Our Team
Margaret Verble
Although I haven’t mentioned it on this page before, writing is a large part of my professional life. I write for two hours every morning before I come into work, and then often I come in and write some more. Some of my writing is ghostwriting I can’t discuss, but I’d like to alert you to pieces that will appear under my name either later this winter or this spring.
Judy and I have a new article scheduled for the March issue of Progress in Transplantation. It is entitled, “Addressing the Unintended Adverse Consequences of First-Person Consent and Donor Registries.”
Judy Worth
Sixty-two hospitals completed the Lean portion of 
the collaborative and reported their project results to the entire group last December. While the focus of the collaborative was improving Length of Stay in the ER, many of the participants found the enhanced communication and teamwork inside the ER and flowing out to units in the hospital, the lab, radiology and emergency medical services to be equally valuable.
David Verble
At the moment, I'm most focused on a new concept, Leading Culture Change from the Hubs, that I believe is the wave of the future in lean continuous improvement.
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MARGARET HADEN VERBLE, Ed.D. - Vita
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1982 - Present
President, VERBLE, WORTH & VERBLE, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
CURRENT CLIENTS
07/10 – 12/11
Asphalt Institute, Lexington, KY
Community Action Council, Lexington, KY
Directorate of Organ Donation and Transplant, Bristol, England
Eye Retrieval Schemes, NHSBT, Liverpool
Gage-Martin Interiors, Tampa
National Blood and Transplant, Liverpool
Nevada Donor Network, Las Vegas
San Diego Eye Bank
Scottish National Blood and Transfusion Services, Edinburgh
The Royal Free Hampstead Trust, London
United Sight
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, University of Kentucky
M.A. English Education, University of Kentucky
B.A. English Education, University of Kentucky
SCHOLARLY ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
"Addressing the Unintended Adverse Consequences of First Person Consent and Donor Registries." (Tentative Title) In Press, March 2012: Progress in Transplantation.
ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
Culture Change Initiatives in the Procurement of Organs in the United Kingdom. Transplantation Proceeding. 2009;41(5):1459-1462.
Requesting Tissue Donation. Emergency Nurse. 2009;16(10):22-25.
Cultural Sensitivity in the Donation Conversation. Progress in Transplantation.2003;13(1):33-37.
A Multiethnic Study of the Relationship between Fears and Concerns and Refusal Rates. Progress in Transplantation. 2002;12(3):185-190.
Fears and Concerns Expressed by Families in the Donation Discussion. Progress in Transplantation. 2000;10(1):48-55.
Dealing with the Fear of Mutilation in the Donation Discussion. Journal of Transplant Coordination. 1999;9(1):54-56.
Adequate Consent: Its Content in the Donation Conversation. Journal of Transplant Coordination. 1998;8(2):99-104.
Procurement Professionals: Their Reservations and Preferences Regarding the Donation of Specific Organs and Tissues. J. of Transplant Coordination. 1997;7(3):111-115.
Biases for and against the Donation of Specific Organs and Tissues: Implications for the Donation Conversation and the Education of Hospital Personnel. J. of Transplant Coordination. 1997;7(2):72-77.
The Case Against More Public Education to Promote Organ Donation. J. of Transplant Coordination. 1996;6(4):200-203.
Attitudes toward the Donation of Specific Anatomical Gifts: Implications for the Donation Conversation and Attrition Rates among Procurement Professionals. J. of Transplant Coordination. 1994;4(3):139-145.
Tissue Procurement: Family Counseling. In Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique, and Tissue. Edited by Frederick S. Brightbill, M.D. 2nd ed. St. Louis. C.V. Mosby, 1993, with Judy Worth. pp. 694-699.
How to Encourage Self-Discipline. Learning. 1985;August 85(14):40-42.
Dealing in Discipline, A Review by the Author. Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning. 1982;Spring(58):44-46.
Tackling Sunday School Discipline. Christianity Today. 1982;January (26):18-20. (Reprinted in Sunday School Counselor, Assemblies of God, February, 1983.)
The Law and Classroom Discipline. American Educator. 1981;Spring(5):22-25. (Anthologized in MacNamara, Donal. Criminal Justice. Sluice Dock, Guildford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1982.)
Evaluating the Quality of Teaching. Peabody Journal of Education. 1979;January(56):77-82.
Snakehandling. English Journal. 1978;February(67):42-45.
Training in Educational Techniques for Future Pharmacy Educators.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 1976;August(40):36-37.Education's Wax Museum. English Journal. 1976;May(65):28-33. (Anthologized in Judy, Stephen and Judy, Susan. The English Teacher's Handbook. Cambridge, MA: Winthrop Publishers, 1979.)
