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1st Annual Statewide Tennessee NP Conference

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
2800 Opryland Drive
Nashville, TN 37214

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7:30am CT - Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 4:00pm CT
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2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214

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Topic

NURSE PRACTITIONERS: STRENGTHENING THE PRESENT, PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

Speaker(s)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cindy Clovis Cooke, AANP President

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Additional Information

1st Annual Statewide Tennessee NP Conference

Course sessions to include:

  • Acute Care
  • Health Policies
  • Pain Management
  • Pharmacology
  • Dermatology
  • Orthopedics
  • General Surgery - in office procedures
  • Billing and Coding
  • Home Health
  • Endocrinology
  • Adult and Pediatric Obesity

(up to 20 CEUs offered)

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Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy

All cancellations MUST be submitted in writing:

Fax: (615) 915-2488 or
Email: tnnpa@comcast.net or
Mail: TN NPA, P.O. Box 1500, Madison, TN 37116-1500

Confirmed registrants may cancel and receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee.
All requests for refunds MUST be submitted in writing prior to March 14, 2016. No request for refunds will be accepted after, March 15, 2016

Event Agenda

1st Annual Statewide Tennessee NP Conference

Event Agenda

Friday, April 22, 2016 at 7:30am CT - Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 4:00pm CT

All times listed in Central Time (US & Canada).
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Friday, April 22, 2016

  • 7:00am - 7:15am

    Registration/Exhibit Hall Open

  • 7:15am - 7:25am

    Welcome

    Dr. Irene W. Bean, DNP, FNP-BC

  • 7:30am - 8:30am

    Opening Ceremonies Keynote Addresses

    Dr. Cindy Clovis Cooke, DNP, FNP-C, FAANP American Association of Nurse Practitioners President

  • 8:30am - 9:30am

    Presentation: Current Issues in Drug Therapies

    Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP

    Presentation: Current Issues in Drug Therapies: Dangerous Liaisons: Drug-drug, Drug-nutrient Interactions

  • 9:30am - 10:30am

    Presentation: Laboratory Diagnostics

    Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, FNAP

    Presentation: Laboratory Diagnostics: A Focus on Challenging Case Studies in Laboratory Diagnosis

  • 10:30am - 11:30am

    Presentation: Understanding Chronic Pain Management

    Dr. John Schneider, MD, Pain Specialist

  • 11:30am - 12:15pm

    Presentation: Atrial Fibrillation

    Dr. Christopher Conley, MD, Cardiologist

  • 12:20pm - 1:00pm

    Sponsored Lunch/Exhibit Hall

  • 1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Chronic Pain Guidelines

    Dr. Mitchell Mutter, MD Dr. David T. Bess, Pharm.D. Linda Johnson, FNP-BC

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Hepatitis C-Ya

    Dr. Kristin Gaffney, Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    How to Avoid Losing Your License

    Alexandria Scarbrough Fisher, JD

  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    House-calls

    Dr. Scharmaine Lawson Baker, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Saturday, April 23, 2016

  • 7:00am - 7:15am

    Registration/Exhibit Hall Open

  • 7:15am - 7:25am

    Welcome

    Dr. Irene W. Bean, DNP, FNP-BC

  • 7:30am - 8:30am

    Presentation: Male Sexual Dysfunction

    Dr. Jim Belsante, MD, Urologist

  • 8:30am - 9:30am

    Presentation: Common Skin Disorders: A surgical view of dermatology

    Dr. Alissa Swearingen, MD, General Surgeon

  • 9:30am - 10:30am

    Presentation: Sprains, strains, fractures and sports injuries

    Dr. Brandon Downs, MD, Orthopedic

  • 10:30am - 11:30am

    Presentation: Diagnosis & Management of Peripheral Artery Disease

    Dr. Jodi Gerdes, MD, Vascular Surgeon

  • 11:30am - 12:15pm

    Presentation: Billing & Coding

    Tara Atwood, FNP-BC

  • 12:15pm - 1:00pm

    Sponsored Lunch

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm

    Presentation: ACC/AHA Guideline Update for the Management of Heart Failure

    Beth Davidson, DNP, ACPN, CHFN, CCRN

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Presentation: Comprehensive Obesity Management-What’s New in the Toolbox?

    Pamela Davis, RN, CBN, MBA, Bariatric Program Director

  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Presentation: Dyslipidemia

    Dr. Paul Meyers, MD, Interventional Cardiology Specialist

  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Diabetes Management

    Wendy Wright, MS, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN

  • 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Dermatology

    Wendy Wright, MS, APRN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN

  • 6:00pm - 6:30pm

    Closing Ceremonies/ Evaluations

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