[NPInfo] Pri-Med Physician Workshop Proposal

[Alfredo Bimbela]

  Good morning everyone,
   
  As this idea takes on more shape and form, deciding whether a key note speaker or a focused presentation/workshop will optimize the intended goal of building physician-nurse practitioner-physician assistant teams will ultimately need to be decided by the Pri-Med committee. 
   
  At this point, based on my conversations with select physicians, I am leaning towards a hands-on workshop that is guided by practicality and a step by step, tailored approach for physicians. 
   
  It would be nice to offer physicians follow-up support so that they are able to ask questions without feeling professionally exposed. I had one physician pull me aside at a hospital and quietly ask me questions about nurse practitioners with a sense of "perhaps I should already know this". 
   
  Evidence to Support the Idea:
   
  If you would like to help with this endeavor, please ask at least one physician the following questions:
   
  1.     Would you attend a Pri-Med workshop or presentation that offers information and tools about working with nurse practitioners and physician assistants?
   
  2.     Would you prefer to attend a presentation or workshop?
   
  I will collect my own observations but it would be nice to have information from other regions in the country.
   
  Please feel free to email me privately, if you prefer, your observations and/or opinions.
   
  As David points out, this is a start with the potential to strengthen our presence at Pri-Med. I doubt they will entertain the idea of a keynote speaker, but a workshop in the corner of the conference building is a start. We only need the door to be open just enough to walk in. 
   
  Stephanie - We can’t improve what we don’t start. Don’t give up just yet. If we extend our hand to Pri-Med, they might just reach out and shake our hand.
   
  Margaret – it’s good to know that you know some of the people on the Pri-Med committee. I am inquiring about our contacts here on the West Coast as well.
   
  I am working on finalizing the draft,
   
  Alfredo
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  Mvallin at aol.com wrote:
  A few years ago at Pri-Med in Florida one of the keynote speakers was a 
University of Miami Professor and NP. She was promoting NP practice. However 
she was too militant in her ideas and we NP's that were in the audience thought 
her presentation created more animosity than collaboration. Saying that, I 
believe a keynote speaker would be the best way to capture the physician 
audience.

Marta





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