2016 VCNP Annual Conference

Speakers
Wednesday, March 9 to Saturday, March 12, 2016

Juanita Reigle, MSN, ACNP-BC, CHFN

ECG Interpretation: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Bundle Branch Blocks, Axis and Fascicular Blocks
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm

Michelle Earnest, FNP-BC, EEM-AP, MSN, DMin

Healing From the Inside Out: Body Mapping for Chronic Illness
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm
Happy Hormones at Any Age! Using Integrative Medicine for Hormone Balancing
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

• Dr. Mimi Secor, Nurse Practitioner, National Speaker/ Educator, a #1 International Best-selling Author, and a Health and Fitness Advocate.
• She has worked for 44 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Women's Health and more recently Health and Fitness.
• She is Senior Faculty w/ Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) Lafayette, LA
• In 2015, Dr. Secor earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) in Provo, Utah.
• And is now serving on Board of Trustees at Rocky Mountain University (RMUoHP).
• She is a Fellow in BOTH the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and the American Academy of Nursing (AAN).
• She has rec'd several awards (for her contributions to the NP profession) including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Coalition of NPs (MCNP)
• And in 2019 she received the Outstanding Alumnae Award from Rocky Mountain University.
• After losing weight and becoming healthy during her DNP, a year later in 2016, she was in her 1st body building competition, making her "Debut at Age 62” and in 2018 she placed 2nd in her fourth competition.
Marketing the NP Role
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm
Keynote Address. Stress Proofing Your Life: The Extreme Self-Care Solution
March 10, 2016, 8:00 am
Vulvar Dermatology Update: Everything You're Itching to Know
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm

Teresa Golden, FNP, CUNP

Men's Health
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm

Dyan Aretakis, MSN, FNP

Updating the CDC STD Guidelines
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm

Maribeth Capuno, RN, MSN, ANP-BC

Maribeth has been a member of VCNP since 1996. Her first role was as program director for the Blue Ridge Region. She became president of the Blue Ridge Region in 2008. She was state Bylaws Chair in 2011 and 2012 and then became the State President-elect from 2012 to 2014 and State President from 2014 to 2016. She is currently the State past president and remains active in her local region as well.
VCNP 101: New Leader Orientation
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm

Christine Daley, MSN, ANP-C

Graduated with Adult NP from UCLA in 1999. Currently employed with Hospital Medicine at Sentara Care Plex Hospital. Previously woth with Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery for 12 years and Internal Medicine Outpatient practice for 3 years.
VCNP 101: New Leader Orientation
March 9, 2016, 12:30 pm

Carole Havrila, RD, CSO

Cancer Prevention-Nutritional Application in our Daily Practice
March 10, 2016, 9:15 am

Kathleen Haden, RN MSN ANP-C

Cancer Prevention-Nutritional Application in our Daily Practice
March 10, 2016, 9:15 am

Shirl Dutton, MSN RN PNP-C

Assessing Pain in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Joni Goldwasser, DNP, FNP-BC

Primary Care Mental Health: A Mind-Body Approach
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Bridgette Vest, DNP, PMHNP-BC, GNP-BC

Primary Care Mental Health: A Mind-Body Approach
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Mary Duggan, MS RN CCRN ACNP-BC

Mary is an acute care nurse practitioner with 20 years experience in medicine, cardiovascular, thoracic surgery and trauma critical care. She is currently working as a hospitalist NP for a large family practice group. Mary is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, teaching courses in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. Mary has spoken locally and nationally on a variety of acute care topics, and is a guest lecturer in the NP program at University of Virginia. She is a past member of the Advisory Committee to the Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine in Virginia. Nationally, as the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Representative for Virginia Mary advocates for full practice authority for nurse practitioners. She is a fellow of the AANP.
Sepsis 2016: Early Goal-Directed Therapy or Not?
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Judy Wessell, DNP, APRN BC, AACRN

