Saturday, March 13, 2010

 

6:30 am – 7:30 am:  Registration/Breakfast with Exhibitors

 

7:30 am – 8:30 am:  How to Lobby Your State Legislature

Sharon Pearce, CRNA, Past President, North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NCANA)

         

8:30 am – 9:30 am:  Surfing the Internet – State Government Resources At Your Fingertips

Bruce Allain, JD, State Government Affairs Analyst, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)

 

9:30 am – 10:00:  Refreshment break with Exhibitors

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am:  Panel Discussion – Elimination of the Written Collaborative Agreement in the Illinois Nurse Practice Act

         Bruce Allain, JD AANA

         Sue Clark, RN, Lobbyist, Consulting4Biz

         Robert Guyer, JD

 Sharon Pearce, CRNA, Past President NCANA

         

11:00 am – 12:00 pm:  Political Environmental Scan

         Sue Clark, RN, Lobbyist, Consulting4Biz

 

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:  Lunch with Exhibitors

 

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:  APN Role Development – Prostate Nurse Navigator

         Juli Aistars, APN, CNS

 

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm:  State Legislative Processes and Procedures, an Overview

Robert Guyer, JD

 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm:  Break

 

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm:  The Nuts and Bolts of Grassroots Lobbying

Robert Guyer, JD

 

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm:  Coalition and Alliance Building

         Robert Guyer, JD

 

 

Sunday, March 14, 2010

 

6:30 am – 7:00 am:  Registration

 

7:00 am – 8:00 am:  Prenatal Care is More than Healthcare While You Are Pregnant

Karen Collins, APN, CNM

 

8:00 am – 9:00 am:  Certified Nurse Midwives: Yesterday and Today

Liz Jennings Porter, APN, CNM

 

9:00 am – 9:15 am:  Break

 

9:15 am – 10:15 am:  The CRNA Role in Labor and Delivery – Pharmacology and Regional Anesthesia Review

         Tracy Bedford, APN, CRNA

 

10:15 am – 11:15 am:  Care of the Newborn: From Birth to One Month

         Pat Lawrence, APN, CNS

 

11:15 am – 11:30 am:  Break

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm:  APN Reimbursement

         Linda Follenweider, APN, CNP

 

12:30 pm – 12:50 pm:  Why CRNAs Choose the DNP as a Terminal Degree

Jeremy Carter, SRNA

 

12:50 pm – 1:10 pm:  Common Errors in Anesthesia Practice

         Brent Cummins, SRNA

 

1:15 pm:  Closing