February 2004
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners to host 19th Annual ConferenceAUSTIN (March 1) -- The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) will host its 19th annual national conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, June 11 � 16, 2004. Approximately 2,500 nurse practitioners from around the country are expected to attend. The AANP conference will have a working pressroom and any media wishing to attend the conference should contact Nancy McMurrey, AANP director of communications at 512-442-4262, ext. 223 or by email at [email protected] for complimentary registration.
The six-day event will feature more than 300 expert faculty presentations and state-of-the-art skills enhancement workshops to update attendees on current, practical, clinically-oriented practice information as well as on legislative, policy, and practice issues. (Expanded pre- and post-day conference workshops are being offered at no additional cost for those who have registered for the 2004 Conference.)
An exhibit hall filled with a variety of pharmaceutical, medical supply and equipment companies, computer and business support companies, recruiters, and publishing houses will showcase the latest in goods and services designed to support the nurse practitioner. The AANP was founded in 1985 and is the largest, full-service national professional organization for nurse practitioners of all specialties. With more than 16,000 individual members and 90 group members, AANP represents the interests of approximately 85,000 nurse practitioners around the country. AANP continually advocates for the active role of nurse practitioners as providers of high-quality, cost-effective health care. For more information about AANP visit our website at www.aanp.org.
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