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APNA Announcements

  • Registration opens in June for the APNA 38th Annual Conference. Attend this October 9-12 in Louisville, Kentucky, or via virtual livestream.
  • Be inspired by the recently announced 2024 APNA Annual Awards Recipients, APNA members who demonstrate excellence in PMH nursing practice, education, research, leadership, community efforts, and more.
  • Passionate about driving change in mental health care? Apply for an APNA Research Grant by May 7.
  • Registration is OPEN for the APNA 22nd Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute on June 6-9 in Rockville, Maryland, or virtual. Save your space by May 13 to save!
  • Gain skills in flexible, strategic interventions including reflective listening and learning to recognize change or sustain talk with the new FREE nursing education, Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses.

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APNA 22nd Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute presenter Kirby Williams. Williams, a member of APNA, will present Optimizing with Less: The Art of Deprescribing. CPI is June 6-9, 2024, in Rockville, Maryland, or through Virtual Livestream.
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The Art of Deprescribing: A look ahead to CPI

Kirby Williams, MSN, PMHNP-BC, will present Optimizing with Less: The Art of Deprescribing at the APNA 22nd Clinical Psychopharmacology ...
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In Memory of Barbara J. Limandri

September 28, 1948 - December 18, 2023 Barbara Limandri, PhD, PMHCNS-BC died in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 18. The second ...
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2024 with light in sight!

January, 2024 At the dawn of a new year, I hope you, like me, are feeling energized to bring new ...

APNA comments on proposed updates to Standards for Accreditation of Nursing Programs

Recent discussions on the APNA Member Bridge All-Purpose Discussion Forum have highlighted concerns and confusion surrounding aspects of nursing ...
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My PMH Nurse Luminary is a visionary leader

In this installment of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Luminaries, APNA member Cindy Estes, DNP, MHA, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-B ...
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A magical time of IDEAS: APNA 37th Annual Conference

This past October 4-7, psychiatric-mental health nurses gathered at the APNA 37th Annual Conference to get energized and ...
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My PMH Nurse Luminary was my instructor in graduate school

This one's for the PMH nurse educators! In this installment of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Luminaries, APNA member John ...
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More Winning Ideas!

November 2023 A sampling of three more first-place posters from the APNA 37th Annual Conference to spark your curiosity.  ...
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Member News November 2023

Member Highlights In a Southern New Hampshire University article called "What is Trauma-Informed Care?", Jackie Bodea adds to the ...
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