Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development
and The Office of Advanced Practice presents:
APRN/PA Leadership Workshop (Critical Care focus)
September 19, 2015, VUSN, Annex 155
7.5 Contact Hours
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8:00 am
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Activity: Registration and Breakfast
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Coordinator: Tina Danforth
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8:30 am
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Presentation: “Navigating, Negotiating and Leading in the 21st Century”
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Presenter: Pam Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Sr. Associate Dean for Faculty and
Community Partnerships, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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Learn more about this presenter:
 http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2015/01/jones-to-lead-vusn-clinical-communitypartnership-efforts/
 Feistritzer NR, Jones PO. A proof of concept implementation of a unit-based
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) role: structural empowerment, role
clarity and team effectiveness. Nurs Clin North Am. 2014 Mar;49(1):1-13
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Objective: Discuss and apply critical principles to support skills of negotiation and
consensus building.
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Content:
 Define and describe leadership emotional intelligence
 Discuss political intelligence
 Discussion of real-world scenarios as examples of positive and negative
leadership
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9:30 am
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Interactive Session: “Workforce, Quality and Financial Planning for Success”
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Presenters: Pam Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Sr. Associate Dean for Faculty and
Community Partnerships, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and April Kapu, DNP,
APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Nursing Officer, Advanced Practice, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
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Learn more about these presenters:
 Kapu AN, Thomson-Smith C, Jones P. NPs in the ICU: the Vanderbilt initiative.
Nurse Pract. 2012 Aug;37(8):46-52.
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Objectives: Describe the components of a quality and business case proposal for
consideration of new advanced practice teams.
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Content:
 Discuss the current state of advanced practice, outcomes and how advanced
practice providers might impact quality and financial outcomes within an
organization.
 Discuss staffing models and considerations for team development.
 Discuss quality measurement and return on investment.
 Outline the components of a proforma.
 Overview proposal techniques for success.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider
of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development
and The Office of Advanced Practice presents:
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11:00 am –
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Presentation: “What’s all the Buzz about NP Critical Care Fellowship Programs?”
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Presenter: Britney Broyhill, DNP, ACNP-BC, NP Fellowship Director, Center for
Advanced Practice, Carolinas Healthcare System
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Learn more about this presenter:
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http://www.carolinashealthcare.org/center-for-advanced-practice-fellowship
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Objectives:
 Describe the history, motivation to begin advanced practice fellowship programs
and different types of programs.
 Discuss the relevance of a fellowship training program within your own
institution and how to begin the process of establishing a fellowship program.
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Content:
 Describe the journey to establishment and implementation of a fellowship
training program.
 Discuss different programs available and the foundation and purpose of these
programs.
 Describe networking capability and accreditation.
 Outline the components of a sample fellowship program (critical care).
 Discuss return on investment for a large healthcare system after implementation
of a fellowship program.
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12:00 pm –
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Working lunch
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Presentation: “Orientation and Integration into the ICU”
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Presenters: Billy Cameron, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC, Assistant Director, Advanced
Practice, Surgical Patient Care Center, VUH and Erin Burrell, MSN, APRN, ACNP-BC,
Nurse Practitioner, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, VUH
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Objectives: Describe a step by step ICU orientation framework.
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Content:
 Describe learning progression for critical care providers.
 Define different learning modalities for different learners.
 Discuss the development, implementation and evaluation of orientation.
 Discuss preceptor education and training.
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Learn more about this presenter…
 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/billy-cameron/ba/318/b39
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1:00 pm –
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Presentation: “Critical Care Performance Appraisals and Professional Practice
Evaluation: Turning Qualitative into Quantitative”
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Presenter: Rhonda D’Agostino, MSN, APRN, FCCM, Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Coordinator at Memoral Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Learn more about this presenter…
 https://www.mskcc.org/blog/meet-icu-nurse-practitioner-rhonda-d-agostino
 Paton A, Stein DE, D’Agostino R, Pastores SM, Halpern NA. Critical care
medicine advanced practice provider model at a comprehensive cancer center:
successes and challenges. Am J Crit Care. 2013 Sep:22(5):439-43.
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Objectives:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider
of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development
and The Office of Advanced Practice presents:
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 Describe the components of a professional practice evaluation program.
 Discuss effective methods for performance appraisal.
Content:
 Discuss foundation for building a successful professional practice evaluation
program.
 Define focused and ongoing professional practice evaluation (FPPE/OPPE).
 Describe and practice techniques for performance appraisals.
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2:00 pm –
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Presentation: "Professional Engagement and Advancement: Another Way to Look at
ROI"
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Presenter: Corinna Sicoutris, CRNP, FCCM, Associate Director, Advanced Practice,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Learn more about this presenter…
 http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/surgery/Clinical/Trauma/Nursing/sicoutris_corinna.h
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 Martin KD, Molitor-Kirsch S, Elgart H, Ruffolo DC, Sicoutris C, Meredith D.
Trauma advanced practice nurses: implementing the role. J Trauma Nurs. 2004
Apr-Jun; 11(2):67-74.
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Objective: Discuss how employee engagement and the development of an
advancement model for Advanced Practice Providers can demonstrate an organizational,
and personal, return on investment
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Content:
 Define employee engagement
 Discuss antecedents of engagement, and strategies to increase engagement
 Describe a scholarly approach to the development of an advancement model at
one organization
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3:00 pm –
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Presentation: “Critical Care Billing Strategies for Optimal Reimbursement and
Preparing for the Future”
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Presenter: April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Nursing Officer,
Advanced Practice, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Learn more about this presenter:
 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/april-kapu/67/146/403
 Kapu A, Kleinpell R, Pilon B. Quality and financial impact of adding nurse
practitioners to inpatient care teams. J Nurs Adm. 2014 Feb; 44(2):87-96
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Objectives:
 Describe components of critical care time based billing, procedural, evaluation
and management and consult billing for ICU practitioners.
 Discuss future strategies for critical care reimbursement.
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Content:
 Review basic components of time based billing, procedural, evaluation and
management and consult billing.
 Discuss strategies for optimal reimbursement.
 Discuss future of healthcare as it pertains to billing and reimbursement.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider
of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development
and The Office of Advanced Practice presents:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development is an approved provider
of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.