KIRSTI A. DYER, MD, MS, FT, FAAETS, FACW, BCETS, BCBT, NCBF, CWS
Life Change & Wellness - Internal Medicine - Grief, Loss, Breavement & Trauma
Websites: JourneyofHearts.org - VioletHeart.org - NICU Parent Support Site

BOARD CERTIFICATION & CERTIFICATIONS

FELLOW THANATOLOGY (Death, Dying and Bereavement), Association for Death Education and Counseling (FT)
FELLOW, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (FAAETS)
BOARDED by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
BOARD CERTIFIED Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS)
BOARD CERTIFIED Bereavement Trauma (BCBT)
Diplomat of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
FELLOW, American College of Wellness (FACW)
Certified Wellness Specialist/Director (CWS/CWD) - American College of Wellness
Founding Member Medical Wellness Association
BOARD ELIGIBLE INTERNAL MEDICINE
NATIONALLY CERTIFIED BEREAVEMENT FACILITATOR (NCBF) - American Academy of Bereavement, Re-certified 2002.
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IN THE STUDY OF LOSS & GRIEF - UC Berkeley Extenstion - Completed 2001.
CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR ONLINE EDUCATION - Online Certificate in Online Teaching, Cerro Coso College. 2005.
CERTIFIED ONLINE INSTRUCTOR - Online Instructor Certification, Madonna University. 2007.
CERTIFIED - Acute Traumatic Stress Management (ATSM) - American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
CERTIFIED CRITICAL INCIDENCE STRESS MANAGEMENT - International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
CERTIFIED - Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness, University of Southern Indiana. 2004.
EMPLOYMENT

