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:  

• Recognize early signs of burnout and moral injury to guide intervention.
• Use reflective strategies and resources to initiate support and promote sustainable well-being.
• Evaluate burnout’s impact on care and implement supportive strategies.
• Identify a culture of safety, peer support, and purpose. 

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.

 International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)

Vizient, Inc. is Jointly Accredited by the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education and has been approved to offer Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CEUs are awarded for learning events that align with the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training. IACET is recognized internationally as a standards development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality continuing education and training.

This learning event is eligible for 0.08 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

FACULTY & PLANNERS

 Faculty Pool:

Facilitator Pool:

Kayla Gutierrez, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP
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

Kim Bentley, CHCP
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.

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.