ANNUAL
APNA 26TH
CONFERENCE
F I G H T I N G
S T I G M A
November 7-10, 2012
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
FROM
THE
elcome
APNA
PRESIDENT
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The APNA Board and I are delighted to welcome you to the APNA 26th Annual Conference in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This exciting conference presents networking opportunities and state of the
science educational programs for all psychiatric nurses. The theme for the conference this year is
FIGHTING STIGMA. This theme calls for psychiatric mental health nurses in all settings to join
together in advocating for the clients we serve as well as for ourselves. Recovery from mental illness
is a challenge for many and the heavy burden that stigma carries poses an unnecessary uphill battle.
For a variety of reasons, not the least of which is simply association, the current and future specialty
of psychiatric-mental health nursing is also under the yoke of stigma. Together we can work to eliminate this burden.
In keeping with this theme, this conference will afford you the opportunity to attend diverse educational sessions, exciting symposia, provocative interactive panels, quality poster presentations, and an
exhibit hall with cutting-edge information. We will all come away with increased knowledge,
resources and continuing education contact hours that will enable each of us to enhance our important work in the multiple and diverse settings in which we practice. I am very excited to present three
prominent nationally and internationally known guests presenting our keynote addresses this year.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been a strong advocate for those with mental illness since
before the Carter administration. In addition to influencing the Mental Health Systems Act signed
in 1980, Mrs. Carter’s advocacy and promotion of fighting stigma around the world has been evident
through her establishment of and continued work with The Carter Center. Former Congressman
Patrick Kennedy was the author and lead sponsor of the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity
Act of 2008 and now is the co-founder of the One Mind for Research campaign forging a common
goal among scientists working in different domains of brain research. Linda Burnes Bolton RN,
DrPH, FAAN has been improving access to care and advancing nursing practice throughout the past
four decades. Most recently, she served as the vice chair of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing,
working to identify solutions to the challenges faced by the nursing profession and improve the quality of healthcare delivered in the U.S.
As in past years, there will be many opportunities for you to interact with the Board of Directors and
your peers. Perhaps you’ll meet “electronic” friends face to face for the first time! Please plan to join
us for our Annual Meeting where you will hear updates on the 2011-2012 fiscal year and reports of
important APNA activities from the President, Board Members, and Executive Director. We look
forward to hearing from you at the Town Hall Meeting as well.
The Local Arrangements Committee has planned a blow-out event this year at Heinz Field, home
of Pittsburgh’s professional (Steelers) and collegiate (Panthers) football teams. This will be the APNA
networking event of the year and your chance to meet and mingle with over 1,200 colleagues in a fun
and exciting setting – maybe even while getting a private tour!
With regards,
Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
APNA President
2011-2012
Board of Directors
President
Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN,
PMHCNS-BC
President-Elect
Beth Phoenix, RN, PhD
Immediate Past President
Carole Farley-Toombs, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Secretary
Diane M. Wieland, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Treasurer
Richard Pessagno, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CGP
Board Members at Large
Michael J. Rice, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
Susie Adams, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC,
PMHCNS-BC, FAANP
Amy J. Rushton MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Ex-officio
Nicholas Croce, Jr., MS
Executive Director
2012 Local
Arrangements
Committee
Co-Chairs
Wendy N. Zubenko, EdD, MSN, RN,
PMHCNS-BC
June A. Esser, MSN, RN, PMH, CNS, BC
Patricia L. Black, RN, PhD(c)
Lisa Chambers, RN, BSN
Samar Eid, BSN, RN
Deborah Evers, RN, MSN, CNS-BC
Deborah Hobbs, PhD, RN
Kathy Lindsay, MSN, RN
Jonathan McDonald, BSN, PMH-BC
Lisa Deffenbaugh Nguyen, MS
Sue Scipione, RN, MSN, BC-Retired
Marci Zsamboky, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
Online Evaluations & CE Certificates This year’s session
evaluations will be available online – accessible during and after
the conference. Mark your evaluation responses in your program
book as you attend sessions, then log into your APNA account
to complete the online evaluations. Once you’re finished, the
system will automatically generate a CE Certificate with an itemized list of sessions you attended throughout the conference.
Log back into the APNA website to access & print your CE
Certificate – it’s that easy!
Poster Presentations: Accessibility & Credit You asked for it
– you got it! This year’s Poster Presentations will be set up in the
convention center’s atrium areas and available for you to view
throughout the day on both Thursday and Friday. Poster
Presentations will open at 10:00am on Thursday and will close
on Friday at 4:30pm. With this additional time comes the opportunity to earn additional credit – earn up to 4.0 contact hours
total for posters (a 33% increase over last year)!
Full Day Pre-Conference in Psychotherapy In response to
your requests for more continuing education in the area of psychotherapy, this year’s conference program will feature a full day
of psychotherapy pre-conference sessions. Earn up to 8.0 contact hours by attending the Psychotherapy Track session in each
pre-conference block!
Mini Concurrent Sessions This new format allows for more
presenters to share their expertise in shortened, power-packed
educational sessions. You’ll be introduced to these panels on
Thursday afternoon, then see them interspersed throughout
Friday’s concurrent sessions.
Back by Popular Demand
Session Podcasts in the APNA eLearning Center Access to
the session audio recordings in the APNA eLearning Center will
be included in your conference registration fee again this year.
You’ll receive enough Attendee Bonus Points to order the sessions at no cost, and be able to earn contact hours for those you
missed on-site! Learn more at www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
Text Message Notifications Receive text messages with last
minute info or reminders of events & give-aways before, during,
and after the conference – just enter your cell phone number in
this field when you register.
Psychopharmacology Pre-Conferences The Psychopharmacology
Track is here to stay for this year’s pre-conference sessions. Earn
contact hours in pharmacology when you attend!
Online Poster Gallery View the full abstracts and pdfs of the
poster presentations after the conference in the Online Poster
Gallery. Go to www.apna.org/PosterGallery to see last year’s
posters!
Conference Connect Stay connected with your fellow conference attendees before, during, and after the conference. Don’t
miss the Roommate Finder at www.apna.org/ConferenceConnect.
Keynote Speakers
Congressman Patrick Kennedy
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
During the Opening Program, 6:15pm – 8:15pm
Patrick Kennedy is founding member of the 21st
Century Health Care Caucus; the Addiction,
Treatment, and Recovery Caucus; and the
Down Syndrome Caucus. As a member of the
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Subcommittee, Congressman
Kennedy led the fight to increase funding for veterans’ health care and
enhance the quality and availability of services for soldiers and veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He
also authored and co-sponsored dozens of bills to increase the understanding and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders
throughout his political career. Since leaving office in January 2011,
Patrick Kennedy has devoted himself to fostering neuroscience
research, studying illnesses such as depression, addiction and PTSD,
which afflict close to 100 million Americans today.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
New this Year!
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Thursday, November 8, 2012
2:30pm – 3:30pm
During the Carter administration, former First
Lady Rosalynn Carter emerged as a driving force
for mental health. Her position as active honorary chair of the President's Commission on
Mental Health resulted in the passage of the
Mental Health Systems Act of 1980. She later created and continues to chair the Carter Center's Mental Health Task
Force, an advisory body of experts, consumers, and advocates that
promotes positive change in the mental health field. Each year, she
brings together leaders of the nation's mental health organizations to
address critical issues at the Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental
Health Policy. Mrs. Carter also works with Project Interconnections, a
public/private nonprofit partnership to provide housing for homeless
people who are mentally ill. She has written five books, most recently
"Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis" (with Susan K.
Golant and Kathryn E. Cade).
Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN
Friday, November 9, 2012
8:15am – 9:15am
Linda Burnes Bolton’s four-decade career has
been characterized by a dedication to improving
access to health care and advancing nursing
practice. Dr. Burnes Bolton’s professional experience includes positions as a staff nurse, clinical
nurse specialist, public member of government advisory boards,
healthcare executive, community and public health nurse, university
faculty, and consultant. She is a past president of the American
Academy of Nursing (AAN) and the National Black Nurses
Association (NBNA). Most recently, she effected change on a national level as vice chair of the Initiative on the Future of Nursing, a twoyear joint effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and
Institute of Medicine to identify solutions to the challenges faced by
the nursing profession, and improve the quality of and transform how
healthcare is delivered in the U.S. Dr. Burnes Bolton also recently
chaired the National Advisory Committee for the Transforming Care
at the Bedside Initiative, also coordinated by the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
To register for the APNA 26th Annual Conference, go to
www.apna.org/AnnualConference. Register before September 7, 2012
to take advantage of special early bird registration rates. Onsite registration will be open from Wednesday, November 7, 2012 until space is
no longer available. Please allow ample time onsite to complete the
registration process and be prepared for some sessions to be unavailable due to limited capacity.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION CATEGORIES
• STUDENT: To qualify for the student rate, you must be an APNA
Student Member, your membership must be current through
November 30, 2012, and you must be enrolled in a nursing program
on a full-time basis. You will need your APNA member number to
log in to register for the conference.
• RETIRED: APNA Retired Members who are 65 or older are eligible
to receive the retired discount.
• MILITARY: The military registration rate is available for members of
the Military, Reserves or National Guard on active duty. Must show
proof of current active military service at Registration Check-in.
SESSION INFORMATION
Sessions have been scheduled with plenty of time in between to minimize late arrivals to session rooms. Presenters will be urged to stay on
schedule so please arrive on time to each session. Attendees will not
be allowed to enter sessions after they have started. APNA reserves
the right to make program changes as necessary, and the right to cancel sessions if minimum enrollment has not been met or events occur
beyond the reasonable control of APNA.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
Continuing education contact hours are awarded based on the number of sessions attended and evaluations completed. The APNA 26th
Annual Conference will offer up to 28.5 total contact hours. See the
APNA website for complete information on obtaining contact hours.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a
provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the conference, attendees will be able to:
1. Identify various types of stigma that affect consumers, their families
and providers of services throughout the mental health system.
2. Engage in the development of strategies through PMH nursing practice, education, research and administration to reduce stigma that
marginalizes individuals involved in the MH system.
3. Lead change and advance health through the application of the IOM
report recommendations and implementation of recovery principles
in psychiatric mental health nursing.
ANCC REVIEW COURSES
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Review
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Review
Register online through www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
Contact Hours: up to 14*
Monday, November 5, 2012 8:00am – 4:30pm and Tuesday, November 6,
2012 8:00am – 4:30pm
* This is a two-day course. You must attend both days in order to
receive up to 14 contact hours.
Participants can register for the course only, or take advantage of our
Course + Conference Package at a discounted rate!
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh - Headquarter Hotel
The only hotel connected by skywalk to the David L. Lawrence
Convention Center.
Among the largest in the city, the guest rooms offer 408 square feet
of understated luxury and tasteful comfort. All rooms are 100% smokefree, plus complimentary wireless high speed internet access,
Starbucks® coffee, and a 32" LCD TV. With Entergize climate control,
the room's heating, cooling, and lighting are all activated by the insertion of your room key.
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Courtyard by Marriott - Pittsburgh Downtown
This Pittsburgh Marriott Hotel is in the heart of the Cultural District and
conveniently located across the street from the Westin and 1 block from
the Convention Center.
