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FNPN 2023 Annual Conference "Waves of Change...Sea of Opportunities"

Orlando World Center Marriott
8701 World Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32821

Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8:30am ET - Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:45pm ET
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8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821

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Credits Offered

This event offers 13.3 contact hours to attendees (1.45 pharmacology) .
Accreditation Info: This activity is approved for 13.3 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1.45 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 23076249. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies..

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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED AUGUST  17, 2023 - MIDNIGHT EST

*NO ONSITE REGISTRATION*

Due to the popularity of the FNPN conference - additional hotel rooms now available at the Springhill Suites at the Marriott Village - CLICK HERE TO BOOK A HOTEL ROOM AT THIS ADDITIONAL HOTEL LOCATION

Free transportation will be provided by Marriott from Springhill Suites at the Marriott Village to the conference venue, the Orlando World Center Marriott.





  



Conference Objectives:

  1. Evaluate current nursing leadership strategies used to address the socioeconomic, legal, ethical and technological forces impacting the healthcare delivery system
  2. Recognize current issues impacting state and national health policies
  3. Examine innovative technology utilized in healthcare organizations for improvement in clinical outcomes
  4. Examine business practice management strategies and lessons learned in nurse practitioner practice settings
  5. Identify strategies for interprofessional collaboration in the management of health of patients and communities
  6. Discuss wellness promotion and health problem management, including pharmacologic interventions, based on current scientific literature and evidence-based practice guidelines
  7. Utilize the diagnostic reasoning process to develop differential diagnosis for various presenting cases to the practice setting

This activity is approved for 13.3 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 1.45 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 23076249. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.


Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy

CANCELLATION: Full refunds will be granted less a 25% processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing and postmarked on or before July 31, 2023. No refunds will be granted after July 31, 2023.

FORCE MAJEURE: In the event FNPN should find it necessary to cancel or postpone the FNPN 2023 Annual Conference for any reason, including but not limited to low registration, strikes, acts of nature, war, terrorist acts, Covid-19 or other circumstances beyond FNPN's control, FNPN's liability shall be limited to refund of registration fees paid minus any fees incurred by FNPN.

Event Agenda

FNPN 2023 Annual Conference "Waves of Change...Sea of Opportunities"

Event Agenda

Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8:30am ET - Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:45pm ET

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Thursday, August 24, 2023

  • 8:00am - 3:30pm

    Workshop Check In - NORTH TOWER

    Please check in at registration desk. Please pick up your name badges and bags at check in area.
    There will be no onsite workshop registration, please register before you arrive to the event.

  • 8:30am - 11:30am

    Pre -Conference Workshop 1: Pharmacology Updates - HARBOR BEACH

    Tom Schlepko, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC & Stefanie La Manna PhD, MPH, APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC
    3.0 CE Credits

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 8:30am - 11:30am

    Pre-Conference Workshop 4: Foundations of Burn and Wound Care & Debridement Workshop - ARUBA/BAHAMAS

    Megan A. Chipman, MSN, RN, FNP-C, CWOCN-CFCN, Patrice M. Muse, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CWCN, Deborah Tedesco, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, AP-PMN, CWS, CWCN-AP, CPHQ & Susan Smith, PhD, ACNP-C, FNP-C, WCC, RNFA, FAANP
    3.0 CE Credits

    Location: Aruba/Bahamas

  • 8:30am - 3:30pm

    Pre-Conference Workshop 3: New NP Boot Camp Part 1 & Part 2 - KEY WEST

    Arlene Wright, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, LNC, Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP, Vicky Stone-Gale DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, Cindy Parsons, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, Kathleen Wilson Ph.D., APRN, CPNP, BC-ADM, PNP-BC, FAANP, Jean Aertker, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, COHN-S, FAANP, Susan Smith, PhD, ACNP-C, FNP-C, WCC, RNFA, FAANP, Leslee Damato-Kubiet PhD, APRN, ANP-BC and Veronica Sampayo DNP, APRN
    6.0 CE Credits

    Location: Key West

  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm

    Pre-Conference Workshop 2: LGBTQ Health - HARBOR BEACH

    Tom Schlepko, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC & Ed Briggs DNP, APRN-C
    3.0 CE Credits

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm

    Pre-Conference Workshop 5: Billing and Coding - ARUBA/BAHAMAS

    Shelly Asbury, CPCO, CPMA, CCS, CCS-P, CCP, CMRS
    3.0 CE Credits

    Location: Aruba/Bahamas

  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm

    Thursday General Conference Session Check In

    Registered for the General Conference? Check in starts at 2pm in the North Tower Conference Venue.

