Curriculum Vitae
John T. Stem (Jack)
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
513-833-4584
Email: jack@jackstem.com
Founder: Midwest Anesthesia Consultants
Founder: Pain-relief Advocacy and Information Network
Founder: HIS Loving Care (Christian health information ministry)
Founder: Addiction Prevention Education Consulting Services
Founder: Peer Advocacy for Impaired Nurses, LLC (Currently active)
Goals: To use my combined experience in health care as well as in addiction and recovery,
to educate other professionals, non-professionals, and students, in developing healthy,
well rounded, lifestyles. This education is intended to prevent the development of
substance abuse problems whenever possible. The education is also intended to assist
individuals to seek appropriate consultation and treatment modalities if substance
abuse should become an issue in their lives, or the lives of family members or colleagues.
Employment History
1978-1979, Staff Nurse, Emergency Room, The Christ Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Staff
Nurse, 750 bed private hospital Emergency Room
1979-1981, Student, Aultman Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia Canton, Ohio Trained
in all aspects of anesthesia including: Preoperative assessment, designing and implementing
intraoperative anesthesia care plan, postoperative assessment and discharge of the
patient. Techniques learned included: intraoperative sedation and analgesia, general
anesthesia (mask and endotracheal), major regional anesthesia (epidural, caudal,
subarachnoid block, nerve blocks). Also received training in insertion and management
of cardiovascular monitoring (CVP, Swan-Ganz catheter, intra-arterial monitoring).
1981-1982, Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Aultman Hospital Canton, Ohio, Involved in all
aspects of anesthesia for an 800+ bed hospital. Preoperative assessment, developing
and implementing complete intra-operative anesthesia plan for general, gynecological,
neurological, cardiovascular, thoracic, obstetrical and trauma patients. Also managed
postoperative care and discharge of post-anesthesia patients. Team leader for in-house
"code-blue" teams.
1981-1982, Clinical Instructor, Aultman Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia Canton,
Ohio Responsible for clinical supervision of first year nurse anesthesia students.
1982-1985, Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Responsibilities
included: pre-operative assessment of the surgical/obstetrical/ trauma patient. Planning
and implementing the anesthesia plan of care, including sedation, general anesthesia,
and spinal, caudal, and other major nerve blocks. Post-operative assessment and management
of the post-anesthesia surgical and obstetrical patient.
1986-1989, Part-time Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Cincinnati Eye Institute Cincinnati,
Ohio Pre-operative assessment, intra-operative management and post-operative management
and discharge of the patient requiring surgery for phacoemulsification and intraocular
lens implant, radial keratotomy and other surgical procedures on the eye. Trained
and performed retrobulbar and peribulbar blocks.
1985-1991, Staff Nurse Anesthetist, Miami Valley Hospital, Level I Trauma Center,
Level III Obstetrical Center. Dayton, Ohio Responsibilities included those posted
above as well as chief CRNA, obstetrical anesthesia department.
1991-Present, Founder and President, Midwest Anesthesia Consultants Cincinnati, Ohio
Consulting and continuing education for nursing and anesthesia professionals. Primary
areas of focus include: obstetrical anesthesia, conscious sedation for non-anesthesia
professionals, post-operative assessment and care of the post-anesthesia patient,
pain management consulting for home care and hospice patients as well as placing
peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). Provided training on the insertion
and management of PICC lines.
1992-1999, Faculty Member for the following continuing education providers:
- American Health Care Institute (AHI),
- Obstetrical Services and Consulting (OBSC),
- Bev Parks and Associates
- Professional Education Center (PEC).
2001-2004
Love Lawn Care, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Bed Care Manager
- Responsible for all aspects of care and management of flower and tree beds for 13
commercial properties, including the management of employees.
- Responsible for ordering and maintenance of equipment and chemicals
Current Positions:
- Founder and CEO, Peer Advocacy for Impaired Nurses, LLC
- Chair, Peer Assistance Committee, Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- Peer Assistance Advisor, Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- Peer Assistance Advisor, Consultant, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Education
- Associates Degree Liberal Arts, University of Cincinnati, 1974
- Diploma, Nursing, The Christ Hospital School of Nursing, 1978
- Diploma, Anesthesia, Aultman Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia, 1981
Guest faculty for the New England Association of Nurse Anesthetists, March 4, 2006
Topic: “Addiction: It Won’t Happen to Me, Right?”
Guest Faculty for the Southeast Perinatal Update, 2004, Savannah, GA. April 21 -
23, 2004.
Topics:
- Pain in the Fetus and Newborn (April 21)
- The History of Obstetrical Anesthesia (April 22)
- Pain Management in the Addicted Mother (April 23)
Guest faculty for the University of Michigan graduating class, School of Nurse Anesthesia,
March 15, 2003.
Topic: “Addiction and the Anesthesia Provider”
Guest faculty for various Local, State, and National organizations, including:
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists,
- American Society of Peri-Anesthetic Nurses,
- Association for Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses,
- Intravenous Nursing Society,
- Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates
Topics of Discussion Included:
- Nursing Care of the Pregnant Woman Receiving Epidural Analgesia and Anesthesia,
- "Hands-on" instruction on the placement and management of epidural catheters (AANA),
- Conscious Sedation for Rns,
- Placement and Management of PICC lines,
- Postoperative Pain Management,
- Cancer Pain Management,
- Chronic Pain Management,
- Pain Management in the Geriatric Population,
- Anesthetic Management of the Pre-Eclamptic Patient,
- Post Anesthesia Emergencies,
- Pharmacology of Anesthetic Agents for the PACU Nurse.
- Addiction in the Anesthesia Provider and other Health Care Professionals
Publications: Stem J: “Flirting with disaster. Do RNs go too Far?”: AWHONN Lifelines
1997 Feb;1(1):31-5. PMID: 9273244, UI: 97367241
