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Closing out a busy few days can always be a challenge at a national conference. But when the closing keynote speaker is someone with the reputation of Margaret Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP, the finale proves worth waiting for.
Dr. Fitzgerald, president of Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC, will discuss ways that nurse practitioners can find their voice “to speak up for them-selves and their patients,” she said.
An AANP member for more than three decades and an international provider of nurse practitioner certification prepa-ration and continuing education, Dr. Fitzgerald knows her way around the clinical setting.
Nurse practitioners are faced with common interpersonal challenges, she believes. Finding their voices—individu-ally and collectively—is crucial to personal and professional growth. When nurse
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Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald highlights the closing keynote
practitioners find their voice as a profes-sion, it can help “advocate for our great profession, our patients and ourselves.” She notes that these same interpersonal skills can help in salary and benefit nego-
tiations, as well as working with lawmak-ers to advance NP practice.
Dr. Fitzgerald takes her role as closing speaker seriously, stating: “I am greatly honored to have been invited and hope people will stay around to hear me,” she said. The frank and inspiring discussion will help attendees “understand what makes a powerful voice and learn how to raise your voice.”
NPs know how to advocate for their patients in a clinical setting, she believes. “Many of these same principles apply to interpersonal communication as well,” she said.
Dr. Fitzgerald certainly has found her voice and has provided thousands of programs for numerous professional organizations, universities and national and state health care associations on a wide variety of topics, including clinical pharmacology, clinical as-sessment, laboratory diagnosis, health care and NP practice. Beyond being a renowned
speaker, she is an experienced educator and has provided graduate-level pharmacology courses for NP students at a number of universities for more than 25 years.
The closing keynote session also will include the exchange of the gavel, with Sophia Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, installed as AANP president. Joyce Knestrick, PhD, APRN, CRNP, FAANP, will complete her two-year term and take on the role of AANP Immediate Past President.
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The media can be a portal to a larger audience, but getting the message out can be a challenge. Tough questions and mis-information by the interviewers and a lack of practice from the nurse practitioners can stand in the way of conveying the informa-tion and expertise.
Gaining polish through practice and role playing was part of the “Media Training for AANP Leadership” session Friday. The session was conducted by Barb Dehn, RN, MS, NP, FAANP, who makes frequent television appearances; Vlad Cartwright, president of SevenTwenty Strategies, AANP’s public relations partner; and Bruce Japsen of Forbes.
The invitation-only workshop was intended to “prepare advance practice nursing lead-ers or AANP leaders to deliver impactful messages and serve as spokespeople for the profession and the association,” Cartwright said.
The session began with an overview of the current media landscape. Cartwright helped attendees understand how to craft a message.
Participants were sent homework in ad-
vance, asked to bring in specific stories and to familiarize themselves with the details. A mock interview helped them learn to respond to media questions.
Those who were more experienced par-ticipated in on-camera training, working directly with Dehn. They were introduced to nuances like blocking and delivering a call to action. Those who were “brave” were recorded on-camera and watched the play-backs while the experts offered feedback.
“Because public speaking and being in the media is fraught with so much anxiety, we try to make sure that we offer positive feedback,” Dehn said. “Nurse practitioners provide care to millions of people every day and it’s important that we have the same kind of visibility as our other health care colleagues. We can further the mis-sion by being an engag-ing group of experts that can provide people the same kind of information
through the media as we do one-on-one.
Participating in media training—and in speaking publicly—is not for the faint of heart. But Dehn believes “it’s incumbent on use to be ready. We’re in the trenches and providing care to people day in and day out, in every possible venue. The media is just an extension of that. Participants learn to view a camera or a microphone as a portal to many more people, because you’re utilizing the same skills used one-on-one with patients.”
Practicing helped prepare nurse practitioners for on-camera appearances.
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As the national conference closes out, Sophia L. Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, will take the leadership role as president of the Ameri-can Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
With the past year as president-elect, having been provided close mentorship by outgoing president Joyce M. Knestrick, PhD, APRN, CRNP, FAANP, Dr. Thomas is ready for the responsibilities of leading the organization and profession.
“Dr. Knestrick has really provided me a thorough and intensive mentorship. I’ve got a good grasp of what’s going on in every facet of the organization.”
During her two-year tenure, Dr. Thomas hopes to increase the visibility of AANP nationally and globally. “AANP is the voice of the nurse practitioner and the largest NP professional membership orga-nization in the world, and as such, I see AANP as the global leader and resource for all nurse practitioners.”
AANP members have a role to play, too, and Dr. Thomas encourages continued grassroots activity among NPs. “I want to get our grassroots NPs involved in public policy as well as regulatory issues. I’d like to increase our membership and our global voice as we work toward issues impacting nurse practitioner practice and patients’
accessibility to quality health care pro-vided by nurse practitioners.”
Dr. Thomas works at a community health center, Daughters of Charity in Ken-ner, Louisiana. She is certified in family and pediatric practice and also works at a local children’s hospital after hours urgent care.
“The most rewarding thing about working at a community health center is seeing health care issues that span every facet of health care and making the dif-
ference in the lives of patients of all ages,” Dr. Thomas said. “Our pa-tients don’t have access to specialists. It’s up to us to treat the many disorders that can be handled by primary care, and act as facilitator for patients to access more specialized care.”
In her practice, she sees the impact of
health professional shortages, particularly in rural areas and inner cities. “Access to care is a big issue,” she said. “It’s unfortu-nate that the patients who live in the rural and health professional shortage areas are impacted the most; they often have greater needs. For those patients, the rural
health clinics and commu-nity health centers meet their health care needs.
Many of these centers are staffed by NPs.”
Nurse practitioners can help solve the
health care short-ages and raise
the visibility of the profession
at the same time, she believes. “We have nurses that live in rural and health professional shortage areas that decide to get their nurse practitioner education. They’re already established in the com-munity. Upon graduation and certifica-tion, they remain in those communities.”
That is largely her story, too. She lived in
a small rural community, practicing as a registered nurse when she opted to pursue advanced practice 23 years ago.
“I always knew that once I became a bach-elor’s prepared nurse, that I’d continue on with my education. I valued education and pushed myself to be the best possible clinician I could be. I had a successful practice and had been practicing for more than 15 years before I pursued my doctor of nursing practice. It’s important for indi-viduals to reach their full potential.”
As they do, they will continue to fill gaps in patient care, particularly with health care professional shortages. NPs are par-ticularly suited to help with the challenges in access to care, Dr. Thomas believes. “In addition to taking care of the physi-cal needs of the patient, we really delve deeper and make sure they understand their disease processes. We believe if a patient understands it, they’re more likely to have more positive outcomes. More than fifty years of research shows that nurse practitioner care is high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective, and our outcomes are equal to and sometimes better than our physician colleagues.’ As we see physicians stepping back from primary care and pursuing the specialty areas of practice, nurse practitioners are there filling those needs.”
