2. Wednesday: Pre-Conference
Understanding Sleep and Antidepressants:
Lessons from Research Literature and Clinical
Practice
"This presentation made me...reconsider what I've
thought about sleep as it relates to mental illness.
The new research is exciting and motivating. As an
employee at the VA it was especially helpful to have a
presenter who deals with some of the same issues I
see in practice." - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
3. Opening Program
President's Address
"This Session has changed the way I think about PMH
nursing and nursing overall. It has increased my self
efficacy and makes me feel more empowered as a nurse
as well as credible to speak to and inform other new
nurses about who we are and what we do." - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
4. Thursday Keynote: Tom Rath
Strengths, Leadership, and Wellbeing: How
Small Choices Make a Big Difference
"I loved how [he] talked about focusing on our strengths, as
well as our subordinate's strengths. I think it really will help to
make the milieu better and will move people from actively
disengaged to engaged! I found it interesting that wounds
heal faster when a patient is in a good environment! That is a
great point to use when working in a difficult environment."
-Attendee
All attendees received a free copy of Tom Rath's latest book,
Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
5. Thursday Session
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR) for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: An
Update on Research and Practice
“I loved how you showed us what the nurse will do
during EMDR. I didn't realize it could be used for
other things and I appreciate you giving us a brief
picture as to where this procedure was going. I am
very excited to hear how well it has been working for
patients.” - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
6. Friday Keynote: Suzanne Gordon
Team Intelligence in Action: The Key to
Nursing Voice and Patient Safety
"I needed this session so much. I am new NP in a physiciancentered institution who has been marginalized since
beginning my practice. I was beginning to lose sight of what I
have to offer within my nursing background. I have mustered
the courage to speak up for myself and my profession on a
few occasions but then my anxiety goes sky high after (for
being "that person"). Thank you APNA and Suzanne Gordon
for giving me exactly what I needed." - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
7. Friday Symposium Luncheon
From Misdiagnosis to Treatment Failures:
Nursing Strategies to Mitigate the Burden of
Bipolar Depression
"The heartfelt sharing of the speaker's lived
experience with his bipolar diagnosis, the insight into
the client's life and heart, the lack of choices and the
desire to live a "normal" life - This truly brought the
pain of this diagnosis to my heart. This is the only
session where you could have heard a pin drop in the
room. Eric Arauz...an incredible speaker." - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
8. Friday Session
Boy: TDTM Girl: CD9 - Decoding the
Dangers of Teen Sexting
"Many of our adolescent patients utilize sexting;
understanding the legal implications is very helpful to
increase the patients' awareness of potential
consequences of this behavior." - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
9. Poster Presentations
"The poster presentations were very well done.
The variety of topics and interest areas was
great. It was a great way to gain a great deal of
information and meet many practitioners in a
short amount of time." – Attendee
Even if you were unable to attend the
conference, you can now view posters uploaded
by this year's poster presenters in the online
Annual Conference Poster Gallery.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
10. Saturday APNF Presentation
Living the History of Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing through the Eyes of Shirley Smoyak
Attendees enjoyed the debut screening of this video, in
which Shirley Smoyak shares her experiences as a
"nurse before Thorazine" and her perspectives on how
psychiatric mental health nursing has evolved over the
past 50 or so years.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
11. Saturday Session
An Introduction to the Neurobiology of Autism
Spectrum Disorder
This session “increased my understanding of various
theories of neurobiology to consider when treating
Autism Spectrum Disorder.” - Attendee
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX
