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:
APP Practice & Role
  • Analyze the impact of scope of practice for the Advanced Practice Providers (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.
Career Journey VII
  • Explore varied leadership journeys and career development pathways among APP leaders.
  • Examine the competencies, mindset shifts, and strategies that support effective leadership growth.
  • Translate panel insights into actionable steps for personal career advancement and leadership readiness.
Problem Solving
  • Evaluate and discuss the interprofessional and patient-centered communication pilot project.
  • Gain insight into the problem solving and change management process.
  • Interpret the application of problem solving and change management processes into a real-life example
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Jessica M. Grusnick MHPE, MPAS, PA-C
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Co-director OBGYN clerkship
Office of Advanced Practice Director of Education and Scholarship
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Speakers:
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
 
Mandy Kastner, MPH
Practice Director Performance and Analytics
Medical College Physicians Operations
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Jennifer Mahaffey, MPAS, PA-C
Director of Advanced Practice-Ambulatory
Medical College Physicians
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Katie Spiegelhoff, MPAS, PA-C
Director of Advanced Practice-Inpatient Service
Medical College Physicians
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Rebecca Krueger, ACNP
Co-Chair APP Education Committee
Department of Medicine
Froedtert & 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.
 
  • Jessica Grusnick, PA-C
  • Sarah Vanderlinden DMSc, PA-C
  • Jen McMahon. AGACNP
  • Katie Spiegelhoff, MPAS, PA-C
  • Jennifer Mahaffey, MPAS, PA-C
  • Mandy Kastner, MPH
  • Rebecca Krueger, ACNP

 

Contact

Name: 
Michelle Washburn
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 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: 
05/14/2026 - 8:00am to 4:00pm CDT
Location: 
HUB 9th floor
WI 53226
United States
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  • 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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