MSN, CRNP
Areas of expertise: Adolescent health care in acute and primary care settings
About Stephen H. Walker, MSN, CRNP
Titles
Nurse Practitioner
Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (CRNP-PC)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Awards and Honors
2006, Rotary District 7490 Humanitarian Award, Gift of Life program
1991, Fenlason Award, Rutgers College of Nursing Alumni Association
1991-1992, Walter C. Russell Scholarship; The Graduate School Newark, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1989, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Tau Chapter
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Nursing - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Polytechnic, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK
Graduate Degree
MS, Parent Child Nursing - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Additional Training
Post Master's certificate, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Publications
Lectures by Invitation
2017
Walker SH. Utility of Treprostinil in Care for Pulmonary Hypertension. Presented at: CHOP Cardiology 2017; 2017 Feb 23; Orlando, FL.
Walker SH. Care for the Fragile Patient with Pulmonary Hypertension Outside of the Hospital. CHOP Cardiology 2017; 2017 Feb 24; Orlando, FL.
2016
Walker SH. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension; Diagnosis and Management. Presented at: Cardiac Center nurse lecture series, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 2016 May 10; Philadelphia, PA.
2015
Walker SH. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension; Diagnosis and Management. Presented to: Cardiac Center nurse series. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 2015 Nov 13; Philadelphia, PA.
Walker SH. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension and Treatment. Presented at: I.C.E. (Interactive Continuing Education) for RNs. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; 2015 Sep 30; Philadelphia, PA.
Walker SH. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Case Study. Presented at: PHPN Symposium; 2015 Sep 18; Arlington VA.
Walker SH. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension; Diagnosis and Management. Cardiac Center nurse series. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 2015 May 5; Philadelphia, PA.
Walker SH. Session presenter; Pediatric Lung Transplantation. 8th International Conference Neonatal and Childhood Pulmonary Vascular Disease; 2015 Mar 26; San Francisco, CA.
2014
Walker SH. Panel member, Medical Therapy for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 8th International Conference; 2014 Jun 21; Indianapolis, IN.
2012
Walker SH. Panel member, Pediatric PH for Parents. Pulmonary Hypertension Association, PH on the Road educational series; 2015 Sep 8.
Walker SH. Panel member, Teeth, Bones, and Other Surgical Problems for Kids with PH. Pulmonary Hypertension Association 9th Conference and Scientific Sessions; 2012 Jun 24.
2011
Walker SH. Advanced Practice Nurse Pharmacology series; The Use of Prostacyclins in Pulmonary Hypertension. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; 2011 Jan 23; Philadelphia, PA.
2010
Walker SH. Panel member, Teeth, Bones, and Other Surgical Problems for Kids with PH. Pulmonary Hypertension Association 9th Conference and Scientific Sessions; 2010 Jun 27.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
Lin, K., Bernadzikowski, T., Walker, S., Hanna, B., & Kaufman, B. Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy and Pulmonary Hypertension. In Pediatric Practice: Cardiology, edited by Gleason, M.M., Rychik, J, & Shaddy, R. The McGraw Hill Companies, 2012, 249-264.