Keynote Speaker
Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, BSN, RN
The National Nurse Practitioner Symposium is pleased to announce Dan Weberg as the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 symposium. Dr. Weberg is an expert in nursing, healthcare innovation, and human-centered patient design with extensive experience in emergency departments, acute in-patient hospital settings, large health systems, start-ups, and academia. He is an award-winning speaker, author, and consultant.
Dan earned the first-ever Ph.D. in Healthcare Innovation from Arizona State University and has led innovation efforts across multi-billion-dollar companies, academia, and early-stage start-ups. He has also created innovation programs, including the Masters in Healthcare Innovation (MHI) at The Ohio State University, leadership and interprofessional practice at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, and has consulted for dozens of healthcare programs on the topics of leadership and innovation in healthcare.
Dr. Weberg is on the faculty at The Ohio State University College of Nursing and multiple innovation fellowship programs. He previously taught on nursing innovation and leadership at Arizona State University. He is on the editorial board for Nursing Administration Quarterly and has authored two dozen peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks, including Evidence Based Innovation Leadership for Health Professions and Leadership in Nursing Practice.
Dan earned his Bachelors in Nursing. He serves on several advisory boards, including the American Nurses Association Innovation Advisory Board. His clinical background is in Emergency and Trauma nursing at level 1 trauma centers in California and Arizona.
The Keynote Presentation, “Building the Future of Nursing: Disrupting Our Own Future” will take place Thursday, July 20, 2023 at the Keystone Conference Center.
symposium schedule overview
| Tuesday, July 18 & Ongoing | |
| Keystone Adventure Pass - Valid for reservations of 2 nights or more booked through Keystone Resort Property Management (KRPM). All activities are subject to availability, weather, restrictions and change. Keystone Adventure Pass includes: • Free golf on day of arrival • Free 1 hour tennis court rental • Free yoga class or fitness class • Free guided hike • Free scenic lift ticket for kids 12 and under |
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| Tuesday, July 18 | Rocky Mountain Retreat |
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Rocky Mountain Retreat Registration |
| 8:30 am | Shuttle Departure from Keystone Conference Center to Keystone Ranch |
| 9:00 am – 4:30 pm | Rocky Mountain Retreat (optional) |
| 4:30 pm | Shuttle Departure from Keystone Ranch to Keystone Conference Center |
| Wednesday, July 19 | Pre-Symposium Day & Rocky Mountain Retreat |
| 8:00 am – 7:00 pm | Symposium Registration |
| 8:30 am – 12:15 pm | Rocky Mountain Retreat (required if attended Rocky Mountain Retreat on Tuesday) |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Pre-Symposium Session (optional) |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch on Your Own |
| 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Pre-Symposium Session (optional – non-certified) |
| 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Pre-Symposium Sessions (optional) |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Pre-Symposium Sessions (optional) |
| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Pre-Symposium Dinner Session (optional) |
| Thursday, July 20 | Day 1 |
| 7:00 am – 7:00 pm | Symposium Registration |
| 7:15 am – 7:45 am | Morning “Stretch” (optional – non-certified) |
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast (complimentary) |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Educational Sessions |
| 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | NNPS Store |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 10:00 am – 11:15 am | Keynote Address & Awards Ceremony |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Luncheon Sessions (optional – non-certified) |
| 12:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Book Displays & Sales |
| 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Educational Seminar |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Opening of Exhibits/Reception (complimentary buffet) |
| Friday, July 21 | Day 2 |
| 7:00 am – 7:00 pm | Symposium Registration |
| 7:00 am – 7:00 pm | Posters on Display |
| 7:15 am – 7:45 am | “Walk & Talk” Around the Lake (optional – non-certified) |
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast (complimentary) |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Educational Sessions |
| 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | NNPS Store |
| 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | Book Displays & Sales |
| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Exhibits |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Educational Sessions |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Bag Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall (complimentary) |
| 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm | Challenges in Care Panel (optional) |
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Educational Session |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Beverage & Snack Break (complimentary) |
| 3:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Workshops (optional) |
| 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Educational Session |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Authors Present Posters (complimentary beverages) |
| 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm | Intensive Educational Sessions |
| 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Dinner Session (optional) |
| Saturday, July 22 | Day 3 |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Symposium Registration |
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Posters on Display |
| 7:30 am – 10:30 am | Workshops (optional) |
| 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | NNPS Store |
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Exhibits Open/Book Displays & Sales |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Educational Sessions |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Brunch Served in Exhibit Hall (complimentary) |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Authors Present Posters (complimentary beverages) |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Authors Present Posters (complimentary beverages) |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Educational Sessions |
| 6:00 pm+ | Twilight’s Highlights (free time to enjoy the area) |
| 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Don Watson & the Vail Valley Band (complimentary entertainment) |
| Sunday, July 23 | Day 4 |
| 7:00 am – 12:00 pm | Symposium Registration |
| 7:00 am – 7:30 am | Home “Stretch” (optional – non-certified) |
| 7:30 am – 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast (complimentary) |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Educational Seminar |
| 8:00 am – 9:30 am | Educational Sessions |
| 9:00 am – 1:00 pm | NNPS Store |
| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Educational Sessions |
Speakers & TopicS
An overview of confirmed speakers and topics. Please check back for additional updates.
