2023 OAAPN Conference
Save the Date! OAAPN is excited to announce the 2023 Statewide Conference being held at the Hyatt Regency & Greater Columbus Convention Center and offering over 18 hours of continuing education. Registration opens August 15
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See you in October!

Event Program
THURSDAY
Thursday, October 26 (7:00am – 8:00am)
Grab and Go Breakfast for Pre-Conference Attendees
Thursday, October 26 (8:00am – 12:00pm)
12 Lead ECG Interpretation
Louann Bailey, APRN-CNP
Intra-articular and Peri-articular Injections
Larry Rosenberger, APRN-CNP
Julie Melendez, APRN-CNP
Basic Suturing
Tonya Fulk, APRN-CNP
Andrew Berger, APRN-CNP
Sarah Haben, APRN-CNP
Denise Hutton, APRN-CNP
Kathy Praisler-Wood, APRN-CNP
Aimee Larouere, APRN-CNP
Thursday, October 26 (12:00pm – 1:00pm)
Novo Nordisk Sponsored Lunch
Thursday, October 26 (1:00pm – 5:00pm)
Minor Office Procedures
Tonya Fulk, APRN-CNP
Andrew Berger, APRN-CNP
Sarah Haben, APRN-CNP
Denise Hutton, APRN-CNP
Kathy Praisler-Wood, APRN-CNP
Aimee Larouere,APRN-CNP
Optimizing Revenue with Correct Documentation & Coding
Sally Streiber,BS, MBA, CPC, CEMC
Bethany Parsell, APRN-CNP
Advanced Cardiology: Cardiac Diagnostics/Stress Testing
Erin Fitzpatrick, PA-C
Thursday, October 26 (5:30pm – 7:30pm)
Welcome Reception, Exhibits, & Poster Presentations
Thursday, October 26 (7:30pm – 9:30pm)
Casino Night
FRIDAY
Friday, October 28 (7:00am – 8:00am)
Breakfast in Battelle Exhibit Hall
Friday, October 28 (General Session 8:00am – 11:30am)
Awards and Scholarships
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare
Kathy Wright, PhD, APRN-CNS
APRN Advocacy
Angela Thompson, DNP, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAANP
Friday, October 28 (11:30am – 1:00pm)
Lunch in Battelle Exhibit Hall
Chapter Leader Luncheon
Friday, October 28 (Breakout Session 1: 1:00pm – 2:00pm)
Ten Cases That Will Make You the Smartest Musculoskeletal Provider in the Room
Joseph Congeni, MD
Sexual Health Updates for Primary Care
Michelle Zamudio, APRN-CNM
Child Trafficking
Jennifer Tscholl, MD
Friday, October 28 (Breakout Session 2: 2:15pm – 3:15pm)
Psych Mental Health
Lee Tyson, DNP, APRN-CNP
Updates in Pulmonary Medicine (Acute & Primary Care)
Mallory Hatmaker, APRN-CNP
Dermatology
Lauren Zamborsky, APRN-CNP
Friday, October 28 (Breakout Session 3: 3:30pm – 4:30pm)
Leadership
Pam Maxson, PhD, PCC, SPHR
When Transition becomes Trepidation: Implementing a TTP Program
Sara Wilson-Rector, APRN-CNP
Mary Lou O’Brien, APRN-CNP
Ratna Palakodeti, MD
LGBTQ Care
Kinsey Kolega, APRN-CNP
Friday, October 28 (Breakout Session 4: 4:45pm – 5:45pm)
Malpractice - do I need my own policy?
Jeffrey W. Powers, APRN, FNP, JD
Forensic Follow Up
Jaclyn Lynch, APRN.CNP
Acute Management of Hyperglycemia
Cara Harris, DNP, APRN-CNP
SATURDAY
Saturday, October 29 (6:45am – 7:45am)
Abbvie Breakfast Symposium
Saturday, October 29 (General Session: Pharmacology Updates 8:00am – 12:00pm)
Depression Pharmacotherapy Review
Chris Paxos, PharmD
Weight Lost? Pharmacotherapy Update on Weight Management
Richard Chan, PharmD
2022 CDC Guidelines of Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Jessica Emshoff, PharmD
Drug Shortages and Alternatives
Kylke Gustafson, PharmD
Our Sponsors
Thank You to our Symposium Sponsors!

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Saturday Breakfast Symposium Sponsor