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

ASSOCIATE ADJUNCT PROFESSOR - Madonna University, College of Nursing and Health, Hospice Education Department, Certificate in Bereavement Program. December 2006 - Present.
ADJUNCT FACULTY - Yosemite Community College District, Biological Sciences Department. October 2004 - Present
OWNER, SELF EMPLOYED - The Violet Heart Collection/Restoring Moments
LAST CLINICAL POSITION: INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, Adult Primary Care, February 2001 - September 2002, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA LOCUM TENEMS POSITIONS:
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN May 2000 - December 2000, Mary Newberger, MD, Concord, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN August - November 2000, Walnut Creek Medical Group, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN July 1999, Sept 1999, Diablo Valley Specialists in Internal Medicine, Concord, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Sept 1999, Dr. Donald K. Westbie, Pleasanton, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Mar 1999 - July 1999, North Bay HealthCare Medical Clinic, Vacaville, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Feb 1999 - April 1999, NovaCare, Inc. Cupertino, CA
FULL TIME/PART TIME POSITIONS:
INTERNAL MEDICINE & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN Sept 1997 - Feb 1999, Glenn Medical Center, Willows, CA, INTERIM MEDICAL DIRECTOR Sept 97 - June 1998
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN April 1997- Oct 1997, Family Health Centers of Planned Parenthood, Concord, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Oct 1996 - July 1997, Muir Primary Care Lafayette, CA
INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Jan 1997 - Feb 1997, Temporary replacement following death of Dr. Karl Ahlborn, Muir Health Care Network Walnut Creek, CA
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN Oct 1996 - July 1997, Immediate Care Clinic, Walnut Creek, CA
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN - Aug 1996 - June 1998, Del Puerto Hospital, Patterson, CA; Sept 1996 - Oct 1996, Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital, San Andreas, CA
EDUCATION INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY 1994 - 1996 Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA University of Southern California Affiliate
PRELIMINARY YEAR, SURGERY 1993 - 1994, University of San Francisco-Fresno Education Program, University (Valley) Medical Center and Veteran's Hospital, Fresno, CA
PRELIMINARY YEAR, INTERNAL MEDICINE 1992 - 1993, University of California San Francisco-Fresno Education Program, University (Valley) Medical Center and Veteran's Hospital, Fresno, CA
MEDICAL DEGREE June 1992, University of California, Davis School of Medicine
MASTERS OF SCIENCE, COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY Sept 1986, University of California, Davis Concentrations in Immunology, Immunopathology and Medical Parasitology
BACHELORS OF ARTS, WITH HONORS May 1984, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) MAJORS: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (HUMAN BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY), CHEMISTRY
PRESENTATION & TEACHING EXPERIENCE INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Spring 2008, Columbia College Center.
PROFESSOR, Grieving Family Systems - HSP 5200. Online course, Blackboard. College of Nursing and Health, Hospice Education Department. Associate Adjunct Professor, Spring 2008, Madonna University.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Fall 2007, Columbia College Center.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Summer 2007, Columbia College Center.
PROFESSOR, Grieving Family Systems - HSP 5200. Online course, Blackboard. College of Nursing and Health, Hospice Education Department. Associate Adjunct Professor, Spring 2007, Madonna University.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Spring 2007, Columbia College Center.
PRESENTER, Introducing Scientific Journal Writing in the Undergraduate Setting. First Annual Northern California Science Education Symposium (NCSES), Hosted by University of California, Davis; California State University, Sacramento, May 2006.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Spring 2006, Columbia College Center.
PRESENTER, Identifying, Understanding and Working with Grieving Parents in the NICU, First Annual Perinatal Conference, Hosted by March of Dimes, Kaiser Permanente and Blue Cross, November 2005.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Fall 2005, Columbia College Center and Calavaras Center.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course, Web-CT. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Summer 2005.
INSTRUCTOR, Nutrition (& Wellness) - Biology 50. Web-enhanced course. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District, Spring 2005.
INSTRUCTOR (SUBSTITUTE), Nutrition - Biology 50. Columbia College. Adjunct Faculty, Yosemite Community College District Winter 2005.
PRESENTER, Good Grief! I'm Having a Charlie Brown Xmas - How to Deal with the Holiday Blues. Brown Bag Series on Mental Health Themes. Columbia College, Health Services, November 2004.
INSTRUCTOR - Coping with Change: Enhancing Ways of Facing Life Challenges. Online e-Course Focus Group. November 2004.
AUTHOR - Loss and Grief in the NICU: Understanding and Helping Grieving Parents. Continuing Education (CE) course explores the impact of grief and loss in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) setting. Available through NICU Solutions. July 2004. Available at: http://www.nicusolutions.com/scripts/site/articles.php
PRESENTER, Understanding the Grief Response and Creative Ways to Cope, Hospice of the Sierra, Visiting Nurses' Association, March 2004.
PRESENTER, Grief and Loss in the Medical Setting. Tuolumne County Medical Society, May 2003.
PRESENTER, Children's Losses. Guest Speaker Summerville Parent Nursery School, May 2003.
PRESENTER CME's, Understanding and Creatively Expressing Grief. California Hospice Foundation, Spring Conference. February 2003.
PRESENTER CME's, Grief and Loss in the Medical Setting. South Sacramento, Kaiser Permanente, CME Program. Ethics Forum. October 2002.
