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CURRICULUM VITAE

Debra Schmidt NP
APP Hybrid
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Emergency Medicine


OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Specialty Clinics Building
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414-266-2625
Email: deschmidt@mcw.edu

EDUCATION:
09/1989 - 12/1993 B.S.N, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
09/1995 - 05/1998 M.S.N, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Board Certified
06/1999
08/05/2024
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
PALS
AHA
04/21/2024
04/2024
CPR (BLS)
AHA
04/21/2024
04/2022
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin RN License
03/25/1994
02/29/2024
Wisconsin Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber License
11/16/1999
09/30/2024
DEA
02/29/2024
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2002 Julie Lathrop Nursing Research Award Recipient
2020 Children’s Cancer Cause Survivor’s Champion Prize
2020 Outstanding Performance Child and Family Experience
2023 Outstanding Performance Child and Family Experience

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
01/1994 - Present Wisconsin Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (WAPON)
01/2007 - Present Association of Pediatric Oncology/ Hematology Nurses (APHON)
07/2007 - Present Children’s Oncology Group (COG)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
05/2001 - Present Co-developer and provider, Pediatric Oncology Next Steps Long Term Follow-Up Clinic
2005 - 2013 Council member, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Research
2012 - 2013 EPIC Champion, EPIC Champion for Emergency Services
2012 - 2013 EPIC Champion, EPIC Champion for Oncology Services
2015 - Present Oncofertility Navigation Subcommittee - Oncofertility Consortium
2015 - Present Pediatric Initiative Network (PIN) - Oncofertility Consortium

