Diane K. Corcoran, RN. Ph.D. CLNC. Col, USA(Ret)
Address: 2708 Montcastle Court
Durham North Carolina 227705
Home Phone (919) 419-0764
Work Phone (919) 624-0547
Fax (919) 403-9475
Primary Specialties:
Near-Death Education, Lecturer and Consultant
Nurse Legal Consultant
Organizational Evaluation
Health Care Management
Nursing Administration
Nursing Education
Grief and Bereavement
Group Facilitation
Education:
1981 Ph.D. - University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Major: Nursing Management
1976 MA - Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
Major: Educational Psychology
1972 BSN - Incarnate Word College
San Antonio, Texas - Nursing
1968 Diploma RN - Genesee Hospital School of Nursing
Rochester, New York
Military Education:
1991 Executive Management Course
1986 Command and General Staff College
1984 Advanced Principles of Administration
1976 Officer Advanced Course
1969 Basic Nursing Course
Civilian Assignments:
Present: Nurse Consultant End of life and NDE’s
Independent Health Care, Smart Card consultant
Consultant with First Consulting Group
Director, Health Care Services 3-G International, Inc.
Developer MEDTAB field medical Software
Director of China International Nursing Training Center
Senior Analysis for Operational Test of MARC Card
Senior Analysis for Computer-based Patient Records
Project Manager for Deployable CINC requirements
Dean of Management, Senior University
Civilian Positions:
1985-Present President Corcoran Consulting
1999-2000 Senior Consultant Kelly Anderson & Associates
1993-1998 Director of Health Care Services for 3G International
Smart Card Integrators
Military Assignments:
1989-1992 Chief Administration, Days
Department of Nursing
Frankfurt Army Medical Center
Frankfurt Germany
1987-1989 Assistant Chief, Nursing Science Division
Academy of Health Science
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234-6100
1985-1987 Consultant to Chief Nurse Corps Program Manger
1983-1985 Chief Nursing Education and Training Service
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Aurora, Colorado
1982-1983 Chief Nursing In-service
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Aurora, Colorado
1981-1982 Infection Control Nurse
Fort Hood, Texas
1980-1981 Assistant Chief, Evenings and Nights
Fort Hood, Texas
1977-1980 Long Term Schooling - PhD
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
1976-1977 Chief Nurse and Commander
86th Combat Support Hospital
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
1975-1976 Officer Advanced Course
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1974-1975 Chief Nurse
Mainz Health Clinic
Mainz, West Germany
1972-1974 Assistant Head Nurse, Emergency Room
Bad Kreznach, Germany
1971-1972 Assistant Head Nurse, ER, OPC, Evening and
Night Supervisor
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
1969-1970 Assistant Head Nurse, Pre-Op and Recovery
Long Bien, Vietnam
1969-1969 ICU, Neurosurgery, Staff Nurse,
Long Bein, Vietnam
1968-1969 Staff Nurse, Neurosurgery
Letterman Army Medical Center
San Francisco, California
Awards:
Anita Newcomb McGee Award - by The Daughters of American Revolution
Army Nurse Corps Officer of the year
"A" prefix in Education - awarded by Office of the Surgeon General
Who's Who in American College and Universities
Quality of life Award, Presented by Oncology Nurses Association at annual meeting
Educational Press Association of America - Excellence in Educational Journalism
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Medal with Stars
Vietnam Service Medals
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon with "2" numeral
Expert Field Medical Badge
Expert Marksman
Presentations (last 10 years only):
11 April 1995 Communication in the Dying Patient/NDE
Association of Oncology Nurses
Richmond, VA
3 May 1995 The NDE and Health Care Providers
ST. Lukes
ST. Louis MO
21Sept 1995 NDE’s in Children
Association of Adolescent Spy Nurses
Orlando, FL
5 Oct 1995 NDE’s, Conflict, Decision Making
Critical Care Conference, Nursing Inst.
Las Vegas, Nevada
19 Oct 1995 Shades of the Rainbow, Boundaries
Final Gifts Conference
Omaha, NE
30 Mar 1996 NDE and the Health Care professional
Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, VA
10 April 1996 Communications of the Dying, NDE’s
Cancer Conference, Hospice
Great Falls, Montana
25 July 1996 Interview Radio Station
Reference TWA crash
9 Aug 1996 Annual IANDS Conference
Research Panel
Oakland, CA
28 Sept 1996 The Language of the dying
NDE/NDA Messages of Hope
Casper, Wyoming
23 Oct 96 Conflict Resolution
Near Death Experiences in the ICU
Las Vegas, Nevada
10 Nov 96 Near -Death Experience
National Hospice Organization
Chicago, Ill
12 Nov 96 NDE’s in the Dying Patient
Hospice
Albuquerque NM
22 Nov 96 Smartcards and Risk Management
FOJP Hemsley Hotel
New York, NY
28 March 97 Near-Death Experience and the ICU Nurse
AACN
Kansas City, Kansas
16 May 97 Near-Death Experiences
SFFI Retreat Center
Asheville, Carolina
12 June 97 National Council on Consciousness
Discovery Science Inst.