Dr. Sophia Thomas prepares to take leadership of AANP
“In addition to taking care of the physical needs of the patient, we really delve deeper and make sure they understand their disease processes.”
As AANP membership grows, so has the available funding for grants and scholar-ships This year, the amount doubled from $60,000, where it had been for several years, to $120,000. In all, nearly $400,000 has been issued through the AANP Grants and Scholarship Program since 2014.
AANP members can use the members-on-ly scholarships to further their education, said Diane Padden, AANP’s vice president of Professional Practice and Partnerships and a nurse practitioner herself. She notes that the scholarships might be used for RNs who want to become NPs or NPs who want to pursue further degrees.
“It’s really a way to foster the NP role for our members,” Padden said. “We value the education of our members and the schol-arship program provides resources for those who need that extra financial sup-port to further their education. Ultimately, this means that we could have potentially more NPs in the workforce.”
The grant program is intended to support AANP members in conducting research, advancing evidence-based care or imple-menting quality improvement projects. Grants up to $5,000 were available—dou-ble the previous cap.
Additionally, AANP and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have partnered on a grant program to further
the understanding of substance use disor-der, a growing concern and one in which NPs are on the frontline.
The NIDA Mentored Training Award allows an AANP member to pursue a project related to substance use disorder, with a grant of $10,000 (plus a stipend to the mentor). The NIDA Mentored Train-ing Award application process will open in the fall.
2019 Grant Award Recipients
Leah Burt, MS, APRN, ANP-BC of the Uni-versity of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing from Chicago, ILMary (Beth) Comeaux, MSN, CRNP of the University of Alabama at Birmingham from Birmingham, ALLeonie DeClerk, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences from Little Rock, ARAimee Chism Holland, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP of the University of Ala-bama at Birmingham School of Nursing from Birmingham, ALPamela Mapstone, DNP, CPNP-PC of the University of Rochester St. John Fisher College from Rochester, NYMichaela A. Maynard, MPH, MSN, NP-C, WHNP-BC of the Miriam Hospital from Provi-dence, RILaura Spear, BSN, RN of Jacksonville Univer-sity from Jacksonville, FLCara C. Young, PhD, RN, FNP-C of the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin from Austin, TX
2019 Scholarship Award Recipients
Carrie Baker, MSN, FNP-C of Frontier Nursing University from Pearl City, HIRachel Brittany Baker, RN, BSN, PHN, PCCN of the University of Southern California from San Francisco, CAElizabeth Balleweg, BSN, CCRN, CNN of Frontier Nursing University from Boise, IDApril Daniel, BSN, RN of the University of Texas - Arlington from Cleveland, TXLauren W. Deming, RN-BSN of Westminster College from Salt Lake City, UTElisa N. Echevarria, BSN, RN of Florida Inter-national University from Miami, FLAngelica Ferrazzi, MSN, RN-BC, CMSRN of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from Arlington, VALuisa Clemencia Garcia, APRN, NP-C of the University of Miami from Hollywood, FLMarquita Granda, FNP-C of Oregon Health and Science University from Portland, ORErica Lynch Grant, BSN, RN, CCRN of the University of Illinois at Chicago from Chicago, ILJustin Henderson, BSN, CEN of Maryville University from Salt Lake City, UTHeather M. Karem, RN, BSN, OCN of the Uni-versity of Cincinnati from Louisville, KYJesse Michael Kay, BSN, RN-BC, CPN, CCRN, TCRN, CCTN of Duke University School of Nursing from Los Angeles, CAAdaya Kirk, BSN, RN of the University of Ten-nessee from Knoxville, TNJennifer Lackaye, RN, BSN of Stony Brook University from Poughkeepsie, NY
AANP doubles funding for grants and scholarships to $120,000Shannon M. Lewis, MA, BSN, ACM-RN of George Mason University from Springfield, VAMargot Miller, BSN, RN, CEN of the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, NDChristy L. Morris, RN, BSN of Harding Univer-sity from Ardmore, OKColleen Reilly Moss, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga from Franklin, TNJennifer N. Nguyen, BSN, RN of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing from Arlington, VACatherine Orji, RN, BSN-BC of Frontier Nurs-ing University from Clayton, NCJanie N. Phillips, RN-BSN of Vanderbilt Uni-versity from Wichita, KSWarren Shadko, RN-BSN of Anderson Univer-sity from Hendersonville, NCJennifer L. Statkus, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC of the University of St. Francis from North Aurora, ILFelicitas Suba, MS, APRN, ANP-C of Molloy College Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing from New York, NYKaren Swain, RN, BSN of Walden University from Phoenix, AZClaudia Talbot, BSN, RN of the University of South Florida from Orlando, FLCourtney Taylor, BSN, RN of the University of Utah from Salt Lake City, UTTatyana Vasilishin, BSN, RN, PCCN of the University of Washington from Seattle, WALoy E. Watson, RN of Frontier Nursing Univer-sity from Caldwell, TX
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While much of the state level advocacy work focuses on achieving full practice authority, AANP’s State Policy Team has been working on multiple fronts, said Tay Kopanos, DNP, NP, FAANP, and VP of AANP State Government Affairs in a Friday presentation.
Dr. Kopanos discussed a variety of activities in the states where AANP is working to modernize licensure laws and seeing improvements. In the last decade, NPs have gone from 14 states and the District of Columbia with full practice authority to 22 states, D.C. and two U.S. territories. While AANP is working to make that 100%, “we’re also helping NPs in other countries who face similar challenges.”
Another key priority is to allow nurse practitioners to sign forms, sample requests, and other paperwork that “re-flects and facilitates the care they pro-vide,” she said. Given that more than 1 billion patient visits are made each year, AANP is working to encourage policy makers and industry partners to “rec-ognize the signature of NPs on forms and in advertising and to use provider-inclusive/provider-neutral language to prevent creating patient care barriers.”
AANP also is working to protect a pa-tient’s right to select a nurse practitioner as a health care provider “and to have that care covered under their insurance plan. That is a key priority for AANP. This includes supporting the enactment and enforcement of insurance laws for direct credentialing and reimbursement of nurse practitioners, ensuring that re-imbursement rates promote sustainable practices, and including NPs in network directories.”
NPs also have an important role to play in public health and AANP will con-tinue to pursue evidence-based policy and practice solutions, she said. That includes a number of public health issues, “including access to safe pain care, substance use disorder treatment, immunizations, concussion care, cancer prevention, and advancing preventative services and population health.”
