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######## Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System

*And the*

*APN Advisory Group*

*In cooperation with the*

*Texas Nurse Practitioners*

present

COURSE NO. 06.CL.APNCONF.A

###### Bridging The DimeNsions of Evidence Based Practice

October 26, 2006

+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Place:***  |   | Crowne Plaza Hotel\                                |
|               |   | San Antonio RW\                                    |
|               |   | 111 Pecan Street East\                             |
|               |   | San Antonio, TX 78205                              |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | Hotel Front Desk: 210-3542800                      |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | Hotel Fax: 210-3542700                             |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| *             |   | To provide a unique forum for the Advanced         |
| **Purpose:*** |   | Practice Nurses in the VA to obtain current        |
|               |   | patient care management strategies incorporating   |
|               |   | diversity of the veteran population.               |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | To synthesize new knowledge in regards to role and |
|               |   | function as related to advanced technology and to  |
|               |   | identify quality of work life issues related to    |
|               |   | APN practice and provide professional development  |
|               |   | strategies.                                        |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Outcome    |   | At the conclusion of this presentation,            |
| O             |   | participants will be able to:                      |
| bjectives:*** |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 1.  Review the Office of Nursing Services          |
|               |   |     strategic plan and how Advance Practice Nurses |
|               |   |     relate to it.                                  |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 2.  Review the Chronic Disease Care Model and      |
|               |   |     adapt it to the veteran population.            |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 3.  Discuss various models of evidence based       |
|               |   |     practice (EBP)                                 |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 4.  Use evidence daily practice to improve patient |
|               |   |     outcomes                                       |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 5.  Maximize the use of advanced technology in     |
|               |   |     caring for the veteran and creating a safe     |
|               |   |     work environment.                              |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 6.  Identify resources enabling (APNs) to further  |
|               |   |     professional growth and advancement.           |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | This conference incorporates several goals of the  |
|               |   | NNEC Strategic Plan. Through this educational      |
|               |   | endeavor, the APN will:                            |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 1.  Learn about the advanced technology available  |
|               |   |     to assist with providing care (Goals of Care   |
|               |   |     Coordination and Technology).                  |
|               |   |                                                    |
|               |   | 2.  Gain knowledge and insight for patient care    |
|               |   |     and for professional goals (Goals of           |
|               |   |     Leadership and Qualified Nurse Workforce,      |
|               |   |     Evidence Based Practice).                      |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Target     |   | Advance Practice Nurses                            |
| Audience:***  |   |                                                    |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Ac         |   | The University of Texas at Arlington is an         |
| creditation/\ |   | approved provider of continuing nursing education  |
| Approval:***  |   | by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited     |
|               |   | approver by the American Nurses Credentialing      |
|               |   | Center's Commission on Accreditation. This         |
|               |   | activity meets Type I criteria for mandatory       |
|               |   | continuing education requirements towards          |
|               |   | relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse   |
|               |   | Examiners for the State of Texas.                  |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Continuing |   | This activity provides 8.1 contact hours.          |
| Education     |   |                                                    |
| Credit:***    |   |                                                    |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| ***Report of  |   | It is the program participant\'s responsibility to |
| Training:***  |   | ensure that this training is documented in the     |
|               |   | appropriate location according to his/her locally  |
|               |   | prescribed process.                                |
+---------------+---+----------------------------------------------------+

Program Schedule

**[Thursday, October 26, 2006]{.underline}**

+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 7          | **Registration**            |         | *Carol         |
| :30-8:00am |                             |         | Einhorn*       |
|            | Opening Remarks             |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 8          | Developing a EBP Culture    |         | *Marthe J.     |
| :00-9:00am |                             |         | Moseley,*      |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 9:         | Translating Daily Clinical  |         | *[Panel        |
| 00-10:00am | Care                        |         | Discussion     |
|            |                             |         | ]{.underline}* |
|            | Through Use Of EBP          |         |                |
|            |                             |         | *Karen         |
|            | GERD                        |         | Huisinga*      |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | Pain the 5^th^ Vital Sign   |         | *Janette       |
|            |                             |         | Elliott*       |
|            | Neruogenic Syncope          |         |                |
|            |                             |         | *Carol         |
|            |                             |         | Ch             |
|            |                             |         | en-Scarabelli* |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 10:        | Incorporating Principles Of |         | *Alina Suris*  |
| 00-10:30am | EBP                         |         |                |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | In Focusing Care Of         |         |                |
|            | Veterans                    |         |                |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | With Military Sexual Trauma |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 10:        | **Break**                   |         |                |
| 30-10:45am |                             |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 10:        | Utilizing Advanced          |         | *Frances Park  |
| 45-12:12pm | Technology                  |         | Matt, PhD*     |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | To Improve Communication,   |         | *Josephine     |
|            | Care                        |         | Sciacca*       |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | And Customer Service        |         |                |
|            | Through                     |         |                |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | Use Of COLLAGE              |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 12         | **Lunch**                   |         |                |
| :15-1:15pm |                             |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 1          | Revised Quality Standards,  |         | *Michael       |
| :15-3:00pm |                             |         | Grove*         |
|            | Writing Proficiency and     |         |                |
|            | Resume                      |         | *Anna C.       |
|            |                             |         | Alt-White,*    |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 3          | **Break**                   |         |                |
| :00-3:15pm |                             |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+

