Pharmacology Update for Advanced Practice Nurses
SNAP
2013
Society of Nurses in Advanced Practice Continuing Education Symposium
at
Medical Specialists
757 45th Street
Munster, IN 46321
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Morning Program
Afternoon Program
7:30–7:55
Registration/Breakfast/Vendors
12:15–12:25
Registration/Vendors
7:55-8:00
Welcome & Announcements
12:25-12:30
Welcome & Announcements
8:00-9:00
Palliative Care, Past, Present, Future
Rebecca Wolfe, RN, FNP, APN
12:30-1:30
Initiation of Antidepressants in Primary Care
– Avoiding Potentially Dangerous Treatment
Delays Faith Ornelas, MSN, RNC, CNS
9:00-9:15
Break
1:30-1:40
Break
9:15-10:15
Venous Ulcers
Kathleen Porras, MSN, APRN-BC
CWON-AP, CCCN
1:40–2:40
Allergy Update – 2013
Michele Massow, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
10:15-10:30
Break
2:40-2:50
Break
10:30-11:30
Pills, Pills, Pills and Elderly Ills
Debby Kark, MS, APN, ANP/GNP-BC
2:50-3:50
Pediatric Pharmacology – Updates for 2013
Renee Fife, MSN, CPNP
11:30-11:45
Completion of Evaluation
3:50-4:05
Completion of Evaluation
11:45-12:15
Lunch for those attending both
morning and afternoon programs
Purpose: This workshop provides pharmacology-based education essential to maintain up-to-date evidencebased practice.
At the completion of the Morning Program, participants will be able to:
 Define palliative care. Discuss the scope of the problem of palliative care. Identify triggers to consider palliative
care. Discuss tools used in palliative care. Describe treatments used in palliative care.
 Discuss prevention strategies to decrease the risk of development of venous ulcers. Define wound characteristics
of venous ulcers. Discuss treatment interventions and lab tests used in the diagnosis and treatment of venous
ulcers.
 Review factors that affect pharmacokinetics in older adults. Discuss factors that predispose older adults to
adverse drug events. Relate principals for prescribing appropriate medications for older adults. Discuss
implementation of Beers Criteria into clinical practice.
At the completion of the Afternoon Program, participants will be able to:
 Define depressive disorders. Identify useful screening tools for depression. Identify when to initiate
antidepressants in primary care. Distinguish between types of antidepressants to predict and evaluate efficacy.
 Define allergic rhinitis/sinusitis. Assess medical and family history for predisposing factors to the development of
allergic rhinitis. Develop a treatment plan for allergic rhinitis.
 Define current ACIP recommendations for the use of meningococcal vaccine. Recognize the implications of using
the HPV vaccine in the male population. Explain principles used when prescribing infant formula. Identify
appropriate pharmacologic interventions for gastrointestinal issues related to motility.
Send this registration form and check payable to:
Society of Nurses in Advanced Practice
PO Box 11496
Merrillville, IN 46410-1496
Registration Form:
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________________________
Employer: __________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________Fax: ______________________________________
E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________________
Registration Fees:
Morning Program Registration*
Student Rate*
$40.00
$30.00
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Afternoon Program Registration*
Student Rate*
$40.00
$30.00
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Both Morning and Afternoon Programs*
$80.00
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Student Rate*
$60.00
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(Lunch included - served immediately following the morning program)
Purchase of printed materials (AM & PM)
$10.00
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*Materials will be available for free download prior to symposium
*On-Site Registration will incur an additional $10.00 Fee
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received in writing to SNAP at least 7 days prior to the seminar will be refunded.
Cancellations received less than 7 days prior to the seminar will be refunded 50% of the amount paid. No refunds will be made
for cancellations or no-shows the day of the seminar. Registration may be transferred to another participant at any time to avoid
cancellation fees.
The morning program will provide 3.25 contact hours; the afternoon program will provide 3.25 contact hours.
To obtain contact hours, participants must attend at least 90% of this event and complete
the evaluation from at the end of the activity.
Valparaiso University College of Nursing (OH-436, 12/1/2015) is an approved provider of continuing
nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Indiana State Nurses
Association has designated ONA as the official approver of CNE Providers and activities for Indiana.
For additional program information please contact Suzanne Ruiz at (219) 934-8862 or sruiz@comhs.org.
For specific contact hour information contact Julie Koch at julie.koch@valpo.edu.
Conflicts of Interest: Members of the planning committee for this activity and all speakers have no conflicts of interest to
disclose.
Sponsor: Morning program supported in part by NWI AHEC. The sponsor has not been nor will
not be involved in the planning, implementation, or evaluation of this activity.
Non-endorsement of Products Displayed by Sponsors: Approved provider status does not
imply endorsement by the provider, ANCC, or ISNA of any commercial products displayed in
conjunction with an activity.