Kimberly Baltzell, RN, PhD, MS

Title(s)Professor, Family Health Care Nursing
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address550 16th Street, #3573
San Francisco CA 94158
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    University of California, San FranciscoM.S.2010 Medicine (Global Health Sciences)
    University of California, San FranciscoPh.D.2005 Nursing
    University of San FranciscoB.S.N1990Nursing
    University of California, San Francisco2020Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    My work focuses on vulnerable populations, both in the US and in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently I lead a project called Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) to promote nursing leadership and clinical skill development in Africa. Clinical content of the GAIN project is led by in-country partners and may include maternal neonatal health, cancer risk, and other NCDs. In addition, I am a member of the Institute for Global Health Sciences Director's Executive Team where I work closely with leadership to establish core faculty support and quality of care in LMICs. I am also affiliated with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Global Cancer Program.
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    Global Action in Nursing (GAIN)
    Wyss Medical Foundation Oct 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2024
    Role: PI
    Description: The goal of this project is to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes by providing training, longitudinal mentorship and upgrading education pathways for nurses and midwives in Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. In the US, the project focuses on improving outcomes for birthing women in Memphis, Tennessee.

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    1. Evaluating a clinical mentorship intervention on maternal and neonatal complications in primary health facilities in Blantyre district, Malawi: A longitudinal analysis of the Global Action in Nursing program. Int J Nurs Stud. 2024 Oct; 158:104847. Blair A, Mwanza O, Rouse M, Magid S, Simwinga L, Phiri M, Malirakwenda R, Muller A, Jere J, Baltzell K. PMID: 38971128.
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    2. Midwives' experience of telehealth and remote care: a systematic mixed methods review. BMJ Open. 2024 Mar 29; 14(3):e082060. Golden BN, Elrefaay S, McLemore MR, Alspaugh A, Baltzell K, Franck LS. PMID: 38553065; PMCID: PMC10982796.
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    3. Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of reactive drug administration for malaria elimination in a Plasmodium vivax predominant setting: a qualitative study in two provinces in Thailand. BMC Public Health. 2023 07 13; 23(1):1346. Suwannarong K, Cotter C, Ponlap T, Bubpa N, Thammasutti K, Chaiwan J, Finn TP, Kitchakarn S, Mårtensson A, Baltzell KA, Hsiang MS, Lertpiriyasuwat C, Sudathip P, Bennett A. PMID: 37438774; PMCID: PMC10339568.
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    4. Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on reported maternal and neonatal complications and access to maternal health care in five government health facilities in Blantyre, Malawi. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0285847. Blair A, Haile W, Muller A, Simwinga L, Malirakwenda R, Baltzell K. PMID: 37220134; PMCID: PMC10204969.
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    5. Basic emergency care course and longitudinal mentorship completed in a rural Neno District, Malawi: A feasibility, acceptability, and impact study. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0280454. Khongo BD, Schmiedeknecht K, Aron MB, Nyangulu PN, Mazengera W, Ndarama E, Tenner AG, Baltzell K, Connolly E. PMID: 36745667; PMCID: PMC9901771.
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    6. Assessing Combined Longitudinal Mentorship and Skills Training on Select Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Rural and Urban Health Facilities in Malawi. J Transcult Nurs. 2022 11; 33(6):704-714. Blair AH, Openshaw M, Mphande I, Jana O, Malirakwenda R, Muller A, Rankin S, Baltzell K. PMID: 36062416; PMCID: PMC9561805.
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    7. SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing for an entire rural community: methods and feasibility of high-throughput testing procedures. Arch Public Health. 2021 Jul 07; 79(1):125. Appa A, Chamie G, Sawyer A, Baltzell K, Dippell K, Ribeiro S, Duarte E, Vinden J, Consortium C, Kramer-Feldman J, Rahdari S, MacIntosh D, Nicholson K, Im J, Havlir D, Greenhouse B. PMID: 34233752; PMCID: PMC8261397.
