Agenda

2011 Agenda (Schedule subject to change)

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Monday, August 1, 2011

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast/Exhibits
9:00 - 9:05 a.m Welcoming Remarks/Introduction
9:05 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. NP Session: Complementary & Alternative Approaches to the Prevention and Treatment of Upper Respiratory Infection (CE)
Sponsored by Hyland’s
This session will serve as an introduction to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the treatment of upper respiratory infection. After describing the philosophical and practical approaches to CAM, the presenter will offer specifics treatment protocols for upper respiratory infection.
Speaker: Dr. Amy Rothenberg, ND, DHANP, Primary Care Physician, Private Practice
               in Classical Homeopathy and Naturopathic Medicine; Curriculum Advisor
               and Core Instructor, New England School of Homeopathy
10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

NP Session: Creating Practice Models in Support of Quality Patient Experiences (CE)
This is a lecture, discussion, and audiovisual presentation designed to assist the advanced practice clinician in offering the patient a better healthcare experience. A better healthcare encounter will assure a comprehensive and complete healthcare experience and provide a greater probability of continued continuity of care.  Enhanced patient care experiences tend to make the patient follow-up which adds to continuity of care.
Speaker: Jamie Verkamp, Managing Partner and Director, Growth and Development,
               (e)Merge
 

Executive and Health Systems Leadership Colloquium, Session 1:
Consumer Innovation and Where Convenient Care Fits with the Consumer Perspective 
This session will offer multiple perspectives (including from the standpoint of the government and from the standpoint of the research community) on the crucial element of the consumer in retail-based convenient care. Discussion will explore how consumerism has driven and will continue to drive growth in convenient care.
Speakers: Jason Hwang, Executive Director of Healthcare at Innosight Institute
                 Gustav P. Chiarello, Attorney Advisor, FTC Office of Policy Planning
11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. AM Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

NP Session: Skin Care through the Ages (CE)
Sponsored by Union Swiss
Frequently, patients present to retail clinics seeking treatment for rashes. This presentation will help advanced practice clinicians identify and select proper treatment for conditions that present as a rash including seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, stasis dermatitis, contact dermatitis, lichen planus and drug allergies. 
Speaker: Barbara Sinni-McKeehen, MSN, ARNP, DNC, Dermatology Nurse Practitioner
               and Clinical Administrator, Dermatology Section, Medical Service,
               Bay Pines VA Medical Center
 

Executive and Health Systems Leadership Colloquium, Session 2:
Industry Research Updates
Third-party research has been a vital contributor to the establishment of retail health care as a mainstream and viable access point for care. This session will feature updates in relevant third-party academic research, as well as an overview of important research to date as a backdrop.
Speaker: Ateev Mehrotra, Assistand Professor of Medicine – University of Pittsburgh 
               & Health Policy Researcher, RAND
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. A Clinical Update on Hypertension - Presented by Takeda (lunch served)
12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Executive and Health Systems Leadership Colloquium, Session 3 (lunch served):
Healthcare Reform Trends and How It Will Impact Retail Healthcare
Dr. Paul H. Keckley will offer his expertise as a health economist and leading expert on health reform, healthy policy and health services research. This session will provide commentary on overall trends in health reform and directions for future innovation and partnership in healthcare. Dr. Keckley’s research at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has spanned such topics and issues as developing and reforming systems of care, the role of consumers in healthcare, and disruptive innovation. The Center has previously published two reports specifically addressing trends within retail-based healthcare.
Speaker: Paul H. Keckley, Executive Director - Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

NP Session: CEO Panel (see description below)
Executive and Health Systems Leadership Colloquium, Session 4:
CEO Panel
Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
The objective of this session is to discuss high-level issues and topics related to the operation of retail clinics, including challenges and opportunities currently facing the industry, trends in industry expansion, and the relevance of the retail care industry to the ongoing implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Attendees should come away with a fluent understanding of the current strengths and weaknesses of the convenient care industry and future directions.
Moderated by: Webster F. Golinkin, CEO, RediClinic
Participants: Sandra Ryan Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, Take Care Health Systems
                     Michael Stoll, CEO, The Little Clinic
                     Andrew Sussman, President, MinuteClinic
                     Brian Cooper, Sr. Group Manager, Target Clinics
                     Brian Jones, Director of Convenient Medicine, HCA Physician Services
                     Cynthia Stamper Graff, CEO, Lindora
                     Michael O'Neil, Senior VP/COO, Memorial Health Systems
                     Ken Berndt, Director of Business Development, Bellin FastCare
                     Janet Teske, Manager, Aurora QuickCare
3:05 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.

