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2nd Annual ANPA Conference - March 17 & 18, 2017

Little Rock Marriott
3 Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, AR 72201

Friday, March 17, 2017 at 8:00am CT - Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 5:30pm CT
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3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock, AR 72201

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Topic

Share the Excitement

Speaker(s)

Dr. Loretta Ford, Dr. Amelie Hollier, Dr. Thomas Barkley Jr.


Additional Information

Announcement: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lorretta Ford will be the Keynote speaker at the upcoming March 17th and 18th, 2017 2nd Annual ANPA Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Dr. Ford became our first nurse practitioner, 51 years ago, in Colorado, after establishing the first nurse practitioner program in the U.S.  Plan to attend and share a fun time with this vibrant and passionate pioneer.

Also: We are thrilled to inform you that Dr. Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC, President, CEO of APEA, will be speaking at the March 17th and 18th conference.  It is a privilege that Dr. Hollier, a well-respected nurse practitioner expert, will join us in Little Rock next spring. Those who know Amelie, love Amelie!

We are just as thrilled to announce that Dr. Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP, President of Barkley & Associates, Inc. will also be joining us in Little Rock.  He is well-known for his quality nurse practitioner review and continuing education courses.  It is an honor to welcome him to our conference as well!

Celebrate: St. Patrick's Day in Little Rock that weekend.  There will be exciting activities during the conference that will be held at the Arkansas River Market and surrounding area.  Watch for registration to open and plan to book your room early!

This educational activity is approved for up to 12.15 contact hours of continuing education (which includes up to 5.7 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.  This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

The ANPA Conference Committee

Event Agenda

2nd Annual ANPA Conference - March 17 & 18, 2017

Event Agenda

Friday, March 17, 2017 at 8:00am CT - Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 5:30pm CT

All times listed in Central Time (US & Canada).
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Friday, March 17, 2017

  • 8:00am - 8:30am

    Welcome

    ANPA Board

  • 8:30am - 9:30am

    General Assembly

    Dr. Loretta Ford, NP, EdD, FAAN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Then and Now, the Nurse Practitioner Legacy

  • 9:30am - 9:45am

    Exhibit Hall | Break | Networking

  • 9:45am - 12:00pm

    Special Session

    Dr. Amelie Hollier, DNP, FNP-BC
    2.25 CE Credits

    The Wins of Change & Hypertension (45 min pharm content)

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm

    Lunch

    An interview with Dr. Loretta Ford, NP, EdD, FAAN

  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm

    Exhibit Hall | Break | Networking

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    Break Out # 1

    Dr. Tina Crook, PhD, RD, LD
    1.0 CE Credit

    Preventing & Treating Childhood Obesity: An Interdisciplinary Approach

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    Break Out # 1

    Dr. Sara Jones, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    When Mood and Anxiety Disorders Present in Your Setting!

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    Break Out # 1

    Dr. Claudia P. Barone, EdD, APRN, CCNS-BC, CTTS Patricia Franklin, APRN, ACNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    APRN Led Tobacco Cessation (20 min pharm content)

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    Break Out # 1

    Dr. Donna Gullette, PhD, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ACNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Thyroid Nodules: Overview and Management

  • 2:15pm - 2:45pm

    Exhibit Hall | Poster Presentation

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm

    Break Out # 2

    Dr. Kaci Thiessen, PharmD
    1.0 CE Credit

    Airways and Inhalers: Update on Medications for Asthma and COPD (40 min pharm content)

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm

    Break Out # 2

    Traci M. Motes, MNSc, APRN, AGACNP
    1.0 CE Credit

    How to Mend a Broken Heart: An Overview on Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm

    Break Out # 2

    Dr. Keneshia Bryant-Moore, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mental Health Care in Arkansas

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm

    Break Out # 2

    Dr. Rebecca Patterson, PhD, PPCNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Sickle Cell Disease for the Non-Sickle Cell Nurse (10 min pharm content)

  • 3:45pm - 4:00pm

    Exhibit Hall | Break | Networking

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Break Out # 3

    Laura Mayfield, MNSc, APRN, FNP-BC Karan Cox, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE Irish Grant, MNSc, APRN, FNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    2017 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Update (15 min pharm content)

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Break Out # 3

    Dr. Sharon B. Stevenson, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Abusive Head Trauma, A.K.A. Shaken Baby Syndrome: An Overview

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Break Out # 3

    Dr. Donna Gullette, PhD, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ACNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Retired or Lapsed Certification: What to Do Next?

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Break Out # 3

    Dr. Nycole Oliver, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, ACNPC-AG, CEN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Inpatient Hospital Medicine

Saturday, March 18, 2017

  • 8:00am - 9:15am

    Opening Session Part I

    Dr. Thomas Barkley, Jr, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP
    1.25 CE Credits

    Outpatient & Inpatient Infectious Diseases Update (75 min pharm content)

  • 9:15am - 10:30am

    Opening Session Part II

    Dr. Thomas Barkley, Jr, PhD, ACNP-BC, FAANP
    1.25 CE Credits

    Exploring the Top 20 Most Commonly Prescribed Drugs (75 min pharm content)

  • 10:30am - 10:45am

    Break | Networking

  • 10:45am - 11:45am

    General Session

    Dr. Mary A. Garnica, DNP, BSN, MPH, MSN Karen Reynolds, MSN, APRN Ambre' Pownall, MSN, BSN Cheryl Perry, BSN, RN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Full Practice Authority & Nurse Practitioner Policy Issue Update

  • 11:45am - 1:00pm

    Lunch

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    Break Out # 4

    Dr. Rebecca Fay, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC): Update for NPS

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    Break Out # 4

    Dr. Karmen Hopkins, MD, FAAFP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Helping Practitioners Understand the Process of Social Security Disability
    Determination

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    Break Out # 4

    Dr. Chelsea Kellow-Hedge, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Dr. Susan Bonner Patton, DNSc, PPCNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Maximizing Asthma Outcomes & Meeting Quality Measures in the Pediatric
    Practice (20 min pharm content)

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    Break Out # 4

    Dr. Brandi Cooper, PharmD
    1.0 CE Credit

    Diabetes: A Medication Review (60 min pharm content)

  • 2:00pm - 2:15pm

    Break | Networking

  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Break Out # 5

    Maeghan E. Arnold, MNSc, APRN, AGACNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care Though Nonpharmacological Means

  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Break Out # 5

    Dr. Leonie DeClerk, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    My Patient has Anemia, Now What? (12 min pharm content)

  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Break Out # 5

    Dr. Staci Graber, APRN, CPNP-PC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Identification & Treatment of Common Rashes in Children

  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Break Out # 5

    Dr. Carmen Paniagua, EdD, MSN, CPC, CNP, ACNP-BC, AGACNP, AGN-BC, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    NP Billing, Coding, & Reimbursement

  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm

    Business Meeting

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