VNPA 24th Annual Conference - Register Today
Stoweflake Mountain Resort
1746 Mountain Rd
Stowe, VT 05672
Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 3:30pm ET
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Accepting the Challenge of the Long Trail toward Health Care Reform
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From Montgomery to Bennington, Montpelier to Capitol Hill, Vermont Nurse Practitioners continue as patient advocates for access to affordable quality health care. Join Nurse Practitioner colleagues for the annual networking and educational gathering as we work together to advance our profession and practice.
On behalf of the 2014 Planning Committee, you are cordially invited to join us Thursday & Friday, March 27-28 at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort for our annual gathering. Typically drawing about 125 NPs (mostly primary care providers) the Annual Conference is a golden opportunity to meet with colleagues from across the state.
Questions?
Contact Julie Basol:
Email: JNB@gmavt.net
Phone: 802-598-7424
24th Annual Conference E-Brochure
Conference Agenda
Thursday, March 27
- 4:00-5:30pm
Independent Nurse Practitioner Panel
Bill Cote, NP Susan Dumas, MS, ANP-BC & Caroline Tassey, MSN, ARNP - 5:30-6:00pm
VNPA Business Meeting - 6:00-6:45pm
Social Time; Networking - 6:45-8:30pm
Evening Discussion & Dinner
Angela Golden, BSN, MS, MNED, DNP
President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Friday, March 28
- 7:30-8:15am
Registration/exhibits/breakfast - 8:15-8:30am
Welcome Deborah Wachtel, NP, MPH, MS
President, Vermont Nurse Practitioners Association - 8:30-9:30am
Keynote Address:
Angela Golden, BSN, MS, MNED, DNP
President, American Association of Nurse Practitioners - 9:30-10:30am
The New Business of Nursing in Vermont:
Implications of Health Reform on Advanced Nursing Practice
Mary Val Palumbo, DNP & Betty Rambur, BS, MS, PhD
10:30-11:00am Break with Exhibits
Concurrent Sessions: ~ A ~
11:00-Noon
- A-1: Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Abuse
Annie Ramniceanu,MS, LCMHC, LADC - A-2: Incorporating 2013 Heart Failure Guidelines in your Practice:Palliative Care Emphasis
Ann Laramee, MS, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, CHFN
Noon-1:00pm - Lunch / Exhibits/ Fundraiser
Concurrent Sessions: ~ B ~
1:00-2:00pm
- B-1: Diagnostic Approach to Hematologic Problems
Patricia Lewis, MSN, APRN - B-2: Cystic Fibrosis Update
Julie A. Hounchell, NP
Concurrent Sessions: ~ C ~
2:10-3:10pm
- C-1: Diabetes Medication Update
John Leahy, MD - C-2: Military Sexual Trauma
Becky Robinson, LMHC
3:10-3:25pm
- Break
Concurrent Sessions: ~ D ~
3:25-4:25pm
- D-1: Contraceptive Update
Rebecca Montgomery , CNM, MSN - D-2: Lyme Disease Update
Erica Berl, BA, DVM, MPH
Christopher Grace, MD