GUEST LECTURER - California Maritime Academy, February 2002 - "How to Cope with Loss, Grief, Death & Dying: Professionally & Personally" for the California State University, Maritime Social Science course on "Dying: The Final Stage of Living."
AUTHOR - Supercourse, University of Pittsburgh, January 2002 - "Ethical Challenges on the Medical and Healthcare Internet." Available online at: http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec4801/index.htm
PRESENTER CME's, Identifying Loss(es) and the Grief Response in Our Patients, Diablo Valley Service Area, Kaiser Permanente, CME Program. November 2001.
PRESENTER CME's, Medical Internet Ethics: A Field in Evolution. Medinfo 2001. London, England. Sept. 2001.
INSTRUCTOR, Somatic Aspects of Loss & Grief, U.C. BERKELEY Extenstion, August 2001.
CURRICULUM CONTRIBUTOR - "Journey of Hearts: From Idea to Reality" presented at the ITCH 2000 in August was included as an example of Patient education and informatics in the Recommended reading list for MINF 520 Consumer Healthcare Informatics at Oregon Health Sciences University, Spring 2001.
PRESENTER, Dealing with Death & Dying in Medical Education and Practice. AMSA's (American Medical Student's Association) 51st Annual Convention, March 2001.
PRESENTER CME's, Healing from Grief Using a Website, Color, Writing, Poetry and Wilderness Therapy. Creativity and Madness, The American Institute of Medical Education, December 2000.
PRESENTER, Journey of Hearts: From Idea to Reality, ITCH 2000, International Conference Addressing Information Technology in Community Health. Victoria, BC, Canada, August 2000.
PRESENTER, MEDNET '99 September 1999 Heidelberg, Germany. Tutorial/Workshop - "Learn HTML In Heidelberg"
Presentation - "Lessons & Insights Learned from Creating a Unique Integrative Medical Website for Web-education"
PRESENTER & E-RESEARCHER, Internet Resources on Grief, Loss, PTSD and Bereavement - Fall 1999 for the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and subsequent courses.
PRESENTER & E-RESEARCHER, Grief and Loss Internet Resources - Summer 1999 for UC Berkeley Extension course, Changing Paradigms in Loss and Grief for the New Century.
PRESENTER & E-RESEARCHER, Medical Art Therapy Internet Resources - Summer 1999 for UC Berkeley Extension course, Medical Art Therapy.
PRESENTER, MEDNET '98 November 1998 London, England. Electronic Poster Presentation, "Using the Internet for Patient and Physician Web-education and Health Promotion" at the World Congress on the Internet in Medicine. RESIDENCY, MEDICAL SCHOOL & GRADUATE SCHOOL ORGANIZER/INITIATOR - Remembrance Service to honor the memory of the patients lost by Resident Physician House Staff, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, Spring 1996.
GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTER, Psychoneuroimmunology, Fall 1995. Santa Barbara, CA.
PRESENTER, Morbidity and Mortality, Analysis of a Death, Spring 1996. Santa Barbara.
JOURNAL CLUB LEADER, Death and Dying Issues, DNR Orders, Winter 1995. Santa Barbara, CA.
PRESENTER MORNING REPORT, How to Declare a Death, Summer 1995. Santa Barbara.
PRESENTER CLINICAL PEARLS, Recognizing Signs of Domestic Violence, Fall 1995. Santa Barbara.
PRESENTER CLINICAL PEARLS, Delivering Bad News to Patients, Fall 1994. Santa Barbara, CA.
ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBER, Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, 1994-1996.
ETHICS COURSE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBER, Responsibilities of Medical Practice, MDS 440, Fourth Year Ethics Course, UCD, Winter 1992.
SMALL GROUP LEADER/ TEACHER, HOSPICE DEATH AND DYING. Fall 1992 for First Year Psychology Course, University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
INNOVATIVE PIONEERING MEDICAL STUDENT First to take Hospice Elective for Ambulatory Care Requirement, Spring 1991. University of California, Davis School of Medicine.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEBRIEFING (CISD) TEAM, MEDICAL STUDENT COORDINATOR, University of California, Davis School of Medicine. 1991-1992
GUEST PRESENTER. History of Birth Control. Peer Counselors in Sexuality, University of California Davis, Spring 1987.
GUEST LECTURER. Reproductive Immunology. Spring 1986. Immunology and Serology Course, California State University at Sacramento.
EDITING/SCIENTIFIC REVIEWING EXPERIENCE Associate Editor, Journal of Educators Online, 2004 - Present.
Assistant Editor, Medical Wellness Journal, Medical Wellness Association, Summer 2004 - Present.
Editor/Writer/Domain Designer - Journey of Hearts Website. Online Web Resource for Anyone Grieving a Loss. 1997 - Present.
Editor, Arastraville Gazette. Summerville Parent Nursery School Adult Education Organization. Monthly Newsletter and Adult Education Credits, August 2003 - October 04.
Editor, Columbia Times. Church of the 49'ers Preschool. Monthly Newsletter and Public Health Service, September 2004 - October 2004.
Special Topics Expert Editor, Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2003 - Present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Internet Research. March 1999 - 2003.
Expert, Advisor & Author - Physician Services, MomMD. March 2000 - Present.
Special Topics Expert Editor - The Milbank Quarterly: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Public Health and Health Policy. Fall 2002.
Founding Editor, The CyberMed Catalyst: Journal of the Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals. Fall 1999 - Fall 2001.
Content Editor, Female Physician. Spring 2000 - Summer 2001.
Referee - Scientific Papers Posters for Medinfo 2001
Review Committee - AMIA Meeting, June 2001
Review Committee - AMIA Annual Meeting, November 2000
Physician Reviewer - Thomas L, Oster N, Joseff D. Making Informed Medical Decisions: Where to Look and How to Use What You Find Sebastopol, CA, O'Reilly, 2000.
Physician Reviewer - Nelson D. Making Friends With Cancer Scotland, Findhorn Press, 2000.
Scientific Programme Committee Reviewer - MEDNET '99
HTML & Content Editor, YP Insights. An Online newsletter, for the CMA-YPS. Spring - Fall 2000.
Editorial Board Member, California Physician. Spring 1995 - Spring 2000.
Associate Editor, PULSE, The Medical Student Section of JAMA. (Now MSJAMA) 1991-1992.
PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO WELLNESS, MEDICAL ETHICS, GRIEF, LOSS & BEREAVEMENT

