Event Program
14th Annual NP
Education Conference
Schedule of Events
Day One: Saturday, April 14, 2018
0800-0845 |
Registration, Breakfast, Poster & Exhibit ViewingHosted by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan |
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0845-0900 |
Deputy Minister of Health AddressMilton SussmanBallroom |
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0900-1000 |
Bringing Harm Reduction to the Bedside in an Inner City Acute Care Hospital: The ARCH ExperienceDr. Karine Meador MD, CCFP, DABAMBallroom |
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1000-1030 |
Nutrition Break, Poster & Exhibit Viewing |
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1030-1130 |
Breakout Sessions |
Polypharmacy in Older Adults: The Other Drug Epidemic GuidelinesDr. Douglas Faulder MDBallroom |
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Sepsis Savvy. Current Definitions and Practice Guidelines. What’s Really Changed?Sandra VanHecke MN, NPWinterlake Room |
ECG Interpretation HighlightsMarcie Smigorowsky PhD(c), NP, CCN(C)Vintage Room |
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Menopause UpdateSusan Prendergast MN, NP, PhD(c)Rowand Room |
Pediatric Dermatology UpdateDr. Loretta Fiorillo MD, FRCPCNorthcote Room |
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1130-1230 |
Breakout Sessions |
Liver Cirrhosis- What are you going to do?Kim Newnham, MN, NPBallroom |
Is it High Time for Medical Cannabis? Doubee-ous Evidence or Smokin’ ResultsNicole Crisp MN NPRowan Room |
Oncologic EmergenciesNanette Cox-Kennett, MN, NPVintage Room |
Complexity in Continence CareDr. Kathleen Hunter NP, PhD, GNC(C), NCAWinterlake Room |
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Mending Rips & Tears: The Basics of Suturing for Nurse Practitioners (Limit 20)Stewart MacLennan MN, NPNorthcote Room |
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1230-1330 |
Lunch |
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1330-1430 |
Pearls, Ponders & Pitfalls of Advanced Care Planning & Goals of Care DesignationLorelei Sawchuk MN, NPBallroom |
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1430-1500 |
Nutrition Break, Poster & Exhibit Viewing |
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1500-1600 |
Breakout Sessions |
Law Enforcement: Why I am in your way.Derek MacIntyre and James Ottewell Police OfficerNorthcote Room |
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Chest X-ray Interpretation: Not just Black and White, but Various Shades of GreyKim Scherr MN, NPBallroom |
Anemia Case Studies: Beyond PaleNanette Cox-Kennett MN, NPWinterlake Room |
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Concussion: News & Interdisciplinary ManagementCodi Isaac PTRowand Room |
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1600-1715 |
Annual General Meeting NPAABallroom |
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1730-1930 |
Wine & Cheese: Hosted by University of Alberta Faculty of NursingEmerging Trends in HealthcareBallroom |
Day Two: Sunday, April 15, 2018
0800-0845 |
Registration, Breakfast, Poster & Exhibit Viewing |
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0845-1000 |
Heart Failure: Failing to PrescribeJennifer Halenar MN, NPBallroom |
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1000-1030 |
Nutrition Break, Poster & Exhibit Viewing |
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1030-1130 |
Breakout Sessions |
New Onset Atrial Fibrillation During Acute Illness: Implications for PracticeLesley LaPierre MN, NPBallroom |
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Chest X-ray Interpretation: Not just Black and White, but Various Shades of GreyKim Scherr MN, NPRowand Room |
Optimizing Parkinson Disease OutcomesDr. Janis Miyasaki MD, MEd, FRCPCNorthcote Room |
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CNPS: Liability Considerations in Collaborative CareAngela Price-Stephens LawyerVintage Room |
Recognizing and Managing Anxiety in Children and AdolescentsDr. Bruce Dick PhD, Clinical PsychologistWinterlake Room |
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1130-1230 |
Breakout
Sessions |
Pick your Poisons: Developing an Approach to the Toxic PatientCastro Arias MN, NPNorthcote Room |
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Pulmonary Function TestsRaymond Aceron MN, NP, ENC (c)Winterlake Room |
Complex Gerontology AssessmentMary-Elizabeth Cooper MN, NPRowand Room |
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Shoulder Injury Assessment & ManagementDr. Lloyd Tapper NP, PhDBallroom |
Managing Pain in Kids…What’s New?Kathy Reid RN, MN, NPVintage Room |
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1230-1330 |
Lunch |
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1330-1350 |
Short
Snappers |
Patient Centric Care in Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisDr. Meena Kalluri MDBallroom |
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1350-1410 |
New, True & PooJoey Ton BScPharm PharmDBallroom |
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1410-1430 |
CNPS: Supplemental Liability InsuranceAngela Price-Stephens LawyerBallroom |
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1430-1500 |
Nutrition Break & Exhibit Viewing |
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1500-1600 |
Breakout
Sessions |
The Other Side of Your Prescription: Fraud & ForgeriesBrent Horyn B.Sc.Pharm., ACPR PharmacistNorthcote Room |
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ECG Interpretation HighlightsMarcie Smigorowsky PhD(c), NP, CCN(C)Rowand Room |
Don’t Just do Something, Stand there: Brief Topics in the Care of the ElderlyJoey Ton BScPharm PharmDWinterlake Room |
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How Trauma and Mental Illness can cause Complex Care NeedsCarleigh Carter-Edmonds, MN, NPVintage Room |
Pediatric Asthma UpdateDr. Anne Hicks MDBallroom |
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1600-1610 |
NPAA President Closing Address |