APNA 30th Annual Conference Session Handouts
| Thursday Concurrent Sessions | 10:15am - 11:00am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:15pm - 1:00pm |
| Thursday Mini Concurrent Sessions | 3:00pm - 3:45pm | ||
| Thursday Interactive Panels | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | ||
| Friday Mini Concurrent Sessions | 12:00pm - 12:45pm | ||
| Friday Concurrent Sessions | 2:45pm - 3:30pm | 3:45pm - 4:30pm | |
| Friday Interactive Panels | 4:45pm - 6:15pm | ||
| Saturday Concurrent Sessions | 10:15am - 11:00am | 11:15am - 12:00pm | 12:15pm - 1:00pm |
Newcomer & Volunteer Orientation
Wendesday: 5:45pm - 6:15pm
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
Block 1: 10:15am - 11:00am
2011: Safety Track
Five Strategies to Mitigate Suicide Risk (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Pamela K. Greene, PhD., RN, NEA-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References
2012: Graduate Education Track
Developing an Academic-Clinical Partnership Team to Implement Interprofessional PMHNP DNP Education: A Story of Collision and Collaboration (APRN)
Presenters: Merrie J. Kaas, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Barbara L. Peterson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2013: Research Track
The Impact of a Self-Management Intervention Use on Depression Outcomes (APRN)
Presenter: Bonnie M. Hagerty, PhD, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References
2014: Administration Track
Getting Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses to the Policy Table (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Jake Creviston, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC; Michael Polacek, MSN, RN-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts
2015: Psychopharmacology Track*
Fatal Attractions: Psychotropics, Cardio-Pulmonary Drugs, and AntiRetrovirals...Deadly Combinations (APRN)
Presenter: Mary Denise Moller, DNP, ARNP, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN
*This session's contact hours pertain to pharmacology. Because states' requirements may vary, contact your Board of Nursing for more information.
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2016: Child & Adolescent: Bullying Track
Cyberbullying – The Dark Side of the Internet (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Sattaria S. Dilks, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2017: Military Track
PTSD, Vagus Nerve, and Social Withdrawal: Heart-rate Variability as an Indicator of Symptom Severity and a Treatment Target for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (RN, APRN)
Presenters: William Chance Nicholson, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC; Teena McGuiness, PhD, CRNP, FAAN; Daniel Wyers, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
Concurrent Sessions
Block 2: 11:15am - 12:00pm
2021: Safety Track
Eliminating Restraints on a High Acuity Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (RN)
Presenter: Melinda L. Elliott, RN, MSN, NE-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2022: Graduate Education Track
Interprofessional Education in Psychiatric Mental Health Graduate Education: Lessons from the Classroom (APRN)
Presenters: Barbara L. Peterson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, RN; Merrie J. Kaas, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, RN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2023: Research Track
Understanding Depressive Symptoms: Chronic Sorrow in the Elderly (Methodological Considerations and Clinical Implications) (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Andrée de Lisser, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Resources: References
2024: Administration Track
Building and Sustaining Resilience for Nurse Leaders in Mental Health Nursing (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Audrey A. Nottke, MBA, MSN, BSN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2025: Psychopharmacology Track*
How Not to Prescribe Benzodiazepines: You're getting nervous already, aren't you? (APRN)
*This session's contact hours pertain to pharmacology. Because states' requirements may vary, contact your Board of Nursing for more information.
