Conference Registration is now open! Register today and receive up to 6.0 CEs* for attending!
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Conference Registration is now open! Register today and receive up to 6.0 CEs* for attending!
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Conference Objectives
- Evaluate current nursing leadership strategies used to address the socioeconomic, legal, ethical, and technological forces impacting the healthcare delivery system.
- Discuss the impact of cultural competency and health literacy in improving access to healthcare within our communities.
- Recognize current issues impacting state and national health policies.
- Understand rules and laws related to autonomous practice licensure.
- Examine business practice management strategies and lessons learned in nurse practitioner practice settings.
- Identify strategies for interprofessional collaboration in the management of health of patients and communities.
- Utilize networking opportunities to support the role and professional practice of the nurse practitioner.
Conference Agenda* (6.0 CEs**)
Updated Jan 30, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
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6:00PM to 8:00PM
- Inaugural Conference Reception for registered conference attendees!
- Platinum Sponsor - Symmetry Vascular Center, Stuart, FL
- Attended Poster Presentations
- 0.5 CE
- Presentation: Dr. S. Scott Tapper, M.D., and Dr. Kyle Diamond, M.D., RSVI
- 0.5 CE
Saturday, April 1, 2023
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7:00AM
- Sponsor/Exhibitor set-up
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7:30AM to 8:15AM
- Registration/Sign-in
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8:00AM to 8:45AM
- Breakfast - Product Theatre (non-CE)
- Platinum Sponsor - Abbott
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8:45AM to 9:15AM
- Morning Break
- Coffee with Exhibitors
- Photographer/Professional Headshots
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9:15AM to 9:30AM
- Conference Welcome
- Maria Cruz, MSN APRN FNP-BC, Conference Chairwoman
- Announcements
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9:30AM to 10:30AM
- Keynote Speaker: Rhonda Goodman, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Nurse Philanthropist and Missionary, Founder and President of Nurse Community Partnership, Recipient of the Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children
- Presentation – "Nurse Practitioners Working Globally"
- 1.0 CE
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10:30AM to 11:30AM
- Invited Guest Speaker: Monica Barfield, DNP, Autonomous APRN, FNP-BC, Nurse Entrepreneur and Owner of New Horizons Primary Care, Port St. Joe, FL
- Topic – Nurse-led Primary Care Practice – Roadmap to Opening An Autonomous NP Primary Care Practice
- 1.0 CE
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11:30AM to 12:00PM
- Break
- Exhibitors
- Photographer/Professional Headshots
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12:00PM to 12:45PM
- Lunch - Product Theatre (non-CE)
- Platinum Sponsor - Novo Nordisk
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12:45PM to 1:45PM
- Invited Guest Speaker – Vickie Stone-Gale, DNP APRN FNP-BC, FNPN Vice President and Legislative Chair; and Florida Board of Nursing, Chair - Probable Cause Panel - North
- Presentation – "What's the Low-Down on Autonomous Practice and APRN Issues? Protecting Your License and Getting Involved!"
- 1.0 CE
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1:45PM to 2:15PM
- Afternoon Break
- Refreshments (Sponsor - TBD)
- Exhibitors
- Photographer/Professional Headshots
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2:15PM to 3:15PM
- Invited Guest Speakers – Deborah Tedesco, DNP APRN ANP-BC CBCN AP-PMN CWS, CWCN-AP CPHQ, President, Florida Nurse Practitioner Network; and, Arlene Wright, DNP APRN, FNP-C, FNAP, FAANP, Past-President FNPN, AANP State Representative-Florida.
- Presentation – "Leadership Roles: Exploring New Avenues for APRN Success!"
- 1.0 CE
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3:15PM to 3:45PM
- Guest Speaker – Doreen Cassarino, DNP APRN FNP-BC BC-ADM FAANP FNAP, AANP Board of Directors, Region 11
- Topic - National and regional legislative issues related to the NP role and practice.
- Presentation Title – AANP Update
- 0.5 CE
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3:45PM to 4:15PM
- Specialty Practice Panel –
- Sandy Ripper Brown, DNP APRN ACNP-BC Neurology, Stroke Specialist, Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute, West Palm Beach, FL
- Michelle Duane, MSN APRN ANP-BC FNP-BC AGACNP-BC, Advanced Practice Provider and Intensivist, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health, Stuart, FL
- Panel Discussion - Nurse Practitioner Specialty Practice: Navigating the Role of the Nurse Practitioner as an Advanced Practice Provider in a Specialty Setting.
- 0.5 CE
- Specialty Practice Panel –
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4:15PM Awards & Adjourn
- Awards
- Prizes & Drawings
- Wrap-up and Adjourn
Conference Registration Deadline: March 17, 2023 at 5:00PM Eastern Time
*Conference agenda, speakers, and topics subject to change.
**CEs pending AANP approval.