Florida NPs make visits to Capitol Hill

The Florida Nurse Practitioner Network led a contingency from Florida as we visited with elected members of Congress and staff today to discuss key issues impacting NPs and their patients during the newly organized AANP Health Policy Conference. Chief issues that we discussed was improving access to high-quality health care for all Americans but specifically our fellow citizens in Florida. "With the shortage of primary care physicians and increasing demand for health care services, it is critical that federal policy empower NPs to practice to the full extent of their education and experience," said AANP President ~ Angela Golden, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP

Thank you to those who were there which included:

• Doreen Cassarino, FNPN President
• Jean Aertker, FNPN Vice President
• Cindy Drew of FLANP
• Sean McMicken, ARNP, Corporate Director of NP/PA Services at Schumacker Group
• Gail Sadler, AANP Florida State Representative
• Christie Tison-Hart, Armor Correctional Healthcare Corp, Baker County
• Sarah Anderson,ARNP, Wound Care Specialist, Port St Lucie, Martin Health Care
• Iris Harbert, MS, ARNP, Director of Medicare Model of Care, United Healthcare Medicare & Retirement
• Christine Orton, Nova University Nursing, DNP Program

Left to Right: Christie Tison-Hart, Iris Harbet and Doreen Cassarino