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Add to Calendar Current Concepts in Advanced Practice Conference 12/4/2025 8:00:00 AM 12/5/2025 4:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://chop.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=14731 Description: Celebrate five years of innovation, leadership, and impact at CHOP’s nationallyrecognized Current Concepts in Advanced Practice Conference. This dynamic, fullyvirtual symposium is designed for providers across all specialties and career stages, withinteractive sessions that energize, educate, and inspire.With four tailored tracks — Acute Care, Ambulatory & Primary Care, Managing APPsand Informatics ... Online false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 8:00 AM - Friday, December 5, 2025, 4:30 PM, Online

Target Audience
Specialties - Nursing - Advanced Practice

Overview

Celebrate five years of innovation, leadership, and impact at CHOP’s nationally recognized Current Concepts in Advanced Practice Conference. This dynamic, fully virtual symposium is designed for providers across all specialties and career stages, with interactive sessions that energize, educate, and inspire. 
With four tailored tracks — Acute Care, Ambulatory & Primary Care, Managing APPs and Informatics — attendees can customize their experience based on their clinical focus and professional goals. Each track offers concurrent sessions featuring expert-led presentations, case-based discussions, practical takeaways and networking opportunities. Whether you’re seeking to deepen clinical expertise, explore data-driven care, or enhance leadership skills, the program provides valuable insights and strategies for every stage of advanced practice. Attendees can earn more than 50 continuing education hours, including  pharmacology hours. 
The conference is targeted to advanced practice providers, physician colleagues, nurses and students in all practice areas throughout the spectrum of advanced practice and pediatric healthcare.


Objectives
  1. 80% of participants will identify that they have an increase in knowledge of pediatric healthcare practices.
  2. 80% of participants will report to integrate evidence-based practices learned during the conference into their clinical practice, resulting in improved patient care outcomes.
  3. 80% of participants will identify that after attending the conference they will engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering communication and teamwork among interdisciplinary teams.
  4. 80% of participants will report that after attending the conference they gained insights into strategies for delivering patient-centered care, addressing cultural competency, communication skills, and shared decision-making.

Registration

Choose the option that best fits your schedule and learning preferences:

Live Virtual Conference – $450 (General) / $300 (Students): Includes access to the livestreamed conference sessions, interactive presentations and continuing education credits.

Add-On Option for Live Virtual Attendees - $150: Enhance your conference experience by adding 6-month access to all recorded sessions from all four tracks. Catch up on anything you missed during the live event and earn CEU credit through on-demand viewing.

Enduring Material – $700 (General)/$450 (Students): Provides access to recorded conference content, from all four tracks, for on-demand viewing and CEU credit only after the event concludes and for up to 6 months.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Credits
AAPA Category 1 CME Credit (54.00 hours), ANCC NCPD Contact Hours (54.00 hours), NCPD Pharmacotherapeutic Hours (9.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Faculty Photos
Kristin Atlas, CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Lillie Rizack, CNM
CNM
CHOP
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Amy Scholtz, DNP
Director, Center for Advanced Practice
CHOP
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jessica Wellner, MSN
Coordinator for Advanced Practice
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
xenia morgan, CRNP
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
CHOP
Faculty
Kathryn Ammon, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Joy Anderson, APRN
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Caitlin Axtmayer, LSW, MPH
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Andrea Bailer, CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Danielle G Barber, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Alice Bass, MSN
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Aileen Berul, MPA, PA-C
Children's National
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Lauren Bisson, Bachelor, Psychology / HR
Sr. Manager Business Partner Services
CHOP
Faculty
Eileen Bookbinder, CRNP
CRNP
Chop
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Elana Breitenbucher, MS, Certified Child Life Specialist
Certified Child Life Specialist
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Samantha Burke, DNP, CRNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Gabrielle Chandler, CRNP
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jane E Chung, MSN, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katelyn Clements, APRN
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Jodi Cohen, MD
Attending Physician
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Lauren Coogle, MD
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Patti Cuartas, DMSc, PA-C, MBA, PMP, FACHE, ACHIP
Executive Director and ACMIO
Mount Sinai Health System
Faculty
Katie Daniel, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Faculty
Tom Davey, PA
Emplify Health
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Christopher DeFrancesco, MD
Attending Surgeon
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedics
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jeff Del Vecchio, PA
Mercy
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Taylor Delnicki, MPA, Physician Assistant
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Bimal Desai, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kaila Devine, CRNP
Hospital Provider CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Aimee DiMichele-Donsky, BA
Director, Talent Acquisition Operations
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kristin Drexel, APRN
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Melissa Duran, MSN, CRNP, NNP-BC
Neo-surgical Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hosptial of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Patrice Forcine, PA, Physician Assistant
PA-C
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Louise Fromuth, CRNP, Nurse practitioner
MSN, CRNP
The children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Lisa Gaffney, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Bernadette Gerardi, CRNP
pediatric nurse practitioner
CHOP Primary Care Norristown
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Melissa Gustafson, APRN
Nurse Practitoner
CHOP
Faculty
Rebecca Hammonds, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kristina Haralambides, NP
FNP-C, Director of Informatics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Gregory Hedler, LCSW, ACC
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nadia Hill, MD
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kimberly Hillyer, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
Loma Linda University Health Children's Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katy Hines, PA-C
Executive Director for Advanced Practice
John Hopkins
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Brittany E Hoyle, PA
PA-C
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Zevra Theraputics (Relationship has ended)
Rachael Huber, Physician Assistant
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Teneisha Hunt, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-AC/PC
Seattle Children's Hospital
Faculty
Kirsten Hurlbut, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
This Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jenna Jacobson, CRNP
CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Frank P. James, MD, JD, DFASAM, FACLM, MD, JD
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Kathryn Johanson, CRNP
Pediatric General Surgery Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Anne Kearney, NP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Keller, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
David Kendrick, PA-C
Inpatient APC Director
University of Utah Health
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Martha Kennedy, CRNP, DNP
John Hopkins
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Alexandra Kirchner, NP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Raji Koppolu, DNP, MSL, CPNP-PC/AC, NPD-BC, FAAN
Stanford Children’s Health, Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Roseanne Krauter, DNP, Informaticist
Director of APP Informatics and Clinical Systems
UCSF Health
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nellie Lazar, CRNP
CRNP
Chop
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Weilong Li, PA, CGC, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Patricia Lopez, CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Helen Lu, FNP, ANCC
Clinical Director of Informatics & Analytics
John Muir Health 
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katelyn Lucas, CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Olivia Maira, PA
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Ayesha Malik, O.D.
O.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Amanda Manzi, DNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kathleen Marquis, CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kayla Mays, DNP, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
APP Manager, BMH Informaticist
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
President
American Nurses Enterprise
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Spencer Merryfield
Trainer
Epic
Faculty
Employment-Epic Systems
Margaret Mitchell, CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Emily Moore, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC
Director of Advanced Practice Education and Professional Development
Seattle Children's Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Cailin Mulvihill, DNP, APRN, CRNP, FNP-BC
CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Gabriel Najarro, PA-C
Emory Healthcare
Faculty
Leslie Obermeier, APRN
APP Manager/ Nurse practitioner
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Paul Offit, MD
Director, Vaccine Education Center
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Hyelim Park, FNP
Clinician EHR Educator
International Community Health Services
Faculty
Other: I was hired as a provider informaticist to help with Epic Go-live-Tegria, I helped with Epic Go-live for Providence (Relationship has ended)
Tanaya Pattnaik, PA
CHOP ORTHO
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Irma Payan-Walters, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Natalie Plachter, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Haley Pleskow, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner Fellow
CHOP
Faculty
Kimberly A Pough, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nakia Rodriguez, APRN
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kristin Rogers, PA
PA-C
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Schwarz, NP
Quality Improvement Advisor
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Meghan Silich, APRN, Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katherine A Smith, DNP
DNP, MPH, BSN, RN
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katherine G Thompson, CRNP
CPNP-BC
CHOP
Faculty
Faculty Photos
James Treat, MD
Fellowship Director, Section of Pediatric Dermatology
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Palvella, INC|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Matinas (Relationship has ended)|Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Axsome, MPW (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-UpToDate|Advisor-Incyte (Relationship has ended)
Kirsten Walaski, CRNP
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mark M Weber, MSN, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
Children Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Tracy Widmer, DNP
Senior Director
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Emily Wilkinson, MSN
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Eric P Will, PA
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Tiffany Williams, M.A
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Leanne Winslow, APRN, CPNP
Nationwide Children's
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Meghan Young, MSPAS
Phsician Assistant
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Katelyn Beam, CPNP-AC
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Caitlin Davenport, PA
PA-C
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Jillian Hillman, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Megan Levy, CRNP
CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Sue Ogle, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Barbara Picard, CRNP
CRNP
Children Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Amanda Tronzo, CRNP
CRNP
CHOP
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose

Thursday, December 4, 2025
Welcome & Introductions
8:00AM - 8:05AM

Keynote Session: AI and The Future of Healthcare
8:05AM - 9:05AM
Bimal Desai, MD

Acute Care - Common Cardiac Pathologies in Acute Care
9:05AM - 10:00AM
Aileen Berul, MPA, PA-C

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Dermatology
9:05AM - 10:00AM
James Treat, MD

Informatics - Informatics 101 – How to Lead People Through Change
9:05AM - 10:00AM
Patti Cuartas, DMSc, PA-C, MBA, PMP, FACHE, ACHIP

Managing APPs - It Takes a Village: The Power of Collaboration in Advance Practice
9:05AM - 10:00AM
Raji Koppolu, DNP, MSL, CPNP-PC/AC, NPD-BC, FAAN

Break
10:00AM - 10:15AM

Acute Care - Tools & Techniques Breakouts: Point of Care Ultrasounds
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Eric P Will, PA

Acute Care - Tools & Techniques Breakouts: Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning in Acute Care
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Nakia Rodriguez, APRN

Acute Care - Tools & Techniques Breakouts: Vascular Access Considerations
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Mark M Weber, MSN, CRNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Autonomic Dysfunction: POTS and Beyond
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Jodi Cohen, MD
Katelyn Lucas, CRNP
Louise Fromuth, CRNP, Nurse practitioner

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Pediatric Hip Issues Through the Ages for the PCP
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Tanaya Pattnaik, PA
Christopher DeFrancesco, MD

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Sleep Apnea
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Rebecca Hammonds, PhD
Kathleen Marquis, CRNP

Informatics - Optimizing Clinical Decision Support (CDS): From Governance and Usability to Real-World Application in Pediatric Intensive Care
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Kristina Haralambides, NP
Leanne Winslow, APRN, CPNP

Managing APPs - Evaluating Advanced Practice Providers: Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Competency- Based Tool for Equitable Assessment
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Katy Hines, PA-C
Martha Kennedy, CRNP, DNP

Break
11:15AM - 11:30AM

Acute Care - Esophageal and Airway Treatment Program
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Kathryn Johanson, CRNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Ophthalmology for the Primary Care Provider
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Ayesha Malik, O.D.

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Pharmacology Update & Interpreting an Antibiogram
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Nadia Hill, MD
Kimberly A Pough, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Informatics - Clinical Decision Support Projects Panel: SmartBlock to Collect Data and Embed Clinical Decision Support in a Smart Way
11:30AM - 11:50AM
Katie Daniel, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kayla Mays, DNP, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Managing APPs - Advocacy Matters: Collective Purpose and Action for Professional Progress, Public Health, and Human Flourishing
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Informatics - Clinical Decision Support Projects Panel: Do Not Turn (DNT) Order Panel
11:50AM - 12:10PM
Jennifer Schwarz, NP

Informatics - Clinical Decision Support Projects Panel: Tiny Genes, Big Impact: Building Genetic Ordersets Innovation Neonatal Informatics
12:10PM - 12:30PM
Kimberly Hillyer, DNP

Lunch
12:30PM - 1:00PM

Acute Care - Urgent Interventions in Pediatric Endocrinology: Strategies for Acute Care
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Emily Wilkinson, MSN
Gabrielle Chandler, CRNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Panel-Hot topics: Having the Difficult Conversation: Antivax, Vit K & Fluoride
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Jennifer Keller, CRNP
Katherine G Thompson, CRNP
Lisa Gaffney, CRNP

Informatics - Interprofessional Health IT Governance: A Few Examples
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Kristina Haralambides, NP
Hyelim Park, FNP
Alice Bass, MSN
Roseanne Krauter, DNP, Informaticist
Natalie Plachter, CRNP

Managing APPs - Building from the Ground up: Launching New APP Teams for Sustainable Success
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Katelyn Beam, CPNP-AC
Jillian Hillman, CRNP
Emily Moore, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC
Teneisha Hunt, DNP, ARNP, CPNP-AC/PC

Break
2:15PM - 2:30PM

Acute Care - Managing Multimorbidity: Strategies for Patients with Complex Chronic Illnesses
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Melissa Gustafson, APRN

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - What JIA May Present Like from the Primary Care Perspective
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Jane E Chung, MSN, CRNP
Kirsten Hurlbut, DNP

Informatics - From Insight to Implementation: Using QI and CDS to Improve Pediatric Lead Testing
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Lauren Coogle, MD

Managing APPs - Power of Partnering: Leveraging Leadership Structure to Achieve Growth
2:30PM - 3:30PM
David Kendrick, PA-C

General Session: RFK Jr.’s War on Vaccines: The Measles Story
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Paul Offit, MD

Informatics Networking Session
4:30PM - 5:30PM

Friday, December 5, 2025
General Session: Developing Personalized Gene Editing Therapies for Rare Metabolic Disorders — It Takes a Team
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Brittany E Hoyle, PA
Irma Payan-Walters, CRNP
Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Samantha Burke, DNP, CRNP, RN
Weilong Li, PA, CGC, PA-C

Acute Care - SNAP Neurological Assessments
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Katherine A Smith, DNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Functional Abdominal Pain
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Danielle G Barber, MD, PhD
Kirsten Walaski, CRNP

Informatics - AI Won’t Take Your Job – But It Might Help Save It
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Helen Lu, FNP, ANCC

Managing APPs - Power & Influence
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Gregory Hedler, LCSW, ACC

Break
10:00AM - 10:15AM

Acute Care - Beyond the Bedside Breakouts: Behind the Scenes of Child Life
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Elana Breitenbucher, MS, Certified Child Life Specialist

Acute Care - Beyond the Bedside Breakouts: Tips for Clinical Preceptors: Creating a High- Impact Learning Experience
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Caitlin Davenport, PA

Acute Care - Beyond the Bedside Breakouts: Trauma-informed Care
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Caitlin Axtmayer, LSW, MPH

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: PCOS
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Cailin Mulvihill, DNP, APRN, CRNP, FNP-BC

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Testicular Emergencies in Primary Care
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Meghan Silich, APRN, Nurse Practitioner

Informatics - Big Data
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Gabriel Najarro, PA-C

Managing APPs - From Conflict to Clarity: Managing Difficult Conversations with Employees
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Tiffany Williams, M.A
Lauren Bisson, Bachelor, Psychology / HR

Break
11:15AM - 11:30AM

Acute Care - ICU Liberation
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Amanda Manzi, DNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Hyperlipidemia
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Louise Fromuth, CRNP, Nurse practitioner

Informatics - Project Fusion “Patient First, Clinically Led”
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Tom Davey, PA

Managing APPs - Attracting Top Talent to Change Lives: How CHOP Built a Modern Recruitment Engine to Power World-Class Pediatric Care
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Aimee DiMichele-Donsky, BA

Lunch
12:30PM - 1:00PM

Acute Care - Altered Mental Status: An Organized Approach
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Meghan Young, MSPAS

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - ADHD 101
1:00PM - 1:40PM
Haley Pleskow, CRNP
Joy Anderson, APRN

Informatics - Epic Specialty Exemplars
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Jeff Del Vecchio, PA
Spencer Merryfield

Managing APPs - Panel Discussion: Optimizing Impact: The Evolving Resource Roles of Advanced Practice Providers
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Jillian Hillman, CRNP
Olivia Maira, PA
Melissa Duran, MSN, CRNP, NNP-BC
Patrice Forcine, PA, Physician Assistant

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Substance Abuse
1:40PM - 2:15PM
Frank P. James, MD, JD, DFASAM, FACLM, MD, JD

Break
2:15PM - 2:30PM

Acute Care - Practical Lab Interpretation for APPs
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Jenna Jacobson, CRNP
Patricia Lopez, CRNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Birth Control - The Basics
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Nellie Lazar, CRNP

Ambulatory/ Primary Care - Breakouts: Role of Maternal Identity in Shaping Child Development
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Katelyn Clements, APRN

Managing APPs / Informatics - EHR Training: Building Confidence and Competence
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Hyelim Park, FNP
Kathryn Ammon, CRNP
Roseanne Krauter, DNP, Informaticist

Closing Session: Leading and Engaging Teams Through Change
3:30PM - 4:30PM

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