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Assessment and Screening for Substance Use Disorders in the Primary Care Setting

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Creating a Culture of Patient-Centered Care – Assessment and Screening for Substance Use Disorders in the Primary Care Setting

This session is presented by FNU faculty members Beki Asti, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE and Nancy Pesta Walsh, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

The National Survey on Drug Use and Abuse report found that 1 in 12 American adults have a substance use disorder. In order to address the epidemic of substance abuse disorders, primary care nurse practitioners must universally assess, screen, and diagnose all clients. Participants in this session will explore evidence-based substance abuse assessment, screening, and diagnostic tools.

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Advanced Practice Nurses: Adopting a Health Equity Lens

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This session is presented by Dr. Paula Alexander-Delpech.

Advanced practice nurses are positioned to play a major role in addressing health disparities and shaping the future of healthcare to ensure health equity. Join FNU for an inspiring session focused on adopting a health equity lens, and walk away with some key actions to take in your own practice or work environment.

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Creating a Culture of Impact: Stories of Community Quality Improvement – Alumni and Faculty Panel

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This session is presented by moderator Dr. Kristin Gianelis and a panel of FNU faculty and alumni.

Join us for an impactful panel presentation hosted in collaboration with FNU’s IHI Open School Chapter. Hear stories of FNU’s mission in action through visual storytelling as nurse practitioner alumni and faculty share their community projects and initiatives for serving diverse, rural and underserved populations. We hope you will be inspired by these real-life examples of quality improvement and community impact and leave with ideas to take back to your own community.

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Creating a Culture of Community Engagement from a Distance – The Frontier Student Experience

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This session is presented by moderator Dr. Tia Andrighetti and FNU faculty co-presenters.

At Frontier Nursing University we are committed to students’ active engagement in their coursework with faculty and peers. We use a variety of techniques throughout the curriculum to allow students to do this. Learn about the simulations, role plays, immersive discussions, games, grand rounds, and other techniques we currently employ. Active engagement has been found to deepen students’ learning and leads to better retention and application of the information learned. Frontier is committed to helping students be the best practitioners, and we use evidence-based techniques to deliver that education.

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PMHNP Program Q&A – Creating a Culture of Community

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This session is presented by FNU Clinical Director Dr. April Dobroth.

Calling all future psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners! This session is for you if you are a registered nurse considering the path to providing mental health care as a PMHNP. Find out about FNU’s distance education program and get the inside scoop from current students about their experience. Hear about the joys and challenges of life as a nurse practitioner.

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FNP Program Q&A – Creating a Culture of Community

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This session is presented by FNU faculty members Dr. Kathryn Arterberry and Dr. Lisa Chappell. 

Calling all future family nurse practitioners! This session is for you if you are a registered nurse considering the path to becoming a family nurse practitioner. Find out about FNU’s distance education program and get the inside scoop from current students about their experience. Hear about the joys and challenges of life as a nurse practitioner caring for families.

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Dismantling Implicit Bias to Promote Optimal Health Outcomes

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This session is presented by FNU Faculty Members Dr. Katheryn Arterberry, Dr. Diane John and Dr. Lisa Chappell

This session focuses on the negative impact of implicit bias on optimizing health outcomes. Advanced practice nurses will begin to identify a process for changing attitudes and behaviors which contribute to health disparities. Participants can expect to engage in a reflective and introspective approach while developing a plan to minimize personal biases.

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Nurse Practitioners Leading Care Through Telehealth

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This session is presented by FNU Nurse Practitioner Faculty Members Dr. Jess Calohan, Martha Harvey, Dr. Rachel Mack and Dr. Vicky Stone-Gale

This session includes a panel of Frontier Nursing University nurse practitioner faculty members. Panel members discuss a brief history of telehealth use in their respective specialties including family nursing, psychiatric-mental health, nurse-midwifery and women’s health. They also share current telehealth trends along with their professional experiences using telehealth as a patient care delivery model.

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Pharmacology CE – Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Trends in Treatment

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This session is presented by FNU faculty member Dr. Billinda Tebbenhoff

Approximately 4.4 million children and adolescents in the United States (CDC, 2020) meet diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder and many more remain undiagnosed. Though anxiety and stress are an expected part of the human experience, consistently elevated anxiety can interfere with a child’s sense of self and impact the entire family.

The implications of the current pandemic related to child and adolescent anxiety are beginning to emerge and depend on the child’s stage of development and pre-pandemic functioning. Predictive trends and guidance regarding helping children, families and communities during the pandemic will be discussed.

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Becoming a Nurse Practitioner: A Journey in Distance Education

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This session is presented by Dr. Paula Alexander-Delpech and FNU Chair for the Department of Family Nursing Dr. Lisa Chappell

This session is for current nurse practitioner students or anyone who is interested in becoming a nurse practitioner. Join Frontier Nursing University faculty and students to learn about the distance education journey. Get the inside scoop from a panel composed of current students from three specialty tracks including family nurse practitioner, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and women’s health care nurse practitioner. These students will discuss their experiences as graduate level nursing students in an online program.

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