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

  1. Evaluate current nursing leadership strategies used to address the socioeconomic, legal, ethical, and technological forces impacting the healthcare delivery system.
  2. Discuss the impact of cultural competency and health literacy in improving access to healthcare within our communities.
  3. Recognize current issues impacting state and national health policies.
  4. Understand rules and laws related to autonomous practice licensure.
  5. Examine business practice management strategies and lessons learned in nurse practitioner practice settings.
  6. Identify strategies for interprofessional collaboration in the management of health of patients and communities.
  7. 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

  • 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 

  • 7:00AM
    • Sponsor/Exhibitor set-up
  • 7:30AM to 8:15AM
    • Registration/Sign-in
  • 8:00AM to 8:45AM
    • Breakfast - Product Theatre (non-CE)
    • Platinum Sponsor - Abbott
  • 8:45AM to 9:15AM
    • Morning Break
    • Coffee with Exhibitors
    • Photographer/Professional Headshots
  • 9:15AM to 9:30AM
    • Conference Welcome
    • Maria Cruz, MSN APRN FNP-BC, Conference Chairwoman
    • Announcements
  • 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
  • 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
  • 11:30AM to 12:00PM
    • Break
    • Exhibitors
    • Photographer/Professional Headshots
  • 12:00PM to 12:45PM
    • Lunch - Product Theatre (non-CE)
    • Platinum Sponsor - Novo Nordisk
  • 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
  • 1:45PM to 2:15PM
    • Afternoon Break
    • Refreshments (Sponsor - TBD)
    • Exhibitors
    • Photographer/Professional Headshots
  • 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
  • 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
    • 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
    • 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.