NP Session: Policy Update: Action Steps for Nurse Practitioners in Supporting Advancement of Quality Healthcare Initiatives (CE)
This program will provide attendees with up-to-the-minute information on policy, regulatory and legislative issues affecting nurse practitioner practice. Attendees will be provided with current progress on both state and federal health policy issues. Strategies that have been implemented to define the role of nurse practitioners in a reformed health care system will
be discussed.
Speaker: Susan Apold, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, Dean, Division of Nursing,
               Concordia College

Executive and Health Systems Leadership Colloquium, Session 5:
Health Reform and Reimbursement for Retail Health Clinics
This session will examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act, principally, on healthcare reimbursement and will offer commentary on the role of convenient care clinics in a post-reform reimbursement structure, including how retail-based convenient care fits within the overall rubric of Accountable Care Organizations and Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
Speaker: Stephanie Hilton, Business Manager, National Ancillary Strategy,
               United Healthcare
4:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. Networking Break
4:25 p.m. - 5:25 p.m. NP Session: Keynote - Leadership and the Retail Clinic Industry
Hal Rosenbluth, entrepreneur and innovative business leader, will share his vision on leadership and perspectives on how to apply leadership in the retail clinic industry. Clinicians will recognize opportunities to use leadership in a manner that furthers their profession and the industry.
Speaker: Hal F. Rosenbluth, Retired President, Walgreens Health & Wellness and
               Senior Executive Healthcare Advisor to the CEO
 
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Clinician Awards for Retail Excellence (CARE) - Awards Ceremony
Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Clinician Awards for Retail Excellence (CARE) - Reception

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Insomnia: A Common Condition with Major Consequences
Presented by Somaxon (breakfast served)
Please join Dr. Thomas Roth, Director of the Henry Ford Sleep Disorder Center and Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan, for a breakfast meeting to discuss the importance of managing insomnia and new treatment options, “Managing Sleep Maintenance Insomnia: The Role of Silenor® (doxepin) tablets, A Potent H1 Receptor Antagonist”.
 
8:30 - 8:35 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
 
8:35 - 9:35 a.m. NP/Pharmacist, Session 1: Working Together to Improve Health Outcomes (CE)
The retail clinic setting often uniquely positions advanced practice clinicians near another important health care practitioner, the pharmacist. Opportunities exist in the retail clinic for collaboration with the pharmacist and visa versa. This session will focus on collaboration strategies that have been successful for teams of NPs and pharmacists who have worked together to improve health outcomes, including practical tips to implement in your clinic
or pharmacy.
Speakers: Shannon Whitaker, NP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Aurora QuickCare
                Meaghan McMurray, PharmD, BCPS, Managing Pharmacist,
                     Aurora Pharmacy
                Linda Schneider, FNP-C, TakeCare
                Vipul Vassa, RPh, Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens Pharmacy
 
9:40 - 10:40 a.m. NP/Pharmacist, Session 2: Management of Allergies & Asthma (CE)
This session differentiates asthma and allergic airway symptoms from those of viral and bacterial infection. Asthma, allergies, nasopharyngitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis are presented for comparison and contrast. Key concepts in differential diagnosis and management are discussed and highlighted in case study presentation.
Speaker: Sally Miller, NP, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas
10:40 - 11:00 a.m.

