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Richard Ricciardi

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Richard Ricciardi

Ph.D., CRNP, FAANP, FAAN

Associate Dean for Clinical Practice & Community Engagement; Exe. Director, Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement

Professor

Department: Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement

Contact:

Office Phone: (202) 994-1494
LinkedIn @RichardRicciar3
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 500 Washington DC 20006

Professor Richard Ricciardi is associate dean for Clinical Practice & Community Engagement in the School of Nursing and the executive director for the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University. Prior to joining GW, Dr. Ricciardi served as the Director, Division of Practice Improvement and Senior Advisor for Nursing at AHRQ. Dr. Ricciardi served on active duty in the US Army for 31 years. Dr. Ricciardi is a past president of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and a past president of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Dr. Ricciardi maintains a part-time clinical practice at Mercy Health Clinic; serving underserved populations.

Faculty Distinctions

  • Fellow Ad Eundem Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
  • Fellow American Academy of Nursing
  • Fellow American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Honors and Awards

  • NIH Directors Award for contributions to the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee, and authoring of the National Pain Strategy (2015)
  • RADM Julia R. Plotnick Publication Award for Health/Nursing Policy; Publication in 2014:  A conceptual model of the role of complexity in the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions. Medical Care, 52 Suppl 3, S7-S14. (2015)
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (2013)
  • Editor’s Award for the most highly cited manuscript in the journal from 2007-2010:  Publication in 2007: Use of bioelectrical impedance analysis in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of overweight and obesity. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 19(5), 235-241. (2011)
  • Excellence in Nursing Research Award, Military Health System Conference, for research and policy implications on the impact of body armor on the physical performance of military personnel in simulated combat conditions (2008)
  • Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioner (2007)
  • Outstanding Research Podium Presentation, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Conference; Indianapolis, Indiana (2007)
  • Board of Regents Award, Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (2006)
  • Distinguished Ph.D. Graduate, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and recipient of the Military Officers Association of America Outstanding Student Award (2006)
  • Awarded the “9A” designator by the United States Army Medical Department.  This is the highest professional award granted by the United States Army Medical Department and the Army Nurse Corps (2004)
  • Outstanding Uniformed Faculty Member Award, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Graduate School of Nursing (2001)
  • Outstanding Nurse, Landstuhl Army Medical Center (1993)

