2023 Conference Highlights
Day One
Opening Keynote Presentaion "Mattering and Why it Matters"
Presenter: Natalie May, PhD, Associate Professor of Research at University of Virginia School of Nursing
Moderator: Mitchel Erickson, DNP, MS, BSN, BSc, ACNP-C, Geriatric Age-Friendly ED Consultant, UCSF Health Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Division of Geriatrics Associate Clinical Professor Department of Physiological Nursing Chair, BRN APRN Advisory Committee
Podium/Panel Presentation: "Professional Identity in Postgraduate APP Training Programs"
Presenters: Amy Hite, EdD(c), DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Professor and HRSA SANE & NPR GrantsProject Director at Pittsburg State University, School of Nursing; Vasco Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH,MS, PA-C, Director of Advanced Practice Providers (UCI Health) Associate Clinical Professor,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine
Panel Presentation: "Finance, ROI and Sustainability of Postgraduate Training Programs"
Presenter: Alan Wengrofsky, CPA, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Community Healthcare Network
Moderator: Mitchel Erickson, DNP, MS, BSN, BSc, ACNP-C, Geriatric Age-Friendly ED Consultant, UCSF Health Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Division of Geriatrics Associate Clinical Professor Department of Physiological Nursing Chair, BRN APRN Advisory Committee
"How to Build Your APP Postgraduate Training Program and Design the Curriculum"
Presenters: Bethany Croke, MSN, FNP-BC, FNP Residency Clinical Program Manager, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center; Katie O’Brien, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Residency Program Director, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Moderator: Jill Terrien, PhD, ANP-BC, Associate Professor of Nursing and Medicine Associate Dean Interprofessional and Community Partnerships UMass Chan Medical School Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
"Building the Pieces of Orientation for Postgraduate Trainees"
Presenters: Charise Corsino, MA, Program Director of the Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs at Community Health Center, Inc.; Milagros Pilla, Former NP Fellowship Program Manager, Thundermist Health Center
Moderator: Ramona Benkert, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP, Professor and Associate Dean for the Academic and Clinical Affairs Office at the College of Nursing for Wayne State University, and Michigan Area Health Education Co-Principal Investigator
"Telehealth"
Presenters: Laina Cross, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner at Community Health Center; Lindsay Marmaras, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner at Community Health Center
Moderator: Amy Hite, EdD(c), DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Professor and HRSA SANE & NPR Grants Project Director at Pittsburg State University, School of Nursing
"Measuring Outcomes and Data Management within the Program"
Presenters: Robert Gamboe, PA-C, Program Director for Shasta Community Health Center NP/PA Postgraduate Fellowship in Primary Care; Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, Professor and DNP Program Director Chair at Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing University of Wyoming
Moderator: Elizabeth Wytychak, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner Residency Director at HealthPoint
"How to Create a Postgraduate Training Program Handbook"
Presenters: Patricia Dennehy, DNP, NP-C, FAAN, Chair, Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers Membership Committee, Owner and Principal of Dennehy & Associates LLC; Mitchel Erickson, DNP, MS, BSN, BSc, ACNP-C, Geriatric Age-Friendly ED Consultant, UCSF Health Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Division of Geriatrics Associate Clinical Professor Department of Physiological Nursing Chair, BRN APRN Advisory Committee
"APP Postgraduate Training Program Staffing—Roles and Responsibilities"
Presenters: Johannah Crogan, ARNP, CPNP, APP Fellowship Director at Seattle Children’s Hospital Neonatal Fellowship; Milagros Pilla, Former NP Fellowship Program Manager, Thundermist Health Center
Moderator: Nicole Seagriff, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Clinical Program Director, National Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Associate Faculty, Weitzman Institute On-Site Medical Director, Norwalk and Stamford
Day Two Keynote Presentation "National Healthcare Landscape"
Presenter: Luis Padilla, MD, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Workforce Director, National Health Service Corps Health Resources and Services Administration Moderator: Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, FNP-c, FAAN, FAANP, Chairperson of the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers, Senior Vice President & Clinical Director of the Moses/Weitzman Health System and Community Health Center, Inc.
Podium Presentation "Promoting Wellness and Preventing Burnout in Postgraduate APP Training Programs"
Presenter: Kameren Owens, FNP-C, MSN, Nurse Practitioner Residency Director at Santa Rosa Community Health
Moderator: Ramona Benkert, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP, Professor and Associate Dean for the Academic and Clinical Affairs Office at the College of Nursing for Wayne State University, and Michigan Area Health Education Co-Principal Investigator
Panel Research Presentation: "Research on APP Postgraduate Training and the Long-Term Impacts of NP/PA Postgraduate Training"
Presenters: Ann Marie Hart, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, Professor and DNP Program Director Chair at Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing University of Wyoming;
Vasco Deon Kidd, DHSc, MPH, MS, PA-C, Director of Advanced Practice Providers (UCI Health) Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine; Nicole Seagriff, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, Clinical Program Director, National Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Associate Faculty, Weitzman Institute On-Site Medical Director, Norwalk and Stamford
Podium/Panel Presentation: "Increasing Diversity of the APP Workforce"
Presenters: Kiersten Solis, MSN, FNP-BC, Program Director of Advancing Practice at Erie Family Health Centers; Natalie Raghu, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM
APRN-FPA, Medical Director of Advanced Practice Providers at Erie Family Health Center | Moderator: DoQuyen Huynh, DNP, FNP, ARNP, FAAN, Health Equity Director Washington State Health Care Authority, Accreditation Commission Chair, Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers
Podium/Panel Presentation: "Accreditation: High-Level Overview of the 2023 Accreditation
Standards and Accreditation Process"
Presenter: DoQuyen Huynh, DNP, FNP, ARNP, FAAN, Health Equity Director Washington State Health Care Authority, Accreditation Commission Chair,
Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers
Moderator: Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, FNP-c, FAAN, FAANP, Chairperson of the Consortium for Advanced Practice Providers, Senior Vice President & Clinical Director of the Moses/Weitzman Health System and Community Health Center, Inc.
Psychiatric Mental Health APP Postgraduate Training Programs
Bolstering QI Projects: Boot Camp for Supporting Your Trainees QI Projects
Presentations
Day 1
Day 2
Addressing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Bath salts and beyond: Approaching use of novel psychoactive substances from screening to management
Beyond the Books: Creating an APRN Fellowship that Builds Upon Graduate Nursing Education
Enhancing Nurse Practitioner Residency Training with Simulation-Based Learning Experiences
Fellowship Training: A cost sharing approach between a rural clinic & an academic institution
FNP Residency At the Institute for Family Health Five Years Later; Lessons Learned
HJAHC 2022 NP Resident Project: Lung Cancer Screening Event
Increasing Rates of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening by means of Artificial Intelligence
Leveraging the Voice of the New APC: Influencing Stakeholder Awareness & Support for New Fellowship
Opportunities & Challenges of Interprofessional Education: Post-graduate NP & Physician Residents
Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support of this year's Consortium conference!