Elizabeth Li Sharpe DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, VA-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Dr. Elizabeth Sharpe is a nurse practitioner, vascular access specialist and an Associate Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Sharpe is a globally respected expert in the interprofessional area of neonatal and pediatric vascular access. She has contributed to establishing and elevating new standards of care, developed practice guidelines, and enacted policy changes that have ultimately led to increasing the safety and health of our nation’s most vulnerable population. She is the co-author of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses Guideline for Practice: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Neonates, 4th edition and numerous publications including original research on PICC practices and the Infusion Nursing Society Standards of Practice. She was elected to and served two terms on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association for Vascular Access Foundation. In recognition of her accomplishments, Dr. Sharpe was named the first Dr. Janet Pettit Scholar by the Association for Vascular Access and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.