    Dyer KA. Chocolate: Good for the Mind, Body & Spirit. Medical Wellness Journal. Spring 2006. Vol 3, No. 1, pp. 13-15.
    Dyer KA. Healing Qualities of Nature - Part 2. SOLACE: A Publication for Survivors of Suicide. February 2006, Vol 4, Issue 1, 3-5. Available at:http://communityservices.alachua.fl.us/new/crisis/Solace/4-1February2006.pdf
    Dyer KA. Forward In Dalcort P and Dalcort A. Grief Handbook: Healing Words and Exercises To Guide You Through the Pain of Loss. Hearst, Ontario: Infinite Solutions 4 You, 2006, pp. 13-16.
    Dyer KA. Healing Qualities of Nature - Part 1. SOLACE: A Publication for Survivors of Suicide. December 2005, Vol 3, Issue 6, pp 1-3. Available at:http://communityservices.alachua.fl.us/new/crisis/Solace/3-6December2005.pdf
    Dyer KA. Living Through and Surviving Traumatic Events. Medical Wellness Journal. Fall 2005. Vol 2, No. 2, 5, 10-11. pp. Available at: http://www.medicalwellnessassociation.com/docs/Medical Wellness Journal Vol2 No2.pdf
    Dyer KA. Identifying, Understanding, and Working with Grieving Parents in the NICU, Part I: Identifying and Understanding Loss and the Grief Response. Neonatal Network May/June 2005; 24(4):35-46
    Dyer KA. Identifying, Understanding, and Working with Grieving Parents in the NICU, Part II: Strategies. Neonatal Network June/July 2005; 24(4):27-40.
    Dyer KA. Writing for Wellness: Thirty Mindful Days of Enhancing Well Being. E-Journal. 2004. In publication.
    Dyer KA. Listen to Your Heart, it knows the Healing Path: Learning to Live Again following a Major Life-Changing Event. E-Journal. 2004. In publication.
    Dyer KA. Understanding the Impact of Loss & Grief on our Patient's Well Being: Learning How to Take a Loss History. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/loss.shtml
    Dyer KA. Enhancing Well Being by Understanding Grief and Taking a Loss History. Medical Wellness Journal. October 2004. Available at: http://www.medicalwellnessassociation.com/docs/medwellnessjourn_vol2.pdf
    Dyer KA. Written Ways of Creatively Expressing Grief. In Mourning has Broken: A Collection of Creative Writing about Grief and Healing. Toronto, Canada: Kope Associates, 2004, pp. 69-73.
    Dyer KA. Identifying, Understanding and Working with Grieving Parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Nursery (NICU/NICN) Setting Neonatal Network (In Publication)
    Dyer KA. Identifying and Supporting the Grieving Patient/Client. Grief Matters E-zine. National Grief Support Services, www.GriefSupportServices.org (In Publication)
    Dyer KA. Understanding and Coping with the Emotions of Grief. Grief Matters E-zine. National Grief Support Services, www.GriefSupportServices.org (In Publication)
    Dyer KA. Dealing with Death & Grief in the Workplace Part 1: Employees. Working Solutions: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and Work/Life Resource Programs for United Behavioral Health
    Dyer KA. Dealing with Death & Grief in the Workplace Part 2: Management. Working Solutions: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and Work/Life Resource Programs for United Behavioral Health
    Dyer KA. Darkness, In Memory of You, A Better Place, Downpour. Selected Poems and Commentary in Adams CA. ABC's of Grief: A Handbook for Survivors. Amityville, N.Y: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 33-35. 41-42, 115-116, 134-135
    Dyer KA. Coping with - Surviving Loss. Trauma Response. Spring-Summer 2003;9 (1):4-8.
    Dyer KA. 2003. Ways of Coping: Creatively Expressing Grief. Learning Place Online.com Date Accessed November 25, 2003. http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/transform/coping-grief-1.htm
    Dyer KA. Creatively Expressing Grief, updated and reprinted for California Hospice Foundation 2003 Spring Conference. February 2003. Available at: http://www.journeyofhearts.org/jofh/kirstimd/create_grief.htm
    Dyer KA Coping with Loss During the Holidays Nov/Dec 2002 Bereavement Magazine.
    Dyer KA. Observing Mother's Day with Renewed Appreciation. June 2002. MomMD Website. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/momsday.shtml
    Dyer KA. Coping with the Holidays in the Year of Tragedy and Change: How Tragic Events Impact the Holiday Season December 2001. MomMD Website. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/copingwiththeholidays.shtml
    Dyer KA. Good Grief! I'm Having a Charlie Brown Xmas. December 2001. MomMD Website. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/charliebrown.shtml
    Dyer KA. Ten Years Later: Scrambling was definitely not The End of the World. Spring 2002. MomMD Website. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/notendof.shtml
