Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

The Saint Louis University Valentine School of Nursing offers advanced practice nurses the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills with the latest evidence-based content. Registered participants will:

• Receive 6.0-13 nursing contact hours, including pharmacology hours. The number of pharmacology hours will vary per session choice.
• Enhance clinical skills
• Expand clinical knowledge

Workshops: September 28, 2023

Wound Care and Suturing

Geralyn Ochs M.S.N., APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP

This workshop is designed for the advanced practice nurse with minimal suturing experience. This workshop will review anesthetic principles, wound preparation, and suture selection. Local anesthesia and digital blocks will be discussed. Advanced suturing techniques including horizontal and vertical mattress, interrupted sutures, corner suture, and subcuticular suture will be demonstrated and practiced.

Do You See What I See? Radiologic Interpretation for the PCP

Christopher Hemmer D.N.P., ANP, ONP-C, FAANP, FNAON

This course will discuss the relevant radiological anatomy with common normal and abnormal findings. This course is designed for those new to practice or needing some help with radiology interpretation. We will discuss CXR in moderate detail as well as common COVID-19 presentations. Skeletal X-ray and common degenerative as well as traumatic findings will be reviewed. Lastly, a short period will be spent discussing the rationale for ordering advanced imaging such as CT, MRI, and US. Risk and benefits of these advanced imaging techniques will be reviewed.

These "Joints" Are Legal In All 50 States: Evaluation and Presentation For Shoulder, Hip, And Knee In Primary Care

Christopher Hemmer D.N.P., ANP, ONP-C, FAANP, FNAON

This session will concentrate on commonly encountered musculoskeletal complaints in the primary care office, urgent care, and emergency room. This program will concentrate on mostly degenerative and less so on trauma of the shoulder, hip, and knee joints. The program will address basic anatomy, common presentations of pathology, provocative testing, and initial treatment options. The session will use numerous diagrams, radiographs, and videos of provocative testing discussed. 

Office Procedures

Margaret R. Benz, M.S.N.(R), APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP

This workshop will discuss common procedures performed in adult and family practice ambulatory care settings in relation to their causes, the incidence of, indications and contraindications for each procedure, discuss relevant client instructions, and discuss legal issues related to the performance of these procedures. Procedures that will be discussed and practiced during this workshop include:

• Digital and field block
• Paronychia
• Subungual hematoma
• I&D abscess 
• Removal of foreign body
• Cryo surgery
• Punch biopsy
• Toenail removal

Dermatology Across the Lifespan

Shellie Hill, D.N.P., RN, FNP-BC

This is a session on common dermatological diagnoses made in the primary care setting and a workshop on biopsy techniques. The program is tailored to primary care practitioners, covering adult and pediatric content. Pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentations and treatments are discussed on many common skin diagnoses. Pictures and clinical descriptions are presented. Biopsy techniques are discussed step by step. Participants then have the opportunity to practice excisional, punch and shave biopsies.

Urgent Care Bootcamp

Geralyn Ochs, M.S.N., APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP and Karen S. Moore, D.N.P., APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN

Beyond suturing and common office procedures, this course will discuss the assessment and skills necessary to function in a busy urgent care environment. Eye injuries, abdominal pain workup, chemical injury, considerations for work-related issues, and sports injuries will be discussed and practiced. Red flags and referrals will also be addressed.

Conference Sessions: September 29, 2023

12-Lead ECG

Joanne Thanavaro D.N.P., RN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, DCC, FAANP

This workshop is geared for the NP who has beginning knowledge of ECG interpretation. This presentation will review the normal 12-lead ECG and present diagnostic criteria for patients with ischemic heart disease and hypertrophy patterns. Participants will be able to review cases and diagnose normal and abnormal 12-lead ECGs. The workshop will cover:

1. Identify normal 12-lead ECGs and describe normal variant patterns.
2. Calculate the axis on a 12-lead ECG.
3. Identify ischemia, injury and infarctions patterns on the 12-lead ECG
4. Contrast ECG criteria for hypertrophy patterns, including left atrial enlargement, right atrial enlargement, right ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Pediatric Updates 2022

Renée L. Davis, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP-PC & Valerie Griffin, D.N.P., PPCNP-BC, FNP-BC, PMHS, FAANP

This session will review recent updates to pediatric recommendations and guidelines for care of children and adolescents in primary care.

What You Should Know About the Allergic Diseases of Childhood

Bradley Becker, M.D.

The session provides a whirlwind tour of the diagnosis and treatment of:

• Asthma
• Allergic rhinitis
• Eczema
• Food allergy
• Eosinophilic esophagitis 
• Everything you were hoping to know and more about pediatric asthma and allergies

Medical Marijuana and Mental Health

Rick Yakimo, Ph.D., APRN, PMHNP-BC

Marijuana and its products are now legally available for medical purposes in 38 states and recreational use in 23 states. About 70% of the population believes that marijuana should be available to benefit those with qualifying health conditions. Subsequently, people are increasingly employing marijuana for physical and mental health issues and consulting health care providers about optimal use. Unfortunately, the clinical therapeutic and outcome literature is in its beginning stages, fragmented, and incomplete. This presentation will review the extant literature on the effects of marijuana on mental health conditions in terms of risk, protective, and therapeutic factors. Three questions will guide the review:

• What do we currently know about the effects of marijuana on mental health?
• What is the quality of what we know?
• What do we need to know?  