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    8. Effectiveness and safety of reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine to reduce malaria transmission in the very low-endemic setting of Eswatini: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 06; 6(6). Vilakati S, Mngadi N, Benjamin-Chung J, Dlamini N, Dufour MK, Whittemore B, Bhangu K, Prach LM, Baltzell K, Nhlabathi N, Malambe C, Dlamini B, Helb D, Greenhouse B, Maphalala G, Pindolia D, Kalungero M, Tesfa G, Gosling R, Ntshalintshali N, Kunene S, Hsiang MS. PMID: 34193475; PMCID: PMC8246301.
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    9. Community acceptance of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control using indoor residual spraying, a mixed-methods study in Zambezi region, Namibia. Malar J. 2021 Mar 22; 20(1):162. Roberts KW, Smith Gueye C, Baltzell K, Ntuku H, McCreesh P, Maglior A, Whittemore B, Uusiku P, Mumbengegwi D, Kleinschmidt I, Gosling R, Hsiang MS. PMID: 33752673; PMCID: PMC7986500.
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    10. The impact of pulse oximetry and Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on antibiotic prescribing practices in rural Malawi: A mixed-methods study. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0242440. Sylvies F, Nyirenda L, Blair A, Baltzell K. PMID: 33211744; PMCID: PMC7676725.
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    11. Alignment between expectations and experiences of egg donors: what does it mean to be informed? Reprod Biomed Soc Online. 2021 Mar; 12:1-13. Tober D, Garibaldi C, Blair A, Baltzell K. PMID: 33024845; PMCID: PMC7530253.
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    12. Covariates and Spatial Interpolation of HIV Screening in Mozambique: Insight from the 2015 AIDS Indicator Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 08 05; 17(16). Agbadi P, Nutor JJ, Darkwah E, Duah HO, Duodu PA, Alhassan RK, Baltzell K. PMID: 32764221; PMCID: PMC7460053.
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    13. SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing for an entire rural community: methods and feasibility of high-throughput testing procedures. medRxiv. 2020 May 30. Appa A, Chamie G, Sawyer A, Baltzell K, Dippell K, Ribeiro S, Duarte E, Vinden J, CLIAHUB Consortium, Kramer-Feldman J, Rahdari S, MacIntosh D, Nicholson K, Im J, Havlir D, Greenhouse B. PMID: 32511482; PMCID: PMC7273250.
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    14. The World Needs 6 Million More Nurses: What Are We Waiting For? Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 07; 103(1):1-2. Bialous SA, Baltzell K. PMID: 32419692; PMCID: PMC7356433.
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    15. A 14-day follow-up of adult non-malarial fever patients seen by mobile clinics in rural Malawi. Malawi Med J. 2020 03; 32(1):31-36. Baltzell KA, Kortz TB, Blair A, Scarr E, Mguntha AM, Bandawe G, Schell E, Rankin SH. PMID: 32733657; PMCID: PMC7366163.
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    16. What about the men? Perinatal experiences of men of color whose partners were at risk for preterm birth, a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Feb 10; 20(1):91. Edwards BN, McLemore MR, Baltzell K, Hodgkin A, Nunez O, Franck LS. PMID: 32041561; PMCID: PMC7011522.
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    17. Distinct Biomarker Profiles Distinguish Malawian Children with Malarial and Non-malarial Sepsis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 12; 101(6):1424-1433. Kortz TB, Nyirenda J, Tembo D, Elfving K, Baltzell K, Bandawe G, Rosenthal PJ, Macfarlane SB, Mandala W, Nyirenda TS. PMID: 31595873; PMCID: PMC6896879.
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    18. What is community engagement and how can it drive malaria elimination? Case studies and stakeholder interviews. Malar J. 2019 Jul 17; 18(1):245. Baltzell K, Harvard K, Hanley M, Gosling R, Chen I. PMID: 31315631; PMCID: PMC6637529.
