North Alabama Nurse Practitioner Association
“Improving Health Care Through Education and Service”

Annual NANPA Clinical Symposium

Huntsville Marriott
5 Tranquility Base
Huntsville, AL 35805

Friday, September 16, 2016 at 7:00am CT - Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 12:00pm CT
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5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805

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Credits Offered

This event offers 12.2 CEU credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: 12.2 CEU hours & 6 Pharmacology hours applied for. Continuing Education credits are provided for each session. These are provided by the Alabama State Nurses Association. Alabama State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation..

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General Purpose

Nurse Practitioner Symposium Objectives:
The purpose of this program is to:
  • Enhance and update the assessment, diagnostic, and clinical skills of the nurse practitioner.
  • Highlight the current trends affecting the evolving role of the nurse practitioner in today's changing health care environment.

Intended Audience:
Nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, registered nurses, physician assistants, physicians, students and other health care providers.

News for 2016
Thumb Drives of the presentations will be included in registration packet. For your convenience, presentations will be available online two weeks prior to the Symposium.

Cancellation Policy:
NANPA reserves the right to cancel any activity. Registration fees will be refunded in the event the symposium is cancelled. Registration fees of applicants who wish to cancel will be refunded minus a 20% processing fee upon written request. To receive a refund, your cancellation notice must be received by September 9, 2016.

Hotel Accommodations:
Arrangements have been made with the Huntsville Marriott to serve as the Conference site and headquarters for the overnight discounted accommodations.

The Huntsville Marriott is located at 5 Tranquility Base next to the US. Space & Rocket Center. Hotel reservations may be made directly with the Huntsville Marriott by calling 1-888-299-5174 or 256-830-2222. Please identify yourself as a participant of the NANPA Conference.

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Event Agenda

Annual NANPA Clinical Symposium

Event Agenda

Friday, September 16, 2016 at 7:00am CT - Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 12:00pm CT

All times listed in Central Time (US & Canada).
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Friday, September 16, 2016

  • 7:00am - 7:30am

    Registration & Continental Breakfast

  • 7:30am - 7:45am

    Welcome

    Bobi Jo Creel, MSN, CRNP ~ NANPA President Marsha Adams, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN ~ Dean, UAH College of Nursing

  • 7:45am - 8:45am

    Nurse Practitioners - Impacting Change in Health Care

    Cindy Cooke, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP ~ AANP President

  • 8:45am - 9:45am

    The Signs of Silence

    Bruce Trippe, MD, F.A.C.E ~ Endocrinology Associates

  • 9:45am - 10:15am

    Break/Exhibits

  • 10:15am - 11:15am

    Chronic Kidney Disease - Then & Now

    Todd A. Broome, MD ~ Nephrology Consultants, LLC

  • 11:15am - 12:15pm

    Review of Spinal Conditions

    John D. Johnson, Jr., MD, FACS ~ SportsMed

  • 12:15pm - 12:45pm

    Lunch/Exhibits

  • 12:45pm - 1:45pm

    Pediatric Psychiatric/Mental Health Management in Primary Care

    Angela Caires, DNP, FNP - BC, NP-C ~ The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing

  • 1:45pm - 2:45pm

    Female Hormones Applied

    William Brett Davenport, MD ~ Huntsville Reproductive Medicine

  • 2:45pm - 3:00pm

    Breaks/Exhibits

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Evaluation & Management of NA FLD & Hepatitis C

    E. Tony Ugheoke, MD, FACG ~ Associates in Gastroenterology, PC

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Workup of Common Rheumatic Diseases

    Deepak Sree, MD, FACP, FACR ~ Rheumatology Associates of North Alabama

  • 5:00pm - 5:10pm

    Evaluations

Saturday, September 17, 2016

  • 7:00am - 9:30am

    Drug Updare; Whats Hot; Whats N0!

    Wendy Wright, MSN, RN, ARNP, FAANP ~ Wright and Associates Family Healthcare

  • 9:30am - 9:45am

    Break

  • 9:45am - 10:45am

    Respiratory Infections; A Ntimicmbials

    Wendy Wright, MSN, RN, ARNP, FAANP ~ Wright and Associates Family Healthcare

  • 10:45am - 12:15pm

    Drug to Drug Interactions

    Wendy Wright, MSN, RN, ARNP, FAANP ~ Wright and Associates Family Healthcare

  • 12:15pm - 12:20pm

    Evaluations