All guest rooms include free high speed internet, luxury bedding, large
work desk with an iron, ironing board, hairdryer and coffee maker in
each room.
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Suites Pittsburgh Downtown
The Doubletree Hotel & Suites offers practical luxury and a location in
the middle of Pittsburgh's downtown.
All guest rooms feature complimentary wireless high-speed internet
access with remote guestroom printing, a Wolfgang Puck® coffee
maker with complimentary coffee and tea, USA Today® delivered
each weekday morning, pay-per-view movies and complimentary
HBO®, iron and ironing board, hairdryer and individual climate control.
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown
The Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown is centrally located
less than two blocks away from the Convention Center and offers free
parking.
All guest rooms include free high speed internet, free On the House®
hot breakfast, Clean and Fresh Hampton Bed™, handy lap desk, and
music preset buttons on your room's alarm clock. An iron, ironing
board, hairdryer and coffee maker are also included in each room.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Air Travel Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is 19 miles from the
APNA Annual Conference hotels and supports about 155 non-stop
flights per day to 37 destinations. A world-class facility, the airport has
been recognized for meeting travelers’ needs. It has been ranked number one by Condé Nast Traveler for food, shops, comfort, amenities
and ambience.
Airport shuttle options to/from PIT and conference hotels For airport
shuttle options and taxi pricing information provided by the APNA
Conference hotels, go to www.apna.org/HousingTravel.
Around Pittsburgh Conference attendees who are looking for a lift
can take advantage of free underground Port Authority "T" service in
the Golden Triangle. In addition, Port Authority bus service is free
within Downtown. For a few dollars, attendees can ride the bus to one
of Pittsburgh's two operating inclines, which also charge a modest fee.
A trip to Mt. Washington via the historic Duquesne Incline or
Monongahela Incline provides an old-fashioned thrill that culminates in
magnificent views of the city and three rivers.
Hotel Parking
For current hotel parking information at the four conference hotels,
see www.apna.org/HousingTravel.
WEATHER & ATTIRE
November average highs are in the 50s in Pittsburgh. Jackets, sweaters,
and the occasional hat or pair of gloves are recommended. Days can be
brisk, nights can be chilly - with average highs in the upper 40s. For the
conference, business casual clothing and comfortable shoes are recommended. For your comfort, we suggest that you carry a light sweater or
shawl with you throughout the day as the session room temps may vary.
SHIPPING ITEMS TO HOTEL
If you are shipping items to yourself at the hotel shipping and handling
charges will apply. See www.apna.org/HousingTravel for details.
Information provided by Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau,
The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh, Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh Downtown, Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Suites Pittsburgh
Downtown and Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh Downtown.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
APNA fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. If any participant of this conference is
in need of accommodation, please contact APNA at 866.243.2443.
AT A G L A N C E
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
6:30am – 6:30pm
Registration Open
7:30am – 6:00pm
Registration Open
7:30am – 5:00pm
Registration Open
8:00am – 1:30pm
Registration Open
7:20am – 11:30am
Pre-Conference
Morning Sessions
Block 1:
7:20am – 9:20am
Block 2:
9:30am – 11:30am
8:00am – 9:50am
Concurrent Sessions
Block 1:
8:00am – 8:45am
Block 2:
9:05am – 9:50am
8:00am – 9:15am
Keynote Presentation –
Linda Burnes Bolton
8:15am – 9:15am
Foundation Presentation
& Video
9:00am – 11:30am
Exhibit Hall Open
10:00am
Poster Presentations
Open
10:00am – 11:30am
Interactive Panels
11:15am – 12:55pm
Concurrent Sessions
Block 1:
11:15am – 12:00pm
Block 2:
12:10pm – 12:55pm
9:30am – 12:05pm
Concurrent Sessions
Block 1:
9:30am – 10:15am
Block 2:
10:25am – 11:10am
Block 3:
11:20am – 12:05pm
11:45am – 1:15pm
Symposium Luncheon
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Symposium Luncheon
1:30pm – 2:15pm
Mini Concurrent
Sessions
2:40pm – 4:20pm
Concurrent Sessions
Block 3:
2:40pm – 3:25pm
Block 4:
3:35pm – 4:20pm
November 7
1:10pm – 5:20pm
Pre-Conference
Afternoon Sessions
Block 3:
1:10pm – 3:10pm
Block 4:
3:20pm – 5:20pm
6:15pm – 8:15pm
Opening Program &
Keynote Presentation –
Patrick Kennedy
November 8
2:30pm – 3:30pm
Keynote Presentation –
Rosalynn Carter
November 9
3:15pm – 6:45pm
Exhibit Hall Open
4:30pm
Poster Presentations
Close
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Chapter Meetings
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Interactive Panels
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Product Theater Dinner
6:15pm – 10:00pm
Tailgate Party at
Heinz Field
November 10
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Annual Meeting
& Town Hall
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Wednesday, November 7
PRE-CONFERENCE FULL DAY – Recovery to Practice Pilot Program*
8.0 Contact Hours
7:20am – 5:20pm (Lunch break, 11:30am – 1:10pm)
Acute Care Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Preparing for Recovery Oriented Practice
(RN – targeted toward staff nurses)
7:20am – 9:20am
A part of the APNA Recovery to Practice curriculum project, this program will discuss recovery knowledge, skills, and
attitudes and will focus on facilitating change in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. Recovery focused psychiatric-mental health nursing practice will align with SAMHSA’s national initiatives and JCAHO’s standard on patient
centered communication.
Speakers: Jeanne Clement, EdD, APRN, BC, FAAN; Kris A. McLoughlin, DNP, APRN, PMH-CNS, BC, CADC-II; Mary Moller,
DNP, ARNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CPRP, FAAN; Eric C. Arauz, MA, MLER
*Registration for this full-day pre-conference session is only available online, and will be limited to the first 50 registrants.
There is no additional cost for the Recovery to Practice Pilot Program. Registration for the full conference is required.
PRE-CONFERENCE MORNING SESSIONS - Block 1
2.0 Contact Hours
7:20am – 9:20am
1011
(Education Track) Does Stigma Toward Students with Mental Health Problems Exist Among College Faculty?
(RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
A study involving college faculty about students with mental health problems attempted to determine if knowledge
and attitude would improve following education. The intervention was presented to subjects in the form of a multimedia course management website. Overall data did not support hypotheses with the exception of a statistically significant difference in role perception between experimental and control groups. Results also identified areas in need
of education.
Speaker: Ann P. Caughill, EdD, APMHCNS
1012
(Recovery / Mindfulness Track) Calling the Circle to Transform Health Care (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
The PeerSpirit Circle is a non-hierarchical, intentional, and relationship-centered practice of collaboration. It emphasizes creating a safe container, and practicing authentic presence and mindfulness. This pre-conference workshop will
be an introduction to the PeerSpirit Circle via sharing my research findings, reviewing the circle guidelines for engagement and providing a circle experience for psychiatric nurses.
Speaker: Kristen Lombard, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
1013
(Administration & Practice Track) Beyond the Bundle: Effective Fall Prevention Strategies for the Geriatric Psychiatry
Unit (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
Learn how one Geriatric Psychiatry Unit decreased its falls by 50%, from triple digits to double digits in one year.
Understand the components of a standardized "bundle" or tool kit of fall prevention interventions and how staff may
utilize them in daily practice. Recognize barriers to implementation. Experience the excitement associated with the
innovative practice that developed "beyond the bundle".
Speakers: Kathleen Frybarger, RN, BSN, MA; Catherine S. Brennan, MS, RN
1014
(Psychopharmacology Track) Ethnopharmacology and Healthcare Literacy: Culturally Diverse and Inclusive
Processes (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
This session will describe the role of ethnopharmacology for persons from culturally and ethnically diverse populations and discuss the evidence for using recovery-based ethnopharmacologic strategies. Complementary and alternative therapies involved in the health, healing, and illness viewpoints of clients will also be addressed. Case-based
strategies will be used to guide discussions and develop interactive involvement during the session.
Speaker: Barbara Jones Warren, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, PMH
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Wednesday, November 7
1015
(Psychotherapy Track) A Neuroscience Relationship-Based Framework for Psychiatric Nursing (RN, APRN)
7:20am – 9:20am
A relationship-based model with a hierarchical treatment framework for psychiatric nursing practice is presented
through a synthesis of relevant theory and neurobiology. Phases of treatment are delineated with therapeutic communication strategies and specific interventions for each phase described. This framework, embedded within a holistic nursing paradigm, provides a compass for basic and advanced levels of practice in all settings.
Speaker: Kate Wheeler, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
PRE-CONFERENCE MORNING SESSIONS - Block 2
2.0 Contact Hours
9:30am – 11:30am
1021
(Education Track) Sharing Your Clinical Expertise: How to Develop a Topic for a Continuing Education Presentation
(RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This workshop will provide “hands on” activities and exercises to guide the clinician in developing a continuing education program. Different presentation formats will be presented. In this workshop the participant will produce an outline, objectives and a framework for creating a program.
Speakers: George Smith, DNP, APRN, GNP-BC; Barbara Limandri DNSc, APRN, BC
1022
(Recovery / Mindfulness Track) Creating a Culture of Storytelling: Releasing and Hearing the Voices of People in
Recovery (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This workshop will invite attendees to consider storytelling as an empowerment and stigma reduction approach.
Participants will explore the power of storytelling for cultures and individuals and will experience and be provided with
concrete practice applications to be used in whatever practice setting they are in.
Speaker: Joan King, RN, MSN, CS
1023
(Administration & Practice Track) Behavioral Health Integration: Evolution, Experience, and Excitement! (APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
Confused about what Integration looks like? How to do it? Over the last 10 years, Behavioral Health Integration with
health care has exploded! Understand the evolution of current integration models and hear the stories of psychiatric
nurses who have successfully implemented these in their practice or organizations.
Speaker: Gail Stern, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
1024
(Psychopharmacology Track) Brain Circuitry Basics: A Prescribing Primer for Physiology, Pathology, and
Psychopharmacology of Mental Health (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
In this presentation, the structure and function of the brain and central nervous system are conceptualized, neurotransmitter and receptor activities are defined, and the connection between brain circuit activity and mental health
behavior is explained. The mechanism of action of antidepressant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, and stimulant medications
and their relationship to treating mental health symptoms and pathology is detailed.
Speakers: Vanessa Genung, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, LCSW-ACP, LMFT, LCDC; Margit Gerardi, PhD, RN, WHNP;
Geoffrey Landon Whitley, MA, MSN, FNP-C, LMT; Mariko Clark, RN, MSN
1025
(Psychotherapy Track) Motivational Interviewing: Applications for Psychiatric Nurses (RN, APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based method for facilitating change behaviors. Based on cognitive dissonance and self-perception theories, strategies are used to increase healthy behaviors, reduce unhealthy behaviors and
to encourage participation in therapy. This workshop will review the theory, evidence for Motivational Interviewing and
demonstrate beginning and complex skills with opportunity to practice skills.
Speaker: Edna Hamera, PhD, APRN
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(Practice Track) Pain and Addictive Disorders: Challenges for Patients and Providers (APRN)
9:30am – 11:30am
This presentation will focus on pain management for patients with addictive disorders. The research on the topic will
be reviewed, and strategies for assessing and managing the pain will be provided as well as strategies for providing
staff support for those caring for this challenging population. Information on prescription drug use in this population
will also be provided.