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Kupst, M., Warwick, A., Margolis, D., and Maloney, K., Growth velocity in children who received a related matched or unrelated bone marrow transplant., Poster Presentation, 06/2002
Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Kupst, M., Maloney, K., Margolis, D. and Warwick, A., Growth velocity and cognitive function in children who received a related matched or unrelated bone marrow transplant., Poster Presentation, 06/2002
Bingen, K., Kupst, M.J., Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Maloney, K., Margolis, D., & Warwick, A., A qualitative investigation of childhood cancer survivorship., Poster session presented at the biannual Child Health Psychology conference of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, Charleston, South Carolina, 04/2004
Lucey (Schroedl), R., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Christiansen, H., Hoag, H., Kupst, M.J., Leuthner, L., Rivera, M., & Schmidt, D., Long-term medical and psychosocial late effects in childhood cancer and bone marrow transplant survivors., Paper symposium and poster session presented at the Fourth International Nursing Conference on Children and Adolescent Cancer Survivorship and poster session presented at the International Conference on Long Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Williamsburg, Virginia, 06/2010
Schroedl, R.L., Bingen, K., Gardner, D., Schmidt, D., Leuthner, L., Christiansen, H., Smith, J., Kupst, M.J., & Anderson, L., Fatigue-related quality of life in a cohort of pediatric cancer survivors, . Poster session presented at the 12th International Conference on Long Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Williamsburg, Virginia, 06/2012
Anderson, L, Schmidt, D , Igler, E, Leuthner, L, Karst, J, Englebert, N, Puccetti, D, Kupst, MJ, Hoag, J., Health- related quality of life at the end of treatment for childhood cancer and hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors., Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. (Poster Presentation)., 04/2015
Bingen, K., Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Igler, E., Leuthner, L., Karst, J., Englebert, N., Puccetti, D., Kupst, M.J., & Hoag, J., Health-related quality of life at the end of treatment for childhood cancer and hematopoietic cell transplant survivors, Poster session presented at the 14th International Conference on Long Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Williamsburg, Virginia, 06/2015
Karst, J, Hoag, J, Anderson, L, Igler, E, Englebert, N, Schmidt, D, Miller, J, Bingen, K., Evaluation of end of treatment needs for pediatric cancer survivors and their families., 14th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer. Poster Presentation, 06/2015
Schloemer, N.J, Acquazzino, MA, Schmidt, D, Anderson, L, Tower II, RL, Scott, JP., Targeted Screening in Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Identifies Transfusional Iron Overload., American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (Poster Presentation), Orlando, FL, 12/05/2015
Schloemer, N.J, Acquazzino, MA, Schmidt, D, Anderson, L, Tower II, RL, Scott, JP., Targeted Screening in Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Identifies Transfusional Iron Overload, . 7th International Nursing Conference on Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivorship, 04/2016
Karst, J. Hoag, J., Anderson, L., Englebert, N., Igler, E., Schmidt, D., & Bingen, K., Evaluation of end of treatment transition needs for pediatric cancer survivors and their families., Poster session presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 04/2016
Nathan Schloemer, Melissa Acquazzino, Rachel Phelan, Debra Schmidt, Lynnette Anderson, Sandra Steffes, Richard L. Tower and J. Paul Scott, Phlebotomy for Pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Treats Transfusional Iron Overload, American Society of Hematology 59th Annual Meeting and Exposition, 12/2017
Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Nichols, J., Phelan, R., Karst, J., Hoag, J., Chan, S., Wisnefsky, A., & Bingen, K., Bridge to Next Steps Transition Program, . Poster session presented at the 8th International Nursing Conference on Child and Adolescent Cancer Survivorship, Philadelphia, PA, 04/2018
Steffes, S, Schmidt, D, Schloemer, NJ, Acquazzinom MA, Phelan, R, Anderson, L, Tower, RL, Scott, JP., Phlebotomy for pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Treats Transfusional Iron Overload, APHON, 09/2018
Steffes, S, Schmidt, D, Schloemer, NJ, Acquazzinom MA, Phelan, R, Anderson, L, Tower, RL, Scott, JP., Phlebotomy for pediatric and Young Adult Oncology Patients Treats Transfusional Iron Overload, Pediatric Nursing Conference, 11/2018
Bingen, K., Hoag, J., Anderson, L., Chan, S., Gouthro, K.C., Nichols, J., Phelan, R., Schmidt, D., & Karst, J., Bridge to Next Steps: Evaluation of a transition to survivorship program., Oral presentation at the World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Banff, Canada., 09/2019
Dobrozsi, S., Tomlinson, K., Schmidt, D., Nichols, J., & Bingen, K., Roadmap development for onco-fertility and sexual health to facilitate care delivery., Poster session presented at the Onco-fertility Consortium Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 11/2019
Tomlinson, K, Nichols, J, Schmidt, D & Robbins, K, Care Project Plans to Assist With Complex Care Delivery in the MACC Fund Center Fertility Navigation Program, Poster session, Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 10/2022
Schmidt, D, Taking the Next Step: Bridge Transition Program., Video presentation at the AYA Virtual Survivorship Conference., 11/2022
Trandem K, Anderson, L, Morin, J, Nichols, J, Phelan, R, Schmidt D, Tomlinson, K & Ellison, JS., Assessment of the Urological Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults Surviving Cancer and/or Blood and Marrow Transplantation at A Single Tertiary Center, Poster session at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Urological, Chicago, IL, 04/28/2023 - 05/01/2023
Morin, JE, Bingen KM, Nichols, JA, Schmidt DJ, Anderson, L, Ellison JS & Trandem, KR., ). Connecting AYA Cancer Survivors to Community Resources: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment Approach in a Pediatric Oncology Program., Poster session presented at the Global AYA Cancer Congress, Long Beach, CA, 06/2023
Trandem K, Anderson, L, Morin, J, Nichols, J, Phelan, R, Schmidt D, Tomlinson, K & Ellison, JS., Identification of Urological Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer and Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Survivors, Poster session at International Symposium on Late Complications After Childhood Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA, 06/2023
Sadak, K, Phelan, R, Aremu, TO, Karst, J, Anderson, L, Jordan, A, Morin, J, Nichols, J, Singh, A, Schmidt, D, Hoag, J, Napurski, C, Zweber, H., Virtual Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors In U.S. Non-Metropolitan Areas During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Poster session at International Symposium on Late Complications After Childhood Cancer Conference, Atlanta, GA, 06/2023
 
