Conference Date

Thursday, Friday
September 24 - 25, 2015

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Conference Location

Ramkota Inn
800 S 3rd St
Bismarck, ND 58504


 
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Contact

NDNPA Secretary
Andrea Malucky
ndnpa-secretary@hotmail.com

Agenda

Thursday – September 24th
6:45-7:15 AM Registration and Breakfast 7:15-7:30 Welcome and Introductions

7:30-8:45 Wendy Wright- Safe Prescribing and Drug-Drug Interactions for the Nurse
Practitioner (1.25 hours)

8:45-9:45 Wendy Wright- Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Primary Care Setting (1.0 hour)

9:45-10:15 Break with exhibitors

10:15-11:15 Sattaria Dilks – Achieving Sustained Remission in Major Depressive Disorder:
Patient-Centered Strategies for Improved Outcomes (1.0 hour)

11:15-12:15 PM Wendy Wright- Diabetes Clinical Update 2015: Focus on Diagnostic and Treatment Options (1.0 hour)

1215-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:00 Wendy Wright- Hypertension: Case Based Approach to JNC 8 (1.0 hour)

2:00-3:15 Wendy Wright- Antibiotic Update: Focus on Upper Respiratory Infections (1.25 hours)

3:15-3:45 Break with exhibitors

3:45-4:45 Wendy Wright- Functional Bowel Disorders: A Discussion of Heartburn, GERD, IBS/Chronic Constipation (1.0 hour)

4:45-5:45 Dr. Ryan Holzwarth -Dermatology (1.0 hour)

Friday- September 25th

6:45-7:00 AM Breakfast and registration

7:00-8:15        Margaret Fitzgerald-Assessment

8:15-9:15  Margaret Fitzgerald- Pediatric
Pharmacology Update in Primary Care (1.0 hour)

9:15-9:25  AANP Awards             

9:25-9:30 Break

9:30-10:30 Margaret Fitzgerald- Show Me the Proof: Evidence based advice on prescribing vitamins, herbs, minerals (1.0 hour)             

10:30-11:30 Margaret Fitzgerald -Management of Thyroid Disease – Too Much, Too Little, Masses (1.0 hour)

11:30-12:00  Lunch

12:00 -1:15 pm Margaret Fitzgerald-Hot topics in Drug Therapy: New Products, New Uses, New Warnings (1.25 hours)

1:15-2:15 Dr. Shannon Bradley – Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Women (1.0 hour)

 

 

 

 

NDNPA Pharmacology Conference 

2015 marks the Seventh Annual North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Pharmacology Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota. This exciting conference will feature a number exhibitors, networking opportunities, the latest news and information on pharmacology, and more.

A download the conference brochure is coming soon.

Please note that online registration ends September 20th, 2015. Those wishing to attend may still register at the door via check or credit card.

Annual Meeting

NDNPA will be holding their Annual Meeting at 6:30 pm on September 23 at the Ramkota Inn, Bismarck. Proceeding the meeting will be a brief social with cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. Please RSVP on the registration form. If you have any changes or questions contact Andrea Malucky at
ndnpa-secretary@hotmail.com.

Accommodations

There is a block of rooms at the Ramkota (701.258.7700) reserved for conference attendees with room rate at $96 until August 28.

NDNPA Online Registration

To register online, click the "register now" button below. 

NDNPA Mail Registration

To register via mail, please download, print and complete our mail registration form.

Send with a check payable to NDNPA to the following address:

North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association
824 Voyager Place
Bismarck, ND 58504

NDNPA On-Site Registration

On-site registration will be available at the 2015 NDNPA Pharmacology Conference. Registration at the door is $375. Checks and credit cards will be accepted.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds for paid registrants & vendors will be issued for written cancellation requests received by Sept. 6, 2015. Refunds for written cancellation requests received after Sept. 6, 2015 will be assessed a non-refundable $80 fee for meal and administrative costs.

Call for Abstracts

Accepting abstracts for conference poster presentations. Abstracts will be submitted for review/approval before the poster presentation at the conference. More information coming soon. Please visit the NDNPA Abstracts page to see the most up-to-date information regarding the poster presentations.

Exhibitor Information

If your company is interested in displaying at the 7th Annual NDNPA Pharmacology Conference please contact Tina Lundeen, Exhibitor Director at tina.lundeen@ndsu.edu to secure a Request for Exhibit Space form.

An eight-foot skirted table is provided for each exhibit. Electricity may available upon request for no extra change. Deadline for exhibit space request is August 15, 2015.

Please visit the Exhibitor page on the NDNPA website.