EdD, RN, CNE, CARN-AP, APHN-BC
Dr. Elizabeth Fildes is a Filipino-American nurse leader who demonstrates passion and sustained commitment to improving the health outcomes of persons in Nevada and the Philippines who suffer from tobacco use and addictions in all its forms. Her unique, systematic approach has included mobilizing healthcare providers to provide brief interventions and therapeutic interventions to improve population health, directly supporting the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. Her progressive track record spanning almost three decades of addressing chronic disease prevention and substance use disorders control as an educator, researcher, and international collaborator reflects successful ventures to seed ideas for healthcare, public health, and policy stakeholders, secure significant funding, and bring cutting-edge programs to fruition through partnerships and empowerment of nurses. She has implemented programs that have impacted the individual, community, and country levels. With faculty and student collaboration to augment population health interventions, she applied cross-cultural solutions to impact clinical services and educational curricula significantly.
She is a Fulbright Specialist, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the International Nurses Society on Addictions, a Board-Certified Advanced Public Health Nurse, and a Certified Nurse Educator. She received her BSN degree at the University of Santo Tomas School of Nursing, Manila, Philippines, her MA degree from Teachers College, New York, and her doctoral degree from Loyola University, Chicago.