Speaker: Betty Morgan, PhD, PMHCNS, BC
Descriptions listed are presentation summaries only. For complete abstracts, go to www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
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Wednesday, November 7
PRE-CONFERENCE AFTERNOON SESSIONS - Block 3
2.0 Contact Hours
1:10pm – 3:10pm
1031
(Education Track) Magic Mirror on the Wall: Using Reflective Practice and the Theme of Hope to Reduce the Stigma
of Mental Illness and Mental Health Nursing: An Innovative, Student-Centered Approach to Preparing the Next
Generation of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
Stigma remains prevalent and misunderstood in our society. While anti-stigma campaigns are necessary and productive, real transformational change occurs at the level of the individual. Reflective practice and the use of the recovery
model is presented as a method to identify stigmatizing behaviors and transform the concept and practice of stigma
related perceptions and language in undergraduate nursing students.
Speaker: Kris Lambert, PhD, RN
1032
(Recovery Track) Using Principles of Acceptance Commitment Therapy to Facilitate the Development of the
Therapeutic Relationship (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
This session will present didactic material of the core concepts of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and experiential use acceptance and mindfulness strategies and behavior-change strategies. The focus will be the therapist factors in an interpersonal encounter. Emphasis will be given to the cognitive processes and communication patterns that
promote the therapeutic relationship.
Speaker: Maryanne Jones Godbout, DNP-c, PMHCNS-BC
1033
(Administration & Practice Track) Preventing Behavioral Emergencies on Non-psychiatric Care Settings (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
The Behavioral Emergency Response Team responds to psychiatric emergencies on non psychiatric units. The team
comprised of an RN, MD, and Security Officer has responded to over 600 calls in four years, available 24/7/365. The
program tools and data will show how to develop and organize a BERT in your facility.
Speakers: Della Derschied, RN, CNS, PhD(c); Melissa Weigel, RN
1034
(Psychopharmacology Track) Military Mission, Culture, and Psychopharmacologic Considerations (RN, APRN)
1:10pm - 3:10pm
This presentation will review service specific military missions and cultural considerations associated with military
service, examine common stressors and the influence of mental illness stigma within the military, and introduce service specific prevention/intervention models. Additionally, the presenters will summarize rules of engagement for prescribing psychotropic medications to military service members.
Speakers: CDR Sean P. Convoy, PMHNP, BC; CDR Jean F. Fisak, NC, USN, PMHCNS-BC
1035
(Psychotherapy Track) Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Nursing Practice (RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
Cognitive Behavior therapy (CBT) is empirically supported as effective for a wide variety of clinical disorders. Through
a process of collaborative empiricism, patients learn specific skills that identify distorted thinking, and inaccurate/dysfunctional beliefs. This workshop will review CBT, provide an overview of the structure of a typical session and demonstrate the use of CBT in real world situations.
Speaker: Sharon Freeman-Clevenger, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
1036
(Practice Track) Pushing the Point: Integrating Acupressure and Chinese Medicine in Psychiatric Nursing Practice
(RN, APRN)
1:10pm – 3:10pm
Part of the greater system of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupressure is an effective yet underutilized modality for
relieving common psycho-emotional symptoms. In both the inpatient and outpatient setting, TCM principles can be
adopted to help alleviate stress, anxiety, depression, mental fatigue, and insomnia. This session introduces basic evidenced-based acupressure theory and techniques through discussion and live demonstration.
Speakers: Jaclyn Engelsher, APRN, DOM; Adam Margolis MSN, MSTOM, ANP-BC, L.Ac.
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Wednesday, November 7
PRE-CONFERENCE AFTERNOON SESSIONS - Block 4
2.0 Contact Hours
3:20pm – 5:20pm
1041
(Education Track) Finding Our Voice: Building Advocacy Skills to Advance Psychiatric Nursing (APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
Psychiatric nurses must become effective advocates to reduce stigma around mental illness, promote quality care,
affect health policy and improve access to mental health services. This interactive workshop will begin with a brief
overview of agency (exertion of power on behalf of patients and nurses) and advocacy. Participants, through interactive practice, will develop advocacy messages for different situations.
Speakers: Ruth Staten, PhD, ARNP-CS, PMHCNS-BC; Beth Phoenix PhD, RN, CNS
1042
(Recovery / Mindfulness Track) Cultivating Mindfulness and Self-Compassion: An Eight Week Program for Patients
with Depression and/or Anxiety (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
This presentation will introduce participants to a variety of mindfulness-based practices that can be used with clients
suffering from depression and/or anxiety. Mindfulness practices including sitting meditation, mindful eating, walking
meditation, body awareness, and loving kindness meditation will be discussed and practiced. The application of these
practices in an eight-week program for patients with depression and/or anxiety will be discussed.
Speaker: Nasrin Falsafi, RN, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-BC
1043
(Administration & Practice Track) Critical Incident Stress Management: Caring for the Caregiver (RN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
Psychiatric Nurses are confronted with situations that can result in actual physical injury or psychological trauma. It is
essential for psychiatric nursing leadership to provide real-time and follow-up support for staff. This presentation will
describe a process to provide staff with that support.
Speaker: Nancy Dillon, PhD, RN, CNS
1044
(Psychopharmacology Track) Autism Spectrum Disorders and Psychopharmacology: Planning for Success while
Managing Expectations (RN, APRN)
3:20pm - 5:20pm
This presentation will identify key symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and review best practices for psychopharmacologic management of ASDs in children and adolescents. Evidence supporting the use of atypical
antipsychotics, antidepressants, stimulants and non-stimulants, and complementary treatments will be reviewed.
Clinical pearls, expectations for treatment, family psychoeducation, and collaborative problem solving around treatment goals will also be highlighted offering the context for work with children and adolescents with ASDs.
Speaker: Julie Carbray, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
1045
(Psychotherapy Track) Psychopharmacotherapy in Psychotherapy Practice (APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
This presentation describes the prescribing role in psychotherapy with emphasis on resolving conflict between the
non-directive role of the psychotherapist and the structured didactic role of prescriber. Principles of the therapeutic
alliance are utilized to integrate the dual roles of psychotherapist and prescriber. The prescriber role in psychotherapy will be elucidated in integrated and split models of prescribing practice.
Speaker: Lisabeth Johnston, PhD, APRN-BC
1046
(Practice Track) The Neurobiology of Therapeutic Neuromodulation: Implications for Psychiatric-Mental Health
Nurses (RN, APRN)
3:20pm – 5:20pm
This course explores mechanism of action and advances in neuromodulation, the safety and efficacy of brain stimulation techniques, and the role of nurses in brain stimulation practice, education, and research with a focus on ECT, TMS,
VNS, DBS, and tDCS.
Speakers: Berry Anderson, PhD, RN; Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC; Donna Ecklesdafer, MSN, RN; Sonya
Williams-Joseph, MSN, PMHNP-BC
1001
OPENING PROGRAM AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
1.0 Contact Hours
6:15pm – 8:15pm
This year’s Opening Program will feature an address from APNA President Marlene Nadler-Moodie,
MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC and the presentation of the APNA Annual Awards. Congressman Patrick
Kennedy, a passionate advocate for mental health, will then kick off the conference with a motivational and inspiring keynote presentation.
Keynote Speaker: Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
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Thursday, November 8
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 1
.75 Contact Hours
8:00am - 8:45am
10
2011
(Undergraduate Education Track) Unraveling and Affecting Solutions: Merging PBL and Service-learning for Highimpact Learning (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
This presentation discusses the process of developing a carefully crafted real life problem scenario for students to
solve through problem-based learning (PBL) and applying the solutions to real community needs through servicelearning (S-L). Merging these two high-impact pedagogies resulted in students’ transformation. Evaluation of students’ learning outcomes showed improvement compared to previous years.
Speakers: Flor A. Culpa-Bondal, PhD, RN; Marthan Colvin, PhD, RN
2012
(Child & Adolescent Track) From Circuits to Solutions: Brain Function in Pediatric Bipolar and Attention Deficit
Disorders (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
Distinct and differing frontstriatal and limbic circuitry dysfunction patterns have been found in children and adolescents with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A review of studies
which mapped these symptoms and involved circuits will be presented, along with effect of varied medications on
these circuits. Implications for nursing care of children with these disorders will be discussed.
Speaker: Julie Carbray, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
2013
(Inpatient Track) Seclusion, Trauma, and Post Incident Support: An Australian Study (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
Despite the growing literature base identifying that seclusion is traumatic, it remains common practice in Australia.
This presentation will report research findings that sought to understand the patient’s experience of being secluded
using the Impact of Events Scale-Revised and the effectiveness of a single session post seclusion counseling intervention. The findings raise important considerations for clinical practice.
Speakers: Fiona Whitecross, CMHN, RN, MaHSM; Amy Seeary, RN, MaHSM; Stuart Lee, BAPsych, PhD
2014
(Community Education Track) Social Stigma: The Conundrum of Mental Health Care (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
Social stigma is powerful, pervasive and persistent. When directed toward those afflicted with a severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), it represents a significant barrier to the provision of effective mental health care. The development of anti-stigma strategies demands a comprehensive analysis and understanding of this phenomenon.
Speaker: Rhonda Schwindt, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
2015
(Women's Health Track) Feeling Lost in the Maze of Perinatal Depression? Let's Map Out A Plan to Help Women with
Perinatal Mood Disorders (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
Perinatal depression is a serious medical disorder that occurs during pregnancy or within one year of the delivery of
a baby, burdening approximately 10% to 20% of all women who give birth. The session will examine two programs to
treat perinatal mood disorders using a group intervention and a systems-based approach to treatment.
Speakers: Richard Pessagno, DNP, PMHNP-BC; Ruth Staten PhD, APRN-CS
2016
(Research Track) Comparing Mental Health in Developing Communities of Poor and Affluent Countries (RN, APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
This presentation will explore a number of relative strengths and opportunities regarding mental health in developing
and developed communities. We will discuss community-based risk factors and protective factors for mental health.
Lastly, we will identify ways in which these findings can be incorporated into both individual patient care and community development projects to promote mental health outcomes.
Speaker: Nicholas Guenzel, MSN, APRN-NP
2017
(Practice Track) A Nurse-Led Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Insomnia (APRN)
8:00am - 8:45am
An EBP project was implemented to evaluate the effects of group cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in an outpatient sleep center. Fourteen patients with insomnia attended a 5-session CBT-I program led by a psychiatric-mental health clinical nurse specialist. Improvement in wake after sleep onset and Insomnia Severity Index scores, as well
as reduction in medication usage were achieved post-intervention.
Speaker: Christine Kurtz, PMHCNS-BC
Thursday, November 8
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 2
.75 Contact Hours
9:05am - 9:50am
2021
(Undergraduate Education Track) Infusing Mental Health Nursing Education: Empowering Consumers and Students
Through Creative Service-Learning Partnerships (RN)
9:05am - 9:50am
This presentation will present guidelines for dynamic service-learning curricular strategies of baccalaureate nursing
students partnering with mental health community agencies over a 6 week time period. Mutual partnerships with consumers facilitated students developing ongoing group projects based on evidence based practice and focus on outcomes. Consumer benefits and student learning – both equally compelling – will be presented.
