www.Eldementals.com Karen M. McPhail, MSN, RN has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has been working since 2001 as a private Healthcare Consultant and Geriatric Care Manager in the DC Metro area. She specializes in boutique style case management for private clients. As a professional geriatric care manager, she has been educated in the various fields of human services, including case management, psychology, nursing, and gerontology. She is trained to assess, plan, coordinate, monitor, and provide services for the elderly and their families, with advocacy for older adults being her primary focus. She has served as a Senior Transplant Coordinator and Program Administrator for the Department of Transplantation and Ancillary Services at Georgetown University Hospital; as an Assistant Director of Nursing, a Director of Nursing / Wellness Director, and a VP Special Project Consultant for Manor Care Health Services; and as a Transplant Program Coordinator for the Liver Transplant Program at the University of Maryland. Karen attended Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa (BSN, 1991), George Mason University , Fairfax, VA (MSN, 1996), and Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1999, NP Program). She is a member of the National Association of Case Management, the Aging Life Care Association™ (ALCA), the past President of the George Mason Nursing Alumni Association, a past board member of the National Kidney Foundation, a past Director and Founder of the Transplant Institute Foundation, a member of Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honors Society, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, and has completed certification with the Alzheimers association and as a Clinical Transplant Coordinator. She has served as adjunct faculty for both Georgetown University and George Mason University Nursing Programs. She has been recognized on several occasions for her community service efforts on behalf of her area, has published work in the Journal of Nursing Administration, does private healthcare consulting for a variety of organizations, and is now developing this Geriatric focused blog titled "Eldementals™," which is a blog to support seniors and their caregivers.
