Spring Update: ADVANCED PRACTICE CONFERENCE

May 17-18, 2018 University of Mary Greg Butler Auditorium

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Distinguished Presenters

Dr. Jane Nelson Bolin, RN, JD, PhD

Jane is a Professor and Director of the Texas A&M School of Public Health Southwest Rural Health Research Center in College Station, TX.. She currently serves as Principal Investigator of a 4-Year HRSA funded rural health research center grant examining rural disparities and challenges in the United States. Dr. Bolin has served as PI or Co-PI on multiple chronic disease and diabetes grants, including Co-PI on a NIH-NCMHD P-20 dia-betes self-management study from the NIH National Center for Minority Health Dispari-ties. She was Co-PI for a NIH CTSA planning grant to conduct an investigation on the feasibility of establishing a Center for Clinical and Translational Science at Texas A&M University. As Director of the HRSA funded Southwest Rural Health Research Center at Texas A&M’s School of Public Health, Dr. Bolin has led several projects for the benefit of rural and underserved areas of Texas. More recently Dr. Bolin has served as PI or Co-PI on five cancer prevention, edu-cation, and screening grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research In-stitute of Texas, (CPRIT), including: (1) Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Family Medicine Residency Program Serving Low-Income & Underserved: Translat-ing Research into Practice; renewed as an expansion and continuation grant; (2) Enhanced Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention for Low-income and Under-served Women Using Transdisciplinary Collaboration in a Family Medicine Setting; also renewed as an expansion and continua-tion grant, and (3) a CPRIT CHW ACTION grant.

Dr. Bolin received her BSN degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University (1978) and, after nursing school, attended law school receiving her JD from the University of Oregon in 1982. After practicing law for 13 years, Dr. Bolin attended Penn State Univer-sity and received in PhD in health services research in 2002. Dr. Bolin has been at Texas A&M since 2001 in the Department of Health Policy & Management.

Distinguished Presenters

Nicholas Bradbury, MD

Dr. Bradbury, a Diplomate of the Amer-

ican Board of Radiology, completed

medical school at Thomas Jefferson

University and a transitional internship

as well as residency in diagnostic radiol-

ogy at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in

Philadelphia, PA. In 2014, Dr. Brad-

bury completed a fellowship in Inter-

ventional Radiology at the University of

Utah and has been in practice at St.

Alexius Medical Center since. He greatly

appreciates the northern plains life-

style, having been raised as the son of a

country doctor in Blackfoot, Idaho, "The

Potato Capital of the World". For con-

ference attendees, Dr. Bradbury will give an overview of Interventional Radiology proce-

dures and how they fit in the North Dakota healthcare landscape, with focus on new treat-

ment options for common problems including for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), deep

vein thrombosis (DVT), and stroke.

Michael Schirado, MD

Dr. Michael Schirado is a radiologist in Bis-

marck, North Dakota with Bismarck Radiol-

ogy Associates. He earned his medical de-

gree from University of North Dakota

School of Medicine and Health Sciences in

Grand Fords, ND and his residency with

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. With over 20

years of experience in the fields of radiolo-

gy, Dr. Schirado will share with conference

participants clinical decision making strate-

gies that promote appropriate study selec-

tion for patients based on patient presenta-

tion and clinical findings.

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Distinguished Presenters

Melanie Schlittenhardt, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Dr. Schlittenhardt is a board certified Nurse Practitioner. She has 15 years of clinical practice with the pelvic floor. Her areas of expertise include the diagnosis and treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence, including uro-dynamic testing, biofeedback, electrical stimulation, Inter-Stim therapy and pessary placement. She also manages specialty disorders including interstitial cystitis, sexual dys-function, recurrent urinary tract infections, and vulvodynia. Melanie completed her undergraduate and graduate edu-cation at the University of Mary earning a Doctor of Nurs-ing Practice degree. She is an active member of the Socie-ty of Urologic Nursing, American Nurses Associa-tion, North American Menopause Society and North Dako-ta Nurse Practitioner Association. She speaks in areas of her expertise on a local and regional level. She is a pub-lished author in Urologic Nursing and a recipient of the North American Menopause Society-Pfizer Reporter Award.

Hope Schiele, LPCC

Hope Schiele is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.