Speaker: Paula Harrison, MSN, RN
2022
(Child & Adolescent Track) Understanding and Addressing Infant Mental Health in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
(RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
This presentation will define infant mental health; identify key constructs; describe genetic, biological, and environmental influences on infant mental health; describe effects of mental, emotional and social development during infancy on later normal and psychopathological development; and provide an introduction to therapeutic interventions and
strategies. The role of PMH RNs and APRNs in promoting infant mental health will be discussed.
Speaker: Janice Goodman, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
2023
(Inpatient Track) Trauma-informed Care Impacting the Use of Seclusion and Restraint (RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
This presentation will describe an evidence-based practice project aimed at determining the effectiveness of traumainformed care on the use of seclusion and restraint. The Sanctuary Model and Evidence-based Practice served as the
theoretical frameworks for the project. The project culminated with recommendations based on research, including:
leadership toward organizations change; in-service education focusing on patient-centered care; and the development of safety tools.
Speaker: Lucas Bridgens, BSN, RN
2024
(Community Education Track) Un-Handcuffing Your Relationship with Law Enforcement (RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
Law enforcement officers will increasingly encounter individuals suffering with mental illnesses. Psychiatric nurses are
in a unique position to provide mental health education and training to first responders. This presenter will describe
an exemplar education program that has successfully educated law enforcement on mental illnesses and provided
them with appropriate intervention skills to reduce stigma and improve field encounters.
Speaker: Jeannine Loucks, MSN, RN-BC PMH
2025
(Women's Health Track) Fighting Stigma: Against Perinatal Mood Disorders with an Integrative and Multidisciplinary
Program (RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
The University of North Carolina (UNC) Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit is the first in the U.S. providing comprehensive assessment and treatment for women with severe perinatal mood disorders. This program has yielded positive
results using a multidisciplinary approach and specialized nursing staff that has been orientated in both obstetrical
and psychiatric skills.
Speakers: Diana Fryer, RN; Christena Raines, MSN, APRN-BC
2026
(Research Track) Neurobiological Role of Altered CCK Response in Bulimia Nervosa (RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
This NINR funded clinical research study examined the altered neurobiological responses in bulimia nervosa (BN).
Previous research suggested this may be a cause, consequence, or maintenance factor. Findings from this study indicate that during remission from BN responses normalize, in active BN a significant correlation exists between
increased responses and urges to vomit, having implications in research, practice and treatment strategies.
Speaker: Sandy Hannon-Engel, PhD, RN, CS, PMHNP-BC
Descriptions listed are presentation summaries only. For complete abstracts, go to www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
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Thursday, November 8
2027
(Practice Track) Immun-wize: A Successful Collaborative Approach (RN, APRN)
9:05am - 9:50am
Individuals with severe and persistent mental illness are under-served and at a high risk for immunization preventable
disease. Study results will be presented about current SPMI immunization rates, knowledge, beliefs, and barriers to
receiving services. A simple, easily replicable collaborative service delivery model will be presented that can improve
immunization rates in your local area.
Speaker: Leslie Miles, MSN, PMHNP-BC
POSTER PRESENTATIONS OPEN
up to 4.0 Contact Hours
10:00am
This year the poster presentations will be open and available for viewing in the atrium areas of the convention center
throughout the day on both Thursday and Friday. Attendees will be able to earn up to 4.0 contact hours for time spent
reviewing & evaluating the posters.
INTERACTIVE PANELS
1.5 Contact Hours
10:00am - 11:30am
2031
Education Council Interactive Panel: Strategies for Addressing PMH Nursing Education Issues (APRN)
10:00am - 11:30am
This interactive panel will present actions taken by the Council over the year to address strategic plans developed by
each of the subcommittees. Education Council Steering Committee members will engage the audience in discussion
about current and future educational opportunities to address the PMH education and practice issues.
Speakers: Merrie Kaas, DNSc, RN, PMHCNS, FGSA, FAAN; Lora Beebe, PhD, PMHNP-BC
2032
Administrative Council Interactive Panel (RN)
10:00am - 11:30am
This interactive panel will feature a discussion on the staffing position paper and how it has been implemented in various inpatient settings. Participants will also learn about the goals and work of the new IT subcommittee of the
Administrative Council.
Speaker: Avni Cirpili, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
2033
Tobacco Dependence Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
10:00am - 11:30am
This interactive panel will provide participants an opportunity to explore how power inequities in health care/society
contribute to the relatively slow progress psychiatric nurses and other clinicians are making in helping their clients
stop using tobacco. Results from the 2012 tobacco dependence survey of APNA members will be presented and
strategies to accelerate progress in tobacco dependence treatment discussed.
Speakers: Daryl Sharp, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, NPP; Susan Blaakman PhD, NPP-CS
2034
APNA Mental Health Recovery Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
10:00am - 11:30am
The APNA Mental Health Recovery Council was established in 2011 and has begun its organizational development and
direction. This interactive panel, consisting of members of the council, will share its BIG AUDACIOUS GOAL, its activities thus far and its plans for the future. It will welcome discussion and input from attendees.
Speakers: Nancy Dillon, PhD, RN, CNS; Mary E. Jensen MA, RN, CRSS
2035
Institute for Mental Health Advocacy 4th Annual Interactive Panel: APNA's Advocacy Initiatives and an Update on
Selected Grassroots Initiatives (RN, APRN)
10:00am - 11:30am
Psychiatric nurses are making strategic connections and influencing mental health care and its delivery. During the
past year, we have worked with nurses about issues in their home districts. Join us for an overview of the work of the
Institute for Mental Health Advocacy followed by presentations of the latest grassroots initiatives and legislative
themes occurring throughout the United States.
Speakers: Christine Tebaldi, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Margaret Halter PhD, APRN
2001
SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
1.5 Contact Hours
11:45am - 1:15pm
Counseling Points: Shedding the Label of Schizophrenia Through the Recovery Model
This symposium presented by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association seeks to educate APNA members and
other psychiatric nurses about the value and benefits of the recovery model in managing persons with schizophrenia.
Through this educational program, we hope to enable attendees to take a leadership role in the implementation of
effective patient-centered care.
Faculty: TBD
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific
Affairs LLC.
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Thursday, November 8
MINI CONCURRENT SESSIONS
.75 Contact Hours
1:30pm - 2:15pm
2041
EDUCATION
1:30pm - 2:15pm
SBIRT Implementation: Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Perspectives (RN, APRN)
Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other use was integrated into the nursing curriculum at University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. We will present themes identified by Qualitative data collected from nurse practitioner students will also be presented.
Speakers: Lynn Boucek, BSN; Ryan Curran, BSN(c); Bona Hong, BSN(c)
Using Simulation to Teach Cultural Competency as a Component of SBIRT Training (RN, APRN)
This presentation offers results of cultural competency taught through simulation experiences in undergraduate and
graduate nursing education. Culturally diverse simulation scenarios were used to reduce student stigma of other cultures while learning an evidence-based practice to screen and intervene with patients who use substances.
Speakers: Marie Fioravanti, RN, MSN, DNP(c); Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
2042
RESEARCH
1:30pm - 2:15pm
The Protective Effects of Social Support on Postpartum Depression: Does Emotional Intelligence Matter? APRN)
This research examined the role of emotional intelligence in postpartum depression. It specifically looked at how emotional intelligence in pregnant women correlated with their existing social support and then predicted their levels of depressive
symptoms postpartum. Presentation will include research results and implications.
Speaker: Jennifer Rode, MSN, PhD(c)
The Lived Experience of Spirituality in Alcoholism Recovery (RN, APRN)
Research on the meaning and role of spirituality for people with alcoholism who seek to recover is limited. Interpretive
phenomenology resulted in vivid, narrative anecdotes that convey the universal essences of this phenomenon. Findings
may guide discussions about spirituality for those in treatment for alcoholism, model assessment and promotion of spirituality integration in holistic treatment, and inform quantitative instrument development.
Speaker: Donna Rolin-Kenny, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
2043
FORENSICS
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Mental Health Symptoms and Past Experiences of Violence (RN, APRN)
Prevention of sexual violence begins with an increased understanding of perpetrators. This research describes and
compares the mental health symptoms and past experiences of violence of perpetrators and non-perpetrators.
Implications for psychiatric nursing practice, research, and prevention are discussed.
Speakers: Angela Amar, PhD, RN, FAAN; Melissa Sutherland, PhD, FNP-BC
Patterns of Federal Internet Offenders: A Pilot Study (APRN)
Online sexual offending is receiving increased forensic and clinical attention. Findings of this pilot study of 101 federal internet offenders suggest a changing profile of a convicted sex offender. Forensic assessment requires knowledge
of internet file transfer technology and contraband child pornography.
Speaker: Carrie Carretta, PhD, APN, AHN-BC, FPMHNP
2044
RESOURCEFULNESS
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Strengths Self-Efficacy and Resourcefulness Predict Recovery in Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses (RN, APRN)
Human assets are often neglected in people with mental health issues. This study found that the influence of stigma
on recovery was diminished in the presence of strengths self-efficacy and resourcefulness. Human assets are influential on recovery and interventions can be developed to enhance their use to promote recovery.
Speaker: Huiying Xie, RMN, BSN
Effects of Biofeedback Training on Negative Emotions, Depressive Cognitions, and Resourcefulness in Thai Elders
(RN, APRN)
This study examined effects of biofeedback training on affect, behavior, and cognitions in Thai elders in assisted living
facilities. In comparison with controls, elders who received biofeedback showed significant improvements in affect and
cognitions and trends toward improvement in resourceful behaviors. The findings suggest beneficial effects of biofeedback training for reducing affective, behavioral, and cognitive depressive symptoms of Thai elders.
Speaker: Nutchanart Bunthumporn, PhD
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Thursday, November 8
2045
INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Integrated Behavioral Health: Transformation of Mental Health Care Delivery in a Primary Care Setting (RN, APRN)
To increase access to behavioral health services, reduce stigma, and support the primary care setting, a multidisciplinary
team including RN care coordinators utilized PDSA cycles to design a model of geographically integrated behavioral health
care. The group utilized findings to ensure that patients received the right care, from the right provider, at the right time, in
the right location.
Speakers: Angela Kaderlik, MS, RN; Marianne Riley, BAN, RN; Barbara Graham, BSN, RN
Mental Health Nurses Working with General Practitioners in Primary Care Destigmatising Mental Illness (RN, APRN)
Access to specialist mental health services for people with severe mental illness remains problematic. The Australian
Government recently established an Incentive Program (not yet evaluated) whereby mental health nurses work alongside General Practitioners in delivering mental health care in primary care. The current study has found the program
helpful in combating stigma and thus improving help seeking behaviors.
Speakers: Michael Olasoji, BNurs(Hons), PGDipMHN, PhD Candidate; Phillip Maud, PhD, MNurs(Res), BHSci, DipMHN
2046
VIOLENCE
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Designing an Evidence Informed Multifocal Violence Reduction Program (RN, APRN)
This presentation discusses the process of developing, implementing and measuring a multifocal violence reduction
program in an acute care hospital. Four projects, initiated simultaneously, will be discussed with the intention of identifying best practices to reduce violence, strategies to engage staff and ways to measure intervention effectiveness.