    Dyer KA. Somatic Aspects of Loss & Grief: Exploring the Mind-Body-Spirit Connections. Syllabus for Somatic Aspects of Loss & Grief Course, UC Berkeley Extension, August 2001.
    Dyer KA. Ethical Challenges of Medicine and Health on the Internet: A Review J Med Internet Res 2001, June 28; 3 (2): e23 http://www.jmir.org/2001/2/e23/index.htm
    Dyer KA, Thompson CD. Medical Internet Ethics: A Field in Evolution. Conference Preceedings, CD-Rom. MEDINFO 2001.
    Dyer, KA. Caring For The Person, Not Just The Patient In End-of-Life Care. Dealing with Death & Dying in Medical Education and Practice. AMSA's 51st Annual Convention, Friday, March 30, 2001.Available at: http://www.journeyofhearts.org/death_dying/bob_d_d.htm
    Dyer KA. Quoted by Hope Vanderberg "Conference Summary: Skirting the Issues of End-of-Life Care." Medscape Medstudents. May 18, 2001.
    Dyer KA. The Road Now Taken, One Woman Doctor's Journey through medicine. Part 1, MomMD.com, March 2001. Available at: http://www.mommd.com/road.html
    Dyer KA. The Road Lightly Traveled: Part-time Medicine. Part 2, MomMD.com, March 2001. At: http://www.mommd.com/road2.html
    Dyer KA. The Potential Impact of CODES on Team Members: Examining Medical ducation Training. Trauma Response Fall/Winter 2001;7:19-21. Available at: http://www.aaets.org/arts/art95.htm
    Dyer KA. A Granddaughter's Tribute to Her Grandmother. Last Acts Newsletter: Care and Caring at the End of Life. Winter 2000 Vol 6. p. 7.
    Dyer, KA. Caring for the Person, Not Just the Patient. June 6, 2000 Open Forum Section, Last Acts Website.
    Dyer KA. Thompson CD. Internet Use for Web-education on the Overlooked Areas of Grief and Loss. CyberPsychology and Behavior. 2000; 3(2):255-270.
    Dyer KA. Learning to Let Go: The Patient Becomes the Teacher. Female Physician. Spring 2000 p.9.
    Dyer, KA. Case for Incorporating Critical Incident Stress Techniques into CODE BLUE Teams with Residents and Medical Student Team Members. UC Berkeley Extension, Spring 1999.
    Dyer, KA. Quoted by Dana James in Deep Impact The New Physician. 1999;48:16-19, 21. (An article on medical student and resident abuse issues.)
    Dyer KA, Thompson CD, Reis O, Romer S. Using the Internet for Patient and Physician Web-education and Health Promotion. World Congress for the Internet and Medicine, Virtual Congress, MEDNET 1998, London, England. Electronic Poster Presentation #11. Available at: http://www.journeyofhearts.org/jofh/jofh_old/mednet_98
    Dyer KA. A Cry From Within. West J. Med. 1998: 169:251-2.
    Dyer KA. Healers and Healing: Learning to Let Go. 1998. Previously available at http://www.death-dying.com
    Dyer KA. Are We Losing the He(art) of Medicine? California Physician 1997;14:14.
    Dyer KA. The Road not Taken. West J Med. 1996;164:369-70.
    Dyer KA. Warm and Fuzzy: The Magical Calming Nature of Hedgehogs. Peace of Hope. Spring 1996 Number 13, p. 7-8.
    Dyer KA. "Angel" [poem] in Peace of Hope. Winter 1996. Number 12, p. 18.
    Dyer KA. and Romer SK. Messages from the Heart; A Journey in Healing. Self-publication. A Collection of Poetry. Spring 1996.
    Dyer KA. The Toxic Intern Syndrome Revisited: Genetics vs. Environment. Sac Med. 1996;47:16.
    Dyer KA. Dr. KA .Dyer, Medicine Woman. Editorial. California Physician. 1995;12:12.
    Dyer KA. They Just Fade Away. American J Med. 1995;99:321-2.
    Dyer KA. The Resident's Rat Race: Do We Need Work Hour Reform? California Physician. 1995:12:32-4.
    Dyer KA. Grievance Issues and Resident Abuse: Resources Available. JAMA. 1995;274:41.
    Dyer KA. Resident Abuse: Time to Be Recognized. JAMA. 1995;273:288g.
    Dyer KA. Interpreting Toxic Intern Syndrome. West J Med. 1994;161:192.
    Dyer KA. Toxic Intern Syndrome. West J Med. 1994:160:378-9.
    Dyer KA. It's Not the End of the World. JAMA. 1993;269:1184.
    Dyer KA. The intolerable imperfection of medical judgement. American Medical News. June 1, 1992;35:60,62.
    Dyer KA. Reshaping Our Views of Death and Dying. JAMA. 1992;267:1265,1269-70.
    Name withheld. A Warm Gesture. JAMA. 1992;267:743.
    Dyer KA. It's O.K. Southern Med J. 1991;84:90-1.
    Dyer KA. Fleeting Moments. West J Med. 1990;152:195.
    Dyer KA. It's O.K. HAN 400 Gross Anatomy Syllabus, UCD. Fall 1990 to 1994, now accessible through UC Davis Medical Student's Website.
    Dyer KA. Hospice: A New Elective for Ambulatory Care. Pathway News. Newsletter of the Predoctoral Education Program. (U.C. Davis) Vol VII, No. 3 Spring 1991, pp. 6-7.
CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES & POST RESIDENCY TRAINING
(Emphasis on Grief, Loss & Bereavement and Traumatic Stress Background)