KEYNOTE: Daniel R. Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, BSN
Nancy Balch PharmD, BCCCP
Lorraine Bock, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, FAANP
April Kapu, DNP, RN, ACNP- BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN
Christine Kessler, MN, CNS, ANP, BC-ADM, CDTC, FAANP
Michael T. McDermott, MD
Eileen O’Grady, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
Jennifer Rodgers, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC
Elizabeth A. VandeWaa, PhD
Peggy Vernon, RN, MA, C-PNP, DCNP, FAANP
Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, PhD, APRN/PNP-BC, CDCES
Stephanie Arenales, BA
Dan Atkins, MD
Leslie Boles, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CHC, CPC-I
Jon M. Braverman, MD
Kristine Browning, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP
Jessica Camacho, MD
Cara Chao, NP, MS, BSN
Ricketta Clark, DNP, FNP-BC
Patricia Cullen, PhD, CPNP-PC
Leonie DeClerk, DNP, PhD, FNP-BC
Luis De la Torre, MD
Nancy Denke, DNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC, FAEN, CEN, CCRN
Angela DeRosa, DO MBA CPE
Bruce Dye, DDS, MPH
Alexandra Edwards, MA
Annika Ehrlich, MS, FNP-C, AQH, CNRN
Elizabeth Flanigan, NP-C
Martin L. Gnoni, MD
Kathleen Hall, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
Kathleen Haycraft, DNP, FNP/PNP-BC, DCNP©, FAANP, FSDNP
Christopher R. Hemmer, DNP, ANP, ONP-C, FAANP
Michael Horne, MBA, DNP, AGNP-BC
Debra Hunt, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, CNE
Zohra M. Hussaini, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA
Heather J. Jackson, PhD, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP
Ragan Johnson, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE
Lynn Kelso, DNP, APRN, FCCM, FAANP
Joan King, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
Jennifer Koehl, PharmD, BCPS
Lindsay Leonard, FNP
Joseph Lyon, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Vincent Markovchick, MD
K. Bridget Marshall, DNP APRN CPNP-PC PMHS
Natalie Marzec, MD, MPH
Diana R. Maurer Schatz, JD
Pamela McCarthy, DNP, APRN, OncNP, AOCN, CBCN
Katrina Mierkey, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC
Jodi Miller, BSN, RN
Karen Miller, RN, MSN
Maria Moreira, MD
Maureen Moriarty, DNP, ANP-BC, FAHS, FAANP
Nancy Munro, RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Colleen Paramesh, DNP, APRN, NP-C
Jessica Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN
Jessica Pettigrew, RN, MSN, CNM
Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, FNP, CNM, MN
Denise Ramponi, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, FAEN
Andrea Rosenberry, JD
Benjamin Ross, MD
Nancy Rudner, DrPH, MPH, MSN, APRN
Stacie Schreiner, DNP, MSN-Ed, FNP-BC
Kristine Scordo, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAANP
Jan Shepherd, MD, FACOG
Kristen M. Slater, PsyD
Natalie Smith, BSN, RN
Kristina M. Tocce, MD, MPH
Laura Thomas, DNP, APRN-BC, WHNP-BC
Premal Trivedi, MD
Susan Voss, DNP, FNP-BC, DCNP©, FAANP
Michelle Wade, MSN/Ed, APRN, NP-C, ACNPC-AG
Karen Williams, DNP, FNP-BC
Blaine Winters, DNP, PMHNP-BC, ACNP-BC
Laura B. Xanders, FNP-BC
Brayden P. Yellman, MD
Laura Zitella, RN, MS, ACNP
Acute Care
Adult/Geriatric
Dermatology
Pediatric
Professional Development
Women’s Health
Allergies
Anxiety
Business Practice
Cardiology
Contraception
Dermatology
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Geriatrics
Gynecology
Hematology
Imaging
Infectious Disease
Legislation
Mental Health
Neurology
Nutrition
Obesity
Oncology
Orthopedics
Pain
Palliative Care
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Professional Development
Pulmonary
Radiology
Respiratory
Self-care
Technology
Trauma
Vaccination
Women’s Health
Wound Care
Rocky Mountain RetreaT
Nurse Practitioner Wellness: A Rocky Mountain Self-Care Retreat to Promote YOUR Wellbeing
July 18-19, 2023
Keystone Ranch & Keystone Conference Center Keystone, Colorado
Accreditation
9.5 CE hours will be awarded to those that attend the entire retreat (partial credit is not available) and complete the required evaluations. Certificates of completion will be offered through Joint Accreditation (ACCME, ACPE, ANCC) and AANP, with acceptance of pertinent content by AAPA, ACNM and NAPNAP
Modern American health care is challenging on so many levels, and places unique demands on Nurse Practitioners who often give to others while their own needs go unmet. This retreat is designed for the over-deployed NP who may feel their life is not their own. It will provide specific tools to reclaim your well-being and instill rejuvenation in your work, your relationships, and your continuing self-development.
