34th Annual VCNP Conference Syllabus

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WEDNESDAY - MARCH 5, 2008

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Pre-Conference Workshops:

• ECG Diagnosis of Tachycardias and ECG in ACS
  David Propert, MD, FACC, FACP
• Evaluation and Management Advanced Coding: Inpatient and Outpatient
  Andrew Worthington, MD, CPC
• Orthopedic Workshop: Joint Injections: Shoulder, Elbow, Interphalangeal
  Mary Koogler, MSN, FNP-C, ONC
• Common Office Procedures
  Monica Tombasco, MS, MSNA, APRNM, BCM, CRNA

THURSDAY - MARCH 6, 2008

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General Sessions:

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• Health Policy Issues Affecting Nurse Practitioner Practice
  Julie Stanik-Hutt, PhD, CRNP, CCNS
• Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Promoting Metabolic and Cardiovascular Health
  Terry Ridge, MSN, APRN, BC-ADM
• Sleep Solutions: Recognizing and Treating Insomnia
  Teresa D. Valerio, MSA, MSN, APN, CNP
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  Stephanie Nagy-Argen, MD

Breakout Sessions

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• Innovations in Contraception
  Patrice Malena, MS, FNP, APRN, BC
• Building Competence in Recognizing Behavioral, Developmental & Mental Health Disorders in Children & Adolescents: Part I of a Two Part Series
  Harriet Marie Chapin, MS, RN, CPNP; Martha Edwards Hart, MS, RNC, NNP; Debra Lyons, PhD
• Delirium Management in the Acute Care Setting
  Mary Duggan, ACNP, RN, MS, CCRN
• Assessing Cognition in the Elderly
  Martha Anderson, MS, RN, APRN, BC, FNGNA
• Chemical Dependency: Overview of Disease Model and Screening/Assessment in the Office Setting
  Brent McCraw, MEd
• Medical Management of Gestational Diabetes
  Patricia Selig, RN, PhD, FNP
• Recognizing Behavioral, Developmental & Mental Health Disorders in Children & Adolescents: Part II of a Two Part Series
  Harriet Marie Chapin, MS, RN, CPNP; Martha Edwards Hart, MS, RNC, NNP; Debra Lyons, PhD
• Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
  Monica Hazelrigg, MD, PhD
• Distinguishing Tremor and Parkinson's Disease
  Robert Davis, RN, BSN, MS, MSN, FNP
• Depression, Anxiety & Bipolar Disease Management
  Delmar Short, MD

Industrial Symposium Dinner - Sponsored by Novartis

• Aggressive Strategies in Hypertension for Managing the Difficult-to-Treat Patient
  Benjamin Epstein, PharmD, BCPS; Frances Rankin PhD, ARNP

FRIDAY - MARCH 7, 2008

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General Sessions:

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• Interpreting BMD Reports
  Jeanmarie Bechtle, ANP-C, CCD
• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction for Postmenopausal Women
  Susan S. VanBeuge, MSN, APN-BC

Breakout Sessions:

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• Update on Pap Guidelines Related to HPV Screening
  Sue Woodson, CNM, MSN
• Helping Adolescents Stay Healthy in a Crazy World
  Dyan Aretakis, FNP, RN
• Chronic Heart Failure: Medical and Device Management
  Clifford Pyne, RN, MSN, ACNP
• Lower Extremity Wounds in Primary Care
  Margarita Simon, MS, FNP, APRN, CWCN, DAPWCA
• Women's Mental Health: Peri and Post Partum Issues
  Michael E. Judd, MD
• Liability Issues Surrounding the NP in Emergence of the Convenient Care Industry
  Michael Goodman, Esq.
• Menopause Symptom Management: Where Are We Five Years Post WHI?
  Robin Hills, MS, RNC, WHNP
• Endocrine Encounters for Pediatric Practitioners
  Jennifer Hutchinson, MSN, APRN, BC; Deborah Gleason-Morgan, RN, MSN, CPNP; Louise Norko, MSN, RN, CPNP
• Acute Care Management of Diabetes
  Patricia Selig, RN, PhD, FNP
• Stroke 101: Diagnosis, Management and Treatment
  Allison Walton, RN, MSN, FNP; Jennifer Edwards, RN, MSN, ANP; Patty Schweikart, RN, MSN, NPC
• Nurse Practitioners and Cognitive Therapy: How to Meet Growing Mental Health Needs
  Laura La Rue, RN, MS, FNP; Janet McDaniel, PhD; Sarah Strauss, PhD

Industrial Symposium Dinner - Sponsored by Pfizer

• TESA Medical Communication Programs: (TESA) Tolteradine Efficacy in OAB in Sexually Active Women
  Patrice M. Weiss, MD, FACOG

SATURDAY - MARCH 8, 2008

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General Sessions:

• NP Practice in Virginia: Past Present and the Future
  
• Panel Discussion with Current and Past Executive Directors of the Board of Nursing Jay Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC; Corrine Dorsey, RN, MS; Mary Duggan, RN, MS, CCRN, ACNP
• Type II Diabetes Management: Initiating Insulin Therapy in Primary Care
  Patti Duprey, MSN, ARNP, CDE
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  Rod McMurray, LCSW

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