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March 2020 Newsletter
"NPAA: Leading the Way"
14th Annual Conference
NPAA invites you to the 14th Annual Conference: “Leading the Way". We are excited about this year’s conference and would like the invite all NPs to join and support us as we strive to move the role of nurse practitioners further to practicing to the fullest extent of our education and training. 

Want to be a speaker? Submit an abstract!
Want to present a poster? Submit an application!

NPAA Award Survey
We value you at NPAA. Based on the results of the past post-conference evaluations, we are looking for suggestions and ways to improve the type and way awards are presented at the annual conference. We highly appreciate your feedback and look forward to improving your experience! Please complete the short Google Docs survey.
Membership Highlight: Cherie Keahey
Where did you go to school? St. Vincent’s Hosp SON – diploma; UAB SON BS Psychology; Samford University – BSN, MSN, DNP (graduate in May, 2020. 

Where do you work? I work at Quality of Life Health Services in Oneonta. QOL is a FQHC that offers medical, dental, lab, telemed, health ed, counseling services. I’ve worked for QOL for 18.4 years of my 20 year career as a FNP. 

What is the best part of your job? “Getting to know the patients I serve; they have educated me on their unique ethnic and cultural backgrounds, which helps me take better care of them. The next best thing is that God designed for me to do this job as I can “care for others.” 

What is the major issue, in your opinion, for AL NPs? Scope of practice restrictions is the greatest issue as these restrictions impede residents from accessing affordable, safe and effective healthcare.

What’s the best advice for new NPs? Stay within your SOP, to not be afraid of acknowledging that you don’t know an answer, and to use EBP research in your practice.
NPAA Travel Grants
The NPAA’s purpose of the funding the travel grants program is to support NPs in their professional development, and to advance the NP profession. Applications for the application period for the NPAA Travel Grant will be November 1st until September 1st.

Grants are available to NPAA members in good standing and who are practicing in an NP role. Applicants must be CRNP's or graduate NP students expected graduate during the grant year of funding. Students must submit verification of enrollment in an NP program to be eligible for consideration. Applicants may receive up to $250 in funding and must complete travel within one year of the award.