- Do you have no space in your life to do the things that you genuinely want to be doing?
- Are you looking for ways to confront a lifestyle or work that is far too stressful?
- Do you have a hard time saying NO without feeling guilty?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this retreat is for you!
With this day and a half retreat you will:
- Discover the science of human well-being and apply it to YOUR life
- Gather motivation and set goals to make changes that serve YOU
- Use your core strengths in new ways
- Interrupt the patterns that add stress to your life
- Set boundaries and create your own personal policies
- Discover how to grow wise instead of just growing old
…..and much more!
You, your loved ones and your patients are best served when you place your own wellbeing as a first priority for healthy relationships and your own effectiveness. This retreat will help you assume the role of CEO of your own life, to design the kind of life and work you deserve.
The purpose of the retreat is to singularly focus on your personal and professional growth in caring for the self, which will allow each attendee to build a plan that reflects their most important values. Each person will leave with a sense of duty to make their own health, wellness and wholeness, not only possible, but a priority.
Gratitude from previous attendees:
“This retreat was life changing for me. I am going to set boundaries with my boss. I wish I did this years ago. “
“With the tools provided by Eileen in this retreat, I will face my fears and request the dignity and respect that I and my team deserve. “
“This was the most helpful session of the entire conference.”
“Great balance of activities involving response and lecture. Thought provoking and definitely worth the time invested. Great setting as well – LOVED the ranch!”
“Outstanding speaker and pre-conference. Very rewarding experience.”
| TUESDAY, JULY 18 | |
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Registration (located at Keystone Conference Center) |
| 8:30 am | Shuttle Departure from Conference Center to Keystone Ranch |
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Self Care and Building the Life We Want |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Wellbeing |
| 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Movement Break |
| 4:30 pm | Shuttle Departure from Keystone Ranch to Conference Center |
| Overnight | You will have a small overnight assignment |
| WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 | |
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast (complimentary – located at Keystone Conference Center) |
| 8:30 am – 12:15 pm | How Adults GROW |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Beverage Break (complimentary) |
| 12:15 PM | Adjourn |
Dr. Eileen O’Grady is certified Nurse Practitioner and Wellness Coach who uses an evidence-based approach with people to reverse or entirely prevent disease. She has been interested in healthcare since age 11 and believes deeply that more attention must be paid to getting us unstuck from lifestyles that do not support wellbeing.
She is an expert on intentional change in adults, emphasizing the importance of extreme self-care and how to identify and remedy a life that is out of balance. She is the founder of The School of Wellness, devoted to cultivating wisdom and self-leadership.
Dr. O’Grady is currently editor and author of, Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (7th ed) (Elsevier, 2022). She has authored two other books: Intentional Therapeutic Relationships: Advancing Caring in Health Care, a how-to book on placing relationships at the center of health care (In press, 2021) with Jean Johnson and Minette Coetzee (DesTECH), and her most personal book is a collection of essays, Choosing Wellness: Unconventional Wisdom from a Conventional Nurse Practitioner for the Overwhelmed, the Discouraged, the Addicted, the Fearful, and the Stuck. (2021).
KeyStone
Ranch
Tuesday’s (July 18) program will take place at Keystone Ranch, an original 1930’s Ranch homestead of rustic elegance, overlooking Keystone Ranch Golf Course, with spectacular views of Swan Mountain and the Ten Mile Range. Wednesday’s (July 19) program will take place at the Keystone Conference Center, a state-of-the-art facility nestled in a mountain valley in central Colorado’s high country, with the magnificent Rocky Mountains serving as the surrounding backdrop.
