APP Empower: Elevating Practice - Recognizing Excellence

Milwaukee, WI US
September 26, 2025

APP Symposium to promote professional growth and development with a focus on research, narrative medicine, and leadership growth. It will spotlight examples of APP clinical, scholarly, and professional excellence; expand professional development opportunities for APPs at all career stages; connect APPs with key departments, programing, and wellbeing opportunities.

This conference is being held in person/virtually.

NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:30am to 3:00pm CST / 9:30am to 4:00pm EST

Target Audience

This course is intended for Advance Practice Providers.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Utilize available resources for research development, quality initiative planning, and performance growth pathways.
  2. Apply leadership, narrative, research, and quality improvement strategies to positively influence patient care, clinical practice, and wellbeing at the cohort level.  
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 Physician Associates Credit
    Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Course opens: 
06/23/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
09/26/2025 - 8:30am CDT
Event ends: 
09/26/2025 - 3:00pm CDT
Cost:
$100.00
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Start

End

 Agenda

 0830

0855

 Registration,  Breakfast and Walkabout Poster Viewing

0900

0910

 Welcome and Opening Remarks

0915

0935

 Posters Live: Two 10-minute presentations

  1. Virtual innovation in EM
  2. Increasing access to early autism diagnosis

 0940

1020

Plenary 1:  Cardiology Fast Track Clinic: Innovation in NP driven Care

1030

1145

Breakout: Demystifying QI and Research-It's not as hard as you think

1030

1145

Breakout: What is your story? Using narrative medicine to enhance patient outcomes and your wellbeing

1030

1145

Breakout: Every APP is a leader: Meeting your unique goals for growth and professional fulfillment

1145

1225

 Lunch, Walkabout Poster Viewing

1230

1310

Plenary 2: “Swimming Lessons” Diagnosis and Treatment of Water-borne Diseases

1315

1445

 Posters Live:  Seven 10-minute presentations

    1. Ultrasound-guided Thyroid Nodule Fine Needle Aspiration: A retrospective comparative quality analysis between MD and APP proceduralists.
    2. Growing a Midwifery Practice
    3. APP Mentoring: Examples from Two Specialties
    4. NP Led Virtual Triage Enhancing Pre-Visit Diagnostics for Pulmonary Hypertension Patients
    5. Developing caregiver relationships for patients with dementia: A grounded theory study
    6. Reduction I hospital admission by utilizing evidence-based 2022 ACC Guidelines
    7. Early Detection, Better Protection

1445

1500

 Wrap up, Thank you's, Awards

 

Aurora Conference Center
3031 W. Montana St
Milwaukee, WI 53215
United States

Heil Conference Center (HCC) parking instructions: 3031 West Montana St. is the address for the main entrance/exit to the Heil Center surface lot parking area. The surface lot entrance/exit is on 31st and Montana St. Turn right or left on 31st and Montana St. Head south 1 block to the stop sign by parking structure. Attention: do not enter through the Heil Courtyard entrance doors on your left. Turn left head east to the main entrance of the Heil Conference Center (HCC main entrance located by roundabout parking area). Team members and Guests can park anywhere on the surface lot. The Dakota Parking Structure will require employee I.D. badge access to enter parking structure. Only St. Luke’s and Heil Center employees can access the Dakota Parking Structure.
 
Please access the Heil Conference Center off the surface lot parking entrance - 1st door on the left near security phone (2nd floor). Elevator is available to the right of staircase. Go upstairs to the 3rd floor Heil Conference Center. Enter through handicap entrance door - 1st door on the left. Wave hand over black sensor to open door from 7:00 am until 5:00 pm. There will be no access to the Heil Conference Center by Tiny Town Daycare (Public Safety Training Area) 2920 West Dakota Street. Do not park your vehicle on Dakota Street. Only 2 hours of parking are allowed. Police will ticket your vehicle after 2 hours.

Faculty

  • Rhonda Hoyer, MS, RN, APNP, ANP-C; Chief Advanced Practice Officer, Advocate Medical Group, Wisconsin and Illinois Divisions
  • Jennifer Hartlaub, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC; Advanced Practice Director Professional Excellence, Advocate Medical Group, Wisconsin and Illinois Divisions
  • Emily Malloy, PhD, CNM; Director Midwifery Research, Midwifery and Wellness Center, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
  • Marjorie Getz-Sheftel, PhD Program Manager, Psycho-Educational Consultation and Evaluation Services, Developmental Pediatrics
    Co-Director Advocate, Advocate Children’s Hospital; Narrative Medicine Co-Director
  • Tina Marie Bauman, RN, MSN, APN, ARNP, AGN-BC, ACGN; Director, Oncology Programs Cancer Prevention & Early Detection; Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Disclosures

Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.

 

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Statement(s)

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Available Credit

  • 4.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 4.50 Physician Associates Credit
    Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Price

Cost:
$100.00
Please login or register to take this course.

 

How to Register


Complete the form above and click "Add to cart."

Click "Checkout" and follow the prompts to complete your order.

For those attending this conference virtually, a link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.

Registration Fees

 FEE
APPs (APRN, PA)$100.00
Students$50.00

Payable by credit card only

Registration for this activity can only be completed through the CE Learning Platform. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. 

Cancellation and Refund Policy


Cancelation/Refunds/Substitutions

  • Cancellations must be in writing (email)
  • Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.

Participation Options


This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only. 

Contact [email protected] to open registration for non-employed students.

For Further Information


If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Maxine Clinton at [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]