Emotional Distance and the Narration of Legend. The Journal of American Folklore. 1975;July-September(88):296-299.
Presentations at National and International Conventions
"Asking families for Tissue Donations: The Best Approach." British Association for Tissue Banking. XVIIIth Annual Scientific Meeting. Belfast, Northern Ireland; May, 2010.
"The New British Approach Model." The National Organ Donation Collaborative Learning Session 8, National Institute of Clinical Studies/National Health and Medical Research Council. Melbourne, Australia; November 2008.
“Facilitating Organ Donation in Hospitals: Directives from Research.”
Renal Association/ British Transplantation Society Joint Congress. Belfast, Northern, Ireland; April, 2005.“Getting Defensible Consents: Lessons from the McKown Case.”
American Association of Tissue Banks 27th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. August 2003.“Performance Appraisal: Turning a Necessary Evil into a Positive Force.”
North American Transplant Coordinators Organization 26th Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA; July, 2001.“Reasons for Consents and Refusals: Ethnic Differences.”
North American Transplant Coordinators Organization 26th Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA; July, 2001.“Prerequisites for Fostering Successful Organ Donation Initiatives.”
Organ and Tissue Donation for Transplantation National Conference. Toronto, ON, Canada; April 20, 2001.“Strategies to Uncover and Address Family Concerns in Donation Conversations.” Canadian Association of Transplantation Annual Scientific Meeting. Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada; March 2001.
“Mutilation Fears in Procurement Professionals.” American Association of Tissue Banks Annual Meeting. New Orleans; August, 1998.
“Mystical Thinking and the Consent Process.” North American Transplant Coordinators Organization 23rd Annual Meeting. New York City; August, 1998.
“Why People Say ‘No” and What Can and Cannot be Done About It.”
Transplant Coordinators Organization 22nd Annual Meeting. Minneapolis; July, 1997.“Providing Families with Informed Consent for Organ and Tissue Donation.” Canadian Association of Transplantation and Canadian Transplant Society Joint Annual Meeting. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; September, 1996.
"Approaching Families about Donation." North American Transplant Coordinators Organization 8th Annual Meeting. San Antonio; July, 1982.
FICTION
"The Teller," In Press: Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies. Due out April or August, 2012.
"Pork Today," Grey Sparrow. Jan., 2012; 9:72-73.
"How She Disappeared," Midwest Literary Magazine. September, 2011.
WRITTEN INSTRUCTION
Model Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donations: Recruitment DVD. (Gift of Life Michigan OPO, 2006).
Partnering with Physicians to Increase Organ Donation Rates. Group Leaders’ Guide and Participants’ Guide, (Michigan Gift of Life OPO and Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2004).
Wellness Workshops, (Appalachian Violence Outreach Network, 2003).
Kid's Time: Discussion Leader's Guide, (Fayette County Court System, 1997).
Leader's Guide, You, Stress and the Difficult WIC Client: Good Customer Service, (Texas Department of Health and Best Start Social Marketing, 1994).
Leader's Guide, Children and Divorce: Impact and Solutions, (Fayette County Bar Association, 1992).
Pocket Field Manual for EPA PCB Spill Cleanup, technical writer, (D.C.: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 1988).
“Where Do I Begin?.. approaching families about organ and tissue donation. Leader’s Guide and videotape.(Nashville: MedScene, 1987.)
Approaching Families about Donation. (Seattle, Washington Organ Donor Program, 1987).
An Inventory of Classroom Management Strategies (Frankfort: Kentucky Academy for School Executives, 1984).
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding, technical writer, ABFP Reference Guide Series, Office Record Review Project, (Lexington: American Board of Family Practice, 1982).
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, technical writer, ABFP Reference Guide Series, Office Record Review Project, (Lexington: American Board of Family Practice, 1982).
Your Cover Letter and Vita, (University of Kentucky: CLRAH, 1981).
Dealing in Discipline: Instructor's Manual, (Lincoln: University of Mid-America, 1980), with Tom Johnson.
Dealing in Discipline: Study Guide for Dealing in Discipline Television Series , (Lincoln: University of Mid-America, 1980).
Instructional Skills for Health Care Educators, (University of Kentucky: CLRAH, 1979), with Betty Taylor.
Handbook of Teaching Skills, (University of Kentucky: College of Education, 1976), with Betty Taylor.
53 Educational Television Programs and Videotapes.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Cherokee Historical Society
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Historical Society
North American Transplant Coordinators' Organization
Society for Human Resource Management
Revised 01/2012