HELEN CURRIER
Nursing in Houston, TX

Director, Renal, Pheresis, Vascular Access, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Services, and Palliative Care at Texas Children's Hospital, At-Large Director at National Renal Administrators' Association (NRAA), Board of Directors at Global Alliance for Arts & Health, Consultant at Currier & Goldstein Inc

Hospital & Health Care

Texas Children's Hospital since Mar 2012 - Director, Renal, Pheresis, Vascular Access, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Services, and Palliative Care National Renal Administrators' Association (NRAA) since Oct 2011 - At-Large Director Global Alliance for Arts & Health since May 2007 - Board of Directors Currier & Goldstein Inc since Aug 2006 - Consultant Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission Mar 2004 - Mar 2010 - Commissioner Texas Children's Hospital Apr 2004 - Mar 2009 - Assistant Director, Renal Dialysis & Pheresis Health Design Team, Working Walls of Africa™–a division of Marquis & Co Int'l, Houston, Texas Sep 2005 - Dec 2005 - Member Texas Children’s Hospital Jan 2003 - Apr 2004 - Clinical Program Specialist, Renal/Pheresis Health Design Team, Working Walls of Africa™ –a division of Marquis & Co Int'l, Houston, Texas Sep 2002 - Jun 2003 - Member Texas Children's Hospital Feb 2000 - Jan 2003 - Clinical Program Specialist, Renal Texas Children's Hospital Mar 1992 - Feb 2000 - Assistant Director, Acute and Chronic Renal Dialysis, Texas Children's Hospital Feb 1981 - Mar 1992 - Unit Educator, Pediatric Dialysis Center Texas Children's Hospital Feb 1980 - Feb 1981 - Staff nurse, Pediatric Dialysis Center Texas Childrens Hospital Aug 1977 - Feb 1980 - Staff nurse, Charge Nurse, and Unit Teacher, 18-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Texas Children's Hospital Sep 1976 - Aug 1977 - Charge Nurse, 20-bed Pediatric Cardiology Unit

University of Florida 2013 - 2014
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 1999 - 2001
Washington Hospital School of Nursing 1974 - 1976

Pediatric renal replacement therapies, issues facing chronically ill children, quality of life for pediatric CKD patients, nursing professional practice, palliative care, health care environmental design and the healing arts.

• Recipient of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award in Nephrology Nursing. The award recognizes nurses who have made significant contributions to the advancement of nephrology nursing through clinical care, education and research. • Recipient of the Good Samaritan Foundation’s 2006 Excellence in Nursing Award in the Large Hospital category Clinical Practice in a Large Hospital Setting • Recipient of HealthWeek’s Nursing Excellence Awards 2000, “Advancing the Profession” • Recipient of ANNA’s 2000 Clinical Practice Award • Recipient of District 9, Texas Nurses’ Associations’ Nursing Celebration 1999; Outstanding Performance in Nursing • Recipient of NANT’s 1999 Torchbearer Award in recognition of dedication to the practice of nephrology technology • Recipient of Life Options Rehabilitation Advisory Council (LORAC) 1996 General Excellence Award for Renal Rehabilitation (Habilitation) in a Pediatric Program

Certified Nephrology Nurse, Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP), American Organization of Nurse Executives Credentialing Center (AONE-CC)