We invite all Advanced Practice Providers and students enrolled in an advanced practice provider curriculum to register and attend this annual conference, provided by Riverside Health.
Presentations
Keynote: What’s Going On, Aspiring Legendary Champions!
Karen Barefoot, Director of Business Development at Industrial Reliability and Repair
Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Silya Mazigh, M.D.
Ortho Pearls for Hip, Knee and Spine Complaints
Crystal Fesperman, PA-C
Atrial Fibrillation: An Overview for Primary Care
Linda “El” Summers, DMSc, PA-C
Stop the Shaking
Vince Mertz, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP
Pharmacology Update: Clinical Toxidromes
Tanya Claiborne, PharmD, BCEMP
Locker Room Leadership: Designing Rituals and Practices That Reinforce Core Values
Karen Barefoot, Director of Business Development at Industrial Reliability and Repair
Shock Therapies
Katie Valdivieso, AGACNP-BC
Callie Tayrien, AGACNP-BC
Women’s Health With Urology Review
Amberly Levan, FNP-C
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Kelli MacAdam, DNP, CNM
Breaking Down Cardiomyopathy: Understanding the Why, How and What We Can Do About It
Alexandra Ward, M.D.
First Steps in a Rheumatologic Workup: Tips for Referring Providers
Tina Valentine, AGPCNP-C
Victoria Lear, FNP-C
Human Trafficking
Megan Probasco, FNP-C
Elizabeth Ameling, Traumatologist, Founder and Executive Director, Latisha’s House
Our keynote speaker, Karen Barefoot, is an accomplished basketball coach known for her energy, passion and success in building winning programs. A former standout player at Christopher Newport University, she was the first in NCAA history to score over 2,000 points and record 1,000 assists. Barefoot has coached at several institutions, including The Apprentice School, Lenoir-Rhyne, Elon, Old Dominion and UNCW, where she led teams to numerous historic achievements and NCAA appearances. Throughout her coaching career, Barefoot developed players who excelled both on the court and academically, and she is now bringing that same energy, passion and expertise as Director of Business Development for Industrial Reliability and Repair, as well as a national motivational speaker.
Our sessions will include a variety of pertinent topics spanning both acute and ambulatory settings. We are excited to offer a Clinical Toxidrome lecture in addition to mandatory education related to human trafficking. Acute care topics will focus on Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy and Shock therapies, with ambulatory sessions devoted to Ortho Pearls, Parkinson’s disease, Rheumatology workup essentials and Women’s Health updates on Urinary symptoms and PCOS. We hope you will join us for this interactive educational event! Learn more about this year's agenda.
Download the 2025 APP Conference Agenda | Download the 2025 APP Conference Brochure
Registration
The conference is open to all Advanced Practice Providers and Advanced Practice Provider students. Registration fees are as follows:
- Riverside NP/CNM/PA: $50
- Non-Riverside NP/CNM/PA: $125
- NP/CNM/PA Student: $40
Exhibitors are welcome to attend the conference for a fee.
We accept credit card and check payments. A nominal convenience fee will be added to credit card payments. All checks should be made payable to "Riverside Physician Services" with "APP Conference" listed in the Memo line. Mail-in payments should be sent to:
Riverside Health
Attn: Kristine Bohn, APP Conference
701 Town Center Drive, Suite 1000
Newport News, VA 23606
Refunds are available until January 17, 2025, less a $15 administrative fee. No refunds will be processed after this date.
Register online by January 31, 2025
For registration questions, please contact Kristine Bohn or call 757-534-7046.
Day of conference contact: Text or call Terry Thompson at 757-298-8019.
Information
Accreditation Statement: CME/CNE jointly provided by UVA Health and Riverside Health. Conference is approved for 6.25 CME.
Financial Support: This educational activity is supported by Riverside Health and Riverside Medical Group. Disclosure of faculty and commercial relationships will be made at the activity.
Target Audience: All Advanced Practice Providers and students enrolled in an advanced practice provider curriculum.
Nursing Contact Hours: Nursing contact hours/pharmacology credit: 6.25 contact hours, includes up to 1.6 pharmacology hours from Riverside Health.
Hosted by: Riverside Health
Riverside Medical Group Advanced Practice Conference Planning Committee
- Tammy Hedspeth, FNP-BC — Conference Co-Chair, Exhibitor Coordinator
- Terry Thompson, ACNP-BC, FHM —Conference Co-Chair, CME Coordinator
- Sara Ambrose, PA-C
- Virginia Caldwell, FNP-BC
- Shannon Dishman, FNP-C
- Crystal Fesperman, PA-C
- Brittany Fields, PA-C
- Latosha Foster, FNP — Community Outreach Coordinator
- Asia Gordon, DNP, FNP-BC
- Sarah Halvorsen, FNP-BC, ENP-BC — Exhibitor Coordinator
- Jatifha Harris, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, SCRN
- Julie Lear, ACNPC-AG, AGPCNP-C
- Amberly Levan, FNP-C
- Vince Mertz, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHMP
- Lindsay Otis, FNP-C
- Carolyn Perez, FNP-C
- Omari Peterkin, PMHNP
- Ashlea Robertson, FNP-C — Exhibitor Coordinator
- Carla Rothmann, FNP-BC — Community Outreach Coordinator
- Tiffany Schaefer, PA-C — Poster Coordinator
- Heather Singleton, AGACNP-BC
- El Summers, PA-C
- Nehemiah Thrash, M.D.
- Katie Valdivieso, AGACNP
- Meenal Walia, PA-C
Give Back to the Community
The Riverside Medical Group APP Committee invites our conference participants to “give back” to our communities.
The Riverside Simulation Training Lab, dedicated in memory of Dr. Brandon D. Rogers, is the culmination of a three-year collaborative effort among the Rogers Family, Community Donors, Riverside Medical Staff, and the Riverside Foundation. This 8,400-square-foot facility outfitted with specialized clinical areas and a procedural suite is designed to emulate the clinical environment and provide a safe place for medical staff/providers to develop, learn and practice skills to ultimately improve patient care.
- For more information, visit Riverside Simulation Training Lab >
- To make a donation online, please visit the Riverside Foundation Medical Simulation Fund >
Latisha’s House is a non-profit organization established to help women who have been victims of sex trafficking regain the independence, confidence and vocational skills they need to successfully integrate back into society. Services such as safe housing, GED tutoring, counseling, and social and medical services are offered to assist these women with their complex needs. Through donations and community support, these services are available to meet the needs of this special, but often overlooked, population of women.
To make a monetary donation online, please visit the Latisha's House website and indicate that your donation is from the Riverside APP Conference.
Conference participants are invited to bring the following items for donation:
- Paper goods: paper plates, toilet paper, tissues
- Dish detergent/soap, laundry detergent, cleaning products
- Bed sheets: twin, full, queen
- Gift cards: Target, Walmart, Wawa, nail salons, beauty stores (Ulta, Sally’s)
- Nail polish, nail polish remover, nail files
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