Networking Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

 NP/Pharmacist, Session 3: Pediatric Pharmacology: Special Dosing Considerations (CE)
In the pediatric patient, special dosing considerations need to be taken into account when prescribing and dispensing medications. This session will focus on dosing variables in pediatric patients based on pharmacokinetic differences, the potential for drug interactions, proper and appropriate drug dosing techniques and other factors related to medication use in that population.
Speaker: Alan Agins, PhD, MS, President, PRN Associates Ltd.
12:00 - 12:30 pm

Boxed lunch in exhibit hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Immunization Update (not for CE credit)
Presented by VaxServe 
This informative non-CE session will review new 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for adult and adolescent immunizations. Also highlighted will be new vaccines including Fluzone® High-Dose and Fluzone® Intradermal.
Speaker: Janet J. Teske, DNP, Manager of Aurora QuickCare

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Dessert/Exhibit
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

NP/Pharmacist, Session 4: Implications of OTC Dosing and Potential Drug Interactions (CE)
This is a lecture designed to assist the advanced practice clinician and pharmacist with the prevention of over-the-counter medication dosing and interaction errors in at-risk patients. Preventable adverse drug events occur frequently in the outpatient setting. This lecture will examine types of preventable adverse drug events and the effective implementation of dose adjustment and patient education strategies.
Speaker: Andrea M. Wessell, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, Associate Professor of Family 
               Medicine & PPRNet Clinical Pharmacist, Medical University of South Carolina
3:05 - 4:05 p.m. NP/Pharmacist, Session 5: Managing the Contemporary Hypertensive Patient (CE)
This session reviews “gold standard” concepts in hypertensive therapy and updates them
in the context of current standards of care. Recent study findings are presented, commonly used drug classes are reviewed, and clinical scenarios are presented. Concepts in hyper-
tension management are combined to illustrate optimal, comprehensive and safe manage-
ment in the context of individual patient circumstances, including risk of adverse drug interaction.
Speaker: Sally Miller, NP, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas
 
4:10 - 5:10 p.m. NP/Pharmacist, Session 6: Type 2 Diabetes: Identification, Motivation and Treatment Options (CE)
This presentation will help Advanced Practice Clinicians and pharmacists to identify and effectively assist or refer patients with or at risk for diabetes to make effective changes in improving their diabetes.
Speaker: Tom Bartol, NP, CDE, Family Nurse Practitioner, Richmond Area
               Health Center
 
6:30 p.m. Advisory Board Dinner (By invitation only)
Sponsored by BD Medicial

Wednesday August 3, 2011  

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Conference Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Advisory Board Meeting (By invitation only)
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. NP Session: Identifying Warning Signs During Routine Patient Encounters (CE)
Frequently, the Advanced Practice Clinician is confronted by abnormal findings noted during an acute visit, a routine follow-up and even a comprehensive physical examination. This lecture will focus on the abnormalities encountered which might be suggestive of a significant health event and would warrant further evaluation.
Speaker: Wendy Wright, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP, Adult/Family Nurse
               Practitioner, Owner, Wright & Associates Family Healthcare, PLLC
9:35 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. NP Session: Sprains & Strains (CE)
Orthopedic complaints, particularly sprains and strains and tenosynovitis, commonly present to the retail clinic setting, often creating a challenge in terms of specific diagnosis and plan of care.  This session will review the salient orthopedic anatomy, highlighting common pathologies and teaching orthopedic provocative examination techniques to aid in specific diagnosis.  Treatment modalities and common pitfalls in practice will be presented.
Speaker: Gregory B. Holm, PhD, NP, FAANP, Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Clinic,
               Moffitt at University of South Florida, Assistant Professor, USF College
               of Medicine
10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

NP Session: New Drug Update (CE)
Keeping up with new medications, particularly given the recent trend towards direct to consumer advertising, is one of the true challenges of primary care. This presentation will focus on the top new, widely used medications, including their appropriate uses, adverse effects and drug interactions.
Speaker: Wendy Wright, MS, RN, ARNP, FNP, FAANP, Adult/Family Nurse
               Practitioner, Owner, Wright & Associates Family Healthcare, PLLC
11:45 a.m. Conference Adjourns