While all of those issues require ongo-ing emphasis, there have been some state-specific victories, including removing face-to-face meeting require-ments for delegation agreements in Texas and adopting signature authoriza-tion in Montana. In Oklahoma, physical therapists can accept NP orders and referrals past 30 days. New York autho-rized workers’ comp while New Mexico required non-discrimination in hospital privileging and board membership.
She points to Indiana, where a win meant holding ground. “Against incred-ible opposition from multiple medical
societies and individual physicians, In-diana NPs were successful in defeating amendments that threatened to set the state back and decreased patient access to existing levels of NP care.”
While it may be tempting to look at what remains—and the fight that occurs on dozens of fronts simultaneously—there have been some important suc-cesses, as Dr. Kopanos noted.
Over the past decade, there have been major strides, with eight states and two territories gaining full practice authority. More than 100 bills have been resolved in favor of NPs and their patients. Opposition has increased, too, creating a patchwork of licensing issues. Building upon the success of the past decade provides a bit of a roadmap for the future, Dr. Kopanos said.
“Progress requires core principles,” she said. “We must work to remove the barriers and the patchwork of licensure that prevent NPs from providing top of education care.”
To achieve that, NPs must understand and commit to the consensus model, which serves as “the guide and secur-ing a future without barriers to patient access to NPs will require a commit-ment to these core principles.” It means expanding relationships with new partners, like Chambers of Commerce, health care groups and institutions and public policy advocates focused on health care costs.
“The issues that our patients and our practice faces are far too frequently framed as ‘nurses v- physicians’ and that’s just not the case. The issue is that outdated laws and bygone percep-tions of what health care providers do continues to misshape the health care licensure and health care delivery landscape. Making progress will require bringing in partners that can broaden the conversation. Partners that can highlight the economic and personal impact and help advocate for change.”
At the local level, NPs must “bring your expertise and influence public policy. NPs serve at the intersection of health policy and patient care. No other profession sees the day to day impact that health care law and regulation have on patients. It’s time that NPs bring our expertise to state capitols on issues that impact our patients’ health, not limit the focus to only traditional ‘NP issues’ of licensure, signature authorization, and payment, but bring the voice, your NP expertise to broader policy issues.”
And most of all, it means staying in the fight for the long haul. “Don’t give up and don’t go it alone,” Dr. Kopanos concluded.
AANP is pleased to announce the official results of the 2019 election. The bal-lots have been qualified by Survey & Ballot Systems in accordance with the elec-tion policies and procedures as approved by AANP. Congratulations to all. Terms of office begin at the close of the 2019 AANP National Conference in Indianapo-lis, June 23, 2019.
2019 AANP Election Results
AANP Board of DirectorsTreasurer Kathy Wheeler
REGIONAL DIRECTORSRegion 1 Director Deborah Wachtel Region 3 Director Lori Martin-PlankRegion 5 Director Gretchen Schumacher Region 7 Director Kathleen Haycraft Region 9 Director Karen KetnerRegion 11 Director Doreen Cassarino
State RepresentativesAlaska Shannon HiltonArkansas Katherine DarlingColorado Laura Rosenthal
Idaho Sarah Sparks Kentucky Elizabeth PartinLouisiana Sattaria “Tari” DilksMontana Keven ComerNew Jersey Joan Zaccardi New York North Laura MarkwickNew York South Mary Koslap-PetracoNorth Carolina Leslie SharpeNorth Dakota Jenna HermanOklahoma Antonia (Toni) Pratt-Reid Oregon Laurel Hallock Koppelman Puerto Rico Carmen Lopez Rodriguez
South Carolina Kahlil Demonbreun South Dakota Robin Arends Tennessee Irene Bean Texas North Shelagh LarsonTexas South Anna JessupUtah Julie BalkWashington Louise Kaplan Nomination CouncilJennifer Adamski Linda BrownJulie KochRobert Metzger
Note: The AANP Bylaws amendment was approved.
State issues continue to show progress; much work remains
Keeping up with the latest research can be costly, especially when it is pub-lished outside the two publications avail-able free for AANP members, the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP) and the Journal for Nurse Practitioners (JNP). It can also be difficult to share your findings with a wide audience.
That’s why AANP developed the Open Access Award, a funding opportunity geared toward reducing costs and in-creasing access to research and evidence-
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Corporate Council LuncheonThe AANP Corporate Council allows companies in the health care sec-tor to showcase their support for the nurse practitioner role while gain-ing access into the minds of NPs as they make business decisions. The Corporate Council was thanked during a luncheon yesterday with AANP leadership. The Corporate Council can access exclusive opportunities to conduct market research and focus groups, meet with AANP leader-ship and utilize AANP marketing channels. The Corporate Council Spot-light was a new addition to the conference, which allowed Optum, Astra Zeneca and new member Florida Department of Citrus to share informa-tion designed specifically for attendees.
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Open Access Award brings more insight to nurse practitioners
based practice resources. The award is available for AANP members about to have work published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal. AANP will pay the open access fees so that the research is available to all AANP members.
“What we really hope is that we’re giving the nurse practitioner [NP] community a wide access to quality research,” said Chris Tracy, AANP research manager.
The first Open Access Award recipient is expected to be announced soon.
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Improving access to care and other patient-centered initiatives remain at the forefront of AANP’s work at the federal level.
As part of Friday’s General Session: An-nual Legislative Policy Update, MaryAnne Sapio, AANP’s vice president of Federal Government Affairs, offered an overview of the political atmosphere in Washing-ton, D.C.
Sapio provided insight into several bills that are currently making their way through Congress, all of which will benefit patients served by nurse practitioners.
The Home Health Care Planning Im-provement Act has been introduced in both the House and the Senate and AANP is “gathering support,” Sapio said. The act would authorize NPs to certify the need for home health services for their Medi-care patients.
The Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act has been introduced in both cham-bers and has doubled the support of co-sponsors in the House from the previous congressional session, Sapio said. “Our collective education of members on this issue has allowed us to gain traction and support,” she said.