Bio Sketch 2017

Judy A. Wessell DNP, APRN, BC, ACRN, AACRN, AAHIVS. Dr. Wessell has been a Nurse Practitioner for 19 years and a registered Nurse greater than 44 years.
She received her diploma of Nursing from the Newport Hospital School of Nursing in Newport, RI, her BSN, MSN and DNP at Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA. She is dual certified through the ANCC as a Family and an Adult Nurse Practitioner. In 2016 she was also certified as a Faith Community Nurse.
Dr. Wessell is currently a Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor/ Adjunct Faculty at ODU, Old Dominion University. A clinical mentor and instructor with MSN and DNP students and a Health Educator at VCU, Virginia Commonwealth University, with the MAAETC - Mid Atlantic AIDS Education Training Center, providing educational programs and guidance for nurses, case managers, health care providers and allied health team members.
She is an active member of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) the founding and past president of the local, The First Virginia chapter, is currently a Board of Director with the National Association of Nurses in AIDS care, board liaison for the Rural and Frontier Health and Diversity Committees. She served as past director at large and bylaws chair for the HIV/AIDS Nursing Credentialing Board (HANCB), chair of the nominations committee, serves on the Nurse Practitioner Board for the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM). She is a member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA) and a member of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners (VCNP), and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) organization in Virginia.
She is best known as a patient advocate and developed the HIV+ peer educator program that has provided education and certification to individuals that are HIV positive and are now providing peer, professional and community services in the Hampton Roads Virginia area. The HIV+ peer educator program has developed as a model for peer education for statewide Ryan White funded programs. Dr. Wessell completed her doctoral studies, at Old Dominion University, in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Her capstone research project addressed Procedures for Improving Patient Adherence with Health Care Appointments Through the Utilization of Formally Trained HIV + Peer Educators. Her recent interest and professional attention has been directed towards HIV prevention and education about treatment as prevention and pre - exposure prophylaxis.
Understanding PrEP
March 10, 2016, 11:00 am

Mary Stack, RN,MSN, FNP

An Approach to Anticoagulation in 2016
March 10, 2016, 2:30 pm

Lynn Poole, FNP-BC

Call to Action: Chronic Kidney Disease and the Primary Care Practitioner
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm

Beatrice Klusman, BSN,MSN,MSW

Epigenetic's in Psychiatry
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm
The Anxious Patient
March 11, 2016, 3:45 pm

Terri Wattsman, MD

When to Refer (or not) a Child to a Surgeon
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm
MRSA & Soft Tissue Infections: Don't be Afraid
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Ferne Alderfer, MSN, FNP-BC, CWON

Wounds of Distinction and Differentiation
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm

Valentina Lucas, Phd, ANP-BC

Wounds of Distinction and Differentiation
March 10, 2016, 4:00 pm

Rhonda Arthur, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE

Rhonda Arthur DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Case Western Reserve University. She completed her certifications in Nurse Midwifery, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner at the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing.

Rhonda has worked in rural primary care and is currently serving in rural and underserved community members through the New River Health District Health Department. Rhonda is an active volunteer and has worked with Midwives for Haiti, JP HRO in Haiti, Apple Ridge Farm - Helping Children grow program, as well as the Virginia Medical Reserve team. Dr. Arthur has taught at Frontier Nursing University for twelve years.

Dr. Arthur has published in several textbooks. She has presented at professional conferences both on the state and national level about precepting clinical students and problem-solving. Rhonda precepts medical students and residents at the Virginia Department of Health. In addition to teaching at FNU and her clinical job, Rhonda teaches pelvic exams to Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine medical students in Blacksburg Virginia.
Too Prepared to Fail: Tools for Being an Outstanding Preceptor
March 10, 2016, 5:30 pm
Bringing Back the Kindness: Civility in Nursing Practice and Education
March 11, 2016, 1:00 pm

Tonya Nicholson, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CNE, FACNM

Tonya Nicholson is a Certified Nurse-Midwife and a Women's Healthcare Nurse Practitioner. She is the Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women's Health at Frontier Nursing University and practices part time in full scope practice in Dublin, GA. She earned her midwifery at Frontier, her MSN from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland OH) and completed her doctoral studies at Frontier Nursing University. She speaks frequently on the topics of communication, civility in healthcare, and leadership.
Too Prepared to Fail: Tools for Being an Outstanding Preceptor
March 10, 2016, 5:30 pm
Bringing Back the Kindness: Civility in Nursing Practice and Education
March 11, 2016, 1:00 pm