Presenter: Alan Anthony ("Tony") Amberg, MSN APN PMHNP-BC; Lauren M. Prasek, APN PMHNP-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2026: Child & Adolescent: Bullying Track
The Newest Risk Factor for Pediatric Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Ideation: Cyberbullying (RN, APRN)
Elizabeth Hutson, RN, PMHNP-BC, Ph.D. Student
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References
2027: Military Track
Combat-Related Post Traumatic Stress - Survivor Guilt in the 21st Century (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Kathleen Lehmann, EdD(c), RN-BC PMHN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout 1 Handout 2 References
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
Concurrent Sessions
Block 3: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
2031: Safety Track
"Psychopathophagia": A Hard Syndrome to Swallow (Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion) (RN)
Presenter: Lisa Renee Kongable, MA, PMH-CNS, ARNP, CNE
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additonal Handouts: References
2032: Graduate Education Track
Inspiring Future Leadership with Inter-professional Training for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing Students at a School/Community Health Center (APRN)
Presenter: Diana McIntosh, Ph.D., APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2033: Research Track
The Impact of Two Nursing Protocols on Continuous Special Observation (RN)
Presenter: Richard E. Ray, RN, MS, PMH-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2034: Administration Track
Using Electronic Devices to Improve the Patient Care Experience on an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (RN)
Presenter: John J. Wagner, MA, RN-BC
Additional Resources: References
2035: Psychopharmacology Track*
2015 ASAM Guidelines for the Use of Medications in Opioid Addictions: What Providers Need to Know about Implementing It into Practice (APRN)
Presenter: Jessica Lynn Estes, DNP, APRN-NP, FPMHNP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: References
Bullying: A Crisis in the Lives of our Children - How can Psychiatric Nurses Help? (APRN)
Presenter: Sharon Faith DiVitto, RN, MSN, MA, CS, APRN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Handouts: Handout References 1 References 2
2037: Military Track
Institutional Stigma and the United States Military (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Douglas Taylor, BSN, RN-BC; Amy Brzuchalski, RN, MSN; Charles Walker, RN, BSN, CEN
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Restraint Reduction Education in a Critical Care Unit: Inclusion of Mitigation of Nurse Stress/Therapeutic Communication (RN, APRN)Presenters: Constance Noll, MA, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CRNP; Janet McMillan, DSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
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Use of a Tidal Model Informed Program to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Decrease Chemical Restraints on an Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at a Community Hospital (RN)Presenters: Phyllis Cratty, RN, BSN; Brittany Chabak, LCSW, MPH
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Additional Resources: References
Never Let a Stumble be the End of Your Journey: The Road to Decreasing Falls on a Gero-Psych Unit (RN)
Reducing Falls with Injury on an Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit through the Elevation of Nursing Support Staff: An Interprofessional Approach (RN)
Developing a Tailored Tobacco Treatment Program for Individuals with Schizophrenia: A Mixed-Methods Study (RN, APRN)Presenter: Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN; Peggy El-Mallakh, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
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Educating Undergraduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Students in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Motivational Interviewing to Improve Rates of Substance Abuse Screening and Enhance Therapeutic Communication Skills (RN, APRN)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment for Pain (RN, APRN)Presenters: Schuyler Ellis, BSN, RN; Jane Mahoney, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: SlidesAdditional Handouts: References
Mindfulness Meditation as an Adjunctive Treatment for Chronic Pain (RN, APRN)
Inappropriate Placement of Delirium Patients on the Psychiatric Unit (RN)
Personalized Medicine: Using Psychogenomic Testing in Your Practice (RN, APRN)
Characteristics of Great Nurse Leaders: A Systematic Review (RN)Presenter: Vickie Hughes, DSN, MSN, CNS
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Being the Legally Responsible Clinician In Charge of Patient Care - Clinical Leadership in UK Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (RN, APRN)Presenter: Paul Veitch, RN, MSc, PGcert
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Resources: Handout 1 Handout 2 References
The Connection Between Food And Mood - What The Research Is Telling Us (RN, APRN)Presenter: Joanne Evans, MEd, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Resources: Handout References
Does a Mindful Eating Intervention Decrease Binge Eating Episodes? (RN, APRN)Presenter: Sharon D. Beck, LCSW, RN, DNP student; Ruth Milstein, DNP, PMHNP-BC, LMHC
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
Additional Resources: References
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20
Interactive Panels
4:00pm - 5:30pm
2051: APRN Council
APRN Council Interactive Session (APRN)
Presenter: Sattaria (Tari) Dilks, DNP
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2052: Education Council
Interactive Education Council Session (RN)
Presenter: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
2053: Recovery Council
What are your Recovery Resilience Innovations? Recovery Interactive Panel (RN)
Presenters: Genevieve E. Chandler, PhD, RN; Kris Lambert, PhD, RN; Gail Stern, PhD, RN; Sue Brammer, PhD, RN
2054: Addictions Council
Addictions Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
Presenters: Matthew Tierney, MS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC; Carol Essenmacher, DNP, C-TTS
2055: Child & Adolescent Council
Child and Adolescent Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
Presenter: Diane M. Wieland, PhD, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Powerpoint Handouts: Slides