+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 3          | Peer Review                 |         | *[Panel        |
| :15-4:15pm |                             |         | Discussion     |
|            | Overview of Peer Review     |         | ]{.underline}* |
|            |                             |         |                |
|            | Portland Process in Primary |         | *Amy Smith*    |
|            | Care,                       |         |                |
|            |                             |         | *Lakshi M.     |
|            | Mental Health, Neurology,   |         | Aldredge*      |
|            | Annual Comprehensive Peer   |         |                |
|            | Review Process              |         | *Denise        |
|            |                             |         | Ba             |
|            | Las Vegas, On Line Tool     |         | rtlett-Chekal* |
|            | Accessible Through CPRS,    |         |                |
|            | VISN peer Review Process    |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 4          | Results of APN Job          |         | *Judith Faris* |
| :15-4:45pm | Satisfaction Survey         |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 4          | Program Wrap-up and         |         |                |
| :45-5:00pm | Evaluation                  |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+
| 5:00pm     | **Adjourn**                 |         |                |
+------------+-----------------------------+---------+----------------+

***Faculty and Planning Committee***

+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Lakshi M. Aldredge, RN, MSN,   | \ | Nancy Cook RN, MSN, FNP-C       |
| + | ANP-C                          | * |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Co-Chair Planning Committee     |
|   | Adult Nurse Practitioner       |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Texas Nurse Practitioner        |
|   | Dermatology Service\           |   | Conference                      |
|   | Portland VA Medical Center     |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans   |
|   | Portland, OR                   |   | Center                          |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Bonham, TX                      |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Anna C. Alt-White, RN, PhD\    | \ | Carol J. Einhorn, RN, MS, GNP,  |
| * | Program Director-Research      | * | APRN, BC                        |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Office of Nursing Services\    |   | Co-Chair Planning Committee     |
|   | Department of Veterans         |   |                                 |
|   | Affairs\                       |   | Gerontological Nurse            |
|   | Washington, DC                 |   | Practitioner                    |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Jesse Brown VA Medical Center   |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Chicago, IL                     |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Denise Bartlett-Chekal         | \ | Janette Elliott, RN-C, MSN,     |
| + |                                | + | AOCN                            |
|   | N. Las Vegas VA Medical Center |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Pain Management Clinical Nurse  |
|   | Las Vegas, NV                  |   | Specialist                      |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Palo Alto, CA                   |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Richard Buhrer, MN, ARNP,      | \ | Judith Ann Faris, MSN, RNP,     |
| * | CRRN-A\                        | + | BCAPN                           |
|   | Nurse Practitioner/CNS         |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Nurse Practitioner, National    |
|   | Spinal Cord Injury Service     |   | Center for                      |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Veterans Affairs Medical       |   | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  |
|   | Center\                        |   |                                 |
|   | Seattle, WA                    |   | VA Palo Alto Health Care System |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Menlo Park, CA                  |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Beth Buchholz                  | \ | Michael D. Grove, RN, MEd.,     |
| * |                                | + | NHA, CHE                        |
|   | VA EES Event                   |   |                                 |
|   | Manager/Contracting Officer    |   | Program Manager                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | VA Employee Education System   |   | Office of Nursing Services      |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Birmingham EERC                |   | Washington, DC                  |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Birmingham, AL                 |   |                                 |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Carol Chen-Scarabelli, MSN,    | \ | Karen Huisinga, MN, ARNP, FNP   |
| + | APRN, BC,\                     | + |                                 |
|   | CCRN, FAHA\                    |   | Nurse Practitioner Internal     |
|   | Nurse Practitioner\            |   | Medicine and Rheumatology       |
|   | Division of Cardiology         |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | VA Puget Sound Health Care      |
|   | VA Ann Arbor\                  |   | System                          |
|   | Ann Arbor, MI                  |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Seattle, WA                     |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+

+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Marthe J. Moseley, PhD, RN,    | \ | Amy W. Smith, RN, MSN, CFNP     |
| + | CCRN, CCNS                     | * |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Assoc. Chief, Ambulatory        |
|   | Clinical Nurse Specialist,     | \ | Care/Nurse Practitioners/Care   |
|   | Critical Care                  | + | Managers                        |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | South Texas Veterans Health    |   | Nursing Service                 |
|   | Care System                    |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA        |
|   | Audie L. Murphy Division       |   | Medical Center                  |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | San Antonio, TX                |   | Jackson, MS                     |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Josephine Sciacca RN MSN FNP   | \ | Alina Suris, Ph.D.              |
| + |  (APRN,BC)                     | + |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Director, Womens Stress         |
|   | Compliance Officer/Special     |   | Disorder and Military Sexual    |
|   | Assistant to the Medical       |   | Trauma Team                     |
|   | Center Director                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Veterans Affairs North Texas    |
|   | James J. Peters Bronx VA       |   | Health Care System              |
|   | Medical Center                 |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Dallas, TX                      |
|   | Bronx, NY                      |   |                                 |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Frances Park Matt, R.N.,       | \ | Tanya Truit                     |
| + | M.S.N, M.S, PhD                | * |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Center for Continuing Nursing   |
|   | Health Research                |   | Education                       |
|   | Scientist/COLLAGE              |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | University of Texas             |
|   | Program Manager                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   | Arlington, TX                   |
|   | South Texas Veterans Health    |   |                                 |
|   | Care System                    |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Audie L. Murphy Division       |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | San Antonio, TX                |   |                                 |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+
| \ | Jessica Steckler, MS, RNBC     |   |                                 |
| * |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Program Manager                |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Erie Campus, Cleveland         |   |                                 |
|   | Employee Education Resource    |   |                                 |
|   | Center                         |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | Erie, PA                       |   |                                 |
|   |                                |   |                                 |
|   | **EES Nurse Planner for ANCC** |   |                                 |
+---+--------------------------------+---+---------------------------------+

\* Denotes planning committee\
+ Denotes faculty

+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+
| ***Project     |   | Jessica Steckler, MS, RNBC                      |
| Manager:***    |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Program Manager                                 |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Erie Campus, Cleveland Employee Education       |
|                |   | Resource Center                                 |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Erie, PA                                        |
+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+
| ***Event       |   | Beth Buchholz                                   |
| Manager/       |   |                                                 |
| Contracting    |   | VA EES Event Manager/Contracting Officer        |
| Officer:***    |   |                                                 |
|                |   | VA Employee Education System                    |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Birmingham EERC                                 |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Birmingham, AL                                  |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Tanya Truit                                     |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Center for Continuing Nursing Education         |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | University of Texas                             |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Arlington, TX                                   |
|                |   |                                                 |
|                |   | Phone: 817-272-2778                             |
+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+
| ***Deadline    |   | Completed registrations should be mailed or     |
| Date:***       |   | faxed to Registrar, Department of Continuing    |
|                |   | Nursing Education; University of Texas at       |
|                |   | Arlington, School of Nursing; Box 19407,        |
|                |   | Arlington, TX 76019-0407 (817) 272-2778-phone;  |
|                |   | 817-272-5371-fax before October 1, 2006.        |
|                |   | Information on participation may be obtained    |
|                |   | from Tanya Truit.                               |
+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+
| *              |   | Those individuals who need to cancel should     |
| **Cancellation |   | notify Tanya Truit, by phone at least two weeks |
| Policy:***     |   | prior to the program at 817-272-2778.           |
+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+
| ***The         |   | The Employee Education System wishes to ensure  |
| Rehabilitation |   | no individual with a disability is excluded,    |
| Act of 1973,   |   | denied services, segregated or otherwise        |
| as amended:    |   | treated differently from other individuals      |
|  ***           |   | participating in its educational activities,    |
|                |   | because of the absence of auxiliary aids and    |
|                |   | services. If you require any special            |
|                |   | arrangements to attend and fully participate in |
|                |   | this educational activity, please contact       |
|                |   | Jessica Steckler, Project Manager, Erie Campus, |
|                |   | Cleveland Employee Education Resource Center,   |
|                |   | phone 814-860-2406, e-mail                      |
|                |   | <jessica.steckler@lrn.va.gov>.                  |
+----------------+---+-------------------------------------------------+

**Disclosure**(s)

The University of Texas at Arlington as an approved provider of nursing
continuing education reports all declarations of vested interest
declared by members of the Planning Committee during the
Welcome/Introduction segment of the program. Declaration of vested
interest reported by faculty will be disclosed by each faculty at the
beginning of their presentations.

**Disclaimer**

Display of merchandise or the giving of free advertising materials does
not constitute endorsement by the University of Texas at Arlington, the
American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation or
the Texas Nurses Association.