The ACO Assignment Improvement Act would allow NP patients to be counted
Alabama Dr. Ashley L. Hodges Natalie R. Baker AlaskaRegina Dahl Christine Kramer ArizonaDr. Debra L. IlchakDr. Valerie M. KadingArkansasMichel T. Villiger Rep. Justin GonzalezCaliforniaMelinda G. SheehanSen. Jeff StoneColoradoTenley RoederDr. Ethan CumblerConnecticutDr. Elizabeth MB VisoneRep. Michelle CookDelawareJackie-Jo B. LindoDr. Suzette M. FloresDistrict of ColumbiaFiona DruyJoAnn K. WebbFloridaDr. Denise M. Schentrup Dr. Ranjith RamasamyGeorgiaZakiyyah WeatherspoonDr. Michelle A. NelsonHawaiiTy J. McComasPatricia K. McKenzieIdahoColleen M. ShackelfordDr. Cathy R. Arvidson IllinoisMichael K. LempDr. Mark S. WassermanIndianaJeffrey H. BaronHeather WilleyIowaDr. Teresa M. Judge-EllisLara MarshKansasLori WinfreyDr. Jennifer SebesKentuckyCatherine M. WaitsDr. Sara E. Robertson
LouisianaDr. Scharmaine LawsonDr. Jessica Landry MaineChristine ShafferRhonda C. SelvinMarylandMarie T. Tarleton Dr. Elaine M. Crain MassachusettsAllison KilcoyneCatherine M. McKinnonMichiganDr. Myrth C. CondonDr. Cynthera McNeillMinnesotaStephanie M. ArendtDr. Mary CameronMississippiDr. Calvin J. FrenchGayle P. HarrellMissouri Dr. Tammy L. BartholomewDr. JoAnn B. Franklin MontanaDr. Janice D. HausauerDr. Timothy J. AdamsNebraskaDr. Kelley HasenauerRoberta KroegerNevadaDr. Marcia A. ClevesyDr. Susan S. VanBeugeNew HampshireJanet L. ChevarieJennifer ThompsonNew JerseyVarsha Singh Judith E. Schmidt New MexicoAnnette RandlemonAnita M. RalstinNew York Dr. Mary Koslap-PetracoSally R. DreslinNorth CarolinaJessica R. PuskarichDr. Peter K. SmithNorth DakotaJackie M. GrunefelderDr. Karen RohrOhioDr. Marguerite A. DiMarco Dr. Jesse V. McClain IV
Congratulations NPs and NP Advocates! The Salute to the States Awards Ceremony and Reception honors NPs and NP advocates annually during the AANP National Conference. Recipients are se-lected by each state and are acknowledged for this prestigious award in state events during the year.
The NP State Award for Excellence, founded in 1991, recognizes an NP in each state who demonstrates excellence in clinical practice.
The NP Advocate State Award for Excellence was added in 1993 to recognize the efforts of individuals who have made significant contributions toward increasing awareness and recognition of the nurse practitioner role.
OklahomaDr. Melinda (Mindy) WhittenFmr. Sen. Ann (AJ) Griffin OregonDr. Laurel K. Hallock KoppelmanDr. Diane N. Solomon Pacific U.S. TerritoriesGreg K. WoodardSen. Mary C. TorresPennsylvaniaDane MenkinTarik S. Khan Puerto RicoGian GarciaRhode IslandCynthia Buckley Dr. Richard A. CottieroSouth CarolinaDr. Kelly A. BouthilletSen. Tom DavisSouth DakotaAmy Newstrom Dr. Stephan MillerTennesseeDr. Anne W. AlexandrovCarla KirklandTexasKimberly R. JohnsonDr. Elda RamirezU. S. Virgin IslandsDr. Greta Hart-HyndmanDr. Mary Beverley A. LansiquotUtah Dr. Gillian TuftsDr. Amanda Al-KhudairiVermont Dr. Laura M. CohenDr. Deborah WachtelVirginiaDr. Dawn BourneDr. Dawn M. AdamsWashingtonDr. Melody Rasmor Erin HendersonWest VirginiaDonna J. MeadowsDel. Kelli SobonyaWisconsinRhonda E. HoyerRep. Mike RohrkasteWyomingDr. Wesley D. DavisDr. Laura A. Martin
Nurse Practitioners listed in Red • Advocates listed in Blue
The AANP National Conference is entering its final days, but continuing education goes on all year long through AANP’s Education & Accreditation department.
With more than 160 sessions avail-able in the AANP CE Center, NPs can learn at their own pace on topics of most interest or based on practice needs. Of the courses available, almost all are free with AANP membership; the few that do incur an additional fee are deeply discounted for AANP members. Also, some CE programs are available to all NPs.
“We hope that even non-members will take a look at the CE Center and take these free courses open to all so they have a better understanding of what a great benefit we offer our members related to CE activities,” said Anne Nor-man, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP, AANP’s vice president, Education & Accredita-tion. “We know that NPs aren’t just coming to the CE Center to earn their CE credit. Sometimes they are just looking for information to assist them in caring for a specific patient.”
Federal issues show forward movement, but engagement needed
in Medicare Shared Savings ACOs. It has been introduced in the House, but has no companion bill in the Senate, Sapio said.
“Health care is one of those issues that is bipartisan,” Sapio said. “You do find com-mon ground on the health care front, but the tipping point is constituent engage-ment. ”
Sapio urged those attending the session to visit the Government Affairs booth in the AANP Plaza to send Congress messages of support for these pieces of legislation.
She also encouraged participation in the 2020 AANP Health Policy Conference, to be held in March in Washington, D.C. Participants will receive two days of edu-cation about various bills and hot topics in health care. Armed with that education, AANP members can visit their congres-sional representatives and their staff on the third day of the conference to share their stories and urge support.
“It is a great way to put stories into action and talk about what you’re seeing every day,” Sapio said. “You can convey the problem that these barriers cause and help convince your representatives to retire them.”
Sapio also urged attendees to connect with the health policy team at the booth to talk specifically about other legislative issues.
Ongoing CE opportunities available through AANP Education & Accreditation
Some of the courses available:
• Comprehensive Care in COPD: Strategies for Nurse Practitioners
• Next Generation Diabetes Man-agement: Titratable Fixed-Ratio Combination Therapy with Basal Insulin/GLP-1 RA to Better Manage Type 2 Diabetes
• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: The Shifting Paradigm of Individualized Care with SGLT-2s and GLP1-RAs
• Updates in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Management: Best Prac-tices for Effective Care
• Managing Heart Failure: Implica-tions of Guideline Changes for Clinical Practice
• Best Practices in Obesity Manage-ment: The Role of New and Emerg-ing Therapies
• NP/PA 24-Hour Buprenorphine Waiver Training
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3023
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
6051
BrainCheck
6049
TeamHealth
6047
Marquette University College of Nursing6043
RxSaver by RetailMeNot
6041
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Immunization for Women6039
Staff Care, Inc.6037
UCSF Health
6033
Community Health Center, Inc.
