Program Description

This conference is designed to support nurse practitioner's professional practice and learning needs by providing a variety of evidence-based educational topics. The Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Committee utilized the evaluation data from last year's conference to create this program. The learning objectives for this program were developed through a collaborative effort of the Nurse Practitioners of Oregon Education Committee, conference planners, and the faculty presenters of this conference.

Program Purpose

Learners will review and discuss current evidence-based practices focusing in primary care, psychiatric-mental health and pediatrics.

Target Audience

This program is aimed at nurse practitioners, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and other interested health care providers.

Program Objectives

Please see the individual session objectives listed for each presenter from the schedule below.

Disclosures

The planners for this CNE activity declare no conflicts of interest in the development and implementation of this educational activity. All faculty/presenters for this activity have attested that she/he will provide the best available evidence for this content and present information fairly and without bias. For individual written disclosures from faculty presenters, please see the individual session description disclosures.

Nursing Contact Hours

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Approval valid through October 7, 2016. Assigned ONA #17519.

Up to 23.6 continuing nursing contact education contact hours is available. 

Requirements for Successful Completion of this CNE Activity

In order to obtain a Certificate of Successful Completion for this activity, the learner must complete the following criteria:

• Sign the Verification of Attendance Form at the registration desk
• Attend one or more sessions
• Complete and submit the online evaluation form for each session attended within 30 days of the conference

Participants who successfully complete the above requirements will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion from the Nurse Practitioners of Oregon for the contact hours claimed during the evaluation process. Participants should only claim the sessions which were attended in full. The online evaluation process will close November 19, 2014. Any participant who has NOT claimed their contact hours by this date will NOT receive a Certificate of Successful Completion.

The total number of contact hours awarded to each learner will be determined by the learner completing the Requirements of Successful Completion for each session they attended. This educational activity contains a maximum of 23.6 contact hours.

Conference Evaluation

The conference evaluation is now closed.

NPO is Paperless

In our efforts to be environmentally conscious, NPO is no longer providing paper handouts. All submitted presenter handouts will be posted in the Documents & Handouts section within 2 weeks of the conference. No printed handouts will be available at the conference for attendees. If you need printed handout materials, please bring them with you to the conference.

Documents

Available presentations and handouts for the sessions are available to download.

• Click here to visit the Documents page to download the appropriate documents

Featured Speakers

Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC, is the founder, president and principal lecturer with Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. (FHEA), an international provider of nurse practitioner certification preparation and continuing education for healthcare providers. More than 65,000 nurse practitioners have used the Fitzgerald review course to successfully prepare for certification.

An internationally recognized presenter, Dr. Fitzgerald has provided thousands of programs for numerous professional organizations, universities, national and state healthcare associations on a wide variety of topics including clinical pharmacology, assessment, laboratory diagnosis, healthcare and nurse practitioner practice. For more than 25 years she has provided graduate-level pharmacology courses for nurse practitioner students at a number of universities. In addition, she is a family nurse practitioner at the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, Massachusetts, and adjunct faculty for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Family Practice Residency Program. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, where she received the Alumni Association Award for Clinical Excellence.

Conference Fees

Conference fees include: Attendance at the conference, Friday’s NPO Business Luncheon, beverages, and snacks. Lunch on Thursday and Saturday is on your own.

*Join ONA/NPO as a member  and save up to $255 on fees (one year membership required).

NPO Member Rate is for members of ONA & NPO or members of other state nurses associations that are affiliated with the American Nurses Association are accepted.

Non-Member Rate is for NPs and CNSs who are not a member of NPO, physicians, physician assistants, and all allied health professionals.

NP Student Rate is for students who are currently enrolled in an NP program. Proof of enrollment may be requested.

Retired NP Member Rate is for NPO members who have had their license officially retired with the Oregon State Board of Nursing.  

Registration Schedule

Registration is now closed. 

There will be limited onsite registration available at the event.

