Program Description: 

The APP Education Series offers diverse topics from clinical-based knowledge, pharmacological updates, professional development, and leadership skills targeted to the APP population.

Key Words: APP, Clinical, Professional Development, Leadership, APP Grand Rounds

Target audience: 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

Leadership & Communication Skills

  • Demonstrate effective communication strategies to enhance personal, professional, and patient communication.
  • Practice using electronic tools for professional communication and organization.
  • Develop skillset for virtual meeting platforms and organizational resources

Personal Development & Reflection (PIE Assessment)

  • Describe the foundational concepts of professional identity formation and its value to professionalism and ethical patient care
  • Discuss professional identity in the advanced practice professions
  • Discuss the professional identity essay as a method to assess professional identity formation
  • Complete an individual PIE and perform a personal professional reflection on the results

APP Practice & Role

  • Discuss what influences APP practice and scope including foundational education, organizational influences including privileging and policy, and state and national regulation
  • Identify how to advocate and grow APP top of scope practice
  • Develop strategies for effective communication on clinical teams (paging, SBAR); professionalism communications (paging, emails, etc.), and safety reporting

 

Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Rebecca Krueger, APNP
Assistant Director
Department of Medicine
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speaker(s):
Carolyn Krech, MMS, MHA, PA-C
Program Director-Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Postgraduate Residency
Department of Emergency Medicine
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Rebecca Krueger, APNP
Assistant Director
Department of Medicine
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Michelle Washburn, BA
Program Coordinator
Office of Advanced Practice
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Sarah Vanderlinden, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Associate Chief Advanced Practice Officer-Privilege & Practice
APP Fellowship Director
Office of Advanced Practice
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Jennifer McMahon, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Associate APP Fellowship Director
Office of Advanced Practice
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had 0 relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Rebecca Krueger, APNP
  • Sarah Vanderlinden, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Jennifer McMahon, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
  • Michelle Washburn, BA
  • Carolyn Krech, MMS, MHA, PA-C
 

Contact

Name: 
Michelle Washburn
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0287
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 4.00 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 4.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Nurse Practitioner:

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 4.00 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0.0 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Session date: 
11/21/2024 - 8:00am to 1:00pm CST
Location: 
HUB A8520
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 4.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 4.00 NP Contact Hours

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