6031
National Kidney Foundation
6029Mayo Clinic6027
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing6025
Oncology Nursing Society
6023
Pain Medicine News6019
OBP Medical6017
Rush University College of Nursing6013
Hawaiian Moon
6011
The Ohio State University
6009Para Pro6007
Amyloidosis Foundation
6005
Mount Carmel Health System
6112
Obesity Medicine Association
6108
Salix Pharmaceuticals
6106
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)6104
Holland Healthcare Inc
6048
Exact Sciences Corporation
6012
Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana6010
Beacon Continuing Education, LLC6008
Merck
6006
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality6004
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission6002
Locum Leaders
6000
Clinical Advisor
5113
Vireo Systems, Inc.5111
Kaneka Nutrients
5109
AstraZeneca
5107
American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners5105
National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network5099
Sanofi
5069
Health-Scripts
5051
Emory Healthcare
5049
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing5047
Urgent Care Association
5021
Judge Healthcare
5009Point of Care Network5007
LocumTenens.com
5005
GoodRx
5003
Apogee Physicians
5001Marley Drug
5112
Northern Kentucky University
5110
Duke University School of Nursing5070
CryoProbe
5068
The George Washington University School of Nursing5066
Jackson & Coker
5064
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
5044
Kimberly-Clark Inc
5042
CSU Institute for Palliative Care5038
Novo Nordisk - One Hypo Too Many5036
NPACE - Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education5008
PreceptorLink®
41134111
Prescriber's Letter
40713RNet
4045
Coach Kat and Dr Mimi 4099
6055Bio-Oil / Kao USA Inc.
6057
USC Master of Medical Management
3057
Massaging Insoles by Main Street Sales, LLC 3059
University of Tennessee Health Science Center 3061
Bio-K Plus International Inc
4043
Bayer CropScience
4037APEA4011
Novo Nordisk - Rethink Obesity
4009
Women's International Pharmacy
41124110
SmartBrief, Inc.
4108
UpToDate – Wolters Kluwer Health4102
VisualDx
41004098
6058
Indiana University School of Nursing
3113
OUT OF MY HEAD film
3111
Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients
3109Micro Direct3107
Department of State - Bureau of Medical Services3105
HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce3103
Wake Forest School of Medicine3101
Signifyhealth
3099
Takeda
1069
Exergen Corporation
3037
Novo Nordisk
3017
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3001Bayer
311231103108
University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies3102
Inova Medical Group3100
Sutter Health
3098
Landmark Health
1063
Lilly USA, LLC - Neuroscience
3052
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC
3050Adako USA
211321112109
CleanSlate Centers, Inc.
2103
BJC Healthcare
2101
Cleveland Clinic
2099
Advocate Aurora Health
2053
PracticeLink
2051
Voluntis, Inc
2009
Eisai Inc.
2031
Novo Nordisk - Obesity Care
2023
Amgen / Novartis
6044
Buygility -- Customer Powered Purchasing
21082106
Urgent Care Partners2104
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic2102
Chamberlain University
2100
OSF HealthCare
2098
AANP Career Fair Registration
2042
Quten Research Institute
2040
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB)2038
University of Southern Indiana2036
Provider Solutions + Development
6038
Kansas Instruments
6040
Ascension Medical Group
2072
Precision Medical Devices, LLC 2084
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy
1057
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
1081
jlbinvestments/hidow
1077Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
1080
Emergent Biosolutions
1078
The Gideons International
1076
Graceland University
1072
Barkley & Associates, Inc.
1070
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
1068
MainPointe Pharmaceuticals, LLC
1066
GoHealth Urgent Care1064
BioTE Medical
1113111111091107
Geisinger
1105
Confluence Health
1103
Penn State Health1101
Envision Physician Services1099
Baylor Scott & White Health1043
Vitalograph, Inc.
1041
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
1039
Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Assoc.1037
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board1031
Allergan
1005
Echo Locum Tenens
4025
Stanford Health Care4017
Alkermes
1001
Aspen Medical Products
3000AMAG Pharmaceuticals
6014
Florida Department of Citrus
5017
Nutra Biogenesis/Nutraceutical
5019
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
6016
University of Louisville School of Nursing
4021
Air Force Recruiting Service
4023
National Headache Foundation
1015
Weatherby Healthcare
1047
The Veterans Health Council, Vietnam Veterans of America
1112
EZC Pak, PPC Group
1110
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization
1108
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH)1104
Takeda Pharmaceutical USA1100
F.A. Davis Company1098
International Medical Relief
1092
Novo Nordisk - GLP-1 Disease Awareness
5016
Optavia
5018
Medicure Pharma, Inc.
5031
Optum
4033
A FASHION HAYVIN, INC.
5026
Frontier Nursing University
3029
Freezpen
3031
Get SMART
3033
Zanfel Laboratories, Inc.
1086
Doximity
1082Duchesnay USA1042
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism1040
Vanderbilt Health
1030Walmart Care Clinic
1022
Nature Made Nutritional Products
1018KVK Tech1016
American Chronic Pain Association1008
Valparaiso University
6018
Walgreen Co.
1017
Case Western Reserve University 1019
Flourish NP Integrative Training Programs
2014
Indivior Disease State 2016
ONC EHR Reporting Program
2018
The DEET Education Program
3047
NeilMed
3049
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 3051
Brymill Cryogenic Systems
2059
Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition
2061
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
1006
Home Instead Senior Care1004
Indiana University Health
1002
Sanofi Genzyme
1000
Walden University
3016Amgen
2017
Equelle Nutritional Products
1044AstraZeneca
1048
Infinity Massage Chairs
5025
TherapeuticsMD
4027
Matrix Medical Network 4029GSK
5032
Hormone Health Network (from the Endocrine Society)
4046Bionix
4048
NP Outreach/TPI Marketing
4050
Barton Associates
4049
All Medical Personnel
4051
LeaderStat Locums
5046
The American Geriatrics Society 5048
Corcept Therapeutics
5050
Michigan Medicine- The University of Michigan
4028
Calmoseptine, Inc.
4030
Army Medical Recruiting/Medical Recruiting Brigade
6034
AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC 6036
GSK Consumer Healthcare
5037
Cyalume Technologies Inc
5039
University of Arizona College of Nursing 5041
Methapharm Inc.
5043
Medical Search
5045
QuadMed6042
St. Vincent Health
5057
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 5059
Olympia Pharmacueticals
3056Sound Physicians
2057
3D Systems Simbionix
3058Wolters Kluwer
1049
Tsehootsooi Medical Center
1051
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
1053Boiron
2046Abbott
2048
CLINICIAN REVIEWS
2050
TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
1071
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1073
Medical Doctor Associates
2068
Innovation Compounding
2070
Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System)
7030
Salix Pharmaceuticals
7032
AYA Med Group
1012
Upsher- Smith Laboratories. Inc.
4069
Drexel University Online
2000
Florajen Probiotics
2002
SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
2004Aspire Health
2001PARO Robots
2003
Exercise is Medicine - American College of Sports Medicine2005
Merck Manuals
1085
QIAGEN
1087
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1089
US Army Medicine Civilian Corps
1091
Takeda
5010
Indian Health service 5012
CRAssociates, Inc.
