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FNPN Conference- NPs Transforming Healthcare 2017 

Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel
1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12:00pm ET - Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 4:30pm ET
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1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard , Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

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Cancellations: All cancellations require written notification to FNPN at FloridaNPNetwork@gmail.com. Please Note: If you cancel your conference registration please cancel your housing reservation.

FORCE MAJEURE: In the event FNPN should find it necessary to cancel or postpone the FNPN 2017 Annual Conference for any reason, including but not limited to low registration, strikes, acts of nature, war, terrorist acts or other circumstances beyond FNPN's control, FNPN's liability shall be limited to refund of registration fees paid to FNPN.

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Refunds on paid registrations will be issued for written cancellation requests received via email no later than July 7th 2017. 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 Friday, July 7, 2017.

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Event Agenda

FNPN Conference- NPs Transforming Healthcare 2017 

Event Agenda

Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 12:00pm ET - Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 4:30pm ET

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Thursday, August 10, 2017

  • 9:00am - 12:00pm

    Derm Workshop Part 1

    Ava Chase, DNP, ARNP & Jonathan Fosbre, NP-C
    3.0 CE Credits

    Office procedures (Advanced Practice Prep)
    “Basic suturing techniques”
    Suturing techniques will include simple interrupted and running suture techniques. Stapling and tissue adhesives will be covered. Participants will have the opportunity to practice suturing on a non-live model.

  • 9:00am - 3:00pm

    Workshop CMV Medical Examiner Training Course: History Overview and Regulation

    Dr. Jean Aertker DNP, ARNP,COHN-S, FAANP and Wendy Paracka, MS, ARNP, FNP-BC
    5.0 CE Credits

    The content in this 5 hour training program meets the requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) final rule for the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) Core Curriculum Specifications. In accordance with 49 CFR 390.105(b), this training includes the eight topics which must be covered in the core curriculum specifications. Following completion of this training, participants will receive the proof of training certificate required to take the NRCME examination.
    *please note lunch break (on your own) will be from 12pm to 1pm*

  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm

    Derm Workshop Part 2

    Ava Chase, DNP, ARNP & Jonathan Fosbre, NP-C
    3.0 CE Credits

    “Cryotherapy, Punch & Shave Biopsies and I&Ds

    This workshop will include training and practice on the above procedures. Participants will be able to practice these procedures on non- live models.

  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Workshop AANP CE Series

    Yvonne D’Arcy, ARNP
    2.0 CE Credits

    Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives.
    *** Please note: This is the REMS course that does not satisfy the Florida BON licensure requirement****

  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm

    Workshop Introduction to Ultrasounds for NP’s

    Deb Danforth MSN, ARNP, FAANP
    3.0 CE Credits

Friday, August 11, 2017

  • 7:00am - 6:00pm

    Registration

  • 7:30am - 8:30am

    Continental Breakfast

  • 8:30am - 10:00am

    Keynote Speaker

    Jerry Bridge
    1.5 CE Credits

    "Standing in a Future of Possibility; Solving Complex Healthcare Problems with Power and Passion"

  • 10:00am - 10:30am

    Break/Exhibits

  • 10:30am - 11:30am

    “The Board of Nursing: An overview and update on Nursing Regulation”.

    Joe Baker
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm

    session cancelled

    this lecture has been cancelled, we apologize for the inconvenience.

  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm

    Product Theater Lunch-Novartis-

    Robert Cymerman, PAC

    Optimizing Treatment to Improve Outcomes: Implementing the New Guideline for Managing Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic HF) (Abbreviated) (T-HFS-1346186)

  • 1:30pm - 2:00pm

    Exhibits/Posters (Break)

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Breakout 1- Cardiology

    Dr. William Miles MD
    1.0 CE Credit

    Implantable Device Indications For Heart Failures- Does Your Patient Meet The Criteria?

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Breakout 2 - PMH

    Cindy Parsons DNP, ARNP-BC, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Pearls for Your Practice: What's New in Treating Anxiety and Depression.

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Breakout 3 - Roles

    Laureen Fleck PhD, FNP-BC, CDE, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Family Practice Matters: A Practice Update

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Breakout 4- Palliative Care/Pain Mgmt

    Yvonne D’Arcy, ARNP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Chronic Pain Updates

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout 1- Cardiology

    Dr. Alessandro Golino (Thoracic & Cardiac Surgeon, Bradenton, Florida)
    1.0 CE Credit

    The Future Of HF, New Drugs, New Devices, New Strategies
    Stem Cell and Mitral Valve Clipping

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout 2- PMH

    Lisa Burton PhD, ARNP & Cindy Parsons DNP, ARNP-BC, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Perils and Pitfalls: Primary Care versus Specialty-Scope of Practice Issues

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout 3 - Roles

    Kathleen Wilson PhD, ARNP-C, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Incorporating health and wellness into practice.

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout 4 - Palliative Care/Pain Mgmt Palliative Care/Pain Mgmt

    Debra Hain, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, FNKF
    1.0 CE Credit

    Palliative Care for Adults with Advanced Chronic Disease

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout 1- Cardiology

    1. Bonnie Sealey BSN, MSN, ARNP, ACNP-BC, F.H.R.S. 2. Mary Curtis ARNP-CHFN ARNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    1.Acute Onset Congestive Heart Failure – Diagnosis And Treatment
    2.Chronic Congestive Heart Failure Clinic – CHF Clinic and Long term care

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout 2 - PMH

    Linda Mays PhD, ARNP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Medical Marijuana: A New Frontier with Implications for NPs

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout 3 - Roles

    Angeline Bushy PhD, RN, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    When your patient lives in a rural area......

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout 4 -Palliative Care/Pain Mgmt

    Paula Loats (Hospice-Orlando)
    1.0 CE Credit

    Concepts of Pain Management in Hospice & Palliative Care.

  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Exhibits/Posters (Break)

  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm

    Dinner on your own

Saturday, August 12, 2017

  • 6:30am - 5:00pm

    Registration

  • 7:00am - 8:00am

    Breakfast- Product Theater-Novo Nordisk -Seating is Limited

    Dr. Arelis Madera MD, FACE

    The Need for Effective and Efficient Diabetes Management Across the Health Care Continuum.

  • 7:00am - 8:00am

    Breakfast- Product Theater- Amarin Pharma- Seating is Limited

    Dr Mary Honkanen

    "Vascepa: Clinical Evaluation of EPA"

  • 8:00am - 9:00am

    FNPN Business Meeting

    Janet Dubois, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP ( FNPN President) Doreen Cassarino, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, FNAP (FNPN VP Legislation)
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 9:00am - 10:30am

    Keynote Speaker

    Barbara Safriet, JD
    1.5 CE Credits

    "ARNP’s Building on Amazing Successes and Going Forward from Here"

  • 10:30am - 11:00am

    Break/Exhibits

  • 11:00am - 12:00pm

    Update on Florida’s PDMP (E-Force)

    Rebecca Poston
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm

    Getting to Goal Can Be Difficult: Advancing T2DM Therapy with Confidence

    Dr Louis Kuritzky

    ****CE per France Foundation****
    You will be required to fill out paperwork with France Foundation at the lecture.

  • 1:00pm - 1:30pm

    lunch-Product Theater-Supernus® Pharmaceuticals

    Christina Treppendahl FNP

    Once – Daily Migraine Prevention for Adults and Adolescents, First Line Treatment

  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    “Stay Ahead of the Curve: Don’t become a Malpractice Case Study!

    Roxanne Filson & Lynn Pierce, RN, BSN, CPHRM
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm

    Wrap up, Raffle, etc.