SELF-DESIGNED FELLOWSHIP/POST-GRADUATE STUDIES IN GRIEF, LOSS, BEREAVEMENT & TRAUMA More than 400 hours of Continuing Medical Education, Post Graduate Level Training. (Current as of 2003)

GRIEF AND LOSS
Grief and Bereavement, HSci 210 George Washington University Medical Center, Health Sciences Distance Learning, Spring 2003 Semester.
Living with Grief: Coping with Public Tragedy. Hospice Foundation of America, Teleconference. April 2003.
Loss, Trauma and Young Children. The Center for Human Services, U.C. Davis Extension. Child Care Training Project. November 2002.
Clinical Case Seminar in Loss and Grief, U.C Berkeley Extension, Summer 2001.
Cross Cultural Aspects of Loss and Grief, U.C Berkeley Extension, Spring 2001.
Loss and Grief with Children, Youth and Families, U.C Berkeley Extension, Spring 2001.
Spirituality, Loss and Grief, U.C Berkeley Extension, Fall 2000.
Changing Paradigms in Loss and Grief for the New Century Symposium July 1999, U.C Berkeley Extension.
Clinical Issues in Loss and Grief, U.C Berkeley Extension. Fall 1997
Renewing Life - a program for those touched by life-threatening illness, their support persons, & staff persons. Fall 1995
BEREAVEMENT
Bereavement Facilitator Certificate Award Program, The American Academy of Bereavement, Certified October 1998. Recertified 2002.
Exploring and Enhancing Spirituality: How to Care for the Spiritual Needs of the Sick, Dying and Bereaved, sponsored by the American Academy of Bereavement. July 1999.

