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3011.1-23: Unlikely Allies: A Trauma Informed Care Optometry Collaboration

Interdisciplinary collaborations require effort but yield potentially far-reaching benefits for providers and our patients. Viewing a topic from a new vantage point can re-ignite your fire! Come hear a case example of how Optometry and Psychiatric Nursing can fuel one another and consider your own opportunities for collaboration and invigoration.

Presenter:  Kathryn Kieran, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

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

• Identify three potential collaborations within your organization for interdisciplinary education opportunities.

Keywords:  Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, Optometry, PMHN, Collaboration

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.25 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 as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 37th Annual Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Access to this course will end:  November 1, 2026

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