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American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2017 National Conference

June 20 - 25, 2017; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 20 - 25, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

AANP Hospital Visits by Nurse Practitioners Prevent Readmission A novel three-step approach eliminated rehospitalization in an older cohort of patients, and nurses report that contact with some of their most vulnerable hospitalized patients improves care.
Medscape Medical News, June 27, 2017

Conference News

AANP Clinical Experience Focus of Revamped DNP Curriculum
Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2017
AANP Hospital Visits by Nurse Practitioners Prevent Readmission
Medscape Medical News, June 27, 2017

AANP Assumptions Blind Practitioners to Human Trafficking
Medscape Medical News, June 26, 2017
AANP Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care in the Spotlight at AANP
Medscape Medical News, June 19, 2017

Popular News From AANP 2016

Physicians and Nurses Have Similar Prescribing Habits Nurse practitioners with the authority to prescribe controlled substances in mental health drugs do not prescribe them differently or in greater quantity than their peers, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 27, 2016
Nurses, Veterans Back Independent Practice to Cut Wait Times A proposal by the US Department of Veterans Affairs to expand the role of nurse practitioners has been developed to alleviate the backlog of veterans in need of healthcare.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 27, 2016
Reduced HPV Vaccine Dosing Could Be Worthwhile The US Food and Drug Administration recommends three doses of the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), but recent data suggest that fewer shots might be sufficient.
Medscape Medical News, Jun 24, 2016

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