3048
Elsevier, Inc.
2049
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
7085
Ultragenyx
7087
University of South Carolina, College of Nursing
5020
AnazaoHealth Corporation
5022
PsychU
5024
Admera Health
6054
NPHub, LLC
6056
Liberty University
4107
JAANP
6085
Teva Pharmaceuticals
6083
Sanford Guide
1010
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
4101
7084
MD Health Care Supplies
7082
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
6093
Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC
6091
DeSales University Department of Nursing and Health6089
University at Buffalo School of Nursing
7086
2110 2112
4109
EBSCO Health
4105
Mercer Consumer
4103
American Medical ID
2076MinuteClinic
709270907088
3007
Merck & Co., Inc.
1003
Samford University
5028
Alkermes
2067
Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC
5030Fight ALD
4106
AANP Job Center4104
Journal for Nurse Practitioners
2086
New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council
6077
Seqirus USA Inc
638
AANP Plaza
2088
Genoma International
4047
Episource
4001
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
1009
IM HealthScience LLC.
2037
Lilly USA
6109
Salix Pharmaceuticals
6001CompHeatlh
4000Zarbee's Naturals
1036
American Nurses Credentialing Center
2063
University of Iowa College of Nursing
3106
Vanguard Eldercare Medical Group3104
University of Indianapolis
2107
Dispatch Health
2105Lee Health
6073
Oceania University of Medicine6071
CooperSurgical
4070
VISTA Staffing Solutions4068
Avion Pharmaceuticals
4066
US Acute Care Solutions
4064
LabCorp
3071
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions3069
FDA / CDER/ DDI3065
Abbott Diabetes Care
2080
Catholic University of America
6065
Nursing Outside the Box
5065
Culturelle Probiotics
7113711171097107710571037101709970977093709170897083
Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
7079
Allergan Neurosciences
7077
Bethel University
7033
D2 Consulting
7031
ACOEM
7029
CAPTEL OUTREACH
7027
OurHealth
7025
Department of Veterans Affairs
7023
Wilderness Medical Staffing
7021
Alpha-1 Foundation
7019
Food and Drug Administration/ Office of Women's Health7017
Percepto Inc
7013
DMC Medical Ltd.7011
Abbvie
7009
University of California, San Diego7007
McGill University - Physical & Occupational Therapy - Pain Management
7003
Wexford Health Sources Inc. 7005
Noble Medical
7001UCLA Health
711271107108710671047102710070987096
4065Epigenomics
6087
Premise Health
Account ...................................................Booth Number3D Systems Healthcare ..................................... 20573RNet ...................................................................... 4071
A FASHION HAYVIN, INC. .............................. 4033AANP Job Center ................................................ 4106Abbott Diabetes Care ........................................ 3065Abbott Nutrition .................................................. 2046Abbvie ..................................................................... 7011Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition ........... 2059ACOEM .................................................................. 7031Adako USA ............................................................ 3050Admera Health ..................................................... 5024Advancing Holistic Health ................................ 5104Advocate Aurora Health ................................... 2099Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ......................................................... 6006Air Force Recruiting Service ............................. 4021AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC................... 6034Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. ...................................................... 5019Alkermes ................................................................ 4017Alkermes ................................................................ 5028All Medical Personnel ........................................ 4049Allergan .................................................................. 1031Allergan Neurosciences ..................................... 7079Alpha-1 Foundation............................................ 7021AMAG Pharmaceuticals .................................... 3000
American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners ......................................... 5107American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases .................................................... 5106American Chronic Pain Association .............. 1016American College of Lifestyle Medicine ....... 6107American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) .................................... 6041American College of Sports Medicine .......... 2003American Medical ID .......................................... 4103American Nurses Credentialing Center ........ 1036American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) ................................................................ 5057Amgen ..................................................................... 3016Amgen / Novartis ................................................ 2023Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC .......................... 2061Amyloidosis Foundation ................................... 6007AnazaoHealth Corporation .............................. 5020APEA - Advanced Practice Education Associates ........................................................... 4037Apogee Physicians .............................................. 5003Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC ............................. 3052Army Medical Recruiting/Medical Recruiting Brigade ........................................... 4030Ascension Medical Group ................................. 6040Aspen Medical Products ................................... 1001Aspire Health ........................................................ 2004AstraZeneca .......................................................... 1044AstraZeneca .......................................................... 5109
Atrium Health (formerly Carolinas Healthcare System) .......................................... 2070Avion Pharmaceuticals ...................................... 4068AYA Med Group ................................................... 7032Barkley & Associates .......................................... 1072Barton Associates ................................................ 4050Bayer ....................................................................... 4043BAYER ..................................................................... 3001Baylor Scott & White Health ........................... 1099Beacon Continuing Education, LLC ............... 6010Bethel University ................................................. 7077Biogen ..................................................................... 7026Bio-K Plus International Inc ............................. 3061Bionix ...................................................................... 4046Bio-Oil / Kao USA Inc. ....................................... 6055BioTE Medical ....................................................... 1064BJC Healthcare .................................................... 2103Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ..3017Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ..1071Boiron ..................................................................... 1053BrainCheck ............................................................ 6051Brandman University.......................................... 7006Brymill Cryogenic Systems ............................... 3051Buygility – Customer Powered Purchasing ....6044Calmoseptine, Inc. ............................................... 4028CAPTEL OUTREACH ......................................... 7029Case Western Reserve University .................. 1017Catholic University of America ........................ 2080CDC Immunizations ........................................... 7010Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .................................................................. 1087Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ......6103Chamberlain University ..................................... 2102CleanSlate Centers, Inc. ..................................... 2109Cleveland Clinic .................................................... 2101Clinical Advisor ..................................................... 6000CLINICIAN REVIEWS ........................................ 2048Coach Kat and Dr Mimi ..................................... 4045Coalition For Headache And Migraine Patients ............................................................... 3111Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana ............................................. 6012Community Brands ............................................. 2098Community Health Center, Inc. ....................... 6033CompHealth .......................................................... 6001Confluence Health .............................................. 1105CooperSurgical ..................................................... 6071Corcept Therapeutics ......................................... 5048CRAssociates, Inc. ............................................... 5012CryoProbe .............................................................. 5070CSU Institute for Palliative Care ..................... 5042Culturelle Probiotics ........................................... 5065Cyalume Technologies Inc ................................ 5037D2 Consulting ...................................................... 7033Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. ............................................. 1077Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) ................................................. 6106
