Mary is the Quality Management Specialist at Emory University Hospital. She has been a Registered Nurse for 43 years, receiving her Diploma in nursing from Hall School of Nursing in Gainesville, GA, a Bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, a Masters in Nursing with a concentration in education from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University, and a Post Masters certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner from the University of South Alabama. Mary is a member of The American College of Cardiology, the American Nurses Association, and the American Heart Association.
The majority of her work experience has been in Cardiac Intensive Care and the Cardiac catheterization lab. After teaching for several years at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing at Mercer University, she returned to the hospital setting to coordinate programs in stroke and cardiac care, leading to her present position at Emory Healthcare.
Mary speaks about heart health in her workshop - what it is, what it means, and how it impacts your life, not just physically but also emotionally. Find out how your emotions affect your heart health and what puts you at risk.
Stress is a major factor that affects our health. The stress we're all under today has affected our lifestyle and our journey to success. We give ourselves such a hard time when we don't do things as the world believes we should or as someone in our lives thinks we should. And that affects our heart health.
Learn how you can take better care of your heart by taking good care of yourself physically and emotionally. No matter your age, the more you learn about heart health, the more prepared you will be to not only take care of your heart but also to save a life if the need arises. Educate yourself on how to take care of those around you and what to do in the event of a cardiac arrest.