Late Registration Fee

A one-time $75 fee will be assessed on all registrations received in the ONA/NPO office starting September 29, 2014. If the additional fee is not included with your payment, it will be required before you are officially registered.

Workshop Fees

The hands-on workshop sessions available during the conference (beginning suturing, advanced suturing, and splinting) will be charged a $25 materials fee to cover the materials used during the session.

Cancellations

Registration may be canceled by written request only. Cancellations must be received on or before October 4, 2014. An administrative fee of $50 will be deducted from all refunds. No refunds will be given after October 4, 2014. Written cancellations should be mailed to: NPO, Attn: Amy Ferguson, 18765 SW Boones Ferry Road, Suite 200, Tualatin, OR 97062, or e-mail: ferguson@oregonrn.org.

Exhibit Hall

Our Exhibit Hall features the latest in clinical practice products and services displayed by numerous companies, employers, and organizations. Exhibits provide an opportunity to closely examine the products and discuss their use with trained representatives on an individual basis. Please stop by and experience this valuable learning experience. The Exhibit Hall will be open Thursday and Friday.

ADA Compliance

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Nurse Practitioners of Oregon seeks to make this conference accessible to all. If you have a disability which might require special accommodations, please contact Amy Ferguson at 503-293-0011 or ferguson@oregonrn.org.

Conference Essentials

Business casual attire is acceptable for the meetings. Meeting rooms are air-conditioned. For comfort, a jacket or sweater is suggested. Laptops and handheld devices are welcome for note taking during sessions. Limited Wi-Fi is available in the hotel.

Children

Children and infants are not permitted in any session. For safety and insurance reasons, children and infants are not permitted in the exhibit hall.

Lodging

Sentinel, a downtown Portland hotel, is a meeting spot and home away from home for sentinels – the movers, shakers and doers – who flock to Portland for creative and entrepreneurial vision. This Portland luxury hotel is situated in two of Portland’s most historic buildings and houses Jake’s Grill and Jackknife Bar.

Providing 5-star hotel service and gracious hospitality, Sentinel features 23,000 square feet of meeting space that serves as the nucleus of the Portland community, as well as visiting conferences and events. Here, visionaries of our world are celebrated through artwork that adorns the corridors and guestrooms. Rich in art, architecture and history, Sentinel is one of the most beloved downtown Portland hotels.

NPO has a limited block of rooms with the Sentinel Hotel. Rooms available are the Deluxe at $179.00/night or the Premier at $199.00/night. This price is good until September 15, 2014.

To reserve your room today, either:

• Click here to reserve your room online today
• or call the Sentinel dedicated reservations specialists at (local) 503-224-3400 or (toll free) 888-246-5631 and request the "NPO Education Conference Group”

Schedule

• Click here to download/open a PDF version of the full conference schedule.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Friday, October 17, 2014

Saturday, October 17, 2014

Non-Sponsored Events

While the NPO Education Conference is happening at the specific times and locations listed above, there are other events taking place around the conference that attendees may be interested in.  These events are not sponsored or endorsed by the Nurse Practitioners of Oregon and are not part of the conference, we are just letting attendees know of other events they may be interested in.  If you are interested, please see the appropriate fliers for information.

• Clinical Training Program for NEXPLANON (etonogestrel implant) 68 mg Radiopaque
  Thursday, October 16 at 6:30 p.m.
  Sentinel Hotel
  Click here for details and registration
  
  
• Beyond Metformin: Understanding the Role of Native GLP-1 in Type 2 Diabetes
  Friday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.
  Sentinel Hotel
  Click here for details and registration

• Primary Screening with the cobas HPV test - A new paradigm in Cervical Cancer Screening
  Friday, October 17, 6:30 p.m. registration, 7:00 p.m. program begins
  Sentinel Hotel, Renaissance Room
  
  RSVP kindly requested to Gretchyn Duval
  gretchyn.duval@roche.com or 503-329-6912
  Click here for details

• University of Portland School of Nursing Networking Social
  Friday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m.
  Sentinel Hotel
  Click here for details