Register now for the APNA New England Chapter Conference 2025

Pathways to Recovery: Resilience strategies for substance use and Mental Health Treatment

Friday, April 25, 2025
Hotel Viking
1 Bellevue Ave
Newport, RI 02840
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Registration Rates

Early Bird Rates (ends April 15):

  • APNA Members: $130
  • Nonmembers: $160
  • Students: $50**
  • Groups of 5 or more: $120*

Regular Registration Rates

  • APNA Members: $150
  • Nonmembers: $170
  • Students: $75**

* for group orders, please contact chaptersupport@apna.org

** Nonmember students can use code "STUDENT" to receive discounted rates.

Agenda

  • 8:00 - 8:45am: Registration, Vendors, & Coffee/Pastry                                            
  • 8:45 - 9:00am: Conference Welcome                                                       
  • 9:00 - 10:00am: Keynote: The Game has Changed - Chris Herren
  • 10:00 - 10:15am: Break
  • 10:15 - 11:45am: Stimulant use disorder and Treatment - Justin Alves MSN, FNP-BC ACRN CARN CNE & Vanessa Loukas MSN, FNP-C CARN-AP
  • 11:45 - 12:00pm: Poster/Coffee/Vendors
  • 12:00 - 1:00pm: Sponsored Lunch/Janssen
  • 1:00 - 1:45pm: Safe Spaces: Bridging Workplace Violence Prevention and Trauma Informed care in Psychiatric Nursing - Nicole Gomes, RN
  • 1:45 - 2:15pm: Posters/Coffee/Vendors
  • 2:15 - 3:15pm:  Substance use during pregnancy: What we know and what we still need to learn - Sharon Morello, RN, BSN
  • 3:15 - 4:15pm: Self-Care Recharge: Thriving While Caring for Mental Health and SUD Clients - Dr. Valerie Seney, PhD, MA, LMHC, PMHNP-BC
  • 4:15 - 4:30pm: Summary and Evaluations
  • Semi-annual dinner membership meeting to follow.

Hotel Information

Reserve your room here by April 10 to get the group rate of $209/night.

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