Barbara Kollar, BS, CHES
Health Education Coordinator; Patinet Education and Integrated Care Manager
Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, WA

Ms. Kollar has worked in the field of health education since 1995 and is currently the Patient Education and Integrated Care Manager at the Swedish Cancer Institute, where she supervises programs and services designed to support and enhance specialized multidisciplinary care services, including patient and family education and psycho-social support and counseling.  In addition, Ms. Kollar is the Program Director of Whole Health Educators, an organization specializing in the development and implementation of customized health education services.  In addition to her progression activities, Ms. Kollar is a member of the board of directors of Northwest Hope & Healing, a nonprogit organization whose mission is to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, and she is President of the Pacific Northwest Society for Public Health Education.  Ms. Kollar earned her BS in Community Health Education from Western Washington University and is currently pursuing a Masters of Health Administration at the University of Washington.

Conflicts of Interest
None