Las Vegas, Nevada
25 August 97 Surgeon Generals Conference
Smart Cards
Washington, DC
30 Oct 97 International Near Death Conference
Shades of the Rainbow
San Antonio, TX
1 Nov 97 IANDS Annual Conference
Experiencer Panel
San Antonio, TX
5 Nov 97 Interview NBC News
NDE
21Jan 98 NDE for Oncology Nurses
Oncology Nurses Association
Seattle, Washington
20 April 98 The Near Death Experience
Annual Hospice Conference
Charlottesville, NC
7 May 98 Professional Role in Supporting Patients who have NDE’s
Graduation Presentation Department Of Nursing
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
24 June 98 End of Life Decisions
Academy of Palliative Care
New Orleans. LA
5 Oct 98 NDE’s and the Public
University of Virginia
Washington, DC
8 Oct 98 Opening Presidential message
IANDS International Conference
Salt Lake city, UT
16 Oct 98 The NDE and Health Care
State Hospice Association
Casper, WY
20 Nov 98 Shades of The Rainbow
Communicating with the Dying Patient
Hospice Conference for Texas
South Padre Island, Texas
3 June 99 Managing Your Own Health Care
Spiritual Frontiers Conference
Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA
18 Aug 99 Experience Panel
IANDS Annual Conference
Vancouver, BC
20 Aug 99 What Health Care Providers Need to Know about NDE’s?
IANDS Annual Conference
Vancouver, BC
21 Aug 99 Research Panel on NDE’s
IANDS Annual Conference
Vancouver, BC
17 Jan 00 Children and the Near-Death Experience
Honor Society for Nursing
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
29 Mar 00 NDE’s
Sociology Class at George Mason
Fairfax, VA
6 April 00 Children and the Near-Death Experience
Keynote Alumni Speaker
Portland, OR
15 Jul 00 NDE’s for Health Care Professionals
Panel on NDE’s
Annual IANDS Conference
Philadelphia, PA
22 Oct 00 NDE Orientation
KAPA
Alexandria, VA
21 June 01 The NDE and the Dying
SFFI Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA
17 Aug 01 Smart Card Technology in Health Care
White house Council on Technology
Washington, DC
Mar-Aug 02 Real Life event -Caring for Dying Mother
Rochester, NY
10 Jan 03 Combat NDE’s
IANDS International Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii
12 Jan 03 NDE’s for Health Care Professionals
IANDS Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii
16 June 03 The NDE and Health Care Professionals
Keynote for Alumni Dinner Genesee Hospital
Rochester, NY
16 July 03 Complexity Theory as it relates to Global Peace
SFFI International
Philadelphia, PA
10 Aug 04 Near-Death Experience
Webster Hospice, Rochester FOI
Rochester, NY
5 Oct 04 Near- Death Experience for Nurses
Somerset Co. Hospice
Skowgegen, ME
1 Dec 04 Combat NDE’s
Rhine Institute
Durham, NC
26 Feb 04 Strange Things
Radio Show
Ashville, NC
10 May 05 Combat NDE’s
National Nurses Week
Womack Army Medical Center
Ft. Bragg, NC
14 June 05 Combat NDE’s “What caregiver should know”
Executive nursing meeting
Portsmouth Naval Medical Center
9 Aug 05 NDE’s and Patient Care
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, HA
11 August 05 NDE’s and Health Care providers
Duke Medical Center
Palliative Care Conference
Durham, NC
7Sept 05 Combat and Natural Disasters NDE’s
What military and healthcare provider should know?
IANDS Annual Conference
Virginia Beach, VA
8 Sept 05 Compassion and Fatigue for Caregivers
IANDS Annual Conference
Virginia Beach, VA
10 Sept 05 Experiencer Panel
IANDS Annual Conference
Virginia Beach, VA
29 Sept 05 Near Death Experiences “What everybody should know”
Duke Medical Center
Center for grief and bereavement
Durham, NC
4 Oct 05 Near death Experiences
Palliative Care Program Consultants
Duke University Medical Center
26 Oct 05 NDE’s and Advanced Practice Nurses
Palliative Care Course
Nursing Program Duke University
Durham, NC
18 May 06 Consultation Smartcards & NDE’s
NYU
New York, New York
23 May 06 NDE Support Group
Durham, NC
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25 Oct 06 Research on NDE’s end of life, Palliative care and education
MD Anderson Medical Center
Annual IANDS Conference
Houston, Texas
26 Oct 06 NDE and Our veterans
MD Anderson Medical Center
Annual IANDS Conference
Houston, Texas
27 Oct 06 NDE Panel
MD Anderson Medical Center
Annual IANDS Conference
Houston, Texas
28 Oct 06 Let’ Talk About it! Group for nurses on NDE’s
MD Anderson Medical Center
Annual IANDS Conference
Houston, Texas
8 Nov 06 Highlights of IANDS Conference
Rhine Research Center
Durham, NC
8 Feb 07 NDE’s Discussion Series
Kings Knight Hospital
South Carolina
Publications
Bentley (Choate), Katrina and Diane Corcoran, "The Role of the Psychiatric Nurse
Clinician in General Military Hospital," Military Medicine, February 1983
Callanan Maggie, and Corcoran Diane “Near-Death experiences can jar patients,
nurses alike”, Critical Care Management, June
Corcoran, Diane ”Smart Cards” Advances for Nurses, August, 28th, 2000
Corcoran, Diane “NDE and Patient Care” Advances for Nurses, CEU paper,
April 2006
Corcoran, Diane ”In my Opinion ”Military Nursing Journal, January 1998
Corcoran, Diane, "Decision Making Behavior in Nurses," Journal of Nursing
Administration, September 1988
Corcoran, Diane, "Near-Death Experiences," Stethoscope, September 1983
Corcoran, Diane, "A Smart Way to Train," Army Trainer, Winter, 1987
Corcoran, Diane, "Near-Death Experiences A Nursing Concern," Critical Care
Issues, winter 88, Volume #2
Corcoran, Diane, "Near-Death Experience Patients," Nursing 88, Nov 88
Corcoran, Diane, “Open Letter To Health Care Professionals”, Vital Signs, Winter 95.
