21st UNP Pharmacology Conference - Registration Open
Zermatt Resort
784 West Resort Drive
Midway, UT 84049
Friday, May 16, 2014 at 7:00am MT
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On site registration is available beginning at 7am Friday and Saturday.
Overview
This course is designed to meet the continuing education needs of advanced practice nurses. There will be an intense review and update of new pharmacological agents. Discussion of drugs and treatment modalities relating to specific illnesses will be reviewed at length. Drug actions, indications for use, contraindications, and side effects will be presented.
Objectives
- Explain basic pharmacological and pharmacokinetic principles as they relate to devising a proper therapeutic regimen.
- Select an appropriate therapeutic treatment plan for a given patient condition.
- Determine appropriate use for new pharmacologic agents.
Credit:
- This program is approved for 12.5 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 11.08 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 1403148. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards.
- UNP is providing continuing education contact hours through the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
- Certificates will be available at the conference.
- Appropriate CE will be awarded for attendance.
Conference Agenda
Friday, May 16, 2014
7:15 - 8:00 am
- Continental Breakfast
7:30 - 8:00 am
- Welcome
8:00 - 10:00 am
- Pharmacology 101
Alan Agins, PhD President,
PRN Associates Tucson, Arizona
10:00 - 10:45 am
- Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:45 am
- Pharmacology 101 Continued
Alan Agins, PhD
12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Lunch / Product Theater
1:15 - 2:45 pm
- Contemporary Management of Hypertension: Applying the Latest Evidence
Leslie Davis, PhD, ANP-BC AANP Group Lecture Series Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina
2:45 - 3:15 pm
- Break with Exhibitors
3:15 - 4:15 pm
- Management of Thyroid Disorders
Susan VanBeuge, DNP, FNP-BC Assistant Professor,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada
4:15 - 5:15 pm
- Contraceptive Update
Mimi Secor, MS, MEd, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner,
Newton Wellsley, ObGyn Newton, Massachusetts
Saturday, May 17, 2014
7:00 am
- Conference Welcome
7:15 - 8:15 am
- Breakfast Lecture: Adolescent Immunization Disparities & Solutions
Margaret (Peg) O'Donnell, MS, ANP-BC
South Nassau Communities Hospital Oceanside, New York
8:15 - 9:45 am
- Hot New Drugs 2014
Alan Agins, PhD President,
PRN Associates Tucson, Arizona
9:45 - 10:45 am
- Primary Care Insulin Initiation & Titration Strategies for Type II Diabetes
Jeff Unger, MD Director, Metabolic Studies, Catalina Research Institute Chino, California
10:45 - 11:15 am
- Break with Exhibitors
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
- Brainstorm
Jeff Unger, MD Director, Metabolic Studies,
Catalina Research Institute Chino, California
12:30 - 1:30 pm
- Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 pm
- The Pearls of Pain Management in Primary Care
Brett Badgley Snodgrass, MSN, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner Bartlett,
Tennessee & Blogger "The NP Mom"
2:45 - 3:45 pm
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus Oral Medications
Ellen Mendel, DMH, MPA, PA-C Associate Professor,
Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey
3:45 - 4:45 pm
- Dietary Supplements: Do You Know What Your Patient Is Taking?
Ellen Mandel, DMH, MPA, PA-C Associate Professor,
Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey
Hotel Accommodations
- UNP has selected the Zermatt Resort as the host hotel for the 21st Annual Pharmacology Conference.
- Experience luxury at Zermatt Resort, a uniquely Swiss and German themed resort located in the heart of outdoor adventure! Just 45 minutes from Salt Lake International airport and 20 minutes from Park City, Utah.
- Nowhere else in Utah is European influenced luxury combined so flawlessly with an alpine setting. Relax, explore or seek adventure!
Zermatt Resort
784 West Resort Drive
Midway, Utah 84049
To make a reservation call:
866-937-6288
To reserve online go to:
www.zermattresort.com
Room Rates:
Run of the House Guestroom $99.00/night
Optional Room Type, space available basis:
- One-Bedroom Villa $169.00/night
- Two-Bedroom Villa $239.00/night
- Three-Bedroom Villa $369.00/night
Group rates will be honored for attendees two (2) days pre and post event dates; subject to availability.
Check-in / Check-out:
Guest accommodations will be available at 4:00 pm on arrival day and reserved until 11:00 am on departure day.