Specific attention will be paid to the value of risk assessment.
Speakers: Joanne Matthew, RN, MSN, PMHCNS-BC; Linda Damon, RN, MSN, MHA
Aggression Prevention Initiatives: Innovative and Organizational Approaches to Managing Violence in Inpatient
Behavioral Health (RN, APRN)
Reducing violence and aggression are imperatives in inpatient behavioral health nursing. To achieve this, an organizational approach and support from senior leadership are required. A comprehensive program, including education
delivered in a variety of ways, use of standardized assessment tools and maximizing the impact of electronic data
analysis are all components of aggression reduction.
Speakers: Kristy Loewenstein, MSN, RN-BC, PMHNP-BC; Marybeth McManus, MPA, BSN, RN-BC
2047
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Sleep Impairment and Insomnia in Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Chart Review of Clinical
and Psychological Indicators (RN, APRN)
This research on sleep impairment in the adult sickle cell patient begins to explore the possible etiologies/contributing factors of sleep impairment. Screening, assessment and intervention in sleep impairment can improve quality of
life. The role of the Mental Health CNS in integrated physical and mental health care of the adult sickle cell patient
will be emphasized.
Speaker: Kathrynn Thompson, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC
Fostering Intra-Professional Collaboration: The APNA Janssen Scholars Workplace Violence Workgroup (RN, APRN)
Creation of workgroups can be difficult when trying to work with individuals across the country. Effective workgroups
can be created utilizing APNA members and resources. The results of these groups can be a gain in personal knowledge, institutional changes, and wider dissemination of knowledge.
Speakers: Amy LaValla, RN, BSN; Rebecca Schroeder, DNP, PMHNP, BC
2002
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
1.0 Contact Hours
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will speak about her work with the Carter Center in promoting
positive change in mental health policy and practice.
Keynote Speaker: Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
CHAPTER MEETINGS
3:15pm - 6:45pm
6:30pm - 7:30pm
PRODUCT THEATER DINNER - No contact hours provided
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sponsored by: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
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Friday, November 9
3001
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
1.0 Contact Hours
8:00am - 9:15am
Dr. Burnes Bolton will speak on the importance of identifying solutions to the challenges faced by
the nursing profession and improving the quality of how healthcare is delivered in the U.S.
Keynote Speaker: Linda Burnes Bolton, RN, DrPH, FAAN
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
9:00am – 11:30am
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 1
.75 Contact Hours
11:15am - 12:00pm
3011
(Undergraduate Education Track) Effects of Mental Illness on the Family: Experiential Family Assessment to Promote
Students Affective Learning (RN, APRN)
11:15am - 12:00pm
A unique teaching strategy was developed by the presenters that promotes cognitive and affective learning while also
providing students with a clear window into the dynamics of families of people with mental illness. Methods for conducting the family assessment and strategies for evaluating students will be presented. Participants will develop an
action plan to incorporate this strategy into their curriculum.
Speakers: Lana Chase, MN, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Ann Keeley, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, LMFT
3012
(Research Track) Implementation of The Good Mood Protocol for the Screening, Referral and Management of Major
Depression (RN, APRN)
11:15am - 12:00pm
This presentation will provide an overview of a Doctorate of Nursing Practice quality improvement project designed
to improve depression care management services at a primary care clinic located in an impoverished rural community in Minnesota. Discussion will include the evidence supporting this intervention, actual components of the Good
Mood Protocol, the findings and the future implications for nursing practice.
Speaker: Beth Good, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CARN
3013
(Sexual Trauma Track) PTSD Treatment-seeking Among Female Veterans Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma
(MST): What Helps and Hinders Healing (APRN)
11:15am - 12:00pm
This presentation will describe a study identifying the factors influencing the PTSD-treatment seeking decisions of
female veterans who experienced MST and have PTSD. The barriers and facilitators to care will be discussed as they
relate to women’s trauma histories, resilience, social support and quality of life. Implications for nursing practice,
research and education will be discussed.
Speaker: Ursula Kelly, PhD, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC
3014
(Graduate Education Track) A Reflective Practice Initiative in a Graduate Nursing Program: Conceptualization,
Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability (APRN)
11:15am - 12:00pm
Reflective Practice for APRN students provides ways to think about quality, patient centered care. This presentation will
discuss the rationale and literature support for use of Reflective Practice, development of learning opportunities, dilemmas of rating and measuring student’s progress, time commitments for this type of initiative, and barriers to implementation. DNP essentials, NONPF competencies, and AACN accreditation criteria will be discussed.
Speakers: Irma Jordan, DNP, FNP/PMHNP-BC; Dawn Vanderhoef, DNP, RN, PMH-CS/NP, BC;
Kathy Gaffney, MS, PMHCNS, PNP-BC
3015
(Integrated Physical & Mental Health Care Track) "MINDFUL CARE" Model: PMH-APRN Model for Biopsychosocial
Integration and Treatment (APRN)
11:15am - 12:00pm
Pressure to provide care in short sessions creates complex treatment challenges for the PMH-APRN. MINDFUL CARE
creates an integrated assessment and treatment of the whole person presenting with mental health issues, by organizing a comprehensive assessment and treatment process. MINDFUL consolidates assessment and treatment:
Medical/Mental Health, Identity, Nutrition/Nurturing, Developmental, Family, Unconscious, Life functioning with
Collaboration, Adaptation, Recovery, and Education.
Speaker: Sharon R. Katz, MSN, FPMH-APRN, CRNP
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Friday, November 9
3016
(Recovery Track) Fighting Stigma through Social Inclusion and a Whole-Person Approach to Wellness (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:10pm
An estimated 44 million Americans experience mental and substance use disorders in any given year, but only one
third receive treatment. Many people don’t seek help for fear of facing stigma. The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration’s Wellness Initiative increases community recognition, acknowledgement, and action
regarding the challenges many Americans face, lessening stigma through wellness and social inclusion.
Speakers: Wilma Townsend, MSW; Beverly Gallauresi, MPH, RN
3017
(Advanced Practice Track) A PMHCNS-Run Interdisciplinary Geropsychiatry Clinic… Patient-Centered Caring
Collaboration (RN, APRN)
11:15am – 12:10pm
This session will describe a CNS-run Geropsychiatry new case clinic in a large VA setting. It will illustrate how well
an effective working interdisciplinary collaboration can provide the comprehensive assessment of patients and caregivers, and enable families to function at their optimum. Case scenarios will be used to demonstrate positive outcomes.
Speaker: Elissa Brown, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 2
.75 Contact Hours
12:10pm - 12:55pm
3021
(Undergraduate Education Track) Knowledge, Stigma, Advocacy & Caring: Student Learning in the Willard Suitcase
Exhibit (APRN)
12:10pm - 12:55pm
The Willard Suitcase Exhibit was a service learning experience partnered with Mental Health America where students
acted as docents to greet visitors to the exhibit. Themes of knowledge, stigma, advocacy and caring were identified.
Speakers: Joyce Ott, DNP, RN; Madelyn Gibson-Antonich, BSN, MPM
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Friday, November 9
3022
(Research Track) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Depression in HIV Patients:
A Mixed Methods Safety and Feasibility Study (RN, APRN)
12:10pm - 12:55pm
Up to 48% of patients with HIV are co-diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), but many antidepressant
treatments have delayed onset and side effects. Trancranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulary treatment demonstrated as effective in reducing depression symptoms in a general psychiatric population.
This study demonstrated safety and feasibility of tDCS as a treatment for individuals co-diagnosed with HIV-MDD.
Speakers: Mary Rosedale, PhD, PMHNP-BC, NEA-BC; Jaclyn Horne, BS, RN
3023
(Sexual Trauma Track) Being A SANE Psychiatric Nurse: Improving Interventions for Vulnerable Populations Who
Have Experienced Sexual Assault (RN)
12:10pm - 12:55pm
Psychiatric nurses who are trained as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners have value added skills in assessment of mental status, lethality, communication, and disorders of thinking and mood. Half the victims of sexual assault at a community based sexual assault center have some type of vulnerability. A case study of human sex trafficking will be presented.
Speakers: Sally Helton, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, SANE-A; Ginger Evans MSN, PMHCNS-BC, SANE-A
3024
MINI CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON GRADUATE EDUCATION
12:10pm - 12:55pm
The Experience of PMHNP Programs in Preparing Graduates to Care for Patients across the Lifespan (APRN)
This presentation will summarize information from five graduate psychiatric nursing programs across the US about
how they are preparing PMHNP graduates to care for patients of all ages. Presentation will discuss PMHCNS programs
that are changing to a PMHNP focus as well as PMHNP programs that have expanded their focus from children or
adults to include patients across the lifespan. Presentation will discuss how lifespan content is addressed in both
coursework and clinical training.
Speakers: Bethany Phoenix, PhD, RN, CNS; Susie Adams PhD, RN, PMHNP, FAANP
Embracing Change: Using the Theory of Structural Empowerment to Develop a Family PMHNP Curriculum (RN, APRN)
Responding to the 2008 Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, University of Rochester School of Nursing faculty
began creating a lifespan curriculum to meet evolving needs of students and PMHNPs. The Theory of Structural
Empowerment, including the constructs of opportunity, structure of power, access to resources, information and support, guided program development. This presentation highlights the process to optimize faculty success.
Speakers: Susan Blaakman, PhD, APRN-BC; Holly Brown, MS, RN, NPP, PMHCS-BC
3025
MINI CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON INTEGRATED PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE
12:10pm - 12:55pm
A Mindful Eating Group Intervention for Obese Women: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (RN, APRN)
This presentation reports results of a mixed methods research design testing feasibility of a 10-week mindful eating
intervention for obese women. Psychosocial variables self-efficacy for weight loss, mindful eating, and depression were
measured, as were physiological variables weight, BMI, and body fat. Quantitative and qualitative data including focus
group emergent themes will be discussed.
Speakers: Lori Kidd, PhD, RN, CNS; Christine Heifner Graor, PhD, RN, CNS
Are We Leaders in Modeling Health? Results of a Weight Loss Program in a Nursing Organization (RN, APRN)
This presentation will share the results of a 21 day plant- based weight loss program completed at a nursing organization. The results were positive, with participants not only losing weight, but also significantly decreasing their cholesterol levels. In addition, participants reported sleeping better, improved breathing and increased energy. Challenges
in practicing this plant-based nutritional program will also be shared.
Speaker: Joanne Evans, MEd., RN, PMHCNS-BC
Descriptions listed are presentation summaries only. For complete abstracts, go to www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
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Friday, November 9
3026
(Recovery Track) Bring HOPE to Consumers: Help, Offer, Partner, Erase (RN, APRN)
12:10pm - 12:55pm
In this fast-paced, interactive session, healthcare providers will learn to be the voice of HOPE from a consumer’s perspective. Help consumers accept their mental illness. Offer and discuss treatment options and lifestyle changes.
Partner with your clients to attain wellness. And most importantly, Erase the stigma of mental illness. Learn to become
an ally instead of a judge. HOPE makes the difference!
