National Conference for Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care (NPAC) 2018 is organized by Barkley & Associates, Inc. and will be held from Nov 07 - 11, 2018 at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 48.75 contact hours of continuing education.
Accreditation:
The NPAC main conference is approved for 23.75 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 14.25 hours of pharmacology, and 1.25 hours of advanced procedures) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID# 080518. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.
A maximum of 48.75 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 14.25 hours of pharmacology, and up to 26.25 contact hours of advanced procedures) may be obtained by attending pre-conferences and the post-conference.
Conference Description:
From many requests after last year’s NPAC Conference, six Advanced Procedures Workshops kick off Pre-Conferences on Wednesday and Thursday, November 7-8, 2018. These outstanding sessions are designed to be fully hands-on with individual faculty attention! Further, all Advanced Procedures Workshops are approved to meet the AANPCB requirement of 30 hours in emergency care procedural skills to be eligible to sit for national Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) certification. As seats are very limited to allow maximum faculty attention, please be sure to register early to ensure your spot!
New to Pre-Conferences this year is the ability to also attend the Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) Course! To assist NPs in improving patient care outcomes during the first hours of a patient’s neurological emergency, these 8 full hours of instructor-led training will run Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. If attendees wish, this CE credit can be used as part of the requirement to obtain ENLS Certification.
While Advanced Procedures Workshops and the ENLS course continue, Thursday, November 8, 2018, features two more, state-of-the-art Pre-Conferences to benefit all practitioners working in acute care. 12-Lead EKG Workshop: From the Start to Competent in 3 Hours! and Advanced Imaging & Radiology Workshop: CTs, MRIs, PET, and More! are anticipated to be filled to standing room only.
A final opportunity to expand procedures skills will be offered on Sunday, immediately following the closing session as a Post-Conference. Procedures Workshop: Advanced Suturing will offer an in-depth, hands-on experience for those needing to sharpen techniques in suturing.