Regional
Anderson, L. and Schmidt, D, Survivorship Post Cancer Treatment: A Panel Discussion, WAPON, 09/2005
Anderson, L. and Schmidt, D, Late effects of Treatment, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Conference- Childhood Cancer: Easing the Transition Back to School Conference, 10/2005
Anderson, L. and Schmidt, D, What every adolescent and young adult survivor of childhood cancer (and their families/health care providers) should know, Young Adult Support Group Presentation, 10/2005
City of Hope Survivorship Education of Quality Cancer Care course, Workshop, 07/2006
Lucey, R., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Christiansen, H., Hoag, J., Kupst, M.J., Leuthner, L., Rivera, M., & Schmidt, D, Long-Term Medical and Psychosocial Late Effects In Childhood Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors [Abstract], 11th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Williamsburg, Virginia, 06/2010
Lucey, R., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Christiansen, H., Hoag, J., Kupst, M.J., Leuthner, L., Rivera, M., & Schmidt, D, Long-Term Medical and Psychosocial Late Effects In Childhood Cancer and Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors [Abstract], Poster Presentation at the 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Research Conference Building and Sustaining Research Teams, 02/25/2011
Schmidt, D., Pediatric Cancer Survivorship: Where are we now? Where are we going?, 14th Annual Building Bridges to Research Based Nursing Practice Conference: Cultivating Nursing Research, 05/10/2012
Schroedl, R., Bingen, K., Gardner, D., Schmidt, D., Leuthner, L., Christensen, H., Smith, J., Kupst, MJ., & Anderson, L, Fatigue- related quality of life in a cohort of pediatric cancer survivors, 12th International Conference on Long-term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer. (Poster Presentation)., 06/2012
panel member participant, Living with Sarcoma: Facing Today with Hope for Tomorrow Conference, 04/18/2013
Schmidt, D., Navigating Cancer Survivorship: Empowering Survivors to Become Their Own Advocate, Living with Sarcoma: Facing Today with Hope for Tomorrow Conference, 05/03/2014
Schmidt, D., Navigating the Next Steps in the Survivorship Journey, Brain Tumors: Raising Awareness, Instilling Hope Conference, 05/10/2014
Schmidt, D., Survivorship: The Next Steps in Cancer Care Follow-Up, LLS Presentation, Oshkosh, WI, 02/21/2015
Anderson, L. and Schmidt, D, Late effects of cancer treatment and bone marrow transplantation, WAPON, 05/2022
 
Local
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture presentation, UW-Parkside, 02/1998
schmidt, D., Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture presentation, UW-Milwaukee, 03/1998
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Parkside, 10/1998
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Parkside, 09/2003
Schmidt, D, Childhood Cancer, Lecture Presentation, Concordia University, 12/2003
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Milwaukee, 10/2004
Schmidt, D, Childhood Cancer, Lecture Presentation, Concordia University, 10/2004
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Milwaukee, 10/2005
Schmidt, D, Childhood Cancer, lecture Presentation, Concordia University, 11/2005
Schmidt, D, Next Steps in Childhood Cancer Survivorship: From research to Practice, Department of Pediatrics Grand Round, Children’s Hospital of WI, 03/2007
Schmidt, D, Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Milwaukee, 10/2007
Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Kupst, M.J., Schmidt, D., & Warwick, A, Next Steps Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic, Invited Co-Presenter for the Next Steps Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic for the Children’s Research Institute Scientific Review, Children's Corporate Center, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Anderson, L., Bingen, K., & Schmidt, D., Next Steps Clinic: From Practice to Research and Back Again, National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. Invited Co-Presenter., Children’s Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 2008
Anderson, L. and Schmidt, D, The Leukemia Survivor: What We Know and What We Need To Learn, Department of Pediatrics Grand Round, Children’s Hospital of WI, 01/14/2011
Lucey (Schroedl), R., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Christiansen, H., Hoag, H., Kupst, M.J., Leuthner, L., Rivera, M., & Schmidt, D, Long-term medical and psychosocial late effects in childhood cancer and bone marrow transplant survivors. Poster session presented., Poster session presented at the 4th annual Interdisciplinary Pediatric Behavioral Health Research Conference, Wauwatosa, WI, 02/2011
Anderson, L and Schmidt, D, Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Late Effects, Nursing Grand Rounds, 09/18/2013
Schmidt, D., Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Parkside, 03/03/2014
Schmidt, D., Cancer in the Pediatric Population, Lecture Presentation, UW-Milwaukee, WI, 04/01/2015
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
Development of the Next Steps Survivorship Clinic for Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors
 