Department of State – Bureau of Medical Services ............................................... 3107Department of Veterans Affairs ...................... 7025DERMA MEDICINE ............................................ 7000DeSales University Department of Nursing and Health .......................................... 6091Dispatch Health ................................................... 2107DMC Medical Ltd. ............................................... 7013Doximity ................................................................. 1086Drexel University Online ................................... 4069Duchesnay USA ................................................... 1082Duke University School of Nursing ................ 5110EBSCO Health ...................................................... 4109Echo Locum Tenens ............................................ 1005Eisai .......................................................................... 2009Eleanor Mann School of Nursing .................... 7086Elsevier, Inc. ........................................................... 3048Emergent Biosolutions ...................................... 1080Emory Healthcare................................................ 5051Envision Physician Services .............................. 1101Epigenomics .......................................................... 4065Episource................................................................ 4047Equelle Nutritional Products ........................... 2017Exact Sciences Corporation ............................. 6048Exergen Corporation .......................................... 1069Expo Enterprise .................................................... 7016EZC Pak .................................................................. 1112F.A. Davis Company ............................................ 1100FDA / CDER/ DDI ............................................... 3069Fight ALD ............................................................... 5030Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, LLC ................................................. 2067Florajen Probiotics .............................................. 2000Florida Department of Citrus .......................... 6014Flourish NP Integrative Training Programs.... 1019Food and Drug Administration/ Office of Women’s Health ............................. 7019Freezpen ................................................................. 3029Frontier Nursing University .............................. 5026
Geisinger Health System ................................... 1107Genoma International ........................................ 2088
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Genotox Laboratories ........................................ 7018Gerontological Advanced Practice Nursing Assoc. ................................................... 1039Get SMART ........................................................... 3031Gi Health Foundation ......................................... 7024Gilead Sciences .................................................... 6097GoHealth Urgent Care ....................................... 1066GoodRx ................................................................... 5005Graceland University .......................................... 1076GSK .......................................................................... 4029GSK Consumer Healthcare .............................. 6036Hawaiian Moon.................................................... 6013healthPiper ............................................................ 6105Health-Scripts ....................................................... 5069HealthTech Solutions .......................................... 2016Holland Healthcare Inc ...................................... 6104Home Instead Senior Care ................................ 1006Hormone Health Network (from the Endocrine Society) ........................................... 5032HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce ............ 3105Human Arts Association LLC/ Out of my Head film ........................................ 3113IM HealthScience LLC. ....................................... 1009Indian Health service .......................................... 5010Indiana University Health ................................. 1004Indiana University School of Nursing ............ 6058Indivior .................................................................... 2014Infinity Massage Chairs ..................................... 1048Innovation Compounding ................................. 2068Inova Medical Group .......................................... 3102International Medical Relief ............................. 1098JAANP..................................................................... 4107Jackson & Coker .................................................. 5066Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ......................... 3023Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ................................ 2049jlbinvestments/hidow ........................................ 1081
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing .................. 5049Journal for Nurse Practitioners ....................... 4104Judge Healthcare ................................................. 5021Kaneka Nutrients ................................................ 5111Kansas Instruments ............................................ 6038Kimberly-Clark ..................................................... 5044KVK Tech ............................................................... 1018
LabCorp .................................................................. 4064Laclede Inc ............................................................. 6069Landmark Health ................................................. 3098LeaderStat Locums .............................................. 4051Lee Health.............................................................. 2105Liberty University ................................................ 6056Lilly USA ................................................................. 2037Lilly USA, LLC ........................................................ 1063Locum Leaders ..................................................... 6002LocumTenens.com ............................................... 5007Lupin Pharmaceuticals ....................................... 6067MainPointe Pharmaceuticals, LLC ................. 1068Marley Drug .......................................................... 5001Marquette University College of Nursing .... 6047Massaging Insoles by Main Street Sales, LLC ............................................................ 3057Matrix Medical Network ................................... 4027Mayo Clinic ............................................................ 6029McGill University - Physical & Occupational Therapy - Pain Management ......................... 7007MD Healthcare Supplies ................................... 7084Medical Doctor Associates ............................... 1073Medical Search ..................................................... 5043Medicure Pharma, Inc. ....................................... 5018Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center ..7082Mercer Consumer ............................................... 4105Merck ...................................................................... 6008Merck & Co., Inc. ................................................. 3007Merck Manuals .................................................... 2005Methapharm Inc. ................................................. 5041
Michigan Medicine – The University of Michigan ............................................................. 5050Micro Direct .......................................................... 3109MinuteClinic .......................................................... 2076Mount Carmel Health System ......................... 6005Mylan Inc. .............................................................. 7020National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) ......................... 1108National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners ...................................................... 3049National Confectioners Association.............. 6113National Council of State Boards of Nursing ................................................................ 1070National Headache Foundation ...................... 4023National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases .................... 1041National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism .......................................................... 1042National Kidney Foundation ............................ 6031National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network .............................................................. 5105Nature Made Nutritional Products ................ 1022NeilMed .................................................................. 3047Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission ....................................................... 6004New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council ..... 2086Noble Medical ...................................................... 7005Northern Kentucky University ........................ 5112Novartis Pharmaceuticals ................................. 1051Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ........ 4001Novo Nordisk - Diabetes Care ........................ 3037Novo Nordisk - GLP - 1 Disease Awareness ...1092Novo Nordisk - Obesity Care .......................... 2031Novo Nordisk - Rethink Obesity..................... 4011Novo Nordisk Inc. ................................................ 5038NP Outreach/TPI Marketing ........................... 4048NPACE - Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education .............................. 5036NPHub, LLC .......................................................... 6054Nursing Outside the Box .................................. 6065Nutra Biogenesis/Nutraceutical ..................... 5017Obesity Medicine Association......................... 6112OBP Medical ......................................................... 6019Oceania University of Medicine ..................... 6073Olympia Pharmacueticals ................................. 5059Oncology Nursing Society ................................ 6025Optavia ................................................................... 5016Optum ..................................................................... 5031Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board (ONCB) ................................................... 2040OSF HealthCare ................................................... 2100Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization ....................................... 1110OurHealth .............................................................. 7027Pain Medicine News ........................................... 6023Para Pro .................................................................. 6009PARO Robots ........................................................ 2001Pediatric Nursing Certification Board ........... 1037Penn State Health ............................................... 1103Percepto Inc .......................................................... 7017Point of Care Network ....................................... 5009Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy ............................................................. 2084PracticeLink ........................................................... 2053Preceptor Link ...................................................... 5008Precision Medical Devices, LLC ...................... 2072Premise Health ..................................................... 6087Prescriber’s Letter................................................ 4111Provider Solutions + Development................ 2036PsychU .................................................................... 5022
