NAPNAP Update

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• Leadership/Association Development
• Education
  • PNPSourCESM
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Online Review Course
  • Future Annual Conferences
• Practice
  • Professional Issues
• Research
• Advocacy
• Collaborations

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Leadership/Association Development 

The annual fall Board meeting was held at the National Office in Cherry Hill in October. A variety of topics were discussed at the meeting, such as the progress of the One United Voice project and continuing conference planning activities for NAPNAP's 31st Annual Conference.

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Education 

The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners' Continuing Education (NAPNAP CE) mission is to provide lifelong learning opportunities to support our members and other pediatric health care providers in promoting optimal health for children.

PNPSourCE^SM 

For the latest in NAPNAP CE opportunities, go right to the Source—PNPSourCE^SM! NAPNAP's PNPSourCE^SM has recently launched exciting CE opportunities—visit www.napnapce.org and participate in the interactive course Understanding Bipolar Disorder, supported by an educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. Other opportunities include Asthma Guidelines and archived sessions from the 2009 NAPNAP Annual Conference. Don't miss the opportunity to complete the online post-test for the CE article in this issue of the Journal and previous issues and print your certificates immediately. To access PNPSourCE^SM, members should first log in on the NAPNAP Member site at www.napnap.org, or log in at www.napnapce.org using your NAPNAP member ID and password. Visit PNPSourCE^SM now for an exceptional learning experience!

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Review Online Review Course 

The first online Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Certification Review for students preparing for the PNP certification examination is available! This interactive online review course provides 16 weeks of online access to a comprehensive course that covers PNP practice using hundreds of illustrations, animations, videos, self-check exercises, case studies, and examination questions. It enables you to test your knowledge of key pediatric content areas included in the PNP certification examinations. Visit www.napnapce.org to access the course.

Future Annual Conferences 

31st Annual Conference. April 15-18, 2010; Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL

32nd Annual Conference. March 23-26, 2011; Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD

33rd Annual Conference. March 28-31, 2012; San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

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Practice 

Have you visited the NAPNAP Web site lately? The updated site, which was launched at the 30th Annual Conference, has a variety of resources for the practicing PNP, such as practice resources (from NAPNAP as well as other organizations), patient education resources, practice frequently asked questions, and technology resources.

Professional Issues 

NAPNAP Professional Issues Committee members are available to serve as consultants to NAPNAP members. Andrea Kline, MS, RN, CPNP-AC, FCCM, is the chair of the Professional Issues Committee. Member areas of expertise are listed on the Web site. If you have a specific request or want to contact one of the Committee members, please contact Suzette Harper at the National Office at sharper@napnap.org.

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Research 

NAPNAP is committed to identifying and providing opportunities for the implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of research-based care by PNPs. With a very active Research Committee and an evolving Research Agenda, NAPNAP continues to meet the needs of nurse researchers while expanding opportunities to improve children's health.

NAPNAP Research Committee members are available to serve as consultants to NAPNAP members. Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP, is the Chair of the Research Committee. Their areas of expertise are listed on the NAPNAP Web site. If you have a specific request or want to contact one of the Committee members, please contact Suzette Harper at the NAPNAP National Office at sharper@napnap.org.

Attention researchers: If you would like a mailing list of NAPNAP members for your study, please visit the NAPNAP Web site at www.napnap.org.

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Advocacy 

We encourage you to explore NAPNAP's new legislative tracking program available in the Legislative Action Center. Once you are on the Legislative Action Center page, click on the Issues & Legislation tab and click on Current Legislation to access our personal legislative tracking. NAPNAP members can preview the bills that NAPNAP is monitoring, supporting, and opposing. From the summary pages for each bill you can enter your zip code and send a message to your Representative and Senators asking for their support. The nice feature of CapWiz is that it knows who your Representatives and Senators are by your zip code. This section will be updated periodically, so plan to check in regularly.

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Collaborations 

NAPNAP has accepted an invitation to join the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) as an official partner. NAPNAP has selected Carolyn Jaramillo de Montoya, MSN, CPNP, to serve as the NAPNAP representative to the USPSTF for 2 years. The mission of the USPSTF is to evaluate the benefits of individual services based on age, gender, and risk factors for disease; make recommendations about which preventive services should be incorporated routinely into primary medical care and for which populations; and identify a research agenda for clinical preventive care. As part of her responsibilities, Carolyn will coordinate the review of USPSTF recommendation statements and other materials. She will work with NAPNAP to help increase the dissemination and implementation of the USPSTF recommendations to the general public and will use materials that are developed from them, including publications, tools, and other resources.