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:

Personal Development & Reflection

  • Recognize self-awareness skills and emotional limitation to engage in appropriate help-seeking behaviors.
  • Practice a variety of self-reflective skills and tools to support reflection and growth strategies.
  • Recognize stages of professional identity and the contributions to professionalism.

Leadership & Communication Skills

  • Demonstrate effective communication strategies to enhance personal, professional, and patient communication.
  • Identify techniques to reflect and enhance emotional intelligence.
  • Practice using electronic tools for professional communication and organization.
  • Establish professional relationships founded on trust, interpersonal interactions, and effective communication to navigate challenging situations.
  • Reflect on the impact of change in the organization and understand your ability to navigate change and influence those around you.

APP Practice & Role

  • Analyze the impact of scope of practice for the APP professions on patient care.
  • Demonstrate best practices for healthcare professional roles and practice.
  • Describe the integration of APPs into the healthcare and management systems.
  • Demonstrate APP professionalism and support others to grow professionalism skills and awareness.
  • Recognize strategies to enhance the APP role in team-based practice including interprofessional communication and best practices for team models.
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director(s):
Rebecca Krueger, RN, ACNP-C
Assistant Director
Department of Medicine
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

Speaker(s):
Sarah Vanderlinden, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
Assistant Chief Advanced Practice Officer, APP Fellowship Director
Medical College Physicians
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Jennifer McMahon, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Associate APP Fellowship Director
Medical College Physicians
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Katie Spiegelhoff, MPAS, PA-C
APP Critical Care Fellowship Director
Medical College Physicians
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Michelle Washburn, BA
OAP Project & Education Program Coordinator III
Medical College Physicians
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Teri Hecker
Wellness Program Manager
Office of Human Resources & Faculty Affairs
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.
 
  • Rebecca Krueger, RN, ACNP-C
  • Sarah Vanderlinden, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
  • Katie Spiegelhoff, MPAS, PA-C
  • Jennifer McMahon, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
  • Michelle Washburn, BA
  • Teri Hecker

 


 

Contact

Name: 
Michelle Washburn
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-0287

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 5.00 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 5.00 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 5.0 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: 
11/20/2025 - 8:00am to 4:00pm CST
Location: 
MEB Kerrigan Auditorium
WI 53226
United States
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 5.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 5.00 NP Contact Hours
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