She received her Bachelors of Science from Montana State

University in Bozeman, Montana and her Masters of Counsel-

ing from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Hope's internship centered on clients experiencing physical,

emotional and sexual abuse. After graduating with her Mas-

ters, Hope took a position with the CHI St. Alexius Health Em-

ployee Assistance Program; for over four years Hope enjoyed

providing mental health counseling to individuals, couples

and families experiencing a variety of mental health disor-

ders. In this role Hope was also engaged in community en-

hancement activities including health fairs and developing

presentations on a variety of topics. Hope currently acts as a

Community Outreach Leader, providing presentations for the

CHI ND Violence Prevention Program. In this roles she’s had the opportunity to work with a varie-

ty of professionals and pre-professionals, providing educational trainings focused around the top-

ics of intimate partner violence, adolescent relationship abuse and adverse childhood experienc-

es. Hope finds it rewarding to empower those in the helping professions to challenge their percep-

tions of violence, examine the health impacts of abuse, and teach best practices for intervention

and prevention. Additionally, Hope stays at home full time with her two year old daughter.

Distinguished Presenters

Wendy L. Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

Wendy is a 1992 graduate of the Adult

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program

at Simmons College in Boston, Massa-

chusetts and completed a family nurse

practitioner post-master’s program in

1995. She is an adult and family nurse

practitioner and the owner of two, nurse

practitioner owned and operated clinics

within New Hampshire named: Wright &

Associates Family Healthcare. In addi-

tion, she is the Owner of Partners in

Healthcare Education, a medical educa-

tion company. She is the Past President

of NPACE and the Senior lecturer for

Fitzgerald Health Education Associates.

She is the recipient of numerous awards

and was chosen by the American Associ-

ation of Nurse Practitioners as the 1999

recipient of the New Hampshire State

Excellence Award. In addition, she re-

ceived the 2009 NH Nurse Practitioner of

the Year and the 2014 Top 5 Women in New Hampshire Business Award. In 2005,

she was inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners; in

October 2014, a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and in March 2017, a

Fellow into the National Academies of Practice. She is the founder of the NH Cham-

ber of Entrepreneurial Nurse Practitioners, an organization designed to assist nurse

practitioners with independent practice issues. In addition to full-time clinical prac-

tice, she presents nationally to different audiences and has been a speaker at over

1000 conferences in 46 states. She is the nurse practitioner representative to the

State of NH Immunization Advisory Board. She has been a medical media spokes-

person for a number of companies and has appeared on radio, television, and in print

magazines. Wendy is frequently consulted by malpractice attorneys around the area

of clinical practice and has worked on more than 100 malpractice cases involving

nurses and nurse practitioners.

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Conference Agenda Thursday, May 17

8:00am-8:30am Registration

8:30am-9:30am Rural Healthy People 2020: New Decade, Same Challenges, What the Evidence Indicates & Implications for Providers

Jane Bolin, RN, JD, PhD

9:30am-10:30am Rural Diabetes Disparities: Implications, Morbidity, Mortality, & Proven Models for Practice in Rural Communities

Jane Bolin, RN, JD, PhD

10:30am-11:00am Break

Refreshments Served

11:00am-12:00pm Evolving Trends of Chronic Disease in Rural America: CHF, CVD, and Cancer. Proven Models of Practice in Rural Communities

Jane Bolin, RN, JD, PhD

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch (not provided)

The Crow’s Nest Campus Restaurant open for service.

1:00pm-2:00pm Interventional Radiology: What the Primary Care Provider Needs to Know

Nicholas Bradbury, MD

2:00pm-3:00pm Diagnostic Imaging: What to Order Based on Clinical Scenario

Michael Schirado, MD

3:00pm-3:15pm Break

Refreshments Served

3:15pm-4:15pm Urine Trouble!

Melanie Schlittenhardt, DNP, APRN, FNP

Conference Agenda Friday, May 18

Campus Map

8:00am-8:30am Registration

8:30am-9:30am Malpractice Prevention: Everything the NP Needs to Know

Wendy Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

9:30am-10:30am Dermatology Across the Lifespan

Wendy Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

10:30am-11:00am Break

Refreshments Served

11:00am-12:00pm Identifying Warning Signs During Routine Patient Encounters

Wendy Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch (not provided)

The Crow’s Nest Campus Restaurant open for service.

1:00pm-2:00pm Screening Guidelines: Making Sense of the Various Guidelines

Wendy Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

2:00pm-3:00pm Managing Office Emergencies

Wendy Wright, MS, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP

3:00pm-3:15pm Break

Refreshments Served

3:15pm-4:15pm Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications and Strategies for Healing

Hope Schiele, LPCC

All lectures will be held on the University of Mary campus in the Greg Butler Auditorium located with-in the Gary Tharoldson School of Business Building.

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This education activity will be submitted to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for approval of up to 12 contact hours of accredited education. This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to request 12 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined.

Hotel Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center for $91.00 +tax/night. Rooms are listed under the name of University of Mary Nursing Conference. Reserva-tions for this block must be made by May 4th.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. De-partment of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the grant number and title of D09HP29981 Advanced Nursing Education Grant. This information or content and conclusions are those of the au-thor and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be