QIAGEN ................................................................. 1085QuadMed ............................................................... 5045Quten Research Institute .................................. 2042RetailMeNot Rx Saver ........................................ 6043Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions ......................................................... 3071Rush University College of Nursing ............... 6017RXLoupes ............................................................... 7028Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 6109Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 6108Salix Pharmaceuticals ........................................ 7030Samford University ............................................. 1003Sandoz .................................................................... 5098Sanford Guide ....................................................... 6083Sanofi ...................................................................... 5099
Sanofi Genzyme ................................................... 1002Seqirus USA Inc .................................................... 6077Signifyhealth ......................................................... 3101Skyscape ................................................................ 7022SmartBrief, Inc. ..................................................... 4110Sound Physicians ................................................. 3056SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY .......... 2002St. Vincent Medical Group ................................ 6042Staff Care, Inc. ...................................................... 6039Stanford Health Care .......................................... 4025Supernus Pharmaceuticals ............................... 1057Sutter Health......................................................... 3100Takeda ..................................................................... 1091Takeda ..................................................................... 3099Takeda Pharmaceutical USA ............................ 1104TeamHealth ........................................................... 6049TerSera Therapeutics LLC ................................. 7008Teva Pharmaceuticals......................................... 6085The American Geriatrics Society .................... 5046The DEET Education Program......................... 2018The George Washington University School of Nursing ............................................. 5068The Gideons International ................................ 1078The Ohio State University ................................ 6011The Veterans Health Council, Vietnam Veterans of America ........................................ 1047TherapeuticsMD ................................................. 5025Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. ................................ 7012Titan Pharmaceuticals,Inc. ................................ 7083TOPS Club Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) ....2050Tsehootsooi Medical Center ............................ 1049UAB School of Nursing ...................................... 5102UC San Diego’s Price PMHNP Fellowship... 7009UCLA Health ......................................................... 7001UCSF Health ......................................................... 6037Ultragenyx ............................................................. 7085University at Buffalo School of Nursing ....... 6089University of Arizona College of Nursing ..... 5039University of Indianapolis ................................. 3104University of Iowa College of Nursing .......... 2063University of Louisville School of Nursing ... 6016University of Miami School of Nursing & Health Studies ............................................... 3108University of Michigan School of Nursing ... 6101University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing ....6027University of South Carolina, School of Nursing .....................................................................7087University of Southern Indiana ....................... 2038University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences ............................................................... 5064University of Tennessee Health Science Center .................................................. 3059University Of Texas Medical Branch -SON ... 5108Upsher- Smith Laboratories. Inc. .................... 1012UpToDate Wolters Kluwer Health................. 4108Urgent Care Association ................................... 5047Urgent Care Partners ......................................... 2106US Acute Care Solutions ................................... 4066US Army Medicine Civilian Corps .................. 1089USC Master of Medical Management .......... 6057Valparaiso University .......................................... 1008Vanderbilt Health ................................................ 1040Vanderbilt University School of Nursing ...... 1010Vanguard Eldercare Medical Group ............... 3106Vireo Systems, Inc. .............................................. 5113VISTA Staffing Solutions ................................... 4070VisualDx ................................................................. 4102Vitalograph, Inc. ................................................... 1043Voluntis, Inc ........................................................... 2051Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC............................. 6093
Wake Forest School of Medicine .................... 3103Walden University ............................................... 1000Walgreen Co. ........................................................ 6018Walmart Care Clinic ............................................ 1030Weatherby Healthcare ...................................... 1015Wexford Health Sources Inc. ........................... 7003Wilderness Medical Staffing ............................ 7023Wolters Kluwer .................................................... 3058Women’s International Pharmacy .................. 4009Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic ................ 2104Zanfel ...................................................................... 3033Zarbee’s Naturals ................................................. 4000
—List as of June 20, 2019
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Sophia Thomas» from page 2
As a nurse practitioner, you show up each day to give your very best to each person you care for. At times you may also stay awake at night wondering if you completed all of the appropriate care, tasks, communication, and other professional accountabilities for each of your patients. If so, you are not unlike many other health care providers.
Risks are rising in the complex practice of NPs, any of which could potentially lead to a liability or malpractice claim. First, medication-related claims are common, and NPs prescribing opioids face particular risk. Accuracy in dosage might prevent overdose, but in the am-bulatory setting, patients don’t always take the medication as intended. Phone contact with patients taking opioids to determine the effect and ongoing need is one strategy to minimize use. Moni-tor patients carefully prior to refills and consider alternative medications and therapies that may also reduce pain.
Second, NPs face risk when perform-ing new procedures and treatments. One of the most frequent allegations in professional liability claims against NPs is practicing outside the scope of their
Safeguard from complexities of NP practicelicense relative to the new procedure/treatment. Education and training to do new procedures, along with competency validation by another appropriately competent provider must be documented. When competence is achieved and vali-dated, many new things can readily be added to the scope of NP practice as long as the procedure or treatment is within the state Nurse Practice Act for NPs and organizational policies and privileges al-low for the new practices.
Third, Telemedicine is becoming more widely used in many settings. When practicing telemedicine, NPs need to be licensed in their state as well as the state where the patient is receiving care. This includes being certain of the scope of practice limits in the state where they are located as well as the scope of practice boundaries for NPs in the state where the patient is located, which may be differ-ent. And, NPs need to validate that their professional liability policy covers the practice of telemedicine in both states and can help with any issues that might be reported to licensing agencies.
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and positive patient outcomes. General risk mitigation strategies such as prac-ticing within the scope of the APRN license, fostering positive relationships with patients and families, following accepted standards and procedures, complete and timely documentation, and ongoing training reduce NP li-ability risk.
Despite the true privilege of practicing as an NP, the responsibility is immense. As the provider, you must ensure the coordination of care and that staff and systems are effective in delivering the outcomes intended. You depend on technologies, processes, systems, other health team members, staff, and volunteers to help manage the health of your caseload. NPs take risks every day. You are human, and humans can make mistakes. It’s important to promote a culture of transparency and account-ability where all healthcare professionals are encouraged to report, discuss, and learn from mistakes in order to improve patient safety and avoid lawsuits. n
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As NPs become an even more integral aspect of the overall health care system, AANP will be vital to helping solve chal-lenges that emerge. “In speaking with groups on the ground, we learn the real is-sues that are impacting nurse practitioners and their patients. By learning those issues, we can design and develop programs and policies that can have a positive impact on NP practices and the body of care.”
She has a request for AANP members as well. “I’d like to encourage more NPs to become members. I would love to see our members get engaged with our advo-cacy center so that if a legislative issue comes up, we can send out an email call to support bills. We make it easy for our members to do that.”
Both of those combine to showcase “power in numbers,” Dr. Thomas believes. “Our voice becomes stronger with those numbers.”
The next two years as AANP president will include lots of travel, so that Dr. Thomas “can be at the table as much as I can, whether that is engaging with poli-cymakers on behalf of the NP profession or with AANP members. I don’t want to leave any stone unturned because an op-portunity could arise at any time.” n
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