  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm

    The Intersection of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Sexual Abuse - HARBOR BEACH

    Charrita Ernewein, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-C, SANE-A & Debbie Devine, Ph.D, APRN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 4:35pm - 5:20pm

    10-minute Rapid Fire Presentations (4) (1 hour) - HARBOR BEACH

    (1) Rosemarie Schwitzer MSN, ACNP-BC, CCRN (2) Jenn Fleigelman DNP, APRN, NP-C (3) Bryce Catarelli, DNP, APRN, FNP-C (4) Lolita Melhado, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, ACHPN
    0.65 CE Credits

    Location: Harbor Beach

    (1) Breaking down Boundaries in Advance Practice Leadership
    (2) Ending the HIV Epidemic: Evaluation of a Rapid Entry to Care Program
    (3) Be The Change You Wish to See: Making the Case to Consider Academia
    (4) Primary Palliative Care: Enhancing Care for Patients with Serious Illness

Friday, August 25, 2023

  • 6:30am - 7:00am

    Walk and Talk!

    Join fellow conference attendees for an early morning "walk and talk" around the Conference campus. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
    Meet in the Hotel Main Lobby at 6:30am.

  • 7:00am - 3:30pm

    Conference Check In - NORTH TOWER

    Please check in at registration desk. There will be a QR Code to check in and verify attendance. Please pick up your name badges and bags at check in area.
    There will be no onsite conference registration, please register before you arrive to the event.

  • 7:30am - 9:00am

    Take Action Against Obesity: Do More Than Lifestyle Modifications - HARBOR BEACH

    Christine Kessler, MN, ANP-C, CNS, BCADM Internal Medicine Physician Founder of Journeys Weight Loss Management Clinic Founder & Consulting Clinician, Metabolic Medicine Associates King George, VA

    Location: Harbor Beach

    Establish the urgency to understand that obesity is a disease that needs to be treated like other chronic, progressive diseases. Discuss the underlying physiology that leads to weight regain after weight loss with lifestyle changes alone. Review recommendations from national medical societies on the appropriate use of anti-obesity medication. Discuss data from select trials that evaluated a GLP-1 RA as a chronic weight-management therapy in patients with overweight and obesity. Review dosing and administration information and prescribing tips.

    Product Theater/Breakfast Presentation 8am - 9am (arrive early by 7:30am to allow time for breakfast buffet)

  • 8:00am - 10:00am

    APP Directors Meeting - Invitational Event - KEY WEST

    Amanda Chaney, DNP, APRN, FAANP Michelle Taylor, APRN, ACNP-BC
    2.0 CE Credits

    Location: Key West

    This is an invitational event for APP Directors across the State of Florida. RSVP Requested.

  • 9:00am - 10:00am

    Exhibitors/Networking/Ribbon Cutting

    Location: GRAND CAYMAN/PUERTO RICO

  • 10:00am - 10:10am

    Welcome & Day 1, Round 1 Trivia!

    President Deb Tedesco Education Director Jenn Kuretski

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 10:10am - 11:30am

    Entrepreneurial Ventures for NPs: Past, Present, Future - HARBOR BEACH

    Keynote Presenter Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
    1.5 CE Credits

    Location: Harbor Beach

    1. List entrepreneurial ventures as they pertain to NPs.
    2. Discuss briefly the history of NP entrepreneurial opportunities and constraints/challenges.
    3. Brainstorm the pros/cons of various entrepreneurial ventures.
    4. Select one entrepreneurial idea and begin to create a very basic business plan.

