EXPERIENCE
1999-present
Health Educators, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Founder/President/Instructor

• Offers services designed specifically to meet the needs of today’s modification professional.
• Providing modern, practical, relevant education and delivering accurate, leading edge information.
• Also, providing expert solutions to assist in managing the increasingly complicated and complex issues involved in today’s public health industry.

1991-present
Visiting Nurse Association
Cleveland, OH
L.P.N.

• Responsibilities included patient care and treatments from wound care to ostomys and medication administration.
• Assisted in the case management of patients and reported significant changes to R.N. and M.D. when necessary.
• Obtained orders from M.D., reported to and instructed family on changes, disease processes and how to care for the patient with everyday needs and special treatments.
• Responsible for drawing blood, following through on blood work and reporting results to M.D. and R.N.
• Assisted multiple committees regarding continuing education and designing new programs for patients.

1993-2005
Body Work Productions, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Founder/President/Master Piercer

• Only northern Ohio member shop of the Association of Professional Piercers.
• Largest shop in northern Ohio, with seven employees.
• Daily duties included piercing and assessment of clients, supervision of staff, and full responsibility for accounts payable and receivable.

1989-1991
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Cleveland, OH
L.P.N.

• Responsibilities included patient care, treatment, charting and reporting significant changes related to patient’s condition to R.N.
• Responsible for passing medication and monitoring of IV sites.
• Assisted in development of patient care plans and with teaching patients and families about treatments and their disease processes.

MEDICAL EDUCATION
2000-present
American Heart Association

• BLS Instructor
• First Aide Instructor

1998-present
OSHA

• Authorized General Industry Outreach Trainer

1988-present
General Industry Outreach Instructor for OSHA
Eastern Michigan University

• 10 and 30 hour compliance course for general industry specializing in blood borne pathogen.

1989
Central School of Practical Nursing
Cleveland, OH

• Nursing License, December 1989
• NAPNES, September 1989
• Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.69

1988
Hammel College
Brook Park, OH

• Medical Assistant Certificate
• Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.0

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2002-2004
Society for Permanent Cosmetic Professionals
Health & Safety Director

1998-present
Expert Witness/Consultant in legal proceedings
Regarding health and safety in the piercing industries

1996-1998
National Environmental Health Association
Medical Advisor, Body Art Committee

1997
Ohio Department of Health
Regulatory Committee for Body Piercing and Tattooing

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1995-present
Association of Professional Piercers

1999-2004
National Safety Council (NSC)

1996-1999
OSHA/Legislative Liaison

1996-1998
Board Member/Trustee of the Association of Professional Piercers

AWARDS
2002
Freeman Award
For excellence in educational standards for the piercing and tattooing community

2002
Presidents Award
For excellence in educational standards for the piercing and tattooing community

1993
Etta Creech Award
For excellence in nursing

PUBLICATIONS
Body Art: A Comprehensive Guidebook and Model Code of the National Environmental Health Association

Association of Professional Piercers (procedural manual)

The Point, official newsletter of the Association of Professional Piercers

EXPERIENCE
Owner
Splash of Color Tattoo & Piercing Studio
January 1997 to Present
515 E. Grand River Ave., Suite F
East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Phone: 517-333-0990 Fax: 517-336-5497
Email: [email protected]

Vice President / Instructor / Consultant
Health Educators, Inc.
May 1999 to Present
Main Office:
P.O. Box 77210
Cleveland, Ohio 44107
Phone: 216-623-0815
Michigan Office:
515 E. Grand River Ave., Suite F
East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Phone: 517-333-0990
Email: [email protected]

Authorized Outreach Instructor for OSHA General Industry
OSHA Training Institute
May 1999 to Present

Member of the Board of Directors;
Instructor - Prevention of Disease
Transmission in Tattooing Seminar
Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc.
November 2002 to May 2005
2108 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, Arizona 85711
Phone: 520-514-5549 Fax: 520-514-5579

EDUCATION
OSHA 501 Trainer Course Update
OSHA Training Institute
February 25-27, 2002
Eastern Michigan University
Dearborn, Michigan

OSHA 501 Bloodborne Pathogen Update Workshop
Pathfinder Associates
June 12, 2001
Cleveland, Ohio

OSHA 501 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards
OSHA Training Institute
April 19-22, 1999
University of Findlay
Findlay, Ohio

Basic Hepatitis C Educator Training
Hepatitis C Support Project
November 15-16, 2003
P.O. Box 427037
San Francisco, CA 94142-7037

Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training
Health Educators, Inc.
Last Updated May 25, 2005
2710 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Annual Principles of Sterilization & Infection Control Training
Health Educators, Inc.
Last Updated May 25, 2005
2710 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Relevant Anatomy & Aftercare Method /Theory Course
Health Educators, Inc.
Completed May 21, 2000
2710 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Basic Skills Seminar in Professional Body Piercing
Professional Piercing Information Systems (PPIS)
Course Completed March 7-11, 1999
P.O. Box 390288
Anza, California 92539

