Overview

Learners participating in this activity can expect to gain practical knowledge and skills to support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) during their transition to clinical practice. The activity will cover strategies for improving APP confidence, productivity, and integration into care teams. Participants will explore structured onboarding approaches, mentorship and preceptorship models, and learn how to align APP development with organizational goals to enhance retention, engagement, and patient care outcomes.
 

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Physician Associates
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

 

Learning Objectives

 
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  
 
  • Insert Objective

 

Accreditation

Joint Accreditation Statement
 
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 
Designation Statement(s)
 
Nurses (CNE)
This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.
 
Physicians (CME)
 
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physician Associates (AAPA)
 
Vizient Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

 

FACULTY & PLANNERS
 
Faculty Pool:
 
Facilitator Pool:
 
Kayla Gutierrez, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, NEA-BC
Director of Advanced Practice Providers - Ambulatory Services
Houston Methodist Physician Organization
 
Deborah Hodge 
APP Professional Development Leader
Houston Methodist
 
Christen Hunt, DNP, FNP-C, CPNP-AC
Sr. Vice President, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Ashleigh Kervel, MPAS, MBA, PA-C, Peds CAQ, CHLP
Sr. Associate, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS
Senior Vice President, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Jessica Miller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
APP Professional Development Leader
Houston Methodist
 
 
Planners
 
Ashleigh Kervel, MPAS, MBA, PA-C, Peds CAQ, CHLP
Sr. Associate, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Christen Hunt, DNP, FNP-C, CPNP-AC
Sr. Vice President, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Walter Morrissey, MD
Managing Director, Consulting
Kaufman Hall
 
Rebecca Easterwood
Sr. CE Programs Manager
Vizient
 
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education
Vizient, Inc.
 
DISCLOSURE
 
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
Usage Disclosure: “Off-label/unapproved drug uses or products are mentioned within this activity.”
 
Evidence-based Content: “Low/absence of evidence-based topics are mentioned within this activity.”
 
Disclaimer
 
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

 

Session date: 
02/03/2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am CST
Add to calendar: 
  • 0.75 AAPA CME
    Vizient Inc. has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 General CE - Attendance
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