Program Description: 

This session is led by a team of Advanced Practice Providers.  For this session we discuss the APP our national and local landscape, how roles and scope of practice have evolved rapidly to meet growing patient care needs. Our local structure, initiatives, successes and barriers are topics that will be explored. The second part of this session provides the training and skills to more successfully actively participate and build more high functioning, collaborative healthcare teams to ultimately impact the health, function and wellbeing of care teams and patients. Topics including how to help teams work more effectively together and tips/tricks on how to help teams when they are "stuck" will be reviewed.

Key Words: 

Advanced Practice Provider, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Professional Development, Continuing Education, Orthopedics, Fracture, Sports Injury, Overuse Injuries

Target audience: 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Clinical nurse specialist
  • CRNA
  • CAA
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Review Advanced Practice Provider (APP) practice guidelines and updates and integrate improvements in clinician care
  • Identify characteristics of high performing and achieving teams​ as to apply more effective multidisciplinary practice
  • Identify common factors that negatively impact teams​ and develop plans to prevent potential inhibitors/obstacles 
  • Explain ways to address dynamics in teams​ and how to improve collaboration among peers
  • Determine ways to build and enhance team effectiveness when communicating and interacting with patient populations
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Jerrid Dokey, PA-C
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Allison Duey-Holtz MSN, CPNP-PC
Director Children's Specialty Group Advanced Practice Providers
Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker:
Tara Merck,,DNP APNP
Chief Children's Specialty Group Advanced Practice Providers
Director of Infusion Servides
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Jaime Fox, DNP, APNP
Director Children's Specialty Group Advanced Practice Providers
Department of Hospital Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Jerrid Dokey, PA-C
  • Allison Duey-Holtz DNP, CPNP-PC
  • Tara Merck, DNP,  APNP
  • Jaime Fox, DNP, APNP

Contact

Name: 
Jerrid Dokey
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

 AANP Credit Designation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 1.0 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Session date: 
03/12/2026 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm CDT
Location: 
Children's WIsconsin
9000 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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Add to calendar: 
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 3.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 3.00 NP Contact Hours
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