Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses (PAPN) of Houston
“Mind Matters 2011”
If anyonehasan interest in attending Stabhl's NEI Conference in Nov 2011, please contact me at I am trying to organize a group.
Dr Schoonmaker in The Woodlands needs a FT Nurse Practitioner. Contact the Office Manager.
We have a couple of students needing preceptors for Summer and Fall 2011. I can email the student's information if they are interested.
HANP is holding a one day CEU Conference at TWU on July 30. More information to follow.
Dr Peggy Landrum will present "Motivational Interviewing".
PAPN membership renewals will be due in September 2011
APNA Houston Chapter is meeting monthly and you can contact (Nancy Diacon) for more information. We hope you will support our fellow nurses!!
Conference Opportunities/Other
New ADDitudes 23rd Annual Conference Attention Deficit Disorders Association-South Region: Irving, Texas February 18 and 19th
ent: 33rd Annual Neuromuscular Behavioral Pediatrics: Topics for Primary Care
Date:Friday, March 4, 2011 - Saturday, March 5, 2011
Location: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Wellborn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219
About:This course is designed for pediatricians, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistantsandotherallied health professionals caring for children. The program features Martin T. Stein, M.D., renowned clinician, educator and pioneer in integrating developmental-behavioral principles into primary care. A master teacher, he draws from his vast experience in clinical care to discuss differential diagnosis and approaches to addressing diagnostic dilemmas in challenging developmental cases. Committed to enriching the experience of well child care, he will engage participants in discovering opportunities to improve physician and family satisfaction in the primary care setting.
National expert Steven R. Pliszka, M.D. will provide updates on recent advances in the understanding of ADHD, efficacy of pharmacological treatments and long-term outcomes. Additionally, he will address management of ADHD in individuals with autism, bipolar disorder, substance abuse disorders and in young adults. Other conference topics include identification and treatment principles for attachment disorders, addressing sleep issues in children with and without disabilities and an optional pre-conference symposium on dyslexia and learning disorders. Case studies during lunch provide additional learning opportunities.
The $125 Saturday registration fee includes syllabus materials, continental breakfast and lunch. Additional fees apply to optional workshops. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be provided (ethics credit applied for). The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the accredited sponsor, is jointly sponsoring this activity with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The conference brochure and registration is now available online. For more information, please call (214) 559-7817 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting(214) 559-7817end_of_the_skype_highlighting or (800) 421-1121 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting(800) 421-1121end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext. 7817, or e-mail .
Houston Group Psychotherapy Society 2011 Annual Institute April 7, 8 & 9th Participate in Beginner and Advanced Process Groups. Full details and registration available online at: hgps.org
Careers:
**Know any job opportunities to post? Send info to Linda Barloon
Interested in being a mentor for students? Contact Brenda Garza to get on a list
Save the Date, PAPN Activities: Would you like to have more time to talk with PAPN colleagues about issues that affect your practice? Want to learn more about the work that other members are doing? In addition to our traditional meetings, PAPN is planning more informal clinical discussion meetings so that members have more time to interact with each other and talk about issues that matter to you. These meetings will take place during months in which no formal PAPN meeting is scheduled. Meeting times TBA so plan to come meet your colleagues and join in the discussion.
*PAPN membership is open to all licensed advanced practice nurses who provide care for psychiatric patients and to students who are completing an advanced practice nursing degree with a specialized interest in caring for psychiatric patients.
If you need to renew, send check: 11930 Carriage Hill Dr, Houston, Tx, 77077. I will email a receipt for your records. Thanks! Wanda
Annual dues $35: Due September
PAPN Meetings
July 27
September 28
November-TBD
Member’s on the Move: Tell us what is going on with you so we can share with the other members!
Please submit any news to Linda Barloon at for the next newsletter
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