PhD in Nursing and Medical Anthropology, University of Wisconsin/Madison
MS in Nursing, Women's Health, University of Rochester, New York
BS in Nursing, Skidmore College, New York
Certifications
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner from the National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Menopause Practitioner from NCC and the North American Menopause Society (NAMS)
Teaching Areas
Advanced Health Assessment
Advanced Practice Roles
Advanced Practice II FNP
Advanced Practice III FNP
Reproductive Health
Women and Aging
Practice Setting
Private consultations for Menopause Management
Health Care Interests
Primary health care of women including the unique needs of middle years and older women
I am especially interested in the effects of hormones on women's health including diseases such as breast cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis and auto immune conditions
Women's mental health is also a passion for me and includes the spectrum of conditions related to anxiety and depression that are most common in women
Areas of Research Willing to Discuss With Nursing Students
The culture of primary healthcare especially barriers that impact access to care
Health disparities that affect women in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and age
Estrogen self assessment
Impact of local biology on women's hormones and risks for disease
Current Projects
Currently investigating the disparity experienced by African American women who are 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
than caucasian or hispanic women
Refining an estrogen self assessment tool
Publications
Camillo, P. (2006). Your Inner Estrogen: An Individualized, Natural Approach to Understanding and Balancing Your Hormones Before and After Menopause. Allwise Publishing Inc. New York, New York.
Camillo, P. (2006). Can FSH Levels Accurately Reflect Menopause in Women Taking Oral Contraceptives? http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/529959?rss. Also printed in the Indiana University School of Medicine News, Division of Continuing Medical Education. http://cme.medicine.iu.edu/ 4/27/2006.
Camillo, P. (2005). What should I know about Fluoxetine and premenstrual syndrome? Medscape, Ask the Experts about Women's Health for Advanced Practice Nurses. 7 (2). http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/499247.
Camillo, P. (2005). What do I need to know about alcohol and women’s health? Medscape, Ask the Experts about Women's Health for Advanced Practice Nurses. 7 (1). http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/499247.
Camillo, P. (2004). "A creative hypothesis for the self assessment of estrogen effect in menopausal women." Abstract for the 15th annual meeting of the North American Menopause society. Menopause. 11 (6), 686.
Camillo, P. (2004). Should a Woman Who Has Never Been Sexually Active Receive a Pap Smear Before Starting Birth Control? Medscape, Ask the Experts about Women's Health for Advanced Practice Nurses. 6(2). Available online: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/490153.
Camillo, P. (2004). Female sexual function: satisfaction as an indicator of health during the middle years. Advance for Nurse Practitioners. 6 (23), p. 43.
Camillo, P. (2004). Understanding the culture of primary health care: implications for clinical practice. Journal of the New York State Nurses Association. Spring/Summer, 2004.
