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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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.