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Clinical Training at the National Center for PTSD, Department of Veterans Center, Menlo Park, October 1999

TRAUMA
Acute Treatment of Disaster Survivors, University of Nebraska Medical Center, eMedicine. Fall 2003.
Communication in Crisis, University of Nebraska Medical Center, eMedicine. Fall 2003.
Aftermath of Trauma: Implications for Clinical Practice, Kaiser Permanente, Fall 2002.
Board Certification Bereavement Trauma, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. March 1999.
Board Certification Expert in Traumatic Stress, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. December 1999.
Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. July 2000.
Trauma Survivors: Patterns of Response and Treatment, U.C Berkeley Extension, Fall 1995.

CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT
Managing Crisis & Trauma: How to Use Crisis Debriefing When Responding to Crisis & Trauma, CMI Education Institute, January 2002.
Critical Incident Stress Management: Basic Training Course, U.C Berkeley Extension, Spring 1999. Certification by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

DEATH & DYING
EPEC (Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care) Training Program, AMA's End-of-life Care Section of the Institute for Ethics and California Coalition for Compassionate Care - September 2001.
PAIN: Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies, Cortext Educational Seminars - August 2001.
End of Life Care for the Hospitalized Patient, University of California San Francisco - October 2000.
Exploring and Enhancing Spirituality: How to Care for the Spiritual Needs of the Sick, Dying and Bereaved, sponsored by the American Academy of Bereavement. July 1999.

WELLNESS & WELLNESS THERAPIES
JOURNAL THERAPY - Visual Journaling - Online Workshop, Summer 2004.
WRITING - Writing as a Spiritual Practice. Online Workshop, Fall 2004.
WELLNESS - Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness Certificate. University of Southern Illinois, Spring 2004.
JOURNAL THERAPY - Writing Past the Tears, Journaling through Loss and Grief, Centered Path. Spring 2004.
MEDICAL ART THERAPY - Medical Art Therapy, Post-Graduate Level Course, U.C Berkeley Extension, Spring 1999.
POETRY THERAPY - Forming Community and Revealing Uniqueness Through Poem-Making, National Foundation for Integrative Medicine, March 1999.
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION - Mindfulness in Medicine: Reduce Stress and Increase Work Satisfaction for Physicians & Healthcare Providers, Kaiser Permanente, Fall 2001.