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    19. "We were afraid of the lion that has roared next to us"; community response to reactive focal mass drug administration for malaria in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). Malar J. 2019 Jul 15; 18(1):238. Baltzell KA, Maglior A, Bangu K, Mngadi N, Prach LM, Whittemore B, Ntshalintshali N, Saini M, Dlamini N, Kunene S, Hsiang MS. PMID: 31307494; PMCID: PMC6631448.
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    20. 'Not all fevers are malaria': a mixed methods study of non-malarial fever management in rural southern Malawi. Rural Remote Health. 2019 06; 19(2):4818. Baltzell K, Kortz TB, Scarr E, Blair A, Mguntha A, Bandawe G, Schell E, Rankin S. PMID: 31200600.
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    21. Pathogen Clearance and New Respiratory Tract Infections Among Febrile Children in Zanzibar Investigated With Multitargeting Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction on Paired Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 07; 37(7):643-648. Elfving K, Shakely D, Andersson M, Baltzell K, Msellem MI, Björkman A, Mårtensson A, Petzold M, Trollfors B, Lindh M. PMID: 29889810.
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    22. Characterizing Pediatric Non-Malarial Fever and Identifying the At-Risk Child in Rural Malawi. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5:2333794X17750415. Kortz TB, Blair A, Scarr E, Mguntha AM, Bandawe G, Schell E, Rankin S, Baltzell K. PMID: 29372177; PMCID: PMC5772500.
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    23. Bovine leukemia virus linked to breast cancer but not coinfection with human papillomavirus: Case-control study of women in Texas. Cancer. 2018 04 01; 124(7):1342-1349. Baltzell KA, Shen HM, Krishnamurthy S, Sison JD, Nuovo GJ, Buehring GC. PMID: 29266207.
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    24. Principles, practices and knowledge of clinicians when assessing febrile children: a qualitative study in Kenya. Malar J. 2017 09 20; 16(1):381. Hooft AM, Ripp K, Ndenga B, Mutuku F, Vu D, Baltzell K, Masese LN, Vulule J, Mukoko D, LaBeaud AD. PMID: 28931399; PMCID: PMC5607512.
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    25. Impacts on Global Health from Nursing Research. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Apr; 96(4):765-766. Baltzell K, McLemore M, Shattell M, Rankin S. PMID: 28219991; PMCID: PMC5392616.
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    26. Impact of introduction of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on antibiotic prescribing: analysis of observational and randomised studies in public and private healthcare settings. BMJ. 2017 Mar 29; 356:j1054. Hopkins H, Bruxvoort KJ, Cairns ME, Chandler CI, Leurent B, Ansah EK, Baiden F, Baltzell KA, Björkman A, Burchett HE, Clarke SE, DiLiberto DD, Elfving K, Goodman C, Hansen KS, Kachur SP, Lal S, Lalloo DG, Leslie T, Magnussen P, Jefferies LM, Mårtensson A, Mayan I, Mbonye AK, Msellem MI, Onwujekwe OE, Owusu-Agyei S, Reyburn H, Rowland MW, Shakely D, Vestergaard LS, Webster J, Wiseman VL, Yeung S, Schellenberg D, Staedke SG, Whitty CJ. PMID: 28356302; PMCID: PMC5370398.
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    27. Improving prescribing practices with rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs): synthesis of 10 studies to explore reasons for variation in malaria RDT uptake and adherence. BMJ Open. 2017 03 08; 7(3):e012973. Burchett HE, Leurent B, Baiden F, Baltzell K, Björkman A, Bruxvoort K, Clarke S, DiLiberto D, Elfving K, Goodman C, Hopkins H, Lal S, Liverani M, Magnussen P, Mårtensson A, Mbacham W, Mbonye A, Onwujekwe O, Roth Allen D, Shakely D, Staedke S, Vestergaard LS, Whitty CJ, Wiseman V, Chandler CI. PMID: 28274962; PMCID: PMC5353269.