Implications for research, practice, and education will be discussed.

Managing STIs: A Case-Based Discussion

Hilary Reno, M.D.

This session will be led by previously submitted participant requests on cases/ topics they would want covered. Those interested in attending should submit questions on STI cases, screening, or prevention to be addressed while registering or send to stacy.lobello@slu.edu.

Developmental Screening Through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Samantha L.W. Marquard, D.N.P., M.P.H., FNPC

Participants will discuss the process of conducting well-child exams and developmental screenings through the lens of trauma-informed care. Discussions of threading assessments for ACEs, disparities of health, and other trauma history into the routine well-care of children will occur.

Mosquitos Don’t Use Maps: Malaria in the U.S. and Other Infectious Disease Threats

Karen S. Moore, D.N.P., APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-C, FAANP, FAAN

This session will explore issues of rare or long-forgotten infectious diseases currently being experienced within the U.S. such as malaria and Vibrio vulnificus to name a few. Prevention, epidemiology, signs/symptoms, diagnosis and treatment will be covered. 

Obesity Assessment and Management

Susan Reeds-Robinson, M.D.

Session information to come.

Registration

Register Online

Follow the on-screen directions for payments. If you cannot pay by credit card or if you are having difficulty registering, contact Lori Owens at lori.owens@slu.edu or 314-977-8918.

Fees

• One-Day Early Bird Registration Rate: $200 through August 15, 2023
• Two-Day Early Bird Registration Rate: $375 through August 15, 2023
• One-Day Regular Registration Rate: $230 starting August 16, 2023
• Two-Day Regular Registration Rate: $410 starting August 16, 2023

Saint Louis University
Valentine School of Nursing
3525 Caroline Street
St. Louis, MO 63104

Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO224-3

This advanced practice nursing skills workshop allows local and regional nurse practitioners to expand their knowledge and skills while networking with other participants. Our skills workshops are highly sought after, with nationally renowned speakers with many hands-on opportunities.

Register and Watch the Webinar

This advanced practice nursing skills workshop and conference allows local and regional nurse practitioners to expand their knowledge and skills while networking with other participants. Our skills workshops are highly sought after, with nationally renowned speakers with many hands-on opportunities.

This year our conference presentations offer three different tracks depending on specialties. There will be an Acute Care/Hospital track, Pediatric track and family/adult track to suit all participants. Continuing education nursing contact hours will be provided for the instruction, as well as pharmacology hours specific to the sessions.

Registered participants will:

• Receive 6.0-13 nursing contact hours, including pharmacology hours. The number of pharmacology hours will vary per session choice.
• Enhance clinical skills
• Expand clinical knowledge

Regular registration Rate: $400 starting August 16, 2022

Register and Watch the Webinar

Did you miss the live conference and want to earn 7.5 nursing contact hours? You still have time to register and view the recorded conference. Sessions include information on 2022 medication updates, updates in migraine management, COVID-19 therapeutic updates, pharmacology considerations at home and abroad and what providers need to know about cannabis. 

Regular Registration Rate: $220 

Please click here and follow the on-screen directions for payments.

If you cannot pay by credit card or if you are having difficulty registering, contact Lori Owens at lori.owens@slu.edu or 314-977-8918. 

Agenda

• (75 min) 8-9:15 a.m.: The 12-lead ECG in Acute Care: Unraveling the Mysteries Beyond the Basics - Joanne Thanavaro, D.N.P., RN, AGPCNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, DCC, FAANP
• (75 min) 9:15-10:30 a.m.: Dysnatremias: What causes them and how Should they be treated - 
  Geralyn Ochs, M.S.N., APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP
• 10:30-10:45: Break
• (75 min) 10:45-12 p.m.: Responding to Massive Hemorrhage: Whole Blood and Damage Control Resuscitation - Lew Griffith RN, Acute Care NP, M.S. Experiential Ed.
• 12:00-12:30 p.m.: Lunch
• (75 min) 12:30-1:45 p.m.: Pearls and Prescribing Antibiotics in Acute Care - Karen Scaglione, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ACNP-BC, CLNC
• (75 min) 1:45-3 p.m: Cutting Edge Urology - Francesca Sciortino, ACNP-BC
• 3:00-3:10 p.m.: Break
• (75 min) 3:10-4:25 p.m.: Inpatient Acute Neurological Emergencies - Shelia Serra Arackal, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC

Total Contact Hours: 7. 25
Pharmacology Hours: 3.0

Registration Fee

Registration Fee: $220

How to Register

Register Online (Credit Card Payment Only)

Follow the on-screen directions for payments. If you cannot pay by credit card or if you are having difficulty registering, contact Lori Owens at lori.owens@slu.edu or 314-977-8918.