    Sponsored by NSO

  • 11:35am - 12:35pm

    2023: What’s New in Contraception? - HARBOR BEACH

    Lawren Mundy PhD, WHNP, APRN-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 12:35pm - 1:55pm

    When Hypothyroid Patients Speak, Are We Listening? - HARBOR BEACH

    Carolyn Zaumeyer MSN, APRN

    Location: Harbor Beach

    Thinking on the treatment of hypothyroidism is undergoing profound changes as clinicians and researchers seek an effective approach to treating those with persistent symptoms despite in-range TSH levels. Join Carolyn Zaumeyer, a hypothyroidism expert, in a case-based discussion that will help you identify these patients in your practice and could provide you with practical treatment strategies to achieve true euthyroidism.

    Product Theater/Lunch Presentation 12:55pm - 1:55pm (arrive on time by 12:40pm to allow time for lunch buffet)

  • 1:55pm - 2:45pm

    Exhibitors/Networking/Poster Session

    0.65 CE Credits

    Location: Exhibit Hall and Registration Area

    (1) Is Vitamin D Insufficiency Making Your Patients Dizzy?
    Susan Berg DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

    (2) Lung Cancer Screening and Tobacco Cessation Programs
    Teri Ann Pagano, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP

    (3) Act F.A.S.T. for Stroke: Sprint or Marathon
    Noella C. West DNP, APRN-C

    (4) An Evaluation of Specialty Providers Knowledge, Confidence, Attitudes, and Barriers to Nutrition for Practice
    Ashley Brower DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

    (5) Functional Medicine and Holistic Healthcare
    Valerie Watters-Burke, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, DNSc

    (6) Evidence-based Practice: The Busy NP's Role In Achieving the Quintuple Aim
    Dawn Mutchko, DNP, APN, FNP-C, EBP-C, CQHQ, CENP, CGNC, FNAP

    (7) Cardiovascular Educational Program for First Responders
    Mirela Danajm DNP, APRN, RN, AGACNP-BC

    (8) Reducing No-Show Appointments at a Free Clinic by Providing Free Transportation
    Bari Berger DNP, MSN-ED, MBA-HCM, FNP-BC, RN

  • 2:45pm - 2:55pm

    Day 1, Round 2 Trivia!

    Education Director Jenn Kuretski

  • 2:55pm - 3:55pm

    Digital Media Marketing for FL Nurse Practitioners: A Case Study of PCOS Sisters Telehealth Clinic - HARBOR BEACH

    Lynsey Johnson, DNP, FNP-C
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 3:55pm - 4:05pm

    Day 1, Round 3 Trivia

    Education Director - Jenn Kuretski

    Day 1 Winner Announced after this round of Trivia.

  • 4:05pm - 5:00pm

    Getting our Mojo Working! APRNs Overcoming Clinical Inertia, Improving Patient Outcomes - HARBOR BEACH

    Thais R. Forbes, MSN, FNP-C
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 5:05pm - 6:05pm

    Breakout 1 - Disability and Neurodiversity: Are we prepared to care for the coming wave? - HARBOR BEACH

    Christina Dzioba, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, C-EFM
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 5:05pm - 6:05pm

    Breakout 2 - Detecting Breast Implant Illness in Primary Care - ARUBA/BAHAMAS

    Nancy Cherofsky, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, NP-C
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Aruba/Bahamas

  • 5:05pm - 6:05pm

    Breakout 3 - Detecting Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Primary Care: A Dermatology NP's Perspective - KEY WEST

    Patricia M. Delgado, DNP, AGPCNP, DCNP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Key West

  • 6:05pm - 7:00pm

    New NP and NP Student Meet and Greet with Board of Directions - KEY BISCAYNE

    Sponsored by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates

    Location: Key Biscayne

    This is a non-credit event.

  • 6:05pm - 7:00pm

    NP Meet and Greet with Region Directors - OUTSIDE ARUBA/BAHAMAS

    Sponsored by Palm Beach Atlantic University

    Location: Outside Aruba/Bahamas
    This is a non-credit event.

Saturday, August 26, 2023

  • 7:00am - 3:00pm

    Conference Check In - NORTH TOWER

    This is a tentative schedule subject to change.