Corcoran, Diane, “In The Classroom with NDE’s”, Vital Signs, Summer 96.
Grunhzit-Hoyt Olga, “A Time Remembered”, American Women in Vietnam, Page 41-48,
Diane’s Story, 1999
Corcoran, Diane, “Near Death Experiences in War and Natural Disasters”, Vital Signs,
Winter, 2005.
Corcoran, Diane,”Near-Death Experiences-CEU program” Advances for Nurses, May,
2006.
Corcoran, Diane, “Exploring the Near-Death Experience” News-Line for Nurses, Vol. 7,
No 9F September, 2006
Membership in Professional Societies:
International Association for Near Death Studies
American Association of Professional Consultants
Association for Legal Nurse Consultants
American Academy of Management
Association of Military Surgeons
Forum for Death Education and Counseling
American Nurses' Association/Nurse Researchers
National Honor Society for Nurses (Sigma Theta Tau)
Teaching Appointments/Committee Work:
Dean of Management, Rutherford University Full Professor Current
Baylor University, Assistant Professor
Arapahow Community College Nursing Program
Community College of Denver, North, Nursing
Program Advisory Committee
University of Colorado-Adjunct Faculty
Curriculum Committee Baylor
Assistant Chief, Nursing Science Division
Academy of Health Sciences
San Antonio, Texas
Courses Taught:
Grief and Bereavement
Health Care Administration
Decision Making/Management Research
Near-Death Experiences
Combat NDE’s
NDE issues and our Veterans
Conflict resolutions
Management
Change Management
Co-dependency in Health Care Management
Consultant Positions:
1976-Present National Consultant on Near-Death Experiences
1992-Present Independent Management Consultant
1988-Present International Nursing Consultant on NDE's
1992-1994 Nursing Education Consultant to Department of Health
Chengdu, China
1989-1991 Nursing Recruitment/Training Consultant for ZAV Germany
Government, Nanny Care International, Calf.
1989-1992 7th MEDCOM Consultant for Nursing Research
1987-1988 Army's Consultant to Enlisted Health Education
1987-1988 Nursing Consultant
Health Service Support Air/Land Battle
Academy of Health Services, San Antonio, Texas
1985-1988 National Guard Chief Nurse Education Consultant
1985-1986 Organizational Administration
Excalibur and Associates
Marketing Management Consultant
Real Estate Investment Corp.
1985 1987 Boulder County Hospice
1984 1989 Managerial Transition Conference - Commander,
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
1979 1981 Health Education, Department of Health
Austin, Texas
Voluntary Professional Contributions:
2004-Present Secretary and Board Member, IANDS
1981-Present National Consultant for Near-Death Experiences
1996-2000 Chairman of the Board, of Directors Spiritual
Fellowship Frontiers International
Present Individual Counseling on Grief, Bereavement and NDE
Present Teach NDE in Pastoral Education Programs
1995-2000 President IANDS
1982-1987 Executive Officer
International Association of Near-Death Studies
1982-1989 Developed Training Program used in Army
1982-1985 National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Training (SMART)
1984 Systematic Training Program
National Guard Management of Information Systems
1983-1984 Consultant for ANC Graduate Students in Nursing Research
University of Colorado
1983 Chairperson Research Committee
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Aurora, Colorado
1978-82 IANDS Board of Directors
Research, Developing Projects in:
NDE’s In Veterans
Educational Program for Military and VA providers
Near-Death Experiences
Smart Cards in Health Care
Decision Making in Nursing Managers and Predictive Values for
Success
Developed Education/Documentation program that later become Army Program
(ASMART)
Developed Performance Rating Tool for Faculty
Decision Making Tool
Co-dependency as related to managerial attributes
Managerial Attributes
Staff Methodologies in Field Hospitals
Health Care Delivery Systems
Alternative Healing/Medical Practices
Developed Executive Mentorship Program
Organizational Change
Executive Management Programs for Health Care Commanders
Organizational Dynamics
Distance Education
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