apna 27th annual conference highlights
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Educational Program
Highlights
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Wednesday: Pre-Conference
"This presentation made me...reconsider what I've thought about sleep as it relates to mental illness. The new research is exciting and motivating. As an
employee at the VA it was especially helpful to have a presenter who deals with some of the same issues I
see in practice." - Attendee
Understanding Sleep and Antidepressants: Lessons from Research Literature and Clinical
Practice
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Opening Program
"This Session has changed the way I think about PMH nursing and nursing overall. It has increased my self
efficacy and makes me feel more empowered as a nurse as well as credible to speak to and inform other new
nurses about who we are and what we do." - Attendee
President's Address
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Thursday Keynote: Tom Rath
"I loved how [he] talked about focusing on our strengths, as well as our subordinate's strengths. I think it really will help to
make the milieu better and will move people from actively disengaged to engaged! I found it interesting that wounds
heal faster when a patient is in a good environment! That is a great point to use when working in a difficult environment."
-AttendeeAll attendees received a free copy of Tom Rath's latest book,
Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes.
Strengths, Leadership, and Wellbeing: How Small Choices Make a Big Difference
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Thursday Session
“I loved how you showed us what the nurse will do during EMDR. I didn't realize it could be used for
other things and I appreciate you giving us a brief picture as to where this procedure was going. I am
very excited to hear how well it has been working for patients.” - Attendee
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: An
Update on Research and Practice
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Friday Keynote: Suzanne Gordon
"I needed this session so much. I am new NP in a physician-centered institution who has been marginalized since
beginning my practice. I was beginning to lose sight of what I have to offer within my nursing background. I have mustered
the courage to speak up for myself and my profession on a few occasions but then my anxiety goes sky high after (for
being "that person"). Thank you APNA and Suzanne Gordon for giving me exactly what I needed." - Attendee
Team Intelligence in Action: The Key to Nursing Voice and Patient Safety
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Friday Symposium Luncheon
"The heartfelt sharing of the speaker's lived experience with his bipolar diagnosis, the insight into the client's life and heart, the lack of choices and the desire to live a "normal" life - This truly brought the pain of this diagnosis to my heart. This is the only
session where you could have heard a pin drop in the room. Eric Arauz...an incredible speaker." - Attendee
From Misdiagnosis to Treatment Failures: Nursing Strategies to Mitigate the Burden of
Bipolar Depression
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Friday Session
"Many of our adolescent patients utilize sexting; understanding the legal implications is very helpful to
increase the patients' awareness of potential consequences of this behavior." - Attendee
Boy: TDTM Girl: CD9 - Decoding the Dangers of Teen Sexting
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Poster Presentations
"The poster presentations were very well done. The variety of topics and interest areas was
great. It was a great way to gain a great deal of information and meet many practitioners in a
short amount of time." – AttendeeEven if you were unable to attend the
conference, you can now view posters uploaded by this year's poster presenters in the online
Annual Conference Poster Gallery.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Saturday APNF Presentation
Living the History of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing through the Eyes of Shirley Smoyak
Attendees enjoyed the debut screening of this video, in which Shirley Smoyak shares her experiences as a
"nurse before Thorazine" and her perspectives on how psychiatric mental health nursing has evolved over the
past 50 or so years.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCEOctober 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
Saturday Session
An Introduction to the Neurobiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder
This session “increased my understanding of various theories of neurobiology to consider when treating
Autism Spectrum Disorder.” - Attendee