It is approximately 3.6 miles from the Keystone Conference Center to Keystone Ranch. A complimentary symposium shuttle will transport you between Keystone Conference Center and Keystone Ranch, however you are welcome to drive yourself if you would like to take a scenic ride at your leisure, before and after Tuesday’s program.
program committee
We would like to thank the following National Nurse Practitioner Symposium Program Committee members, and their supporting organizations, for their dedication, professionalism, expertise and countless hours in compiling the symposium agenda. The content and quality of the symposium agenda continually offers one of the finest CE programs of its kind in the country.
| Michele Bielarski, RN | AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare |
| Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN | AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare |
| Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAEN, CEN, CCRN | Toxicology Consultants of Arizona |
| Mary Anne Eagelston, BSN, MSN, WHCNP | Private Consultant |
| Loretta C. Ford, RN, EdD, PNP, FAAN, FAANP (Honorary Committee Member) | Private Consultant |
| Joseph Lyon, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC | Stanford Health Care |
| Kathy Magdic, DNP, ACNP-BC, FAANP | University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing |
| Bernadette Marie Makar, MSN, NP-C, APRN-C | AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare |
| Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC | Stanford Health Care, Division of Pain Medicine |
| Katrina Mierkey, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC | Kids First Pediatrics |
| Nancy Munro, RN, MN, CCRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP | Private Consultant |
| Shirley M. Pfister, RN, MS, ANP/GNP | Private Consultant |
| Conrad Rios, FNP-BC, PA, MS | Saint Agnes Medical Providers |
| Nancy Rudner, DrPH, MPH, MSN, APRN | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Laura A. Thomas, DNP, APRN-BC, WHNP-BC | Common Spirit Health |
| Peggy Vernon, RN, MA, C-PNP, DCNP, FAANP | Creekside Skin Care |
| Mary Wagner, RN, MSN, ANP (Emeritus Committee Member) | Private Consultant |
| Cheryl A. Walker, MSN, MSBA, APRN, FNP | Humanitas, Inc. |
The Bridge: A Comprehensive Headache Education Program
About
Attend a seminar featuring didactic presentations and a choice of one of two workgroups.
Current pathophysiologic models will be addressed. Hear acute and preventive treatment strategies for adult and pediatric populations along with appropriate patient selection, administration (timing and route), and potential medication misuse and/or overuse concerns. Learn how to address comorbid medical complaints in appropriate medication selection and monitoring.
The American Headache Society® (AHS) Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant (NP/PA) Special Interest Group developed this educational offering for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. This comprehensive overview of migraine is delivered by Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant members of AHS..
Accreditation
4.0 CE hours will be awarded to those that attend the entire seminar (partial credit is not available) and complete the required evaluations. Certificates will be offered through Joint Accreditation (ACCME, ACPE, ANCC) and AANP, with acceptance of pertinent content by AAPA, ACNM and NAPNAP.
Seminar Leaders
Annika Ehrlich, MS, FNP-C, AQH, CNRN; Nurse Practitioner, UCSF Medical Center; San Francisco CA and Nurse Practitioner III, Neurology – Headache Center, UCSF Health; San Francisco CA
Maureen Moriarty, DNP, ANP-BC, FAHS, FAANP; Director, DNP and RN/BSN Programs, Malek School of Health Professions, Marymount University; Arlington VA and Adult Nurse Practitioner/owner, Moriarty Associates; Westminster MD
Laurel Short, DNP, APRN, FNP-C; Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, Sunflower Medical; Roeland Park KS
Karen Williams, DNP, FNP-BC; Deputy Director, Headache Center of Excellence, Neurology, Central Virginia VA Health Care System; Richmond VA and President, KDW Health Management; Richmond VA
Laura B. Xanders, FNP-BC; Family Nurse Practitioner, Neurology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital; Washington DC
Agenda
| WEDNESDAY JULY 20 | |
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Diagnosing Headache in Adults and Pediatric Patients |
| 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Risk Factors, Clinical Course and Barriers to Care in Adults and Pediatric Patients |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Pathophysiology |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Acute Treatment Strategies in Adults and Pediatric Patients |
| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Break (complimentary) |
| 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm | Preventive Treatment Strategies in Adults and Pediatric Patients |
| 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm | Hands-on: Behavioral strategies, acupuncture, neuromodulation devices, and procedure options (trigger point injections, nerve blocks, and botulinum toxin) for headache treatment |
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