The 2019 draft agenda is listed below. Check back soon for the final version of the 2019 agenda.
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Saturday, February 2
4:30-6:30 p.m.: Registration
Sunday, February 3
7 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
7:30 a.m.-8:20 a.m.: First-time Health Policy Attendees: What You Need to Know About Capitol Hill (1 contact hour)
- Debra Swan, AANP Associate Vice President Federal Government Affairs
- Jessica Talbert, AANP Director of Federal Advocacy
8:20 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: Welcome Remarks and Introductions
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: AANP Government Affairs Update (1 contact hour)
- MaryAnne Sapio, AANP Vice President Federal Government Affairs
- Jan Towers, PhD, NP-C, CRNP, FAANP, AANP Senior Policy Advisor
- Tay Kopanos, DNP, NP, AANP Vice President State Government Affairs
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Health Care Fraud (1 contact hour)
- Lynn Rapsilber, DNP, ANP-BC, APRN, FAANP
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Networking Break and Unopposed Exhibit Time
- Please visit our exhibitors
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Policy Issues Impacting Transgender Health (1 contact hour)
- Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch
1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.: Networking Break and Unopposed Exhibit Time
- Please visit our exhibitors
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Impact of the Opioid Epidemic & Palliative Care (1 contact hour)
- Marian Grant, DNP, CRNP (ACNP-BC), ACHPN, FPCN, RN
2:15 p.m.: Adjournment
- Free time in Washington, D.C.
Monday, February 4
7 a.m: Registration
7 a.m.-8 a.m.: Networking Breakfast Within States (1 contact hour)
8 a.m.-8:10 a.m.: Monday Morning Welcome
8:10 a.m.-9:10 a.m.: CMS Update: MACRA (1 contact hour)
- Jean D. Moody-Williams, RN, MPP, Group Director, Quality Improvement Group (QIG), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality
9:10 a.m.-10:10 a.m.: Congressional Staff Panel (1 contact hour)
- Panel members to be confirmed
10:10 a.m.-11:10 a.m.: Federal Trade Commission Update (1 contact hour)
- Tara Isa-Koslov, Interim Chief of Staff, Federal Trade Commission
11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Networking Break and Unopposed Exhibit Time
- Please visit our exhibitors
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Keynote Speakers on The Current Political and Legislative Environment (1 contact hour)
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Lunch and Non-CE Product Theater
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Rural Health Session (1 contact hour)
- Danielle Pendergrast, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC
- Carey Rivinius, FNP
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.: Networking Break and Unopposed Exhibit Time
- Please visit our exhibitors
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Fireside Chat with Mary Wakefield on the Importance of NPs in Primary Care (1 contact hour)
- Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN
4 p.m.-5 p.m. Telehealth Session (1 contact hour)
- Kristi Henderson, DNP, NP-C, FAAN, FAEN
5 p.m.: Adjournment
Tuesday, February 5
7 a.m.: Registration and Breakfast
8 a.m.: Welcome to Capitol Hill Day
8:15 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Final Preparation for Hill Visits (1 contact hour)
Open Forum on Lobbying on Capitol Hill
- AANP Federal Government Affairs Staff
9:15 a.m.: Gather With State Attendees and Head to Capitol Hill
10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Congressional Visits (2.5 contact hours)
- Scheduled by AANP Federal Government Affairs Staff
Attendees will be provided with their meeting agendas
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Congressional Visit Debriefing (1 contact hour)
Room TBD
- Debrief with AANP Federal Government Affairs Staff