Consultant
Medical University of South Carolina
Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, FAAN, FPCN is Clinical Nurse Specialist, Assistant Professor and consultant for Palliative Care at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, a Circle of Life awarded program. As past director he developed an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals in providing exceptional palliative care. Mr. Coyne serves as a member of institution’s Medical and Nursing faculty. Previously, he was clinical director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Palliative Care Service where he developed an inpatient unit and worked on statewide initiatives to improve palliative care. Mr. Coyne served on the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. He is Co-PI for several grants to educate rural and community APRNs and health providers on primary palliative care. Mr. Coyne serves on the national and international faculty of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Curriculum (ELNEC). He has published over a hundred articles related to pain management, symptom control, and issues in end-stage disease as well as conducting research studies. Mr. Coyne has received the Peaceful Death in American and Mayday Pain and Society Scholarships and has been awarded the Oncology Nursing Society’s Excellence in Pain Management and a Schering Lectureship Recipient. He was named one of the 30 Visionaries in the field by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2013. A member of numerous organizations, Mr. Coyne has worked diligently to improve pain management and palliative care nationally and internationally. Email contact: user479069@aol.com
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