Dr. Furman is the Director of Washington State Health Professional Services (WHPS). WHPS is the state approved Alternative to Discipline substance use monitoring program for the nursing professions. He has worked for the state of Washington for 40 years primarily in the areas of behavioral and occupational health. Educational background includes undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, doctorate in health administration, and certification as an occupational health nurse-specialist. Dr. Furman has been involved in the promotion of healthcare safety for many years serving as the president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP), vice-president of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Association of Professionals in Infection Control, and vice-president of the Washington Healthcare Safety Council (WHCSC). In addition he has completed two appointments on the National Organization of Alternative Programs (NOAP) Executive Committee, and currently serves on the Journal of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP) editorial committee. Prior to coming to WHPS Dr. Furman worked with the Department of Labor & Industries Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Where he helped develop nationally recognized programs on pesticide exposure monitoring, and outdoor heat exposure. Just prior to leaving the DOSH program he acted as the primary author of the nation's first Healthcare Hazardous Drug Exposure regulation.