Joan Zaccardi

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Empathetic APRN focused on providing quality care and maintaining direct lines of communication with patients and healthcare team. Calm, understanding professional bringing over 20 years of experience in patient care, clinical and program management, and research Exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills.

• ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner
• ANCC Nurse Executive, Advanced
• Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice Nurse New Jersey State Board of Nursing
• APRN South Carolina State Board of Nursing
• DEA
• CDS
• ACLS

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners: NJ State Liaison 2017-2023, Women’s Health Community Co-chair 2021-present
• Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: Inducted 2016, Selection Committee member 2020-2023, Selection Committee Chair 2023-current
• NJSNA: Nominations Committee 2020-2022, Chair-person 2021
• Advisory Board for HRSA-ANE Grant Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, 2019-2021
• Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice: Treasurer 2021-2023, President-elect 2014-2016, President 2016-2018, Education Committee 2018-present
• American College of Nurse Practitioners, Secretary 2010-2013

• Contraceptives in Primary Care, Rutgers University, November 29, 2023 (virtual)
• Understanding Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Evaluation and Management, AANP Course of the Month (virtual), May 2023
• Menopause, What the Bleep!, NJSNA Healthy Nurses (Virtual), March 9, 2023
• Cancer Screening for Women’s Health, Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice, annual APN Education Day, November 16, 2018
• Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice/NJSNA, September 2017, October 2017
• Urinary Tract Infections in Women; Simple and Complicated Management, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2012 National Clinical Conference, Toronto, Canada, 10/2-10/5/2012
• The Effect of Pelvic Floor Re-education on Comfort in Women Having Surgery for Incontinence, American Urogynecology Society, 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, 9/29-10/2 2010
• The Effect of Pelvic Floor Re-education on Comfort in Women Having Surgery for Incontinence, Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA) 40th Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 10/2 – 10/6/2009
• Overactive Bladder: Understanding the Evaluation, Treatment and Social Implications, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2008 National Clinical Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 10/29-11/1/2008
• A Nurse Practitioner’s Approach to the Patient with Pelvic Organ Prolapse, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2008 National Clinical Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, 10/29-11/1/2008
• A Nurse Practitioner’s Approach: Evaluation and Management of Fecal Incontinence, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2007 National Clinical Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 10/24 – 10/28/2007
• Clarification of the Concept ‘Distress’, Drexel University, The Doctor of Nursing Practice: Meanings and Models, Annapolis, MD, 3/28 – 3/30/2007
• Evidence Based Guidelines: A Nurse Practitioner’s Approach to Osteoporosis, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2006 National Clinical Conference, Orlando, Florida, 10/11- 10/14/2006
• Pain below the Belt: Education and Support for IC Associated with Chronic Pelvic Pain, Spirit of Women Hospital Network, AtlantiCare Women’s Health and Wellness, 12/1/2005
• Clinical presentation: Diagnosis and Management of Interstitial Cystitis, AUA International Continence Society 35th Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 8/2005
• A Nurse Practitioner’s Approach to Female Urinary Incontinence, 13th Annual Congress on Women’s Health, Hilton Head Island, SC, 6/4-7/2005
• Managing Menopause, Women’s Supper Club presentation, New Brunswick, NJ, 1/27/2005
• Evaluation and Management of Female Urinary Incontinence, American College of Nurse Practitioners 2004 Clinical Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 10/23/2004
• Women for Women a program for gynecological care, health promotion and prevention, Nursing Management Congress 2004, Chicago, IL, 10/2004
• Interstitial Cystitis, Nurse Mentor for the Alliance for Scientific Affairs and Publications Inc., 2004-2005
• Overactive Bladder, Dinner presentation, Pfizer, 2003
• Sensible Ways to Reduce Stress, Monroe Township, NJ, 2003
• Healthy Aging, Central Jersey Women’s Network, Red Bank, NJ, 2002
• Osteoporosis, Community in-service, Monroe Township, NJ, 2002
• Nurturing Ourselves: Screening for Wellness, Fall CE Day, New Brunswick, NJ, 2001
• Music Therapy, Herbal and Aromatherapy, Transcultural Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, 2001

