Dr Martha Polovich
Oncology Nurse
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
United States
United States Martha Polovich, PhD, RN, AOCN-Emeritus
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Oncology Nurse since 1980, Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist from 1987-2012
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Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Liaison to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH] Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Working Group 2000 – 2007
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Member, expert panel for USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs – Handling in Healthcare Settings
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Editor of several ONS publications related to chemotherapy and hazardous drug safe handling since 2001
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Frequent invited speaker and presenter on hazardous drug safe handling, nationally and internationally
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Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors of ONS, 2019-2022
Education:
Martha Polovich earned a Diploma in Nursing from Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago; a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Nursing from Louisiana State University in New Orleans; and a PhD in Nursing from Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Dr Polovich is an RN with over 40 years of clinical practice. She taught at Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions at Georgia State University in Atlanta GA from 2013-2021. Currently, she is a co-investigator for the Hazardous Drug Safety Center at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Dr Martha Polovich has received financial support/sponsorship for research support, consultation, or speaker fees from the following companies:
