Iowa Association of Nurse Practitioners – Spring Conference

Reference: iowaanp.enpnetwork.com

The IANP Nurse Practitioner Spring Conference kicks off tomorrow, May 9th at the Iowa Methodist
Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.  The conference will begin at 8:30am with special keynote speaker, Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CPNP, Health Policy Chair of NAPNAP, discussing the implications of the Affordable Care Act as it pertains to children and their families and share her insights from service to the NAPNAP organization. 

Jill Gilliland, President of Melnic Consulting Group, will hold a lunch presentation entitled, PNP Career Connections: Manage, Navigate, and Negotiate Your Way to a  Rewarding Career as a PNP.  PNP students, New Grads, and veteran Pediatric Nurse Practitioners are encouraged to attend. 
Additional presentations on Thursday include:  Talking with Teens: Adolescent Assent, Consent and Confidentiality – Debra Downing, ARNP, CPNP, MSN, Bipolar Disorder and Primary Psychosis in Children – Sasha Khosravi, DO, Hanging Out or Hooking Up? Addressing Adolescent Relationship Abuse – Binnie LeHew, MSW and Becky Parrish, DNP, WHNP-BC. 

Melnic Consulting Group is honored to sponsor the evening reception and poster session to conclude the first day of the conference. 

To find out more about the conference, Click Here

Addition Information: 
SPECIAL GUEST FACULTY
Mary Chesney, PhD, RN, CNPN, Health Policy Chair, National Association of
Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, and Clinical Assistant Professor,
Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, School of Nursing,
University of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota

SUPPORTING FACULTY
Alan Beste, ACT, LAT, Assistant Executive Director, Iowa High School Athletic
Association, Boone, Iowa
Luis Castagnini, MD, MPH, Blank Children’s Infectious Disease Clinic, Des
Moines, Iowa
Debra Downing, ARNP, CPNP, MSN, Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic, Des
Moines, Iowa
Cheryll Jones, ARNP, BSN, CPNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Child Health
Specialty Clinics and Ottumwa Regional Hospital, Ottumwa, Iowa
Joe Kelly, IANP Legislative Liaison/Lobbyist, Des Moines, Iowa
Sasha Khosravi, DO, Mercy Franklin and Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa
Binnie LeHew, MSW, Office of Disability, Injury and Violence Prevention, Iowa
Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa
Whitney Molis, MD, Pediatric and Adult Allergy, Iowa Methodist Medical Center,
Des Moines, Iowa
Kevin Officer, BS, Senior Environmental Specialist, Bureau of Lead Poisoning
Prevention, Division of Environmental Health, Iowa Department of Public
Health, Des Moines, Iowa
Becky Parrish, DNP, WHNP-BC, Clinical Policy Coordinator, Family Planning
Council of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Amy Shriver, MD, Blank Children’s Pediatric Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa
Christopher Squier, PhD, DSc, Professor, Oral Pathology and Director, Global
Health Studies Program, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Brent Steinberg, MD, Pediatric Radiology, Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines,
Iowa


To inquire about these jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

NAPNAP Goes to Capitol Hill

Executive members of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) are in Washington, DC today to represent advanced practice nursing professionals and promote children’s health within the United States.   This annual event, known as “Fly In,” is led this year by Mary Chesney, NAPNAP Health Policy Chair.  She is joined by Cheri Barber, NAPNAP President, Laura Searcy, NAPNAP Health Policy Member at Large, Dave Mason, NAPNAP’s Governmental Affairs Director, the NAPNAP Health Policy Committee and volunteers throughout the industry. 

Jill Gilliland, President of Melnic Consulting Group will participate for the second year to support NAPNAP’s legislative efforts, develop relationships among NAPNAP and federal legislators, and effectively advocate for NAPNAP’s top legislative priorities for 2012. 

Support and direct advocacy of the below topics are among the goals identified by NAPNAP’s Health Policy Committee:

• Recognizing nurse practitioners and other pediatric health care providers as primary care providers and leaders in new models of care such as accountable care organizations and primary health care homes.
• Promoting increased funding for advanced practice registered nurse education and development of faculty.
• Expanding coverage and seeking fiscally responsible reimbursement by governmental and commercial payers for services provided by advanced practice nurses.
• Ensuring that advanced practice nurses caring for pediatric patients are permitted to participate in any federal grant programs aimed at piloting new models of care or increasing the use of health information technology, and electronic medical records.
• Promoting access to pediatric advanced practice nurses, physicians, and other health care providers across the care continuum regardless of setting.

Thank you to all those participating in this momentous event. 

View the full NAPNAP Health Policy Agenda 2012 or visit NAPNAP.org  to learn more.

Reference: napnap.org
To inquire about this topic or to view PNP jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com