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    28. Acute Uncomplicated Febrile Illness in Children Aged 2-59 months in Zanzibar - Aetiologies, Antibiotic Treatment and Outcome. PLoS One. 2016; 11(1):e0146054. Elfving K, Shakely D, Andersson M, Baltzell K, Ali AS, Bachelard M, Falk KI, Ljung A, Msellem MI, Omar RS, Parola P, Xu W, Petzold M, Trollfors B, Björkman A, Lindh M, Mårtensson A. PMID: 26821179; PMCID: PMC4731140.
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    29. A New Master's Degree in Global Health: Reflections on a 5-year Experience. Ann Glob Health. 2015 Sep-Oct; 81(5):618-26. Dandu M, Baltzell K, Nelson K, Gulati S, Debas HT, Ziegler JL. PMID: 27036718.
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    30. A qualitative study to assess community barriers to malaria mass drug administration trials in The Gambia. Malar J. 2014 Feb 04; 13:47. Dial NJ, Ceesay SJ, Gosling RD, D'Alessandro U, Baltzell KA. PMID: 24495715; PMCID: PMC3915615.
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    31. The usefulness of rapid diagnostic tests in the new context of low malaria transmission in Zanzibar. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e72912. Shakely D, Elfving K, Aydin-Schmidt B, Msellem MI, Morris U, Omar R, Weiping X, Petzold M, Greenhouse B, Baltzell KA, Ali AS, Björkman A, Mårtensson A. PMID: 24023791; PMCID: PMC3762850.
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    32. Perception of malaria risk in a setting of reduced malaria transmission: a qualitative study in Zanzibar. Malar J. 2013 Feb 22; 12:75. Bauch JA, Gu JJ, Msellem M, Mårtensson A, Ali AS, Gosling R, Baltzell KA. PMID: 23433302; PMCID: PMC3584900.
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    33. Febrile illness management in children under five years of age: a qualitative pilot study on primary health care workers' practices in Zanzibar. Malar J. 2013 Jan 28; 12:37. Baltzell K, Elfving K, Shakely D, Ali AS, Msellem M, Gulati S, Mårtensson A. PMID: 23356837; PMCID: PMC3626688.
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    34. Prevalence of PCR detectable malaria infection among febrile patients with a negative Plasmodium falciparum specific rapid diagnostic test in Zanzibar. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Feb; 88(2):289-91. Baltzell KA, Shakely D, Hsiang M, Kemere J, Ali AS, Björkman A, Mårtensson A, Omar R, Elfving K, Msellem M, Aydin-Schmidt B, Rosenthal PJ, Greenhouse B. PMID: 23249688; PMCID: PMC3583319.
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    35. Epstein-Barr virus is seldom found in mammary epithelium of breast cancer tissue using in situ molecular methods. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Feb; 132(1):267-74. Baltzell K, Buehring GC, Krishnamurthy S, Kuerer H, Shen HM, Sison JD. PMID: 22042367.
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    36. Limited evidence of human papillomavirus in [corrected] breast tissue using molecular in situ methods. Cancer. 2012 Mar 01; 118(5):1212-20. Baltzell K, Buehring GC, Krishnamurthy S, Kuerer H, Shen HM, Sison JD. PMID: 21823105.
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    37. Epithelial cells in nipple aspirate fluid and subsequent breast cancer risk: a historic prospective study. BMC Cancer. 2008 Mar 19; 8:75. Baltzell KA, Moghadassi M, Rice T, Sison JD, Wrensch M. PMID: 18366688; PMCID: PMC2292198.
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    38. A descriptive study of variables associated with obtaining nipple aspirate fluid in a cohort of non-lactating women. BMC Womens Health. 2006 Oct 17; 6:15. Baltzell KA, Wrensch M, Sison JD. PMID: 17044938; PMCID: PMC1626446.
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    39. Strengths and limitations of breast cancer risk assessment. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2005 May 10; 32(3):605-16. Baltzell K, Wrensch MR. PMID: 15897935.
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    40. Breast carcinogenesis: can the examination of ductal fluid enhance our understanding? Oncol Nurs Forum. 2005 Jan 19; 32(1):33-9. Baltzell K, Eder S, Wrensch M. PMID: 15660141.
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