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Registration is now open for the 21st Annual TNP Conference
TNP's 21st Annual Conference will be held September 10-13, 2009 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in the Woodlands, Texas (just north of Houston). If you would like to make a hotel reservation, please contact 800-262-1509 or 281-367-9797. Please be sure to note that you are attending the TNP Conference.
The conference brochure is now available for viewing and printing, please click here. Individuals may register for the conference either through the TNP website or by completing a hard copy registration form which may be faxed or mailed. Early bird registration discounts will expire on July 31, 2009 – so register early. Students who register for conference will receive a one-year membership in TNP.
We look forward to seeing you all in September!
21st Annual TNP Conference
Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, September 9, 2009:
3:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Registration
Thursday, September 10, 2009:
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 11:45 – Workshops (break from 10-10:15)
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch (boxed lunches provided for all workshop attendees)
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch Symposium (Ticketed Event)
1:15 – 4:30 – Workshops (break from 3 – 3:15)
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception – The Goose’s Acre
7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Board Meeting
Friday, September 11, 2009:
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Registration
7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast Symposiums (Ticketed Event)
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 – Opening of Conference by TNP President Alison Mitchell
8:45-9:15 – Welcoming Address by Senator Williams
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker – The Right Stuff by Susan Wysocki
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. – Ribbon Cutting in exhibit hall/morning break/silent auction opens
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. – First Breakout Session:
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch (in exhibit hall)
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch Symposium (Ticketed Event)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Second Breakout Session:
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Break/Exhibitor/Silent Auction
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Third Breakout Session:
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Break/Exhibitor/Silent Auction
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – Fourth Breakout Session:
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Legislative Dinner (Ticketed Event)
Saturday, September 12, 2009:
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Registration
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. - Walkathon
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. - Breakfast Symposium (Ticketed Event)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – First Breakout Session
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. – Break/Exhibit/Silent Auction
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Second Breakout Session
11:45 – 2:15 p.m. – Awards/Business Luncheon (Ticketed Event)
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Third Breakout Session
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. – Break/Exhibit/Silent Auction CLOSES
4:00 p.m. – Exhibit Hall closes
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Fourth Breakout Session
6:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Entertainment Options (Ticketed Events)
Sunday, September 13, 2009:
7:00 – Noon – Registration
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast
7:15 – 8:15 a.m. – Breakfast Symposium (Ticketed Event)
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. – General Session Legislative Update by Lynda Wolbert. This presentation will update nurse practitioners who practice in Texas on essential information they need to practice according to state law. The content will include new legislation and regulations, centering on changes created in physician supervision of prescriptive authority created by passage of S.B. 532. Time will also be allowed to address practice questions that pertain to meeting legal requirements.
9:15-10:45 a.m.- General Session Dermatology Update: STD and Acne/Rosacea Updates by Dr. Ted Rosen
11:00 – 12:00 a.m. – Closing Keynote “Wear Rose Colored Glasses” by Michele Deck: It is important for professional people to use creativity to maximize impact and potential. The ROSE process allows you to become a creative thinker. Travel along with the presenter, on their own personal journey to creativity, and depart energized, ready to innovate, and receiving and wearing your own rose colored glasses.
12:15 p.m. – Post-Conference Board Meeting
H1N1 Flu Update
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Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year
TNP invites your nomination for the Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award. Award Criteria includes:
- Demonstrates excellence as a nurse practitioner and as a role model for other nurse practitioners and the nursing profession in general.
- Has made a significant contribution to the improvement of care for individuals, families and/or communities.
- Is creative in his/her approach to nursing care through effective communication and quality of care.
- Utlizes current research in practice.
- Recognized to practice as a nurse practitioner in Texas
- Active member of TNP for at least one year
To nominate an individual for this award, please complete the nomination form. Nominations must be postmarked by July 15, 2009 and sent to the TNP office in Austin. A blind review of nominees will be done by the Nomination and Award Committee. The Texas Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award is presented at the annual conference this September in the Woodlands.
Over 400 attendee annual APN Legislative Day
On Monday, February 9 over four hundred Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and APN students came to Austin for the annual APN Legislative Day. Visits were made to 141 legislators' offices.To view photos from the Day at the Capitol, please click here.
A Wonderful Opportunity: Call for Nominations 2009-2011 TNP Board of Directors
Serving on the TNP Board is an outstanding way to have a greater voice for Texas Nurse Practitioners. Elections will be held this spring for the following Board positions:
Officers: President Elect, Vice President and Treasurer
Regional Representatives: Abliene/San Angelo, Amarillo/Panhandle, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi/Victoria, Dallas/Denton, El Paso, Galveston and San Antonio
Liaisons: Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice (CNAP) and American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
Candidates must be current Regular or Lifetime TNP members and in good standing as an APN with the Board of Nursing. In addition, Regional Representatives must reside in the region they represent. Board members are required to attend quarterly Board meetings as well as the TNP Conference. Terms of office are two years, following instillation at the TNP Conference in September.
If you are interested in running for any position on the board you will need to complete the candidacy application by March 15. Elections will be held in April.
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