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Advanced Practice Provider Course

Advance Your Knowledge and Your Career...
Attend SGNA's Inaugural Advanced Practice Provider Course and earn up to 19.5 contact hours

May 19-20, 2007
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Convention Center

If you are an advanced practice provider with a GI specialty, the inaugural SGNA Advanced Practice Provider Course is perfect for your level of experience and training. The mix of lectures and interactive training will provide you with the latest information related to the diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases as well as your role in today’s fast-paced and changing healthcare environment.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get advanced practice education in the GI specialty!

Course Goals

The goals of the inaugural SGNA Advanced Practice Provider Course are to:

  • Articulate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to the management of patients with digestive diseases
  • Discuss current concepts and recent advances in GI diseases
  • Understand current and common issues and trends for the role of Advanced Practice Providers in GI

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:

  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Advance Practice Nurses
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists with a GI specialty
  • Physician Assistants with a GI specialty
  • Nursing Professionals interested in GI

Course Content

This two day course will cover GI anatomy and physiology, diagnosis and management of Upper and Lower GI disorders, portal hypertension and decompensation, coding, differential diagnosis, pediatrics, liver diseases, anemia and GI bleeding, professional issues, and nutrition.

Download the 2007 Advance Practice Course Brochure

Session Updates:

  • "The Liver", LeAnne M. Vitito, MS APRN CGRN has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 10:45 am - 11:45 am.
  • "Portal Hypertension and Decompensation", Andrea Gossard, MS CNP has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 10:45 am - 11:45 am.

There will be an Advanced Practice Provider Cocktail Reception from 5:45 pm to 7 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2007.

Registration

Attendees can register for the SGNA Advanced Practice Provider Course through the SGNA Annual Course Online Registration by following the link below and choosing the "SGNA Advanced Practice Provider Course."

Register online

To register by mail or fax, simply send in the registration form at the back of the Advanced Practice Provider Course Brochure.

Hotel Reservations

SGNA Annual Course hotel rates are available for attendees of the Advanced Practice Provider Course. See SGNA Annual Course Hotel Reservations for more information.

 

 

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