2013 Program & Schedule

The APNA 27th Annual Conference program is currently under development. The educational content will offer up to 27 continuing education contact hours onsite and over 90 contact hours total. Session recordings will be available to conference attendees after the Annual Conference, with the opportunity to earn contact hours for any sessions for which the attendee did not earn contact hours onsite. Access to these sessions is included in the registration fee.

Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday
October 9

Thursday
October 10
Friday
October 11
Saturday
October 12


Registration Open
6:30am-6:30pm


Pre-Conference Sessions
7:20am-11:30am

Block 1: 7:20am-9:20am
Block 2: 9:30am-11:30am


Pre-Conference Sessions
1:10pm-5:20pm

Block 3: 1:10pm-3:10pm
Block 4: 3:20pm-5:20pm


Orientation
for Newcomers, Volunteers, and New Members
5:30pm-6:00pm


Opening Program & President’s Address
Beth Phoenix
6:15pm-7:45pm


 


Registration Open
7:30am-6:00pm


Keynote Presentation
Tom Rath
8:00am-9:00am


Concurrent Sessions
9:15am-10:55am

Block 1: 9:15am-10:00am
Block 2: 10:10am-10:55am

Tracks: Pharmacology, Seclusion & Restraint, Research-Medication Effectiveness, Inpatient Recovery Practice, Practice, Communication Assessment


Mini Concurrent Sessions
11:05am-11:50am

Tracks: Undergraduate Education-Simulation, Military Mental Health, ADHD Practice, Inpatient Risk Reduction, Inpatient Recovery Practice, Guidelines for Patient Centered Care


Symposium Luncheon
12:00pm-1:30pm
Sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine & RMEI
Supported by an educational grant from Otsuka


Exhibit Hall Open
1:30pm-5:00pm


Poster Presentations Open
1:30pm-4:30pm


Interactive Panels
4:30pm-6:00pm


Chapter Meetings
6:00pm-7:00pm

 


Registration Open
7:30am-5:00pm


Keynote Presentation
Suzanne Gordon
8:00am-9:00am


Exhibit Hall Open
9:00am-11:30am


Poster Presentations Open
9:00am-11:30am


Mini Concurrent Sessions
11:15am-12:00pm

Tracks: Undergraduate Education-Simulation, E-Tools & Electronic Health Records, Women & Older Adults, Inpatient Safety, Multicultural Topics, Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice


Symposium Luncheon
pending
12:15pm-1:45pm


Concurrent Sessions
2:00pm-4:45pm

Block 1: 2:00pm-2:45pm
Block 2: 2:55pm-3:40pm
Block 3: 4:00pm-4:45pm

Tracks: Military Mental Health, Child & Adolescent, Integrated Physical & Mental Health, Inpatient Recovery Practice, Simulation Education, Practice


Interactive Panels
5:00pm-6:30pm


Friday Evening Fiesta
6:30pm-9:00pm

 


Registration Open
8:00am-1:30pm


Foundation Presentation/Event
8:15am-9:15am


Concurrent Sessions
9:30am-12:05pm

Block 1: 9:30am-10:15am
Block 2: 10:25am-11:10am
Block 3: 11:20am-12:05pm

Tracks: Research-Special Populations, Child & Adolescent, Administrative Practice, Graduate Education, Inpatient Communication, Partnership Models


Annual Meeting & Town Hall
12:15pm-1:30pm