Committees and Professional Activities

  • AcademyHealth 11th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Conference Planning Committee, Co-Chair of Clinical Track (2018)
  • AcademyHealth 10th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Conference Planning Committee, Co-Chair of Clinical Track (2017)
  • AcademyHealth 9th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Conference Planning Committee, Co-Chair of Clinical Track (2016)
  • AcademyHealth 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation, Conference Planning Committee, Co-Chair of Clinical Track (2015)            
  • AHRQ/AcademyHealth Research Conference, Conference Planning Committee (2015)
  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Institutional Review Board (2014-Present)
  • Technical Advisory Panel Member, HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Publication on Understanding Disparities in Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions (2013-2016)
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (2012-Present)
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Interagency Adolescent Health Working Group (2012-Present)
  • Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, Fellows Program, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (2011-2016)
  • National Academy of Medicine, Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Healthcare, Best Practices Innovation Collaborative (2010-Present)
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Interagency Multiple Chronic Conditions Workgroup (2011-2015)
  • Board of Directors, Building Corporation, Sigma Theta Tau International (2011-2015)
  • Board of Directors, Army Distaff Foundation (2009-2011)
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (2007-2010)
  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center Institutional Review Board (2006-2010)
  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Nominations Committee (2006-2010)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Steering Committee, Lecture Series on the Future of Primary Care (2005-2006)
  • Scientific Committee, 35th International Congress on Military Medicine (2004)
  • Department of Health and Human Services, National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism (2003-2004)
  • Graduate School of Nursing Dean Search Committee, Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2002)
  • Admissions Committee, Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2000-2002)
  • Accreditation Committee, Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2000-2002)
  • Public Relations Committee, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (1995-2000)
  • Task Force on Teen Pregnancy, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (1994-1996)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Nurses Association
  • American Academy of Nursing
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Military Officers Association of America
  • Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Ricciardi, R. (2021). Perspectives: Envisioning healthcare quality and safety in 2030. Journal of Research in Nursing, 26(1-2):168-175.
  • Naegle, M. A., Finnell, D. S., Kaplan, L., Herr, K., Ricciardi, R., Reuter-Rice, K, Oerther S, & Van Hook P. (2020). Opioid crisis through the lens of social justice. Nursing Outlook, 68(5), 678-681.
  • Klopper, H. C., Madigan, E., Vlasich, C., Albien, A., Ricciardi, R., Catrambone, C., & Tigges, E. (2020). Advancement of global health: Recommendations from the global advisory panel on the future of nursing & midwifery (GAPFON(R)). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(2), 741-748.
  • Montori, V. M., Hargraves, I., McNellis, R. J., Ganiats, T. G., Genevro, J., Miller, T., Ricciardi, R., & Bierman, A. S. (2019). The care and learn model: A practice and research model for improving healthcare quality and outcomes. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(1), 154-158.
  • Ricciardi, R., & Shofer, M. (2018). Moving patient safety into ambulatory settings and beyond. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 33(3), 195-199.
  • Nix, M., McNamara, P., Genevro, J., Vargas, N., Mistry, K., Fournier, A., Shofer, M., Lomotan, E., Miller, T., Ricciardi, R., & Bierman, A. S. (2018). Learning collaboratives: Insights and a new taxonomy from AHRQ’s two decades of experience. Health Affairs, 37(1), 205-212.
  • Ricciardi R. (2018). The next frontier for nurses: Improving quality and safety in primary care. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 33(1), 1-4.
  • Shoemaker, S. J., Parchman, M. L., Fuda, K. K., Schaefer, J., Levin, J., Hunt, M., & Ricciardi, R. (2016). A review of instruments to measure interprofessional team-based primary care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 1-10.
  • Schottenfeld, L., Petersen, D., Peikes, D., Ricciardi, R., Burak, H., McNellis, R., & Genevro, J. (2016). Creating patient-centered team-based primary care. AHRQ Pub. No. 16-0002-EF. 
  • Ricciardi, R., Moy, E., & Wilson, N. J. (2016). Finding the true north: Lessons from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 31(1), 9-12.
  • Basu, J., Avila, R., & Ricciardi, R. (2015). Hospital readmission rates in U.S. States: Are readmissions higher where more patients with multiple chronic conditions cluster? Health Services Research, Jun;51(3):1135-51.
