2024 UPMC Passavant Advanced Practice Provider Council Presents: APP Academy

The 2024 UPMC Passavant Advanced Practice Provider Council APP Academy is sponsored by the Passavant Hospital Foundation. 

Course Overview

Presented by the UPMC Passavant Advanced Practice Provider Council, this two-day multidisciplinary, interactive event aims to educate APPs on up-to-date treatments and best practice guidelines for a variety of topics, as well as improve interdisciplinary relationships between APPs across local hospitals in order to better serve their patients. The course will aim to enhance both clinical and procedural skills by offering a combination of didactic lectures, hands-on workshops, and interactive panel discussions.

Learning Objectives

• Expand clinical knowledge and technical skills for the most common diagnoses that result in patient hospitalization.
• Engage in professional development through networking opportunities and effective communication.
• Gain insight into both evidence-based best practices and local system’s experience with APP leadership structures and APP career growth opportunities.
• Opportunity for direct demonstration, personalized instruction, and extensive hands-on practice in fundamental skills for the APP through half-day of simulation labs.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and nurse anesthetists clinically practicing in both inpatient and outpatient medicine.

UPMC Course Directors

Theresa Celender, MPAS, PA-C
APP Academy Director
Passavant APP Council, Secretary
Interventional Radiology, UPMC Passavant

Lindsay Busch, MPAS, PA-C
APP Academy Course Co-Director
Passavant APP Council, Chair
Director of APP Education and Career Development for Pulmonary Partners
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Passavant

Nikki Brewster, DNP, ACNP, ACCNS, SCRN
APP Academy Co-Director
Passavant APP Council
Unit Based Medicine, UPMC Passavant

Mandy Crankovic, CRNA, MSN, BSN
APP Academy Co-Director
Passavant APP Council
Department of Anesthesia, UPMC Passavant

Brittney Laskey, MPAS, PA-C
APP Academy Co-Director, Director of Simulation
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Passavant

Monica Leseman, PA-C
APP Academy Course Co-Director
Passavant APP Council
Tri-Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers, UPMC Passavant

Course Contact

Nicole Kaib
kaibn@upmc.edu

Venue

Cumberland Woods Village
700 Cumberland Woods Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101

Registration

For more information and to register, click here.