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NPCPB 11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE -THIS WEEKEND!

Hilton Palm Beach Airport Hotel
150 Australian Ave
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Friday, October 9, 2015 at 4:00pm ET - Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 5:00pm ET
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Posted by The Nurse Practitioner Council of Palm Beach County

150 Australian Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33406

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"50 YEARS TOGETHER"

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The NP council of Palm beach county with the support of FNPN is hosting our
11th Annual Clinical Conference "50 Years of NP Excellence"

Please join us as we celebrate our history with our renowned Keynote Speaker Dr. Loretta Ford, co-founder of the Nurse Practitioner profession.

Our popular guest moderator will be:
Dr. Christopher Saslo, DNS, FAANP, ARNP-BC.

The diverse agenda has relevant information for all nurse practitioners and includes a break-out session for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in the afternoon. Pharmacology credits will be given and there will be a total of 10 CEUs for the entire conference.

Sponsor tables will be present and there will also be a Chinese Auction with proceeds providing Thanksgiving and Holiday meals for the needy of Palm Beach County.

*CE credits have been applied for and are awaiting AANP approval.*

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Refunds will not be issued after Monday September 21, 2015

Cancellation Policy

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

FORCE MAJEURE: In the event NPCPBC should find it necessary to cancel or postpone the NPCPBC 2015 Annual Conference for any reason, including but not limited to low registration, strikes, acts of nature, war, terrorist acts or other circumstances beyond NPCPBC's control, NPCPBC's liability shall be limited to refund of registration fees paid to NPCPBC.

Refunds: Refunds on paid registrations will be issued for written cancellation requests received, via email, no later than September 20th 2015. All refunds will be issued for the paid registration minus a $50 administrative fee or a $25 administrative fee for a student registration. Refunds will not be issued after Monday, September 21, 2015.

Returned Checks: An administrative fee of $35 will be charged for all checks returned to NPCPBC for insufficient funds.

No Shows: If you do not cancel in writing to NPCPBC and do not attend, you still are responsible for payment.

Event Agenda

NPCPB 11th ANNUAL CONFERENCE -THIS WEEKEND!

Event Agenda

Friday, October 9, 2015 at 4:00pm ET - Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 5:00pm ET

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
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Friday, October 9, 2015

  • 3:30pm - 8:00pm

    Registration

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Managing Difficult Rashes

    Dr. Debra Shelby PhD,DNP,FNP-BC,DNC NADNP President
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Early Identification and Management: The Most Frequent Complications of Antidepressants

    Dr. Manuel Montes MD, Board Certified in Psychiatry, Neurology and Addiction Medicine
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm

    Dinner - Sponsor - Pfizer

    Dr. John Canto, MD, MSPH, FACC, FACP, FAHA

    Reducing the Risk of Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) and Treating Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm

    Mandatory CE: Florida Laws and Rules

    Gail Fox ARNP, MSN, FNP-BC & Dr. Eileen Ginsburg DNP, FNP-BC, ARNP-BC
    2.0 CE Credits

Saturday, October 10, 2015

  • 7:00am - 4:00pm

    Registration

  • 8:00am - 9:00am

    Bugs and Drugs: Probiotics, Prebiotics and Antibiotics

    Dr. Ellen L. Neu BS, BSN, MSN, DNP, ARNP, ANP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 9:00am - 10:00am

    How To Negotiate Like A Pro and Ace Your Next Interview

    David Mittman, PA, DFAAPA
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 10:00am - 10:30am

    Break/Exhibitors

    Unopposed Time

  • 10:30am - 11:30am

    FNPN: Legislative Update

    FNPN President Dr.Janet Dubois DNP, ARNP, FAANP and FNPN PAC Chair Dr. Laureen Fleck PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm

    Keynote Speaker

    Dr. Loretta Ford
    1.0 CE Credit

  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm

    Lunch- Janssen Pharmaceutical

    Dr. Maria Gutierrez, Endocrinologist

  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    Breakout A1

    Beth Ellen DiLuglio MS, RDN, CCN, LDN
    1.0 CE Credit

    Genetically Engineered Foods: How altering the DNA of Food May Be Altering Our Health

  • 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    Breakout B1

    Dr. Mary Vacarello MD
    1.0 CE Credit

    Pediatric: Endocrine Update

  • 2:30pm - 3:00pm

    Exhibitors/Break

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout A2-Lightning Rounds

    1.0 CE Credit

    1. PTSD: Diagnosis & Treatment-Dr. Mary Stone DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
    2. Mentoring the NP in the Emergeny Department-Leigh Bittner MS, FNP-BC
    3. Isolated Hypertension- Patrick Heyman PhD, ANP
    4. Self-Management Kidney Disease Educational Program for Older Adults
    with CKD Stage 4- Shushanne Wynter-Minott DNP, FNP-BC, ARNP
    5. Training Primary Care Providers to Identify & Intervene in a population
    at Risk: Older Drivers with Cognitive Impairment- Dr. Michael D.
    Reilly,DNP, ARNP, NP-C, EMT-P
    6. The development of a practice guideline for women’s sexual health-
    Brenda Gilmore DNP, CNM, FNP-BC
    7. The Road to Becoming a Recognized Patient Centered Medical Home: A
    Quality Improvement Journey.​-Ada C. Tapper, MSN. ARNP, FNP-BC

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Breakout B2

    Ann Lewis ARNP, LMHC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Pediatric:Unrecognized Trauma in Children & Adolsecents

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout C1

    Dr. Natalie Murphy PhD, FNP-BC
    1.0 CE Credit

    Women & Heart Disease

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Breakout C2

    Dr. Carole Kain PhD, ARNP, PMHS
    1.0 CE Credit

    Pediatric: ADD/ADHD

  • 5:00pm - 5:15pm

    Wrap up/Evaluations

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