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Cultivating Our Best Selves in Response to COVID-19: The Community Resiliency Model

This webinar will enhance the clinical practice of nurses by training them to use sensory awareness tools to strengthen accessibility to their “best-self” in service of self-care and as a therapeutic intervention for individuals and communities alike. Most psychiatric nurses are unaware of body-based approaches to reduce the impact of stress and trauma. They need more immediately accessible and/or enhanced wellness skills to cope with the unique challenges of nursing during a pandemic. Learners will be able to use the simple CRM skills for their own emotional regulation, while applying and sharing these skills to help others self-regulate daily and during times of stress and dysregulation.

Presenters:  Linda Grabbe, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC; William Chance Nicholson, PhD, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC; Kate Pfeiffer, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 24 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the impact of stress and trauma on child, adolescent, and adult mental and physical health and, the potential mechanisms of healing via sensory-motor awareness. 
• Explain the 6 basic skills of CRM. 
  
• Apply the 3 core skills of CRM to self and others: tracking, resourcing, and grounding.
  

Keywords:  Stress, Resilience, Pandemic, Sensory Awareness

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The contact hours for this session expire:  April 30, 2023


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Getting Unstuck - The Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy 

Most people know psychedelics as drugs of recreational abuse. This presentation will describe the history of psychedelic agents in psychiatry, and how contemporary research represents a continuation of past research of using them to assist therapy in the treatment of mental illness.

Presenter:  Andrew Penn, RN, MS, CNS, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 44 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the pre-prohibition and recent studies into the use of psychedelic medicines as adjuncts to psychotherapy.

Keywords:  Pharmacology, Psilocybin, MDMA

  
Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.75 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The contact hours for this session expire:  June 30, 2022

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2020 Competency Based Training for Conducting the One Hour Face-to-Face Assessment for Patients in Restraints or Seclusion

This activity will provide the key components for assessing a patient placed in restraint or seclusion as a result of behavior that may be dangerous to self or others. Attention will be paid to the parameters set forth by the regulatory bodies. These will include, surveillance of the immediate situation, evaluation of the patient’s reactions to the restraint or seclusion implementation, assessment of the medical and behavioral condition of the patient, and determining the need to continue or terminate the restraint or seclusion.  Additionally, there will be a discussion of four key assessment elements including physical risks for loss of life, physical dangers and discomforts, the patient’s mental status, and legal and ethical considerations.

Presenter: Marlene Nadler-Moodie, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC

Contributing Faculty: Jeannine Loucks, MSN, RN-BC PMH; Diane Allen, DNP, PMHRN-BC, NEA-BC, FACHE (ret)

Disclosures: The presenters and planners have no conflict of interests or commercial support to disclose. Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation. 

Session Length: 56 minutes

Target Audience: RN, APRN 

Learning Outcomes: 

Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. List the key components of the one-hour face-to-face assessment of a patient in a restraint or seclusion.
2. Describe the potential dangers associated with the use of restraint or seclusion. 
3. Discuss the importance of assessing a patient in restraint or seclusion. 
4. Perform a one-hour face-to-face assessment of a patient in a restraint or seclusion.

Keywords: Safety, Inpatient, Seclusion, Restraint, Assessment, Debriefing

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
1.5 contact hours. *In order to receive contact hours, you must:  Review the APNA Seclusion and Restraint position paper, listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score of 80% or better on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to earn a passing score on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. Credit cannot be earned unless all steps are completed.

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The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date: March 31, 2020
The contact hours for this session expire: March 31, 2023

If you registered for the 8-hour course prior to March 25, 2020, please use this link to continue through the course: https://e-learning.apna.org/products/medication-assisted-treatment-mat-8-hour-waiver-training

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Course Description: 

This course is jointly provided by Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) and American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). The course consists of 8 individual sessions which are part of the required 24 hours of content for nurses who wish to offer medication assisted treatments for substance use disorders including buprenorphine. Each module includes a webinar and an evaluation. Some modules will contain a case study component. There is a final post-test, overall course evaluation and certification of completion.

