Lillie Shockney, RN., BS., MAS is the Administrative Director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in Baltimore, MD. Her career has been focused on clinical nursing care with a special focus on cancer patients. Mrs. Shockney was the Director of Performance Improvement and Utilization Management from 1987-1997. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38 in 1992, she began to contribute additional time to the Johns Hopkins Hospital as a volunteer for the Breast Center. In this role, Mrs. Shockney conducted patient satisfaction surveys, developed quality of care measurement methods, and worked with the clinical team to develop ways to improve patient care and services for women diagnosed with breast cancer.
In 1997, she formally joined the Breast Center staff as the Education and Outreach Director, responsible for the quality of care programs, patient education programs, survivor volunteer team, community outreach at a local, regional and national level, webmaster, and patient advocacy. Mrs. Shockney is a registered nurse with a BS degree in Health Care Administration from Saint Joseph's College and a Masters in Administrative Science from the Johns Hopkins University. She is an Advisory Board and Board of Trustee member of the National Consortium of Breast Centers, a member of the National Consumer Advisory Council and was appointed to the Board of the National Women's Health Research Center.
Mrs. Shockney is also on the Medical Advisory Boards of several breast cancer organizations, including the YSC Medical Advisory Board, and a recipient of numerous community service awards. She is a published author on the subject of breast cancer with two books and many articles to her name. Mrs. Shockney is also the co-founder and vice-president of the national nonprofit organization "Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer."
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