• AQX-1125-301The Leadership 301 Trial, Study coordinator, sub-investigator, 2016-2018
• 178-MA-1005 a Phase 4, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Mirabegron in Older Adult subjects with Overactive Bladder (OAB), Study coordinator, sub-investigator, 2014-2018
• Tns Focus Study – assessment of risks of short term and long-term use of oral contraceptive (OC) plus folate, in comparison to established OCs, Investigator, 2011-2014
• Athena PMT – Device to Treat Urinary-incontinence – Effectiveness, Tolerability, and Satisfaction – “Athena DUETS Trial” Athena Feminine Technologies in partnership with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, Principal Investigator, 3/2010 – 9/2010
• The Effect of Pelvic Floor Re-education on Comfort in Women Having Surgery for Incontinence, Primary Investigator, 12/2008
• Gynecare TVT- Obturator, Sub Investigator, 2004-2006
• An open label study of the efficacy and safety of 5 and 10mg Vesicare(Solifenacin Succinate) in patients with overactive bladder symptoms, Investigator, 6/04-06
• Study of Duloxetine HCL in women of different demographic characteristics and co-morbidity with stress urinary incontinence: evaluation of efficacy and safety, Investigator, 1/2004-2007
• Pelvic organ prolapse quantitation (POPQ) as a predictor of pessary management for patients with pelvic organ prolapse, Investigator, 2/2004-3/2004
• Changes in urinary symptoms and PPUF (Pelvic pain and urgency/frequency) scale with intravesical Elmiron in women with interstitial cystitis, Investigator, 2/2004-3/2004
• Open label extension for treatment of incontinent patients who have completed Ro115-1240 study, Investigator, 1/2003-5/2004
• Gynecare Gynemesh SPM, Investigator, research coordinator, 2002-2004
• RO 115-1240 Alpha1A/1l Adrenoceptor, Investigator, 2002-2004
• Tolterodine 4mg once a day, Investigator, research coordinator, 2001

• Zaccardi, J.E., Casler, K.S. (2022) Urine Culture and Sensitivity, 733-736, Kidney Stones Analysis, 753-756, Herpes Simplex Virus, 418-421, in Laboratory Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation: An Evidence Based Approach. Eds. Casler, K.S., Gawlik, K.S. Springer: New York.
• Zaccardi, J.E. (2013) Managing urinary tract infections in women, The Clinical Advisor, 17(2), www.ClinicalAdvisor.com
• Zaccardi, J.E. (2012) Point Counter-Point: Open Access, The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 8(6), 445.
• Zaccardi, J.E., Wilson, L. & Mokrzycki, M. L. (2010). The effect of pelvic floor re-education on comfort in women having surgery for incontinence, Journal of the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, 30(2), 137-146,
• Zaccardi, J. E. & Cox, S. B. (2005) A nurse practitioner’s approach to female urinary incontinence, Journal of Women’s Health, 14(4), 366 (poster abstract),
• Zaccardi, J. E. & Cox, S. B. (2005)The diagnosis and management of interstitial cystitis, Journal of Women’s Health, 14(4). 369 (poster abstract),
• Aguilar, V., Zaccardi, J., Falk, M., Hatangadi, S., Mokrzycki, M., (2005). Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) as a predictor of successful pessary management for women with pelvic organ prolapse, ICS 2005 Scientific Program.
• Zaccardi J.E. & Cox (2004) A nurse practitioner’s approach to female urinary incontinence, Lifelines, 8(4), 326-332,
• Mokrzycki, M.L. Hatangadi, S., Zaccardi, J. E., Cox, B. E. (2000) Preexisting stress urinary incontinence: a predictor of discontinuation with pessary management, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 5(4)204-207.

• Saint Vincent DePaul (SVDP) Society volunteer, Saint Mary’s Parish, Middletown, NJ
• Saint Mary’s Mother of God Church, Middletown, NJ. Eucharistic minister