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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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1746 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT 05672

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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

Exhibitor Only Registration: Pay by Check