Diann B. Uustal, RN, MS, Ed.D.

Diann received a B.S. in nursing from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. in nursing from the University of Massachusetts.  She earned a doctoral degree in Education majoring in ethics and values in health care at the University of Massachusetts.  In addition, Dr. Uustal completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in healthcare ethics as a Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University.

Diann is the founder and president of an educational consulting firm, Educational Resources in HealthCare, Inc. and is a nationally and internationally recognized educator, author, and consultant.  Dr. Uustal is a facilitator of workshops and seminars in health care ethics, professional caregiver issues, and values education that are presented to hospitals, colleges of nursing and medicine, and various national conferences and specialty nursing, medical and other professional organizations.  Dr. Uustal has been named to Who’s Who in American Nursing, Who’s Who in Medicine & Healthcare, Who’s Who In American Women, Who’s Who in Executives in Business, and Who’s Who in American Education.

As a clinical-ethicist, Dr. Uustal is experienced in consulting with hospital ethics committees, conferring in problematical clinical-ethical cases, reviewing and writing policies, and helping establish new ethics committees.  Diann has authored numerous articles in health care values and ethics, professional issues in nursing, and caring for the caregiver.

Diann has authored five books and co-edited three.  Three of the most recent are entitled Clinical Ethics and Values: Issues and Insights in a Changing Health Care Environment, Caring for Yourself ~ Caring for Others: The Ultimate Balance, and Cutting Edge Bioethics: A Christian Exploration of Technologies and Trends.  In addition, Diann was a major consultant for the award winning Concept Media film series on Ethics, Values and Health Care and wrote the script for the film entitled “Values Clarification.”

Dr. Uustal’s workshops and contributions in the areas of the ethical issues in health care, ethic of care, value-based leadership and caring for the caregiver are widely recognized in the nursing and medical professions.  She is a highly sought after educator, author and keynote speaker, known for her warmth, discernment, and dynamic and thought provoking presentation style.