Texas DNP

3rd Annual TexasDNP Conference--DNPs Forging the Future of Healthcare: We've Got the Evidence

Dee J. Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center
2820 Stadium Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76129

Friday, August 4, 2023 at 8:00am CT - Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 2:00pm CT
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2820 Stadium Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76129

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Credits Offered

This event offers 12.0 CEU credits to attendees.
Accreditation Info: Texas Christian University.

Additional Information

Join your colleagues around the state for the 3rd Annual TexasDNP Conference

DNPs Forging the Future of Healthcare: We've Got the Evidence

When: August 4-5, 2023

Where: Texas Christian University, Kelly Alumni & Visitors Center, Ft. Worth TX

Conference Agenda

Friday, August 4

8:00am           Conference Opens: Light Breakfast, Networking, and Poster Viewing Group A

8:45 - 9:15      Welcome from the Texas DNP Board; Keynote Address

                         Jane D. Champion,PhD, DNP, MSN, MA, FNP, AH-PMH-CNS, FAAN, FAANP

9:15 - 10:00    Healthcare Reform in Texas through the Texas Legislature

                         Representative Stephanie Klick, District 91

10:00 - 10:45  2023 Texas APRN Practice Updates

                         Christy Blanco, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC

                         Representative Stephanie Klick, District 91

                         Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN

10:45 - 11:00  Break & Poster Viewing Group A

11:00 - 11:45  Impact of DNPs in Rural Health

                         Tamara Bavousett, DNP, RN, CPNP

                         Vicki Brooks, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP       

11:45 - 12:00   Break & Box Lunch Pick-Up

12:00 - 1:00     Working Lunch Session: Texas Healthcare Legislative Updates

                          Senator Cesar Blanco, District 29

1:00 - 2:30       Impact of DNPs Across the Nation

                          Tracy Hicks, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FAAN, FAANP

                          Michelle Rowland, DNP, MSN, RN (California)

                          Edmund Travers, DNP, MSN, RN (New Hampshire)

                          Victoria Vatcher, DNP, MSN, RN (Massachusetts)

2:30 - 2:45       Break & Poster Viewing Group B

2:45 - 3:45       Texas Nurse Association Updates

                          Jack Frazee, J.D.; TNA Director of Government Affairs and General Counsel

3:45 - 4:45       The Nursing Workforce in Texas: Supply, Demand, Demographics, & Trends

                          Pamela Lauer, MPH; Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies

4:45 - 5:00       Day 1 Wrap-Up

Poster presentations will be available for viewing from 8a-11:45a (Group A) and 11:45a-5p (Group B)

6:00pm            Texas DNP Members Meeting; Hyatt TCU Roof Top

Saturday, August 5

8:00am            Light Breakfast & Networking

8:15 - 9:00       Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Good or Bad for Health Care?

                         Susan McBride, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAAN

9:00-9:45         Innovations in DNP Academic Education

                         Sharron Forest, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

                         Stephanie Rosser, DNP, APRN, ACNP-C, CCRN-CMC, CNE, NEA-BC

9:45 - 10:30    Grant Writing and DNP-PhD Collaboration

                         Chris Esperat, PhD, RN, FAAN

                         Linda McMurry, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

10:30 - 10:45  Break

10:45 - 11:15  Breakout Sessions

                         DNP Collaborations and Advancement of the Profession

                         (Sonic Recall Grant)

                         Tammy McGarity, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

                         Sara Melendez, MSN, RN, CCNS

                         Deb O'Briant, DNP, APRN, NP-C

                         Cynthia Weston, DNP, APRN, CNS-CC, FNP-BC, CHSE

                         DNP Work through NIH R21 Grant

                         Megan Thomas Hebdon, PhD, DNP, RN, NP-C

                         Janice Hernandez, DNP, RN, FNP-C

11:15 - 11:30  Refreshment Break

11:30 - 12:30  DNP Student Project Presentations

                         Increasing Colorectal Cancer Knowledge, Awareness, and Intent to Screen

                         Kelli Dahlgren, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

                         Telehealth in Rural Public Schools: Overcoming Implementation Barriers

                         Emily Lehrmann, APRN, FNP-C

                         ISHAPED: Building a Culture of Safety and Patient-Centered Care

                         Sandy Manoushagian, DNP, RN

12:30 - 1:15    Closing Session: DNP Advocates for Change: Making a Difference

                         Jim Allard, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE

1:15 - 1:30      Conference Wrap-Up with Texas DNP Board

Hotels and Parking

There will not be a hotel block for the TexasDNP Conference. Participants can select the hotel of their choice. Lodging near Texas Christian University can be found here: https://housing.tcu.edu/tcu-area-hotels/. Parking is available on-site at the TCU Alumni & Visitors Center for the conference activities.

We look forward to seeing you in Fort Worth in August!


Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy

Refund requests for cancellations will be available through July 21, 2023, minus a $25 processing fee. Refunds will be processed through the original method of payment.

Refunds are not available after July 21, 2023.

Should you need to cancel, please email texasdnp.com@gmail.com.