MEMBERSHIPS
The Alliance of Professional Tattooists, Inc.
May 1997 to Present
2108 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, Arizona 85711

CURRICULUM VITAE
John J. Ward, M.D.
Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgeon
Orthopaedic Surgeon

OFFICE
ACADEMIC
Clinical Assistant Professor  
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
LSU Health Sciences Center
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
Phone: 318.675.6184

                     
PRIVATE          
6030 Line Avenue
Suite 210
Shreveport, Louisiana 71106
Phone: 318.550.0050
Fax: 318.550.0053
[email protected]

LICENSURE

BOARD CERTIFICATION
July 1997 – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

DATE OF BIRTH
September 9, 1954

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2004 – Present – Co-Director, Module III course

2001 – Present – Small group leader, Module III course

2002 – Present – Resident education related to surgical anatomy

1988 – Present – Resident education related to musculoskeletal tumors           

POSITIONS HELD
1992 – 2005           
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
LSU Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana 
Chairman:  James A. Albright, M.D.

1988 – 1992           
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
LSU Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana 
Chairman:  James A. Albright, M.D.

1987 – 1988           
Instructor
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Kurt M.W. Niemann, M.D.

1986 – 1987           
Chief Administrative Resident
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Kurt M.W. Niemann, M.D.

1986 – 1987           
President, Resident House Staff Council
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama

1984 – 1987           
Representative, Resident House Staff Council
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
1988 – 2005           
Primary Specialty:  Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery
Secondary Specialty:  General Orthopaedic Surgery
Shreveport, LA 

1993 – 1994           
Primary Specialty:  Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery
Secondary Specialty:  General Orthopaedic Surgery
Shreveport, LA 

1992 – 1993           
Primary Specialty:  Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery
Secondary Specialty:  General Orthopaedic Surgery
Canyon Orthopaedic Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Medical
Louisiana Medical Association
Shreveport Medical Society

Other
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

EDUCATION
1987 – 1988           
Fellow, Orthopaedic Oncology
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama
Director:  William K. Dunham, M.D.

1984 – 1987           
Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Kurt M.W. Niemann, M.D.

1983 – 1984           
Research Fellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Kurt M.W. Niemann, M.D.

1982 – 1983           
Resident, General Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Kurt M.W. Niemann, M.D.

1981 – 1982           
Intern, General Surgery
University of Alabama Hospitals
Birmingham, Alabama
Chairman:  Arnold G. Diethelm, M.D.

1981                       
Doctor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Medical Center
Shreveport, Louisiana

1977                       
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

PRESENTATIONS
Local

Regional

National                

PUBLICATIONS

Ward, JJ, Thornbury, DD, Lemons, JE, and Dunham, WK:  Metal-induced sarcoma:  A case report and literature review.  Clinical Orthopaedics. 252:299-306, 1990.

Ward, JJ, Meyer, RD, and Lemons, JE:  Tensile strength comparison of dowel plug technique to standard techniques of tendon to bone attachment.  Foot and Ankle. 8(5):248-253, 1988.

Ward, JJ, Nasca, RJ, Lemons, JE, and Bidez, MW:  Cyclic testing of Harrington and Luque spinal instruments.  In:  Biomedical Engineering III:  Recent developments (ed. By L.C. Sheppard).  Proceedings of the Third Southern Biomedical  Engineering Conference.  Pergamon Press, New York, p. 168, 1984.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
MEDICAL ETHICS

June 2001           
Medical Ethics for the 21st Century                                               
28 CME hours
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
East Lansing, Michigan

June 2003           
Medical Ethics for the 21st Century                                               
14.5 CME hours
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
East Lansing, Michigan

June 2004           
Medical Ethics for the 21st Century                                               
14.5 CME hours
Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
East Lansing, Michigan

OTHER MEDICAL TOPICS
December 2001           
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine                                   
26.8 CME hours
9th Internation Congress on Anti-Aging & Biomedical
Technologies
Las Vegas, Nevada

January 2002           
Orthopaedic Review Symposium                                               
13 CME hours
Vail, Colorado

May 2002           
11th Annual Carroll W. Feist Symposium on Breast Cancer           
6 CME hours
LSU Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana

December 2002           
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine                                   
10 CME hours
Anti-Aging Medicine:  A Radical Approach to Redefining the
Process of Aging:  A Rational Program of Preventive Healthcare
Las Vegas, Nevada

February 2003           
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Symposium           
22.75 CME hours
Wright State University School of Medicine
Houston, TX

March 2003           
Advances in Hip Revision Surgery                                               
10 CME hours
Medical Education Resource, Inc.
Rosemont, IL

May 2003           
12th Annual Carroll W. Feist Symposium                                    
6 CME hours
LSU Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana

October 2004           
Advances in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty                                               
13 CME hours
Medical Education Resource, Inc.
San Diego, California