 PROFESSIONAL & COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT (With Emphasis on Grief, Loss, Wellness)
Diplomat of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Boarded in Bereavement Trauma 1999.
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Member 1998 - Present.
Fellow, American College of Wellness
Certified Wellness Specialist, American College of Wellness
Advisory Board, American College of Wellness. 2003 - Present
Member, Medical Wellness Association. 2004 - Present
Advisory Board, Medical Wellness Association. 2004 - Present
American Academy of Bereavement, Member 1998 - 2000, Certified Bereavement Facilitator, Since 1998. Recertified 2002.
International Society of Mental Health On-line (ISMHO), Member 2000 - 2003.
Member, National Wellness Institute 2003 - Present.
CMA Committee on the Well Being of Physicians, Appointed March 1999 - 2002.
Physician Wellness Foundation, International Advisory Board, Member 1998 - 1999.
Ethics Committee Member, Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, 1994-1996.
Committee Member, Responsibilities of Medical Practice, MDS 440, Fourth Year Ethics Course, UCD, Winter 1992.
CMA/AMA RESOLUTIONS(Partial Listing with Emphasis on Wellness, Grief & Loss) Resolutions to promote Health and Exercise Promotion, Truth in Herbal, Vitamin, and Dietary Supplement Advertising. CMA- YPS Meeting 1999.
Resolution to include Cigars under the current AMA's anti-tobacco campaigns. AMA-YPS Annual Meeting 1998.
Resolution for Creating a Centralized Resource for listing Residency and Fellowship Vacancies via the CMA-RPS, accepted by the AMA-RPS Meeting June 1997.
Resolution Recognizing the area of Resident Abuse, accepted at AMA-RPS Meeting Dec. 1994.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Physician Participant, Thanatology Consultant, Grief Expert, Online Educator and Medical Editor. NCI-UC (National Cancer Institute, University of California) Palliative Care/End-of-Life Project. Five year project to develop Online Palliative Care and End-of-Life Curriculum for University of California Medical Students. January 2006 - Present.
Physician - Scientist, Representing Medicine, Columbia College Biology Department and Women Scientists. Dinner with a Scientist. Sponsored by Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office and Delta-Sierra Science Project. March 2006, March 2007.
Physician, Educator, Parent, Committee Member. Wellness Committee. Columbia Elementary School. Winter 2006 - Present.
Remembrance Organized. "Light a Candle, Honor with an Ornament." Columbia College. December 2004.
Health, Nutrition and Fitness Co-ordinator - Summerville Parent Nursery School. 2003 - 2004. Activities:
  • Walktober - 2004. Educating and encouraging walking as a healthy activity for the whole family to enjoy.
  • We're All Winners - 2003, 2004, 2005. A non-race fitness and family fun day in which each child gets a chance to run, break the finish line and go home believing that "I'm a Winner!!"
  • Hands are for Hugging - 2003. Our unique positive spin on the Hand's Project, creating posters, crafts and magnets as visual reminders that "Hands are for Hugging & Kissing."
  • Healthy Snack Ideas - Posted 2003 in the Kitchen as a resource for parents.
  • Arastraville Gazette - Most issues feature Nutrition Articles to educate the parents on healthy eating habits.
    •      Donation Vehicle 2003 - Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency A-TCAA.
    Donation Medical Books 2002 - Operation Enduring Freedom Public Health Team, Afghanistan
    Donation Hair 2002 - Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
    Donation of Website to Internet Community, Journey of Hearts, www.journeyofhearts.org, as a resource for Grief and Loss since 1997.
    Grief Counseling as part of Private Practice, for Friends and Family Members, ongoing.
    Grief Counseling in Dr. Karl Ahlborn's office, with patients and staff. Winter 1997.
    Donation Sheri Lynn Fenton-St. Onge Memorial Scholarship - High School Seniors at Sonora High School, Spring 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000.
    Donation for American Red Cross, September 2001 for the 9-11 Tragedy, Christmas 1998 to aid the victims of Hurricane Mitch and help in the International Relief missions.
    Donation for Christmas for Everyone, Contra Costa Food Drive, Christmas 1998.
    Contributor to Peace of Hope. An Inspirational and life-affirming quarterly publication from those affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Winter 1996 - 1999.
    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) Team, Student Coordinator. 1991-1992.
    AIDS Education/Lecture/Presenter/Script Development, UC Davis, 1988-90.
    Communication's Assistant, Services to Handicapped Students, UC Davis, 1985-1986.
    Peer Counseling in Sexuality, UC Davis, 1985-86.     AWARDS AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Physician Recognition Award in Continuing Medical Education with Commendation for Self-Directed Learning, Valid May 1, 2000 - May 1, 2003.
    AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Young Physicians Section (AMA-YPS) 1999 Community Service Award - This award was given in recognition of the hard work in developing the Journey of Hearts and The Medical Oasis websites, as "An excellent example of the achievements young physicians can make in the community."
    NOMINEE - Top 25 Women on the Web, 2001, for her innovative online work with the Journey of Hearts website devoted to providing information, education and inspiration in the overlooked areas of grief and loss.
    NOMINEE Temple Awards for Creative Altruism 2000 with the Institute for Noetic Sciences. Dr. Dyer was nominated for this Award based on her work with Journey of Hearts as a perfect example of altruistic activity that is reaching out and helping both American society and the international communities.

    JOURNEY OF HEARTS - To date the website has received nearly 70 awards in a variety of different categories: medical, nursing, emergency services, psychiatry, bereavement and inspirational. Notably the site was a USA Today Hot Site and a California Nurses Association Pick of the Week. Additionally the website has been listed in Forbes Best of the Web Spring 2002, received the Editor's Choice Award from HealingWell.com, the Best of the Net Award from the Mining Company, a Medsite Gold Award for a Hot Medsite, a Featured site on Health AtoZ, a Best of the Web-4advice, a Medical Award from Med 411, a Top 25 Links by US Medical Students Website, a Healthlinks Select site, a Mental Health New Award, a Supportive Souls Award, a Bright Spot On The Web Award and a Mental Health Net Award.

    NOMINEE Points of Light President's Service Award 1999, 2000.
    PARTICIPANT Stockholm Challenge Award 2000. Journey of Hearts was a competing IT (Information Technology) Project within the Health and Quality of Life Category.
    NOMINEE - The President's Service Award. The Points of Light Foundation 1999, 2000. The Journey of Hearts site was nominated for addressing the often neglected areas of medicine: grief, loss and depression, areas that affect our patients, and millions of others worldwide and for the hundreds of volunteer hours needed to create the website.