4th Annual KAPN Sunflower Conference

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Friday, January 31, 2025

• 8:30am - 9:00am

  Registration/Sponsors

  LAUREL SHORT OUT-GOING KAPN PRESIDENT DUSTIN BAKER IN-COMING KAPN PRESIDENT

• 9:00am - 10:00am

  Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

  Dr. Cara Busenhart, PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM; Dr. Christy Evers, DNP, APRN, CNM, CNEn
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNM TRACK

• 9:00am - 10:00am

  IT’S MORE THAN A MORE THAN A FEELING

  Dr. Zack Lerner, DNP, APRN
  1.0 CE Credit

  CRNA TRACK

• 9:00am - 10:00am

  Avoiding the RED by keeping them FED: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

  Becca McConville MS RD LD CSSD CEDRD-C
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNS/NP TRACK

• 10:00am - 11:00pm

  Navigating the World of OCPs: A Guide for Healthcare Providers

  Christy Evers DNP, APRN, CNM, CNE
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNM TRACK

• 10:00am - 11:00am

  5 Steps to EKG Interpretation and Notable EKG Abnormalities

  Catherine Banes, DNP. APRN, FNP-C
  1.0 CE Credit

  CRNA TRACK

• 10:00am - 11:00am

  Beyond Blood Counts; An Overview of Anemia and Available Tailored Treatments

  Natalie Eberle, DNP, APRN, FNP-c
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNS/NP TRACK

• 11:00am - 12:00pm

  The Magical Mystery Ride to Menopause

  Karen Rogers MSN, APRN, AFMC
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNM TRACK

• 11:00am - 12:00pm

  Hot Topics in Pain Management

  Anna Maizlin, APRN, ANP-BC
  1.0 CE Credit

  CRNA TRACK

• 11:00am - 12:00pm

  Testosterone Deficiency Evaluation & Management

  Jim Kovarik, MS, PA-C
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNS/NP

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm

  TIME WITH SPONSORS/LUNCH

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  Managing Psych Medications upon Pregnancy

  Christy Evers, DNP, APRN, CNM & Krysta Ramirez Henry, DNP, APRN, CNM, PMH-C, FACNM
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNM TRACK

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  From Diagnosis to Treatment: Collaborating Different APRN Roles in a Ketamine Clinic

  Jason Burke, DNP, APRN, CRNA, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
  1.0 CE Credit

  CRNA TRACK

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  5 Steps to EKG Interpretation and Notable EKG Abnormalities

  Catherine Banes, DNP. APRN, FNP-C
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNS/NP TRACK

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm

  Beyond Blood Counts: An overview of anemia and available tailored treatments

  Natalie Eberle, DNP, APRN, FNP-c
  1.0 CE Credit

  CRNA TRACK

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm

  Newborns in the first few days of life- Potpourri

  Teresa Kilkenny DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNM TRACK

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm

  Dementia Evaluation in Primary Care

  Lindsey Gillen APRN-C
  1.0 CE Credit

  CNS/NP TRACK

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm

  Uncomplicating the UTI: Improving Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections

  Kellie Wark, MD, MPH and Megan Klatt, PharmD, BCIDP
  1.0 CE Credit

  ALL TRACKS

• 4:00pm - 5:00pm

  A Functional Medicine Approach to Common Digestive Concerns

  Emily Day, APRN, IFMCP
  1.0 CE Credit

  ALL TRACKS

• 5:00pm - 6:00pm

  TIME WITH SPONSORS

• 6:30pm - 9:30pm

  Suturing Workshop - + $75

  3.0 CE Credits

Saturday, February 1, 2025

• 7:00am - 10:00am

  WORKSHOP: Become an Injection Pro with this Essential Toolkit: Musculoskeletal Injections in Primary Care WORKSHOP

  Adriane N Arnold, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
  3.0 CE Credits

  +$175

• 7:45am - 8:00am

  WELCOME

  LAUREL SHORT KAPN OUT-GOING PRESIDENT DUSTIN BAKER KAPN IN-COMING PRESIDENT

• 8:00am - 9:00am

  A Journey to Independent Practice

  Emilie Hagan APRN
  1.0 CE Credit

• 9:00am - 9:30am

  Member Meeting

• 9:30am - 10:00am

  Break with Sponsors

• 10:00am - 11:00am

  Doing the Footwork: Addressing Condition of the Lower Extremity

  Jayne Hermes MSN, FNP-C, CWS, CFCN
  1.0 CE Credit

• 11:00am - 12:00pm

  Burn and Wound for Primary Care Providers

  Suzanne Mitchell, PhD, FNP-BC, CWS
  1.0 CE Credit

• 12:00pm - 1:00pm

  Lunch/Time with Sponsors

• 1:00pm - 2:00pm

  Diabetes Medications: More than just Glucose Management….

  Debbie Hinnen APN, BC-ADM, FAAN
  1.0 CE Credit

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm

  Amplifying Advacacy

  Rep. Melissa Oropeza, DNP, APRN & Susan Hofmann DNP, APRN
  1.0 CE Credit

  ALL TRACKS

• 3:00pm - 4:00pm

  AI in Healthcare: Practical Applications for Nurse Practitioners

  Jennifer Sebes, DNP, APRN, NP-C
  1.0 CE Credit

• 4:00pm - 4:15pm

  CONCLUSION/EVALUATIONS

  DUSTIN BAKER IN-COMING PRESIDENT