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ForwardAnchored in Excellence: The Advanced Practice Provider Conference Series
Join us for one or both of our half‑day APP conferences, offered over two days and designed to deliver focused, high‑value education for Advanced Practice Providers.
Choose the sessions that best fit your practice or attend both to gain a comprehensive update across inpatient and outpatient care!
Day 1: APP Inpatient Practice Forum – Friday, May 29, 2026
Day 2: APP Outpatient Practice Forum – Saturday, May 30, 2026
Each event offers focused, specialty‑driven education tailored to APP practice.
Target Audience
This program is designed specifically for advanced practice providers interested in updating their practice and refreshing their knowledge related to common disease states, comorbidities and complications.
The Advanced Practice Provider Conference Series: Inpatient Practice Forum
Friday, May 29, 2026
7:30 – 8 | Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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8 – 8:05 | Introduction | Katie Watson, DNP, CRNP |
8:05 – 8:45 | Reducing Length of Stay – Closing the Economic and Financial Gaps in Healthcare | Nicole Bennett, CRNP |
8:45 – 9:25 |
| Lisa Simonian, DNP |
9:25 - 9:45 | Refreshment Break/Networking |
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9:45 – 10:25 |
| TBD |
10:25 – 11:05 | Neuro and Spinal Care | Brady John Bielewicz DNP, CRNP (ACNPC-AG), CNS (ACCNS-AG), RN, CCRN, TCRN, CHSE, CCAPP |
11:05 – 11:25 | Refreshment Break/Networking |
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11:25 – 12:05 | The APP Ladder and How to Climb It. | Katie Watson, DNP, CRNP |
12:05-12:15 | Q&A & Evaluations |
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The Advanced Practice Provider Conference Series: Outpatient Practice Forum
Saturday, May 30, 2026
7:30 – 8 | Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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8 – 8:05 | Introduction | Katie Watson, DNP, CRNP |
8:05 – 8:45 | The Pediatric Anogenital Exam: Recognizing What’s Expected — and What’s Not | Karin Wickwire, DNP, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P Allison McDonald, PA-C |
8:45 – 9:25 | Early Onset Recovery for Psychosis Program | Elizabeth M. Sanders, MSSA, LCSW Morgan Hilinski, PA-C |
9:25 - 9:45 | Refreshment Break/Networking |
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9:45 – 10:25 | Best Practices in Outpatient Low Back Pain Management | Ian Osburn, MD, MPH |
10:25 – 11:05 | LGBTQ Outpatient Clinic Services | Nicole Ohmer, CRNP |
11:05 – 11:25 | Refreshment Break/Networking |
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11:25 – 12:05 | Optimizing Outpatient Hospice Care: Services, Access, and Patient Needs | Sharon Heidecker, CRNP |
12:05-12:15 | Q&A & Evaluations |
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Both events will be taking place in the Lincoln Education Room located inside of UPMC Hamot Magee-Womens in Erie, PA.
Course Director
Catherine Watson, DNP, CRNP
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Provider Associate Educator
Chair, UPMC Hamot Advanced Practice Provider Advisory Committee
Critical Care Medicine/ Intensivist Department
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hamot
Faculty
- Nicole Bennett, CRNP
- Brady John Bielewicz, DNP, CRNP (ACNPC‑AG), CNS (ACCNS‑AG), RN, CCRN, TCRN, CHSE, CCAPP
- Sharon Heidecker, CRNP
- Morgan Hilinski, PA‑C
- Allison McDonald, PA‑C
- Ian Osburn, MD, MPH
- Nicole Ohmer, CRNP
- Elizabeth M. Sanders, MSSA, LCSW
- Lisa Simonian, DNP
- Katie Watson, DNP, CRNP
- Karin Wickwire, DNP, CRNP, SANE-A, SANE-P
This event is provided by the APP Advisory Committee.
If you are interested in exhibiting at this conference, please e-mail Haylee Esposito at [email protected], or call 814-877-5691.
Price
You are welcome to register for one or both of the half‑day conferences. You will receive a discounted rate if you choose to attend both events.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Hamot CME Department - [email protected] (814-877-5691).