GILLIAN G TUFTS
  • Associate Professor (Clinical), College Of Nursing
  • Assistant Dean, Master's and DNP programs, College Of Nursing
801-585-1278

Research Keywords

  • Critical Care

Presentations

  • An Interprofessional Simulation for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Dental Students NONPF 44th Annual meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana . Presentation, Presented, 04/13/2018.
  • Use of SSRIs in the Treatment of Depression 4th Annual Women’s Health & Midwifery Conference, University of Utah, College of Nursing. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/10/2015.
  • Innovative Approaches to Increase Student Satisfaction with the DNP Scholarly Project in a BS-DNP and MS-DNP Program NONPF 40th Annual meeting, Denver, Colorado . Presentation, Presented, 04/05/2014.
  • Scalability: An Innovative Approach to Maximize Limited Faculty Resources While Increasing Student Experience in Scholarly Projects in a BS-DNP and MS-DNP Program AACN 2014 Doctoral Education Conference. Naples, Florida . Presentation, Presented, 02/01/2014.
  • Scalability: An Innovative Approach to Maximize Limited Faculty Resources While Increasing Student Experience in Scholarly Projects in a BS-DNP and MS-DNP Program AACN 2014 Doctoral Education Conference. Naples, Florida . Presentation, Presented, 02/01/2014.
  • Assessing Nurse Practitioner Student Competencies in Physical Exam: On-line Tools NONPF 38th Annual meeting, Charleston, SC . Poster, Presented, 04/14/2012.
  • New Treatment Approach to Osteopenia in Vietnamese Women in Vietnamese Women ACNM Regional Mini-Conference. SLC, UT . Presentation, Presented, 02/04/2012.
  • Clinical application of the FRAX tool in primary care, presented at the NPWH 14th Annual Conference . Poster, Presented, 10/13/2011.
  • Treatment Approach for Osteopenia in Vietnamese Women 3rd National DNP conference, San Diego, CA . Presentation, Presented, 09/30/2010.
  • Horses vs Zebras Utah Nurses Association, Annual Educational Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/10/2010.
  • Fracture Risk in Vietnamese Women: A New WHO Tool at Western Institute of Nursing 42nd Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Salt Lake City, UT . Poster, Presented, 04/23/2009.
  • Treatment Initiation of Osteoporosis in Immigrant Vietnamese Women At National Osteoporosis Foundation 8th International Symposium on Osteoporosis: Translating Clinical Research into Practice Washington, DC . Poster, Presented, 04/02/2009.
  • Treatment Initiation of Osteoporosis in Immigrant Vietnamese Women at National Osteoporosis Foundation 8th International Symposium on Osteoporosis: Translating Clinical Research into Practice, Washington, DC . Poster, Presented, 04/02/2009.

Languages

  • English, fluent.
  • Spanish, functional.

Publications

  • The Treatment of Osteopenia in Asian Women: A New Approach. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Volume 23, Issue 8. Published, 06/13/2011.
  • New Treatment Approach for Osteopenia. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. Volume 56, Issue 1, pages 61–67, January/February 2011. Published, 02/15/2011.
  • "The Treatment of Osteopenia in Asian Women: A New Approach" is now accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Accepted, 01/31/2010.
  • New Treatment Approach for Osteopenia, to the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. Accepted, 11/27/2009.
  • Hardman ME, Tufts GG. Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease. Clinician Review. 2007;17(4):37-42. Published, 04/2007.
  • Tufts GG, Connor Hardman, ME. Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Clinicians Reviews. 2006.16(1):51-58. Published, 01/2006.
  • Tufts GG. Primary Care of the Preterm Infant. American Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2004;8(10):25-42. Published, 10/2004.
  • Tufts, G., & Colyar, M. R. (2003). Assessment of congenital anomalies, chromosomal disorders, and inherted disorders. In M. R. Colyar (Ed.), Well child assessment for primary providers. F. A. Davis. Published, 01/2003.
  • Tufts, G. (2003). Premature infants and infancy. In M. R. Cola (Ed.), Well child assessment for primary care providers. F. A. Davis. Published, 01/2003.
  • Tufts, G., & Haeffele, J. (2003). Toddlers, ages 12 to 24 months. In M. R. Colyar (Ed.), Well child assessment for primary care providers. F. A. Davis. Published, 01/2003.
  • Tufts, G. (2003). The first 12 months of life. In M. R. Colyar (Ed.), Well child assessment for primary care providers. F. A. Davis. Published, 01/2003.