Speaker: Carol A. Kivler, MS, CSP, CMT
3027
(Advanced Practice Track) Utilization of a Psychiatric-Mental Health (PMH) APRN Consultation Service to Meet the
Emotional Needs of Oncology Patients (APRN)
12:10pm - 12:55pm
There is a clear need for mental health services for patients with a cancer diagnosis. Psychiatric-Mental Health APRNs
are well positioned to provide mental health consultation services in oncology settings. The purpose of this presentation is to examine the development and ongoing functions of a PHM APRN led consultation service within an academic, NCI designated, comprehensive cancer center.
Speakers: Jean Just, MSN, RN, PMHCNS; Nancy Treece, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC
3002
SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
1.5 Contact Hours
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Improving Outcomes in Schizophrenia: Evolving Concepts and Emerging Approaches (APRN)
This case-based presentation will review the common symptoms associated with schizophrenia as well as helpful ways
to differentiate between primary and secondary negative or cognitive symptoms. Clinical tools that may effectively
assess treatment response and their effectiveness across multiple symptom domains will be discussed. In addition to
the efficacy and adverse effects attributed to currently available antipsychotic agents, the latest findings from clinical trials involving glutamatergic modulation will be evaluated and discussed as possible treatment options for the
negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
Chair: Elizabeth (Betty) Vreeland, MSN, APRN
Faculty: Barbara J. Limandri, DNSc, APRN, BC; Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH
This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech, Inc.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 3
.75 Contact Hours
2:40pm - 3:25pm
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3031
(Undergraduate Education Track) Tobacco Use Treatment in Nursing Curricula: What Faculty, Students, and Nurses
Need to Know (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
Nursing instruction of effective, evidence-based tobacco treatment has been limited and inconsistent in nursing education programs. Brief overviews of problems related to tobacco use, effective medications, intervention strategies
are provided. Strategies to remedy this deficit and research opportunities are presented.
Speaker: Carol Essenmacher, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
3032
(Research Track) Parenting Stress in Mothers of Preschool Age Children Recently Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD): A National Quantitative Study and Implications for Nurses (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
Parenting stress occurs when individuals appraise they have difficulty filling the role as a parent. Mothers of children
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) experience more parenting stress than those raising children with other developmental disabilities. The findings from this study will assist psychiatric-mental health nurses in the development of
specific assessments to identify stress in mothers of children recently diagnosed.
Speaker: Cheryl Shaffer, PhD, PNP, ANP
3033
(Inpatient Track) The Evolution of Practice Changes in the Use of Special Observations: Moving from Observations to
Engagement (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
This presentation reviews strategies used to shift from physician-ordered special observations to nursing interventions
that improved safety on inpatient units. The presenters will discuss challenges associated with intense observations
and their creation of two nursing protocols designed to eliminate the problems. A discussion of Nursing outcomes and
future implications will follow.
Speakers: Richard Ray, RN, MS, PMH-BC; Evelyn Perkins, RN, MS, PMH-BC, NE-BC
Friday, November 9
3034
(Substance Use Track) Residential Crisis Stabilization (CSU) Diverts Inpatient Hospitalization and Promotes Positive
Recovery Outcomes for Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Issues (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
Presentation will provide historical information regarding the development of the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), an
overview of its treatment model and recovery programming, and programmatic outcomes based upon a sample of
over 350 clients. Initial analyses of outcome data obtained to date reflect clear patterns of symptom reduction and
hopeful signs of early stage recovery.
Speaker: Kathy Tierney, DNP, PMH-CNS/NP-BC
3035
(Suicide Prevention Track) Learning to be Comfortable with the Discomfort: Working with People who are at a Chronic
High Risk of Suicide - A Forensic Perspective from the UK (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
Suicide continues to be a significant concern in England, particularly for mental health services and prisons. This paper
suggests that the ability to talk about suicide and the need to develop meaningful relationships are two important
aspects of suicide prevention. The term ‘chronic high risk of suicide’ is introduced and discussed, with particular reference to forensic populations.
Speaker: Suzie Marriott, RN (MH), MSc
3036
(Older Adults Track) Perceived Burden, Depression, Anxiety, Resourcefulness, and Psychological Well-being among
African American and Caucasian Caregivers of Persons with Dementia (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
The number of persons with dementia is increasing exponentially and many depend on their relatives for support and
care giving, which can adversely affect their psychological well-being. This study explored relationships among perceived burden, depression, anxiety, resourcefulness, and psychological well-being in 28 African American and 45
Caucasian caregivers of persons with dementia. The results provide direction for developing tailored interventions.
Speaker: Abir Bekhet, PhD, RN, H.S.M.I.
3037
(Recovery Practice Track) Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) to Improve Measures of Recovery in
Adolescents Enrolled in an Outpatient Educational/Mental Health Facility (RN, APRN)
2:40pm - 3:25pm
A descriptive, feasibility study exploring the efficacy of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (Copeland, 2002) that was
conducted with adolescents in an outpatient treatment facility/school will be discussed. Results of a repeated measures design using instruments that measure concepts consistent with definitions of recovery will be reported. The
need for identifying evidenced based recovery practices will be an underlying theme.
Speaker: Janet Merritt, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 4
.75 Contact Hours
3:35pm - 4:20pm
3041
(Undergraduate Education Track) Auditory Hallucination Simulation Experience: Impact on Students’ Assessment
Skills and Capacity to Empathize with Psychotic Patients (RN, APRN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
This educational seminar provides an overview of the development, implementation and evaluation of an innovative
auditory hallucination simulation experience for undergraduate nursing students. Impact on assessment skills and
capacity to empathize with patients experiencing psychosis is discussed. Key points for effective simulation and
debriefing are included along with responses by students regarding their experience.
Speakers: Nancy Bowllan, EdD, CNS, RN; Mary Timm, MS,Ed, BSN
3042
(Research Track) Preliminary Findings and Implications for Practice: An Exploratory Study of Factors that Influence
the Impact on Emerging Adults Who Grew Up with a Depressed Parent (RN, APRN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
This session will be based on preliminary findings from an exploratory study of factors that influence the impact on
emerging adults who grew up with a depressed parent. Guided by Ambiguous Loss Theory, buffers to the experience
for the child and the impact on psychosocial well-being in young adulthood, will be discussed. Implications for nursing practice will be reviewed.
Speaker: Brandy Mechling, PhD (c), RN, PMHCNS-BC
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Friday, November 9
3043
(Inpatient Track) Creating a Nursing Sensitive Indicator for Behavioral Health Nurses on Patient Self Harm/Suicide
Behavior (RN, APRN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
This presentation will discuss how to develop a Nursing Sensitive Indicator specific to Psychiatric care and the rigor
to establish evidence based care and intervention. Tools that identify and monitor self harm and suicide behavior and
appropriate interventions will be explored. The development, implementation and use of aggregate data that informs
care have significant implications for nursing and saving lives.
Speakers: Debra Saldi, MS, BSN, LMHP, NCC; Robin Conyers, MSOP, BAN, RN
3044
MINI CONCURRENT SESSIONS ON SUBSTANCE USE
3:35pm - 4:20pm
Student Nurse Practitioners’ Attitudes towards Working with Patients who Use Substances (RN, APRN)
Substance use, abuse, and dependence are major public health issues with many medical and societal costs. Results
of changes in nurse practitioner student’s attitudes before and after exposure to a targeted substance use educational and training program will be presented.
Speakers: Ann Mitchell, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Holly Hagle, PhD
Fighting Stigma of Patients Who Use Substances: Effects of Addictions Education on Undergraduate Nursing Students’
Attitudes (RN, APRN)
Nurses can assist patients in addressing substance use if the nurse’s own attitudes do not inhibit quality of care. This
presentation offers quantitative and qualitative results of changes in undergraduate nursing student attitudes before
and after exposure to substance use educational modules.
Speakers: Kathy Puskar, DrPH, RN, FAAN; Holly Hagle, PhD
3045
(Suicide Prevention Track) Assessing Suicide Risk in Individuals Who Have Had Intimate Partner Violence (RN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
Individuals who have sustained repeated and prolonged psychological trauma due to IPV have a higher rate of suicide
attempts. Two comprehensive assessment tools, the CASE Approach (Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events)
and the SAFE-T Suicide Assessment will be presented. A powerful culturally congruent intervention program, the
Grady Nia Project, will be discussed.
Speaker: Pamela Marcus, RN, APRN/PMH-BC
3046
(Older Adults Track) A Story-Theory Based Intervention for Loneliness: Feasibility and Acceptability (APRN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
Limited interventions are available to address the problem of loneliness. This paper presents a story theory based
intervention for loneliness that was developed to address key concepts of loneliness based on the loneliness literature. The group intervention was acceptable and feasible in pilot testing with older adults and has resulted in significantly lower loneliness scores.
Speakers: Laurie Theeke, PhD; Mary Smith, PhD
3047
(Recovery Practice Track) Valuing Patient Feedback: Implementation of a Discharge Phone Call Practice in an
Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital (RN)
3:35pm - 4:20pm
Discharge phones calls increase patient satisfaction and provide vital information to improve quality of care. The calls
serve as a safety net for patients transitioning from hospital to home. Feedback received is a very powerful means by
which nursing leadership can recognize staff that have made a difference.
Speakers: Avni Cirpili, RN, MSN, NEA-BC; Jennifer Barut, MSN/IH, RN-BC
POSTER PRESENTATIONS CLOSE
4:30pm - 6:00pm
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Friday, November 9
INTERACTIVE PANELS
1.5 Contact Hours
4:30pm - 6:00pm
3051
Case Studies in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing (RN, APRN)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Forensic psychiatric nursing joins mental health and legal concerns. We will discuss case studies on the challenges of
mental health care in correctional facilities, links between history of sexual abuse and future violence, and evaluation
and management of patients who are not guilty by reason of insanity.
Speakers: Angela Amar, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nina Beaman, Ed.D, MSN, RNC-AWHC, RN-BC (PMH), CMA (AAMA); Helen
Birkbeck, APRN, RN; Carrie Carretta, PhD, PMHFNP; Andrea Katz, MSN, PMHCNS
3052
The Research Council Presents an Interactive Panel on Tips for Successful Publishing (RN, APRN)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Disseminating research and clinical improvement science is a crucial step toward improving the practice of psychiatric
mental health nursing. The Research Council Chairs will offer a hands-on, skill-based, experiential workshop on
Framing the Problem Statement, Making the Argument for Significance, and The Outline. Dr. Karen Stein, Editor of
JAPNA, will provide tips to help you get published in JAPNA.
Speakers: Linda Beeber, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Danny Willis, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC; Daryl Sharp, PhD, RN, CS, NPP;
Jane Mahoney, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Karen F. Stein, PhD, RN, FAAN
3053
RN-PMH Council Interactive Panel (RN)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The RN-PMH Council represents the interests of psychiatric nurses practicing in direct patient care. This council is for
BSN, Associate and diploma nurses to come together and discuss issues including staffing, violence, patient and staff
safety, stigma and more. This is your opportunity to network with psychiatric nurses from across the nation and share
your accomplishments and concerns.
Speakers: Jolie Gordon-Browar, MSN, RN-BC, PMHN; James Shearer, APRN, PMHCN-BC
3054
Fighting Stigma: Psychiatric-Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurses Working Together (APRN)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The APRN Interactive Session will be an interactive exchange of information with participants and the current APRN
Steering Committee. Joys, concerns and opportunities will be discussed. Information from collaboration with the
Educational Council will be presented.
