2025 APNA National Conference
The APNA 39th Annual Conference will take place October 15-18, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year's theme is "Empowered to Innovate and Collaborate: PMH Nurses Shaping Care Excellence". The BH WELL team will present the following:
Podium Presentations:
- Okoli, C.T.C., Abufarsakh, B., Seng, S., Koyagi, E., Robertson, H. (2025, October). Shaping Care Excellence in Tobacco Treatment: Outcomes of Empowering Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses and other Mental Healthcare Providers within Community Mental Health Settings. APNA Annual Conference, October 15-18, New Orleans, U.S.A (Podium)
- Sarret, S., Almogheer, A., Makowski, A., Stith, H., Koyagi, E., & Okoli, C. T. C. (2025, October). Empowering Innovative Access to Mental Healthcare: Factors Associated with the Intentions to Deliver and Use Tele-Mental Health among Medicaid Providers and Beneficiaries. APNA Annual Conference, October 15-18, New Orleans, U.S.A (Podium)
Poster Presentations:
- Abufarsakh, B., Seng, S., Koyagi, E., Robertson, H., Okoli, C.T. (2025, October). Empowering Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Excellence in Seeking Care: Evaluating A Comic Book Approach for People with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders. APNA Annual Conference, October 15-18, New Orleans, U.S.A. (Poster)
- Brouwer, K., Walmsley, L.A., Koyagi. E., Robertson, H., Abufarsakh, B., Okoli, C.T.C. (2025, October). Mindful Breaths, Smoke-Free Lives: Innovations in Unlocking the Power of Mindfulness to foster excellence in tobacco treatment. Podium Presentation, APNA Annual Conference, New Orleans, USA. (Poster)
- Bhattarai, P., Abufarsakh, B., Okoli, C.T.C. (2025, October). Shaping Care Excellence by Examining the Relationship Between Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Mental Illness. APNA Annual Conference, October 15-18, New Orleans, U.S.A. (Poster)