 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
01/1994 - 11/1999 RN, Hematology/Oncology / Transplant Unit. Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
10/1995 - 10/1996 RN, Pediatric Home Care. Pediatric Services of America, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
05/1999 - 11/2005 Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Children’s Urgent Care. Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2000 - Present Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. MACC Fund Center of Cancer and Blood Disorders. Children’s Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
11/2005 - Present Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Bingen, K., Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Maloney, K., Warwick, A., Margolis, D., and Kupst, M. (2004). Psychological functioning in long-term survivors of childhood cancer [Abstract]. Psycho-Oncology, 13 (Suppl.1), 56.
2. Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Bingen, K., Kupst, M.J., & Warwick, A. (2009). Growth velocity in pediatric bone marrow transplantation: Significance of donor type and treatment factors. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, 26(6), 377-382.
3. Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Bingen, K., Kupst, M.J., & Warwick, A. (2009, Nov-Dec). Growth velocity in pediatric bone marrow transplantation: Significance of donor type and treatment factors, J Pediatr Oncol Nurs, 26 (6), 377-382. PMID: 20032299.
4. Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Cooper, J., Kupst, M.J., & Warwick, A. (2010, April). Late effects in adult survivors of childhood cancer: Considerations for the primary care provider. WMJ, 109 (2), 98-107.
5. Bingen, K., Schroedl, R.L., Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Hoag, J., Christiansen, H., & Kupst, M.J. (11/11/2011). A multi-method assessment of psychosocial functioning and late effects in survivors of childhood cancer and hematopoietic cell transplant. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
6. Bingen, K., Schroedl, R.L., Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Hoag, J., Christiansen, H., & Kupst, M.J. (2012, Jan). A multi-method assessment of psychosocial functioning and late effects in survivors of childhood cancer and hematopoietic cell transplant. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 34 (1), 22-28. DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182281f8e.
7. Karst, J., Hoag, J., Chan, S., Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Englebert, N., Igler, E., & Bingen, K. (2018, April). Assessment of end-of-treatment transition needs for pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients and their families. Pediatr Blood & Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27109.
8. Becktell K, Simpson P, Phelan R, Schmidt D, Anderson L, Nichols J, & Bingen, K. Developmental differences in health-related quality of life in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 22]. Qual Life Res. 2020;10.1007/s11136-020-02507-4. doi:10.1007/s11136-020-02507-4.
9. Woodruff, T.K., Ataman-Millhouse, L., Acharya, K.S. et al. A View from the past into our collective future: the oncofertility consortium vision statement. J Assist Reprod Genet (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-020-01983-4.
10. Karst JS, Hoag JA, Anderson LJ, Schmidt DJ, Schroedl RL, Bingen KM. Evaluation of fatigue and related factors in survivors of pediatric cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplant. J Child Health Care. 2021 Apr 29:13674935211014748. PubMedID 33913779
11. Bingen K, Karst J, Anderson L, Chan S, Jordan A, Morin J, Nichols J, Palou-Torres A, Phelan R, Schmidt D, Yan K, Hoag JA. Evaluation of a transition to survivorship program for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer patients and caregivers. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023 Mar 07:e30277 Impact Factor: 3.838 PubMedID 36880713
12. Valencia MC, Hang L, Schmidt D, Nichols J, Zhang J, Yan K, Gonzalez A, Schwartz CL, Phelan R. Next Steps: Survivor Healthcare Passport - A Novel Form of Survivorship Care Plan in the Pediatric Population. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2023 Jul 1;45(5):e573-e577. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002651. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID: 36898042.
13. Burns, K, Phillips, C, Brannigan, R, Franklin, A, Howell, J, Schmidt D, Sopfe, J, Appiah, LC, Anazodo, A. Male pediatric, adolescent, and young adult reproductive survivorship. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023; 70 (Suppl. 5):e28823. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28823
14. Hoefgen, HR, Benoit, J, Chan, S, Jayasinghe, Y, Lustberg, M, Pohl, V, Saraf, A, Schmidt, D, Appiah, LC. Female reproductive health in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023; 70 (Suppl. 5):e29170. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29170
 
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. “Childhood Lymphoma” Oncology Nutrition Connection, Spring 2007.
2. Bingen, K., Kupst, M.J., Cooper, J., Thompson, P., Wiench, J., Anderson, L., Schmidt, D., Murphy, K., & Warwick, A. (June 2008). Young adult journey: Empowerment through knowledge and support [Abstract]. 10th International Conference: Long-term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, Ontario, Canada.
3. Schmidt, D., Anderson, L., Bingen, K., Hoag, J., Kupst, M.J., & Warwick, A.B. (April 2010). Late effects in adult survivors of childhood cancer: Considerations for the general practitioner. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 109(2):98-107.
4. Schmidt, D. APHON Palliative Care Resource (Coauthored Anorexia/Cachexia, Diarrhea & Dehydration sections (October 2010).
5. Leuthner, L., Anderson, L., & Schmidt, D. (8/2012). Secondary Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors. The Oncology Nurse.
6. Phelan, R.; Aremu, T.O.; Karst, J.; Anderson, L.; Jordan, A.; Morin, J.; Nichols, J.; Singh, A.; Schmidt, D.; Hoag, J.A.; et al. Perspectives on Virtual Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors in Non-Metropolitan Areas during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Curr. Oncol. 2023, 30, 8111-8116. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30090588