Beth Bortz, MPP

Leslie Roher Herdigan Memorial Lecture: The Virginia Center For Health Innovation: What is the Work of the VCHI and What are the Implications for NPs?
March 11, 2016, 8:00 am

Mark Coles, RN BA MSN NP-C

Mark Coles' nursing career spans three continents and over 40 years. He is an NP Hospitalist with Sentara. For VCNP, Mr Coles served for many years initially as Tidewater GR Chair and ultimately VCNP State Government Relations Chair. Mark was the initial VCNP representative to the Virginia Center for Health Innovation and remains currently appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Joint Boards of Medicine and Nursing. Mark has been a front-line advocate for NP autonomous practice for more than twenty years.
Legislative Update
March 11, 2016, 9:45 am

Karla Giese, DNP, FNP, CDE

Diagnosis and Management of Atypical Diabetes
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Patrice Malena, MS, FNP-BC

RN since 1974, FNP since 1996. Active in Women's Health arenas. Currently WVPM at Hampton VA Medical Center in Hampton VA, but planning to retire in May 2020!
Gynecological Cancers
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Joshua Attridge, MD

Prematurity and Development: The first year after birth
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Eleanor Hutchens, MD

Transgender Health: Hormone therapy, primary care and beyond
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Elke Jones Zschaebitz, DNP, FNP-BC

Transgender Health: Hormone therapy, primary care and beyond
March 11, 2016, 2:15 pm

Tara Beuscher, DNP, RN-CS, CGCNS-BC, ANP-BC, CWOCN, CFCN

Assessment of the Diabetic Foot in Primary Care
March 11, 2016, 3:45 pm

Cindy Zerfoss, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

ACNP 17 years, past 5 in neurosciences at Centra, other experiences include critical care pulmonary and inpatient rehab with focus on TBI and SCI patients
Intracranial Hemorrhage-When do I Panic?
March 11, 2016, 3:45 pm

Lynn Cofer-Chase, MSN, RN,FNLA, FPCNA,

Non-obstructive CAD in Women: Novel Strategies to Identify and Reduce Risk of Our #1 Killer
March 11, 2016, 3:45 pm

Bethany Coyne, PhD, CPNP, RN

Bethany Coyne is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. She has worked as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Nephrology for over 20 years caring for children with chronic kidney disease. Her research focus has been on outcomes for youth with chronic illness after transitioning from pediatric to adult providers.
Pediatric Hypertension for the Primary Care Practitioner
March 11, 2016, 3:45 pm

Mark Johnson, PharmD, BCPS

Dr. Johnson is Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Postgraduate Education at the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University. He practices in internal medicine and infectious diseases at Winchester Medical Center. His teaching and research include infectious diseases, spirituality in healthcare, pharmacy postgraduate education. He gives New Drug Updates several times a year locally and within the state. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy and completed residency training at VCU Health System.
New Drug Update
March 12, 2016, 8:00 am

Allison Gregory, MS, FNP

I am a full time faculty member at VCU's School of Nursing and serve as the concentration lead for the FNP track in the Master's program. I currently volunteer as a FNP at CrossOver Ministries where I treat Spanish-speaking, immigrant patients with chronic illnesses. I also practice on a PRN basis with Henrico County Health Department. ​My clinical interests and expertise are in primary care and particularly of​ underserved/ uninsured communities with a special interest in the health needs of the Hispanic population.​
Motivational Interviewing Skills for the Primary Care Provider
March 12, 2016, 10:45 am

Carla Nye, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE

Dr. Carla Nye is a Clinical Professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr. Nye teaches, mentors, and studies the impact of a positive work environment on learning and work productivity. Her love of intentionally creating positive environments is deeply commingled with her love of creating safe learning environments in simulation, classroom and in clinical. Dr. Nye is an alumni of the NLN Simulation Leaders program, an NLN certified nurse educator, a SSH certified healthcare simulation educator and is former Masters Program Director and Simulation Center Director. Dr. Nye is a member of the NONPF Simulation Committee.
Motivational Interviewing Skills for the Primary Care Provider
March 12, 2016, 10:45 am