Speakers: Leslie Oleck, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC, LMFT; Michael Terry, DNP, APRN-PMH/FNP
3055
Child and Adolescent Council Interactive Panel (RN, APRN)
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Child and Adolescent Council facilitators will engage the audience in a discussion about many of the critical issues
in child and adolescent psychiatric practice. A particular focus will be placed on a discussion of the needs and links
available on the APNA Child & Adolescent Resource page.
Speakers: Vanessa Genung, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, LCSW-ACP, LMFT, LCDC; Sue Odegarden, RN, MA, MS, MSN
Tailgate Party at Heinz Field
6:15pm - 10:00pm
Wear your favorite team jersey or colors (professional, collegiate, or your child's little league!) for this fun
event at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers
and University of Pittsburgh Panthers football teams.
Private tours of Heinz Field will provide attendees
with a behind-the-scenes look into the Stadium,
Great Hall, and much more. Join us for a salute to our
PMH nurse members and conference attendees at
Pittsburgh's latest and greatest landmark!
Included in all full conference registrations
Guest tickets: $75
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Saturday, November 10
FOUNDATION PRESENTATION & VIDEO
8:15am – 9:15am
Join us for a presentation of the new APNA video “A Conversation with Professor Grayce Sills”. All conference registrants are welcome to attend, and those who make a donation of $36.50 (when you register for the conference or onsite) will receive a copy of the DVD.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 1
.75 Contact Hours
9:30am - 10:15am
4011
(Undergraduate Education Track) Educating Psychiatric Nurses: Appreciative Methods that Avoid Stigma (RN, APRN)
9:30am - 10:15am
Research indicates that negative emotions narrow thoughts while positive emotions inspire creativity and acceptance,
two essential components needed to avoid stigma. The language we choose affects our students’ motivation and ability to function as professionals who help others. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) builds on skills PMH nurses already learn
and teaches how to recognize and replace negative or judgmental phrases.
Speaker: Rebecca Harmon, PhD, RN, PMHCNS, BC
4012
(Research - Child & Adolescent Track) School Nurse Feasibility, Reliability and Validity Test of the SARA and SLICE©
Tools for Self-harm (RN, APRN)
9:30am - 10:15am
Self-harm includes behavior of repeated self-injury done in a compulsive manner. Prevention, early identification, and
treatment are necessary. This presentation describes the continued instrument development for assessment tools
called the SARA and SLICE and their usefulness as an intervention for prevention and referral for treatment of selfharm.
Speaker: Kimberly Williams, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC
4013
(Inpatient - Recovery Track) From Remedial Care & Control to Patient Centered Support and Least Restrictive
Environment on an Acute Inpatient Unit (RN)
9:30am - 10:15am
Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory is supplemented with elements of Crisis Theory, recovery & resiliency, and
concepts of least restrictive environment and inclusion; we have shifted nursing’s focus from environmental and interpersonal control, to patient centered support in a least restrictive environment. Improved nurse/patient psychodynamics attained through continuous rapport development, enhanced communication strategies, least restrictive environment and evidence based safety measures.
Speakers: Eric Peterson, MSN, RN-C; Raymond Griffin RN-C, LPCC
4014
(Workplace Safety Track) Promoting Patient and Workplace Safety in a Behavioral Health Setting (RN, APRN)
9:30am - 10:15am
This presentation outlines the design of an evidence based program instituted by a multidisciplinary collaboration to
address workplace safety incorporating violence and suicide risk factors. The history of the program design, data on
patient/staff injuries, satisfaction levels and the multifaceted risk assessment action plan will be detailed. Strategies
for maintaining a culture of safety will be discussed.
Speakers: Patricia Mulvaney-Roth, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC; Carla Jackson, MA, RN-BC
4015
(Integrated Physical & Mental Health Care Track) Fighting Stigma: An Invitation to Psychiatric Nurses to Improve Care
for People with Mental Illness Receiving Healthcare Services in Non-psychiatric Settings (RN, APRN)
9:30am - 10:15am
Nurses providing care to patients with mental illness hospitalized for medical co morbidities may be overwhelmed or
inadequately prepared to meet the needs of these patients. Research reflects incongruence between nursing and
patient perceptions of need for care. The purpose of this presentation is to encourage psychiatric nurses to educate
nurse colleagues to meet the needs of patients with psychiatric disorders in other clinical settings.
Speaker: Clare Conner, MSN, RN
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Saturday, November 10
4016
(Administration Track) Development of a Skills Fair Format for Annual Competency Validation and Education for an
In-Patient Psychiatry Service (RN)
9:30am - 10:15am
This presentation describes using a skills fair format for education and competency validation for psychiatric nursing
service personnel in a hospital setting. The process of identifying the core skills to be addressed and methodologies
will be discussed. The cornerstone of the skills fair was the “Lucy Booth” where the “Psychiatric Nurse was in” and
staff members responded to situational scenarios.
Speaker: Virginia Fox, MSN, PMHCNS-BC
4017
(Recovery Practice Track) You Look Too “Normal” to Have PTSD (RN, APRN)
9:30am - 10:15am
A patient's and provider's perspective about her deployment, reintegration, the stigma, and symptoms of PTSD that
developed after her deployment. This presentation includes a review of the type of therapy used that led to post
traumatic growth and resilience in a patient diagnosed with PTSD.
Speaker: Linda M. Stanley, MSHS, BSN, RNC
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 2
.75 Contact Hours
10:25am - 11:10am
4021
(Undergraduate Education Track) Mindfulness Program For Nursing Students (RN, APRN)
10:25am - 11:10am
Mindfulness practice has been shown to improve focus, successfully manage stress and increase empathy. It is crucial
for nurses to be able to manage intense situations, distractions and overwhelming stimuli. An eight session
Mindfulness Program for nursing students was developed to introduce the practice of mindfulness to nursing students
in order to better prepare them to deliver safe nursing care.
Speakers: Constance Green, MS, MS, RN, NPP; Colleen Prunier, MS, RN, NPP, CNS, CARN
4022
(Research - Child & Adolescent Track) Examining Mediators and Strategies to Improve Well Being Through Primary
Prevention (APRN)
10:25am - 11:10am
Adolescent vulnerabilities and the need for interventions prompted us to examine potential pathways and mediators
for the effects of physical child abuse and explore whether text messaging information (TMI) as a primary prevention
strategy will inform of signs and reduce the risks of RV through primary prevention. Structural equation modeling was
used. Results showed targeted mental health information is needed.
Speakers: Rose Constantino, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, FACFE; Lovie Jackson, PhD, MSW
4023
(Inpatient - Recovery Track) Building a Healing Environment: Design Elements that Promote the Recovery Process and
Reduce Stigma on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (RN, APRN)
10:25am - 11:10am
The presentation will discuss a recently built a state-of-the-art inpatient psychiatric unit at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital’s Stone Institute of Psychiatry. The unit was designed as a therapeutic platform for cutting edge treatment
modalities. The unit itself is considered to be a therapeutic component of the patient recovery process and enhances
the staff's ability to successfully engage patients.
Speaker: Maureen Slade, MS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC
4024
(Workplace Safety Track) The Effects of Patient Initiated Assaults on Hospital Based Inpatient Staff (RN)
10:25am - 11:10am
This presentation provides preliminary outcome data for the first cohort of participants in the Therapeutic Health
Services ENCOMPASS Program. ENCOMPASS is a new evidence based integrated treatment model for youth with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders. Use of CBT, MET, Contingency Management, and standardized
measures as well as the challenges in bringing research to practice will be addressed.
Speaker: Monica Scaccianoce, MSN, ARNP
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Saturday, November 10
4025
(Integrated Physical & Mental Health Care Track) Providing Care to Medically Ill Patients in the Inpatient Psychiatric
Hospital Setting (RN)
10:25am - 11:10am
This presentation will discuss how our inpatient psychiatric facility transitioned providing services to patients with
mental illness who also may have complex medical issues. The process of this transition will be discussed, such as
assuring staff competency with various medical care issues. The benefits of this transition, both to patients and the
facility will also be discussed.
Speakers: Barbara Wear, RN-BC; Lavonia Bishop, RN/BSN
4026
(Administration Track) Who Says New Graduate Nurses Must Have a Year of Med-surg?: Developing the Future of
Psychiatric Nursing through a Psychiatric Nurse Residency Program (RN)
10:25am - 11:10am
Nurse Residency Programs (NRP) develop clinical skills, improve retention, and provide novice nurses with support
during transition into their first professional roles. You will learn about a recovery-based curriculum for a psychiatric
NRP, including integration of evidence-based practice, community outreach and a mentoring program. The NRP
Coordinator will discuss lessons learned and psychiatric nurse residents will share personal perspectives.
Speakers: Jennifer Barut, RN, MSN, PMH-BC; Meghan Baron, RN, BSN; Michelle Estes, RN
4027
(Recovery Practice Track) Psychiatric Nurses' Attitudes and Persons with Borderline Personality Disorder: Focus on
Clinical Practice, Education and Best Practices - A Follow Up (RN, APRN)
10:25am - 11:10am
The program is a follow-up of the 2011 APNA research presentation "Psychiatric Nurses' Attitudes and Persons with
BPD" with a focus on best practices, education, and clinical practice for nurses providing care to persons with BPD.
Specific education and best practice strategies including DBT clinical modifications, that can be planned (within
resources) by the nurse and/or institution will be presented.
Speaker: Judith Hauck, DNP, PMHCNS-BC
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Block 3
.75 Contact Hours
11:20am - 12:05pm
4031
(Undergraduate Education Track) Cultural Competence in Nursing Education: Beyond Talking the Talk (RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Nursing students in 2012 are increasingly ethnically diverse, span the “generation spectrum” from baby boomers to
millennials, and include more men. This presentation will provide an overview of some of the issues faced in teaching
diverse student groups. “Hands on” tools to enhance cultural competence with students in the classroom and in clinical placements will be shared as well.
Speaker: Amy Morton-Miller, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CNE
4032
(Research - Child & Adolescent Track) Attitudes of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners: Expanding the Role to Care for
Young Children (RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Findings from a study, "Attitudes of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners: Expanding the Role to Care for Young Children"
will be presented. Attitudes expressed by the SANEs were varied; many who are opposed cited concern about experiencing vicarious victimization (e.g. "I would picture my daughter's face--I couldn't handle it"). Implications from the
findings can inform pediatric psychiatric-mental health care and policy.
Speaker: Carol Marchetti, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, SANE
4033
(Inpatient - Recovery Track) Changing Inpatient Psychiatry: Moving From Control to Empowerment Through
Behavioral Activation (RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Behavioral Activation is an evidenced based milieu approach that assists patients in making targeted behavioral
changes. Review of a study conducted on an inpatient psychiatric unit will be conducted. Behavioral Activation principles that can be incorporated into inpatient treatment along with a patient self report tool will be presented.
Speaker: Patricia Roberts, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC
APNA 26th Annual Conference
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Saturday, November 10
4034
(Workplace Safety Track) Creating a Safer Milieu: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Patient and Staff Assaults
(RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Balancing a patient's right to a restraint-free environment with the need for a violence-free environment is increasingly
challenging. Following a year of increasing violence on a Psychiatric ICU, a unit-based committee of staff and
management convened to examine unit safety. A multipronged approach including environmental changes, recovery
principles, and clinical pathways for high-risk patients was developed and implemented.