    Please check in at registration desk. There will be a QR Code to check in and verify attendance. Please pick up your name badges and bags at check in area.
    There will be no onsite conference registration, please register before you arrive to the event.

  • 7:15am - 9:00am

    Continental Breakfast/Exhibitors/Networking

    Location: Exhibit Hall/Registration Area

  • 7:30am - 9:00am

    Think Tank Leadership Breakfast - KEY WEST

    Deborah Tedesco, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, AP-PMN, CWS, CWCN-AP, CPHQ Barbara Sharief, DNP, APRN Kimberly Gordon, DNP, CRNA
    1.5 CE Credits

    Location: Key West

    This invitational event is for leadership representing local group members from around Florida. Limited tickets are available for purchase for other NP Leaders who are interested in attending this event.

  • 9:00am - 10:00am

    Fireside Chat with AANP's - Stephen Ferrara & AANP's Region 11 Director - Doreen Cassarino - HARBOR BEACH

    Featured Speaker Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN & Doreen Cassarino, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 10:00am - 10:15am

    Day 2, Round 1 Trivia & Special Award Presentation

    President Deb Tedesco Education Director Jenn Kuretski

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 10:15am - 11:45am

    FNPN Annual Membership Meeting - HARBOR BEACH

    FNPN Board of Directors: https://fnpn.enpnetwork.com/page/26-board-of-directors-staff
    1.5 CE Credits

    Location: Harbor Beach

    Join us for our annual membership meeting.

    1. Understand FNPN's Mission
    2.Discuss membership growth initiatives
    3. Review policy and advocacy updates in the last year
    4. List educational programs hosted by FNPN

  • 11:45am - 12:00pm

    Exhibitors/Networking

    Location: Exhibit Hall

  • 12:00pm - 1:15pm

    Mounjaro® (tirzepatide) - HARBOR BEACH

    STACY BATSON BROWN, MSN, APRN-BC

    Location: Harbor Beach

    Join a presentation from one of your peers on the efficacy and safety of once-weekly Mounjaro, and learn [additional information] about this product. Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to the speaker at the end of the session.
    Please see the Important Safety Information for Mounjaro, including Boxed Warning about possible thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer, the Full Prescribing Information, and Medication Guide provided at the Product Theater.

    This program is sponsored by, and the speaker is presenting on behalf of, Lilly USA, LLC. It is being presented consistent with FDA guidelines and is not approved for continuing education credit.

    Product Theater/Lunch Presentation 12:15pm - 1:15pm (arrive early by 12:00pm to allow time for lunch buffet)

  • 1:15pm - 2:15pm

    What are the Waves of Change in Mood, the Affective Disorders? - HARBOR BEACH

    Helene Vossos, DNP, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Innovations in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease - HARBOR BEACH

    April Stowers, MSN, FNP-C, APRN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Location: Harbor Beach

  • 3:20pm - 4:20pm

    FAQ by Florida’s APRNs: Panel Discussion - HARBOR BEACH

    Location: Harbor Beach FNPN's Region Directors: Kathleen Wilson Ph.D., APRN, CPNP, BC-ADM, PNP-BC, FAANP, Susan Smith PhD, APRN-C, FNP-C, ACNP-C, RNFA, WCC, FAANP, Charrita Ernewein, Ph.D, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, SANE-A , Tom Schlepko, DNP, APRN, FNP, PMHNP, AAHIVS and Arlene Wright, DNP APRN, FNP-C, FNAP, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

    1. Recognize current issues impacting state and national health policies
    2. Examine innovative technology utilized in healthcare organizations for improvement in clinical outcomes
    3. Examine business practice management strategies and lessons learned in nurse practitioner practice settings
    4. Identify strategies for interprofessional collaboration in the management of health of patients and communities

  • 4:20pm - 4:25pm

    Day 2, Round 2 Trivia!

    Education Director Jenn Kuretski

    Location: Harbor Beach

    Day 2 Winner Announced after this round of Trivia.

  • 4:25pm - 4:45pm

    Wrap Up - HARBOR BEACH

    Location: Harbor Beach