Mississippi - 2013 MS Nurses Association Annual Convention
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<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong>’ <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Convention</strong><br />
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Session (1.5 c/h)<br />
• Keeping It All Together: Patient Centered Medical Home with<br />
TBA ................................................................D9<br />
This session will provide an overview of Patient Centered Medical Home certification criteria and<br />
the process used to develop teams and processes.<br />
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session (2.0 c/h)<br />
• Suturing Skills (Limit: 30 participants) with Dallas Rodgers, <strong>MS</strong>N, FNP & John Scallions,<br />
<strong>MS</strong>N, FNP-BC ........................................................D1<br />
This session will demonstrate appropriate procedures for closing open wounds and allow handson<br />
practice in suturing technique.<br />
2:30 a.m. – 2:45 a.m. Break .................................................D Hallway<br />
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (1.0 c/h)<br />
• Post Bariatric Long Term Care with Pete Avara, MD ...........................D2<br />
This session will provide an overweight and obesity assessment and a classification evaluation and<br />
treatment strategy along with other techniques and therapies.<br />
• Oh My Aching Head: Diagnosis & Primary Treatment of Primary Headaches with Christina<br />
Treppendahl, RN, <strong>MS</strong>N, FNP-BC .........................................D3<br />
This session will provide proper diagnosis and treatment of primary, migraine, tension type, and<br />
occipital neuralgia and cervicogenic headaches.<br />
• Examination and Evaluation of the Diabetic Foot with Mary A. Cook, DPM ........D4<br />
The presenter will provide current guidelines for a comprehensive diabetic foot exam. Participants<br />
will have the opportunity to learn and practice exam skills. (This program my possibly request<br />
audience volunteers.)<br />
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Session (2.0 c/h)<br />
• The Captain Knows All: Controlled Substances, Focus on Illicit Drugs with Jimmie Nichols,<br />
Captain, <strong>MS</strong> Bureau of Narcotics ................................ D5, D6, D7, D8<br />
The purpose of this session is to review the use of controlled substances with the APRN, and<br />
provide information on current drug trends in <strong>Mississippi</strong>.<br />
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. APRN Incredible Dinner .......Mary Mahoney’s with AbbVie Pharmaceuticals<br />
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. APRN Incredible Dinner with Amgen Scientific Affairs, Metabolic Bone .. TBA<br />
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. APRN Incredible Dinner with Life Support Medical, TBA<br />
Saturday, October 26, <strong>2013</strong>: Beau Rivage (A Separate registration is required for this course.)<br />
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Session for APRNs, MDs, & DOs<br />
• DOT FMCSA Certified Medical Examiner Training .....................Azalea AB<br />
Includes breaks and lunch<br />
The <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong>’ <strong>Association</strong> Medical Examiner training course conforms to FMCSA’s<br />
training curriculum modules and topics on regulations and guidelines for conducting CMV<br />
driver medical examinations. FMCSA regulations and guidelines are reviewed regularly, and the<br />
training is updated as required. This course was last updated in August <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
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