Office of Professional and Educational Development

Newfoundland and Labrador Nurse Practitioner Association Conference - Empowering NPs: Investing in the role we play

Friday, October 7, 2016 - 10/8/2016


Topics and Speakers

Registration, Reception and Poster Viewing
Welcome and Opening Remarks
How to Sleep Better and Stress Less: Foundations for Nursing Wellness
Presenter: Dr. Sheila Garland PhD
Continental Breakfast, Registration; View Exhibits & Posters
NLNPA Annual General Meeting Address
Welcome Greetings
Keynote Address - The Importance of the Nurse Practitioner in the Delivery of Health Care to the Public
Presenter: Hon. Dr. John Haggie MB ChB, MD, FRCS
Plenary 1: Insulin Therapy in 2016 – Who, When & How?
Presenter: Dr. Pradip Joshi MD, FRCPC
Concurrent Session 1
Presenter: Mr. Bill Blackmore NP
Concurrent Session 2
Presenter: Ms. Jill Bruneau MHSc PhD(c) NP
Nutrition break / View Exhibits & Posters
Plenary 2 - An Update in Diagnosing and Managing of COPD
Presenter: Dr. Gokul Vidyasankar MD, FRCPC
Plenary 3 - Incretin Update: New Evidence for Use of a Proven Class
Presenter: Dr. Pradip Joshi MD, FRCPC
Plenary 4 – Vision, Leadership, Change: A Nurse Practitioner’s Personal Reflection of the Role of the Nurse Practitioner
Presenter: Ms. Eileen Beeso RN-NP
Lunch
Plenary 5 - Adult ADHD Clinical Conversations
Presenter: Dr. Cynthia Slade MD, FRCPC
Plenary 6 - An Evidence-Informed Approach to Early Identification and Management of Anxiety in Your Clients
Presenter: Dr. Joy Maddigan BN, MN, PhD
Plenary 7 – Update of the New Lipids Guidelines
Presenter: Dr. Bradley Hayley MD, FRCPC
Closing Remarks and Evaluation


Planning Committee

Ms. Antionnette Cabot
Ms. Sheri Coombs
Mrs. Valda Duke
Ms. Wanda Emberley Burke
Ms. Cecilia Mesh
Ms. Angela Pelley
Mrs. Susan Snelgrove

The Office of Professional and Educational Development (OPED), Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows OPED to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.