Saturday April 28, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Speaker: Wendy L. WrightMS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP
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Who Should Attend?Advanced practice nurses, educators, APN students, and other healthcare providers in the primary care setting.
About the Speaker 
Wendy is a 1992 graduate of the Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Simmons College in Boston, MA. She completed a family nurse practitioner post-master's program in 1995. Wendy is family nurse practitioner employed in private practice in Merrimack, NH and is a partner in Partners in Healthcare Education. She is the past president of NPACE. Wendy is a senior lecturer Fitzgerald Health Associates. She is the recipient of numerous awards and chosen by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners as the 1999 recipient of the New Hampshire State Excellence Award. Wendy was recently inducted as a fellow the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She presents nationally to a variety of audiences and has been a speaker at over 300 conferences in 42 states. Wendy is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Wyoming in the graduate nursing program and Medscape's website Ask Expert Nurse Practitioner. She is an editorial board member for Medscape's e-journal. Wendy is the editor-in-chief for APCToday.com; website designed for the Advance Practice Clinician to provide compehensive clinical and practical information.
Program Goals
This symposium will focus on current trends in the management of common healthcare issues in primary care.
· Discuss current treatment/management options for a broad spectrum of primary care conditions.
· Discuss new pharmacological treatments in primary care.
Agenda7:00 - 7:50 Registration / Exhibits
Continental Breakfast
7:50 - 8:00 Opening Remarks
8:00 - 9:30 Functional Bowel Disorders
9:30 -10:00 Break / Exhibits
10:00 -11:30 ADHD from Peds to Adults
11:30 -12:45 Lunch / Exhibits
12:45 - 2:15 Top New Meds in Primary Care
2:15 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 4:00 Insulin Resistance Syndrome
LocationSheraton Westport Plaza
900 Westport Plaza
Plaza Tower
St. Louis, Missouri 63146
(314) 878-1500
Hotel Accommodations Double Occupancy $89.00 - until March 26, 2007
- Free parking with validation -
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For More Information Please Contact Deb Garbo at (314) 645-6450
Fees:
$99.00 by March 18, 2007
$125.00 thereafter
$85.00 Students
Register for the symposium using the form at the top of this page.
*you will then be contacted with payment arragement details
Upon receipt of payment, your confirmation, website address and password will be e-mailed to you.
This will enable participants to print the lectures from home prior to conference if you prefer. CD-ROM will be provided at conference.
Continuing Education InformationThis continuing nursing education activity has been submitted for approval to the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the ANCC Commission on accreditation. SNAP has requested 6.0 CEU's. (Change due to new regulations)
Please Note- Attendance is limited. Enrollment is on a first come first serve basis.
- Confirmation of registration will be sent to you via e-mail so please include your e-mail address.
- A $25 administrative fee will be charged for cancellations prior to April 23, 2007. No refund will be given for cancellations following that date.
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ST. LOUIS NURSES IN ADVANCED PRACTICE
ST. LOUIS NURSES IN ADVANCED PRACTICE PLANNING COMMITTEE:
Deb Garbo APRN, BC
Joan Gary APRN, BC
Stevie Hoog APRN, BC
Sarah Kessen APRN, BC