  • Ricciardi, R. (2015). AHRQ focuses on ambulatory patient safety. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30(3), 193-196.
  • Brady, P. J., Battles, J. B., & Ricciardi, R. (2015). Teamwork: what health care has learned from the military. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 30(1), 3-6.
  • Sally Okun, S., Schoenbaum, S. C., Andrews, D., Chidambaran, V. C., Gruman, J., Leal, S., Lown, B. A., Mitchell, P. H., Parry, C., Prins, W., Ricciardi, R., Simon, M.A., Stock, R., Strasser, D. C., Webb, C. E.,Wynia, M. K. & Henderson, D. (2014). Patients and health care teams forging effective partnerships. Institute of Medicine Discussion Paper.
  • Miller, R., Weaver, L. K., Bahraini, N., Churchill, S., Price, R.C., Skiba, V.,  Caviness, J.,  Mooney, S., Hetzell, B., Liu, J., Deru, K., Ricciardi, R., Fracisco, S., Close, N. C., Surrett, G. W., Bartos, C., Ryan, M., & Brenner, L. A. (2014). Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on symptoms and quality of life among service members with persistent postconcussion symptoms: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine. Jan;175(1):43-52.
  • Grembowski, D., Schaefer, J., Johnson, K. E., Fischer, H., Moore, S. L., Tai-Seale, M., Ricciardi, R., Frazier, J. R., Miller, D., & Leroy, L. (2014). A conceptual model of the role of complexity in the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions. Medical Care, 52 Suppl 3, S7-S14.
  • James, K. A., Fernald, D. H., Huff, J., Ross, S., Staton, E. W., West, D., & Ricciardi, R. (2014). GAPS in implementing health assessments in primary care: A literature review. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 37(1), 2-10.
  • Timbie, W. J., Ringel, J. S., Fox, S., Pillemer, F., Waxman, D., Moore, M., Ricciardi, R., Hansen, C., Knebel, A. R., & Kellerman, A. L. (2013). Systematic review of strategies to manage and allocate scarce resources during mass casualty events. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 61(6), 677-689.
  • Padden, D. L., Connors, R. A., Posey, S. M., Ricciardi, R., & Agazio, J. G. (2013). Factors influencing a health promoting lifestyle in spouses of active duty military. Health Care for Women International, 34(8), 674-693.
  • Duncan, A. D., Liechty, J. M., Miller, C., Chinoy, G., & Ricciardi, R. (2011). Employee use and perceived benefit of a complementary and alternative medicine wellness clinic at a major military hospital: Evaluation of a pilot program. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(9), 1-7.
  • Weld, K. K., Padden, D., Ricciardi, R., & Bibb, S. C. (2009).  Health literacy rates in a sample of active duty military personnel.  Military Medicine, 174(11), 1137-1143.
  • Ricciardi, R., Metter, E. J., Cavanaugh, E. W., Ghambaryan, A., & Talbot, L. A. (2009).
  • Predicting cardiovascular risk using measures of regional and total body fat.  Applied Nursing Research, 22(1), 2-9.
  • Ricciardi, R., Deuster, P. A., & Talbot, L. A. (2008).  Metabolic demands of body armor on physical performance in simulated conditions.  Military Medicine, 173(9), 817-824.
  • Ricciardi, R. (2008).  The first pelvic examination in the adolescent: An update. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 4(5), 377-383.
  • Ricciardi, R., Szabo, C. M., & Poullos, A. Y. (2007).  Sexuality and spinal cord injury. Nursing Clinics of North America, 42(4), 675-684.
  • Ricciardi, R., Deuster, P. A., & Talbot, L. A. (2007). Effects of gender and body adiposity on physiological responses to physical work while wearing body armor. Military Medicine, 172(7), 743-748.
  • Ricciardi, R., & Talbot, L. A. (2007).  Use of bioelectrical impedance analysis in the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of overweight and obesity. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 19(5), 235-241.
  • Ricciardi, R. (2005). Sedentarism: a concept analysis. Nursing Forum, 40(3), 79-87.
  • Liguori, R., Ricciardi, R., Jones, D. C., & Kohr, L. (2005). The 40-year story of PNP caregiving — still being written.  Contemporary Pediatrics, 22(8), 56-70.
  • Aberle, C. J., Bethards, K. J., Orsega, S. M., & Ricciardi, R. (2003). Designing a medical humanitarian assistance course for advanced practice nurses in the uniformed services. Military Medicine, 168(9), 729-732.
  • Gibbons, S. W., Adamo, G., Padden, D., Ricciardi, R., Graziano, M., Levine, E., et al. (2002). Clinical evaluation in advanced practice nursing education: Using standardized patients in Health Assessment.  Journal of Nursing Education, 41(5), 215-221.
  • Ricciardi, R. (2000).  First pelvic examination in the adolescent. Nurse Practitioner Forum, 11(3), 161-169.
  • Ricciardi, R. (1995).  Adolescent sexuality: Is military life in Europe any different. Journal of the U.S. Army Medical Department, PB 8-95(1/2), 28-31.
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Doctor of Philosophy (2006)
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Post-Master's Adult (2001) and Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate (2002)
  • University of Maryland at Baltimore – Master of Science (1991)
  • United States Army, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center – Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate (1984)
  • State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1980)
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Primary Health Care
  • Veteran / Military Health
  • Context
  • Learner
  • Achiever
  • Relator
  • Ideation