APNA KY Chapter Conference 2025
The APNA Kentucky Chapter Conference will be held at The Campbell House in Lexington on March 14th, 2025 from 9AM-4:30PM. BH WELL will host a table in the exhibit hall. Sarret Seng, BH WELL Graduate Research Assistant, is the APNA Kentucky Chapter President.
The deadline to submit an abstract was Friday, January 31st.
Interested in attending as an exhibitor/vendor? Contact Sarret Seng at sarret.seng@uky.edu.
Agenda
- 8:30 - 9:00am: Registration
- 9:00 - 9:15am: Welcoming Address - Sarret Seng, BA, BSN, RN
- 9:15 - 10:15am: Keynote: Addiction is a Disease - Alexander Elswick, MS, PhD
- 10:15 - 10:45am: Poster Session/Exhibit Hall
- 10:45 - 11:15am: Managing Electronic Addiction - Elizabeth Cook, DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN
- 11:15 - 11:45am: Benzodiazepine Addiction - Kathryn E. Brotzge, MSN, APRN-BC
- 11:45 - 12:00pm: Break/Exhibit Hall
- 12:00 - 1:00pm: Product Theater Lunch
- 1:00 - 2:00pm: Policy Solutions for the Opioid Crisis - Patricia Freeman, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, FNAP
- 2:00 - 2:15pm: Break/Exhibit Hall
- 2:15 - 3:15pm: KASPER Update - Misty Rose, CHFS, OATS, DSSS
- 3:15 - 3:45pm: ChooseWell Communities - Ruth (Topsy) Staten, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
- 3:45 - 4:15pm: Using EmPATH to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes - Marc A. Woods, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC & Lindsey Jasinski, PhD, MHA
- 4:15 - 4:30pm: Conclusion
BH WELL Posters
"Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Mental Illness: Examining Associations and Impact."
- Authors: Bhattarai, P., Abufarsakh, B., Okoli, C.T.C
"Validating the Comic-Book Rating Scale in Supporting Tobacco Treatment Engagement."
- Authors: Abufarsakh, B., Seng, S., Koyagi, E., Ickes, M., Vazsonyi, A., Okoli, C.T.C
"Mental Health Services Help Seeking Intentions Among Nursing: The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Distress."
- Authors: Almogheer, Z.S., Okoli, C.T.C., Schumann, D.L., Rayens, M.K., Moser, D.
"Barriers and Facilitators of Mental Health Help Seeking Among College Students: A Systematic Review."
- Authors: Almogheer, Z.S., Okoli, C.T.C., Schumann, D.L., Rayens, M.K., Moser, D.