Target Audience: APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Review addiction identification and evidence-based treatments.
2. Discuss the pharmacology of opioids as it relates to treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) patients.
   
3. Describe the fundamentals of office-based opioid treatment including the treatment of the co-morbid patient.
   
4. Explain the process of buprenorphine induction as well as stabilization and maintenance.
   
5. Discuss other approved antagonist and agonist medications to treat OUD.
   
6. Discuss basic office protocols including medical record documentation and confidentially.
   
7. Utilize evidence-based resources to ensure providers have the confidence to prescribe buprenorphine for patients with OUD. 
   
8. Apply for a MAT waiver to begin treating patients with OUD.
   

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
8.0 contact hours (of which 8.0 are in pharmacology).*In order to receive contact hours for the program, participants must: View the program in its entirety (modules 1-8), earn a passing score of at least 80% on the final post-test, complete evaluations of each module and the final course evaluation during the allotted 90-day access period. Participants will have 5 opportunities to correctly answer the questions on the final post-test. Following completion of the modules, post-test and evaluations, a certificate will be generated online, available for immediate printing. Credit will not be earned unless all components of the program are completed. Partial credit will not be earned.

Pricing: Free

Key Words: Addictions, MAT Training, Substance Use Disorders

Register  

• The course is free of charge and can be accessed by clicking the Register button above. You will be prompted to login with your APNA account. If you do not have an APNA account, select the button, "create an account" and complete the listed information to create a free non-member profile. 
• After completing the 8 hour and 16 hour waiver training, return to the PCSS website for information on continuing the waiver process, which is outlined in the below infographic. Detailed DEA waiver instructions are provided via email upon completion of all 24 hours of training. 
• Click here for the "Steps to Obtain Your MAT Waiver" process map.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation of this nursing continuing professional development educational activity does not imply endorsement by APNA or ANCC of any commercial products discussed in the context of this activity. 

Funding Statement:  
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Disclosures:

• The APNA nurse planner and members of the APNA planning committee have no financial relationships or conflict of interest to disclose. Dr. Wright and Dr. Wyatt have no conflict of interest to disclose. This educational activity may contain discussion of off-label usage of drugs that are not indicated by the FDA. The APNA and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) do not recommend usage of any agent outside the FDA approved/labeled indications.

Release Date: March 16, 2020
The contact hours for this session expire: March 31, 2023

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If you registered for the 16-hour course prior to February 24, 2020, please use this link to continue through the course: https://e-learning.apna.org/products/medication-assisted-treatment-mat-160-hour-waiver-training

For an uninterrupted learning experience, please use Google Chrome, Safari or Firefox as your browser. If you use Internet Explorer, you may not be able to view or access parts of this course.*

Course Description: 

This course is jointly provided by Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) and American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA). The course consists of 16 individual sessions which are part of the required 24 hours of content for nurses who wish to offer medication assisted treatments for substance use disorders including buprenorphine. Each module includes a webinar, post-test, and evaluation. There is a final course evaluation and certification of completion.

Target Audience: APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1. Describe foundational prescriptive principles related to medications for person with diagnoses of substance use disorders, including buprenorphine, in order to decrease opioid use and opioid related deaths in the United States. 
2. Discuss issues related to assessment protocols when prescribing medication assisted treatments for persons with diagnoses of substance use disorders. 
3. Articulate the roles, responsibilities and limitations of a provider, as described in the current regulations, related to medication assisted treatments for persons with substance use disorders/opioid use disorders.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
16.0 pharmacology contact hours.*In order to receive contact hours for the program, participants must: View the program in its entirety, earn a passing score of at least 80% on the post-test for each module, complete evaluations of each module and complete the final course evaluation during the allotted 90-day access period. Participants will have 5 opportunities to correctly answer the questions on the post-tests. Following completion of the modules, post-tests and evaluations, the certificate will be generated online, available for immediate printing. Credit will not be earned unless all components of the program are completed. Partial credit will not be earned.

Pricing: Free

Keywords: Addictions, MAT Training, Substance Use Disorders

Register:  

• The course is free of charge and can be accessed by clicking the Register button above. You will be prompted to login with your APNA account information. If you do not have an APNA account, select the button, "create an account" and complete the listed information to create a free non-member profile. 
• After completing all 24 hours of training, return to the PCSS website to continue the waiver process. DEA waiver instructions are provided at the PCSS website.
• Click here for the "Steps to Obtain Your MAT Waiver" process map.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Accreditation of this nursing continuing professional development educational activity does not imply endorsement by APNA or ANCC of any commercial products discussed in the context of this activity. 

Funding Statement:  
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI081968 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Disclosures:

• The APNA nurse planner and members of the APNA planning committee have no financial relationships or conflict of interest to disclose. A faculty statement of disclosure is included within each module. This educational activity may contain discussion of off-label usage of drugs that are not indicated by the FDA. The APNA and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) do not recommend usage of any agent outside the FDA approved/labeled indications.

Release Date: February 24, 2020
The contact hours for this session expire: February 28, 2023

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3045-19: Igniting Early Adopters: Implementing Collaborative Care for Depression  

We describe a project to improve access to mental health care by implementing collaborative care for depression in primary care in an integrated health care system. Research shows that the process of innovation is complex. We used concepts from diffusion of innovation and quality improvement to implement the program.

Presenter:  Yvonne T. Porterfield, MSN, PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  36 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Describe at least two concepts from diffusion of innovation and/or quality improvement that are used in program implementation.

Keywords: Collaborative Care, Implementation, Performance Improvement 

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 33rd Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2022

3042-19: Reducing Patient Violence Against Nurses on Inpatient Psychiatric Units  

This interactive, engaging presentation will review outcomes of a quality improvement initiative aimed at reducing patient violence against nurses on an inpatient unit. As a third of nurses who work in mental health have experienced physical violence, it is imperative to develop practical, effective, cost-efficient strategies to increase safety.

Presenter:  Victoria Waterfield, RN, LCSW

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  36 minutes

Target Audience:  RN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Compare three strategies for reducing patient assaults against nurses on inpatient psychiatric units.

Keywords:  Staff Violence, Safety 

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 33rd Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2022

3043-19: Caring for Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health Patients on a Pediatric Medical Unit: Proactive Approaches to Reduce Stigma, Decrease Escalation, and Improve Outcomes 

This presentation present proactive strategies and techniques to promote the best outcomes in behavioral health patients focusing on nursing education in trauma, supporting suicidal patients, behavioral interventions, and de-escalation techniques.

Presenter:  Steffanie Schweitzer, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  27 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify barriers to providing optimal care to behavioral health patients on medical units and gain strategies and techniques to promote best outcomes for patients and staff.

Keywords:  Pediatric, Mental health, De-escalation, Trauma and Behaviors

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 33rd Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2022

2025-19: Behavioral Health in Primary Care: An Integrated Model 

This presentation describes the integration of behavioral health services into a primary care clinic, within a teaching hospital in Louisiana. Initially implemented for geriatric patients by a PMHCNS, it has expanded to include adults 18 and older. Various integrative models will be reviewed.

Presenter:  Patricia A. La Brosse, MS, PMHCNS-BC

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  29 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify three resources for integrated models of behavioral health into primary care.

Keywords:  Collaborative Care, Behavioral Health Practices, Primary Care

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 33rd Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2022

2026-19: Suicide Assessment in Older Adults 

Older adults account for the most lethal suicide attempts in greatest ratio of death by suicide. The unique biopsychosocial variations inherent in suicide assessment in older adults are often missed by psychiatric mental health providers. This presentation discusses important variations, assessment methods, and standardized measures to increased diagnostic accuracy.

Presenter:  Marcia Walmer, DNP

Disclosures:  The presenter and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  40 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Identify the unique warning signs and risk factors for assessment of suicidal ideation in older adults.

Keywords:  Suicide Assessment, Late Life Suicide, Older Adults

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 33rd Annual Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2022