NPCPBC ANNUAL CONFERENCE - APRNs: Becoming Agents of Change
Wyndham Grand Jupiter At Harbourside Place
122 Soundings Avenue
Jupiter, FL 33477
Friday, October 12, 2018 at 3:30pm ET - Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 5:00pm ET
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NPCPBC ANNUAL CONFERENCE
APRNs: Becoming Agents of Change
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Online Credit Courses Available the first day of the conference up to one month after that date.
- Nurse practice act
- Medical errors
- Impairment in the workplace
Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Refunds will not be issued after September 1, 2018
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations require written notification to NPCPBC at npcouncilpbc@gmail.com. Please Note: If you cancel your conference registration please cancel your housing reservation.
FORCE MAJEURE: In the event NPCPBC should find it necessary to cancel or postpone the NPCPBC 2017 Annual Conference for any reason, including but not limited to low registration, strikes, acts of nature, war, terrorist acts or other circumstances beyond NPCPBC's control, NPCPBC's liability shall be limited to refund of registration fees (minus any legal, hotel, administraitive fees that may be necessary) that are paid to NPCPBC.
Refunds: Refunds on paid registrations will be issued for written cancellation requests received, via email, no later than midnight August 31, 2018. All refunds will be issued for the paid registration minus a $50 administrative fee or a $25 administrative fee for a student/retired registration. Refunds will not be issued after Monday, September 1, 2018.
Returned Checks: An administrative fee of $50 will be charged for all checks returned to NPCPBC for insufficient funds.
No Shows: If you do not cancel in writing to NPCPBC and do not attend, you still are responsible for payment.
Event Agenda
NPCPBC ANNUAL CONFERENCE - APRNs: Becoming Agents of Change
Event Agenda
Friday, October 12, 2018 at 3:30pm ET - Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 5:00pm ET
All times listed in
Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Friday, October 12, 2018
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3:30pm - 7:00pm
Registration
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
Gastroenterology/ Hepatitis C
Gail Fox APRN, MSN , BC
Some Things You Need To Know About The Liver
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4:30pm - 5:00pm
Back Pain: Eval and Treat
Roana Kingman APRN
Identify diagnostic findings that require emergent treatment , Correlate exam findings with location of abnormality, Medications used to treat acute back pain (rx) and Identify when to obtain advanced diagnostic imaging
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5:00pm - 5:30pm
Infectious Disease/Antibiotics
Jennifer Kuretski DNP, APRN, NP-C, AAHIVS
Discuss new pharmacologic agents used to treat various infections. (Rx), Review updates in clinical practice guidelines as it relates to the pharmacologic management of selected infections (Rx) and Explore principles of antibiotic stewardship related to prescribing practices. (Rx)
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5:30pm - 6:00pm
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Stefanie La Manna, PhD, MPH, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC
Identify the need for HIV prevention
Discuss the initiation, management and education of PrEP -
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Dinner and Social Hour
Saturday, October 13, 2018
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7:00am - 4:00pm
Registration
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8:00am - 9:00am
Breakfast/Product Theater/Sponsor Synergy Pharma
Ronen Arai M.D.
Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
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9:00am - 10:30am
Keynote Speaker
Wendy L Wright (DNP(c), MS, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
Clinical Pearls of Practice
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10:30am - 11:30am
Exhibits
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11:30am - 12:00pm
FNPN -Our Practice Is Your Practice
Doreen Cassarino DNP, APRN-BC, ADM-BC, FAANP, FNAP and Arlene Wright DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, FNAP
Florida Nurse Practitioner Network-Representing All NP's In Florida
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12:00pm - 12:30pm
Mental and Psychiatric Health in Primary Care
Terri Bilthus MSN, APRN
Understand community services and ways to access support for mental health and psychiatric patient care, common and unusual mental health and psychiatric diagnoses across the lifespan.
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch/Product Theater/Rheumatology/Sponsor Horizon Pharma
James M. Hunt, DO, ATC, CSCS
Complete Resolution is Possible in Months, Not Years
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1:30pm - 2:30pm
Medical Marijuana: A new ancient option in patient care.
Dr. Glenn S. Chapman III, D.O.
Understand the process of patient certification, product recommendation, and patient usage of medical marijuana in the State of Florida. Understand the accepted diagnosis for recommendation of medical marijuana in the State of Florida. Understand the common side effects and medical risks of medical marijuana.
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2:30pm - 2:45pm
Snack
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2:45pm - 3:15pm
Contraceptive Update
Kathleen Fitzgerald DNP, MSN, ARNP-BC
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3:15pm - 3:45pm
Breast Cancer Update-Where are we now?
Diedra Brown-Brinson APRN -BC
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3:45pm - 4:15pm
Rheumatology labs: Which to order…and what do I do with the results?
Eileen Ginsberg DNP, FNP-BC, ARNP-BC
Decide which labs you want to order for certain symptoms, understand the meaning of key tests, decide how to proceed with this information and know when to refer to a rheumatologist.
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4:15pm - 4:45pm
Advances in Acute stroke Management
Sandra Ripper Brown DNP, ACNP-BC.
Recognize goal differences in management of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke events. Have increased knowledge of improved medical and mechanical treatments of acute ischemic stroke. Understand advances in mechanical intervention methods in acute cerebral hemorrhage. Become aware of potential access barriers to advances in stroke management
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4:45pm - 5:15pm
Wrap Up