Speakers: Janice Adam, RN-BC, Timothy Meeks, BSN, RN-BC
4035
(Integrated Physical & Mental Health Care Track) Evaluating Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Patients Receiving
Atypical Antipsychotics (RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Atypical antipsychotics are generally recognized for the outstanding antipsychotic properties. Their adverse effects
however, may negatively influence metabolic syndrome risk factors and related co morbidities. Metabolic monitoring
should become a recommended clinical option for patients treated with atypical antipsychotics and should include
referrals to address observed aberrations.
Speaker: Jaroslaw Gradek, DNP, APRN, NEA-BC
4036
(Administration Track) New Employee Onboarding: Inspiration, Engagement, and Transformational Outcomes
(RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
Healthcare organizations struggle to engage new employees in a fashion that inspires, promotes ownership, and fosters a personal desire for continual professional development. New Employee Onboarding is a patient-centric
approach to inspiring and engaging new employees to the Recovery Model.
Speakers: Karen Sagisi, MA, BSN, RN-BC; Cheryl Odell, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Cindy Murphy, MPH
4037
(Recovery Practice Track) Engaging Psychiatric Patients and their Families in Recovery & Wellness Through the
Promotion of the RN at the Bedside (RN, APRN)
11:20am - 12:05pm
The most important relationship in behavioral health nursing is the nurse-patient relationship. Operationalizing
Relationship Based Nursing enhances the relationship and accountability between RN and ancillary staff and also
enhances accountability between the patient and nurse. This allows the nurse to actualize his/her practice and work
with the patient towards recovery and wellness.
Speakers: Frances Prochak, MSN, BS, RN; Debra Norberg, BSN, RN; Susan Fitzgerald, BSN, RN
ANNUAL MEETING & TOWN HALL
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Descriptions listed are presentation summaries only. For complete abstracts, go to www.apna.org/AnnualConference.
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Early Bird (deadline: September 7)
Regular
On-site
Student*
Retired*
Active Military **
$470
$545
$570
$299
$299
$299
> $670
> $745
> $770
> $299
> $499
> $605
> $680
> $705
One Day
Choose day:
> Thursday 11/8
>
Friday 11/9
>
> $435
Saturday 11/10
(Friday one day registrations will not include a ticket to the evening event)
* Available to those with APNA Student and APNA Retired Memberships only.
** Available for members of the Military, Reserves or National Guard on active duty. Must show proof of current
active military service at Registration Check-in.
PRE-CONFERENCE RATES
(for the full day of sessions)*** > $150
***Must be registered for the conference to attend pre-conferences.
Pre-Conference Reg.
> $225
ANCC REVIEW COURSE PACKAGES & RATES
MEMBER
NONMEMBER
JOIN NOW!
> $640
> $840
> $775
> $640
> $840
> $775
Review Course + Conference Registration Packages
PMH NP Course + Conference Reg.
PMH Nurse Course + Conference Reg.
Review Course Only Rates
PMH NP Course ONLY (NO CONF. REG.)
PMH Nurse Course ONLY (NO CONF. REG.)
> $275
> $275
> $365
> $365
> $410
> $410
ANCC Review Courses being offered are the Family Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Review and the
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Review.
METHOD OF PAYMENT
> Master Card
CARD NUMBER
> Amex
> Discover
EXPIRATION DATE (MM/YYYY)
BILLING ADDRESS
CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE
Thursday, 11/8 – Mini Concurrent Sessions
>2041 >2042 >2043 >2044 >2045 >2046 >2047
Friday, 11/9 – Concurrent Sessions
Block 1:
>3011
Block 2:
>3021
Block 3:
>3031
Block 4:
>3041
>3012 >3013 >3014 >3015 >3016 >3017
>3022 >3023 >3024 >3025 >3026 >3027
>3032 >3033 >3034 >3035 >3036 >3037
>3042 >3043 >3044 >3045 >3046 >3047
Friday, 11/9 - Symposium Luncheon
> Reserve My Space
Friday, 11/9 – Interactive Panels
>3051 >3052 >3053 >3054 >3055
Saturday, 10/22 – Concurrent Sessions
Block 1:
>4011 >4012 >4013 >4014 >4015 >4016 >4017
Block 2:
>4021 >4022 >4023 >4024 >4025 >4026 >4027
Block 3:
>4031 >4032 >4033 >4034 >4035 >4036 >4037
> Thurs, 11/8: Dinner 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday Evening Event at Heinz Field - included
> 11/9, 6:15pm - 10:00pm — Attending
> Guest Ticket - $75
ADA > Mobile > Visual > Audio
CANCELLATION POLICY
NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD
CITY
Thursday, 11/8 – Interactive Panels
>2031 >2032 >2033 >2034 >2035
Product Theater
> Check made payable to APNA in the amount of $ _______________ (in US funds drawn on a US bank)
> Charge my credit card in the amount of $ _______________ (credit card will be charged immediately)
> Visa
Block 1:
>2011 >2012 >2013 >2014 >2015 >2016 >2017
Block 2:
>2021 >2022 >2023 >2024 >2025 >2026 >2027
Thursday, 11/8 - Symposium Luncheon
> Reserve My Space
One Day Only Registration
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FAX (credit card only) Please fax the completed form to
APNA Registration c/o ConferenceDirect at 704-927-1439.
MAIL (do not send cash) Please make checks payable to APNA.
Mail completed forms to:
APNA Registration c/o ConferenceDirect,
5600 Seventy Seven Center Dr., Suite 240, Charlotte, NC 28217
LAST NAME
APNA MEMBER NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE)
3 WAYS TO REGISTER
ONLINE (credit card only)
www.apna.org/AnnualConference
If you register online, please do not mail or fax your registration.
Note: Students must have their APNA student
membership # to register at the student rate.
STATE
BILLING ZIP
Cancellation of participant registration must be requested in
writing and must be received by October 5, 2012. A $75 administrative fee will be assessed on all cancellations. Please allow
three weeks for processing of refunds. Cancellations received
after October 5, 2012 will not receive a refund. Telephone cancellations are not eligible for refund. If you need to cancel your
registration and request a refund, please email your request to
[email protected].
3 WAYS TO RESERVE A ROOM
To reserve hotel accommodations you must be registered for the
Annual Conference.
(A credit card is required to confirm your hotel reservation)
Please print or type.
ONLINE
Please make your hotel reservations
online at www.apna.org.
FAX
Please fax the completed registration
and housing forms to APNA at 704-927-1439
ATTENDEE INFORMATION
MAIL
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
TITLE
COMPANY
Please mail the completed form to the following:
APNA Registration
c/o ConferenceDirect
5600 Seventy Seven Center Dr., Suite 240
Charlotte, NC 28217
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
TELEPHONE
FAX
ZIP
COUNTRY
If you have any questions or need help with the
registration process please call or email APNA's
registration and housing company at the following:
Phone: 888-408-8191
Email: [email protected]
EMAIL ADDRESS (REQUIRED)
Please note: All arrangements will be confirmed
in writing. Confirmations will be sent via email.
EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER
HOTEL INFORMATION
WESTIN CONVENTION CENTER PITTSBURGH
> $175 single/double occupancy, $185 triple occupancy, $195 quadruple occupancy
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT - PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN
> $175 single/double/triple/quadruple occupancy
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL AND SUITES PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN
> $179 single/double occupancy, $189 triple occupancy, $199 quadruple occupancy
HAMPTON INN & SUITES PITTSBURGH DOWNTOWN
> $159 single/double/triple/quadruple occupancy
Room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes currently 14%, tax subject to change.
ARRIVAL DATE: November _______ , 2012 / DEPARTURE DATE: November _______ , 2012
Please indicate your hotel choices below in order of preference.
If your first choice is not available a reservation will be made at the next available hotel.
Hotel Preference 1: _______________________ Hotel Preference 2: ________________________________
Hotel Preference 3: _______________________ Hotel Preference 4: ________________________________
TYPE OF ROOM
> Single (1 bed/1 person)
> Triple (2 beds/3 people)
> Double (1 bed/2 people)
> Quad (2 beds/4 people)
> Double/Double (2 beds/2 people)
Hotel will assign type of room upon check-in, based on availability.
Please be advised type of room and special requests are not guaranteed.
Please List Names of Additional Room Occupants if you are sharing:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
SPECIAL REQUESTS (Requests cannot be guaranteed)
> ADA Please specify Audio/Visual/Mobile
_________________________________________________
> Other Requests _____________________________________________________________________________
> Non-Smoking
> Smoking (only available at Hampton Inn)
All sleeping rooms are non-smoking at the Westin, Courtyard and DoubleTree.
Hotel reservations must be received no later than 5:00pm EDT on October 12, 2012.
Reservations made after this date will be on a space and rate available basis.
Prevailing rates may apply after the specified cut-off date.
CREDIT CARD TO GUARANTEE / HOLD RESERVATION
> Visa > Master Card
> Amex
> Discover
CARD NUMBER
EXPIRATION DATE (MM/YYYY)
IMPORTANT NOTES
REGARDING HOUSING
• You must be a confirmed registrant to obtain housing under the APNA room block.
• All hotel room reservations must be guaranteed to a
credit card or payment for one nights room and tax,
currently 14%. The Westin hotel does not accept personal checks.
• All reservations should be made directly with APNA’s
registration company by 5:00 PM EDT on October 12,
2012. Beginning October 15, 2012 contact the hotel
directly to make a new reservation or to change or
cancel an existing reservation. The APNA Conference
rate is not guaranteed after October 12. Failure to
cancel within the appropriate time frame will result in
a charge (or forfeiture of your deposit) for one
night’s room and tax.
• Must provide credit card or full payment via check or
cash at hotel check-in. The credit card provided on
this form, online. over the phone or via email at the
time of registration is for guarantee purposes only.
You are required to present a credit card or check or
cash at check-in.
• Check-in time is after 3:00 p.m. at the Westin,
Courtyard and DoubleTree. Check-in time is after
4:00 p.m. at Hampton Inn. Checkout time is by 12:00
p.m. at all hotels.
After October 15, 2012 call the hotel directly
to change, cancel or make a new reservationphone numbers for all hotels
can be found at www.apna.org.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Westin - Room cancellations must occur prior to 6:00pm,
hotel time, the day prior to your arrival. Any cancellations
after this time are subject to the first night’s room and tax
charges.
Courtyard - Room cancellations must occur prior to
6:00 pm, hotel local time, on your day of arrival. Any
cancellations after this time are subject to the first night’s
room and tax charges.
DoubleTree - Room cancellations must occur prior to
6:00 pm, hotel local time, on your day of arrival to avoid
cancellation penalties.
Hampton Inn - Room cancellations must occur prior to
6:00 pm, hotel local time, on your day of arrival to avoid
cancellation penalties.
NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD
BILLING ADDRESS
CITY
OFFLINE HOUSING FORM
APNA 26th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 7-10, 2012 / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
STATE
BILLING ZIP
When cancelling a reservation by telephone with the
hotel, record the date, cancellation number, and the name
of the person accepting the cancellation.
CARDHOLDER SIGNATURE
A portion of the room rate will be allocated towards conference expenses.
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