The 2024 UofL Health Advanced Practice Provider Conference will take place on Aug. 2-3. If you have questions, please email APPConference@UofLHealth.org.
Conference Schedule
Friday, Aug. 2
8:30-9 a.m.
Registration
9-10 a.m.
Healing with Nutrition
Dana Erwin, APRN, FNP-C, MSN, BSN, RN
Application of PCR Testing in Women’s Health in a Primary Care Setting
Dedra Hayden, DNP, APRN, ANP-C and Krista Roach, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, WHNP-BC
10-11 a.m.
Abdominal Transplant
Panayiota Smeathers, FNP-C, CNM, MPH and Leigh Schnell, APRN, FNP-C
Interactive Pediatric Case Series
Leann Baker, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, C-ONQS, Emily McRae, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, FCCM and Debbie Farrell, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC
11 a.m.-noon
*Structural Heart Disease*
Teresa Browning
Chronic Pelvic Pain: Understanding the Complexities of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
Alyce Abraham, WHNP, APRN
Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch/Vendors
1-1:30 p.m.
DNP Posters
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Centering Care around Well-Being: The Need for Connection and Belonging
Tracey Gaslin, PhD, CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI, RN-BC
Geriatric Pharmacology: A Holistic Approach
Kristen Neises, APRN, FNP-C, DipACLM
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Diagnosing and Managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Primary Care Setting
Brittney Corneil, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
2:30-4:30 p.m. A Light in Dark Places: A Primer on Practical Radiology
Imaging Workshop
Michael Aaron Chorney, MD, MBA, RPVI
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Rising US Maternal Mortality: How does implicit bias factor in?
Karen Turner, DNP, APRN, CNM, CHSE
Saturday, Aug. 3
8:30-9 a.m.
Registration
9-10 a.m.
Cannabis in the Commonwealth: What Every APRN Needs to Know
Amber Cann, PharmD, MBA, MS
10-11 a.m.
When is Bleeding Too Much? Understanding Coagulation and How to Help
Tracey Gaslin, PhD, CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI, RN-BC
11 a.m.-noon
Vascular Surgery: Overview and Updates
Travis Simpson, APRN
Noon-1 p.m.
Lunch/Vendors
1-2 p.m.
*Common Psychiatric Conditions, Treatment and Side Effects*
Hermys Yanes-Boza
2-3 p.m.
Evidence-based Approaches to the Management of Cardiogenic and Septic Shock: Clinical Updates
Shannon Shumaker, PhD, APRN, AG-ACNP-BC, MSN and Ronda Johnson, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
2-3:30 p.m. Suture Workshop
Collan Darnall, DNP, APRN
Registration options
- Full (two-day) Conference/No Workshop: $60 (up to 11.5 contact hours, Pharm TBD)
- Half Conference (one-day)/No Workshop: $40 (up to 6 contact hours, Pharm TBD)
- Virtual $60: Selected lectures only. Session line up for Aug. 2 will be posted closer to event date. The 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. sessions will be one of the two listed, you will get access to the session with higher in person volume.
Workshop add-ons
- Imaging Workshop: $30 Max 50 registrants
- Suture Workshop: $30 Max 30 registrants
Other things
- Parking: $5
Completion Requirements
Live, in-person
In order to obtain nursing contact hours, you must attend the entire activity, complete any required skills and complete evaluation of the session.
Live, virtual
In order to obtain nursing contact hours, you must be signed in under your name, participate in entire session and complete evaluation.
At this time there are not relevant financial relationships identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter/author of the program content.
This seminar is jointly provided by UofL Health and UofL School of Nursing.
Provider Approval Statement
UofL Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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