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Forward2026 Quad Cities Area APN-PA Alliance Conference
Join us on November 6, 2025, at the Adler Health Education Center for the 2025 Quad Cities Area APN-PA Alliance Conference.
The conference will provide valuable, evidence-based education for healthcare providers, particularly in primary care, addressing critical gaps in current practice.
Annual membership in the Quad Cities Area Nurse Practitioner / Physician Associate Alliance is included with your registration! We welcome providers and students.
Statement of Need and Purpose
Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Associates, and Pharmacists play a critical role in delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care. However, several professional practice gaps persist that hinder optimal outcomes in primary care settings. This conference is designed to address these gaps by enhancing clinical knowledge and confidence in these key areas:
- TBD
This educational activity will empower attendees with actionable, evidence-based strategies and clinical “pearls” to improve diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and patient outcomes. Throughout the conference working together and communication among the healthcare team will be emphasized, By bridging these knowledge gaps, the conference aims to foster greater confidence and competence in everyday practice.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: XXX
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)/Nursing: XXX
- Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE): XXX
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: XXX
Intended Audience
The audience for this conference includes Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Associates, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Students from these professions.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this conference, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- TBD
Financial Support
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP and the Quad Cities Area APN-PA Alliance gratefully acknowledge the unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca.
Exhibitors
Thank you to our exhibitors
- Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
- Alkermes, Inc.
- Bayer Pharmaceuticals
- Epilepsy Foundation
- Gilead Sciences, Inc.
- Grifols
- Novo Nordisk
- Project of the Quad Cities
- Scott County Health Department
Agenda
Friday, November 6, 2026
| Topics, Speakers & Learning Objectives | Learning Objectives | Location | ||
11:00 - 11:30 AM | Registration & Visiting with Exhibitors * | External Exhibitor Area | |||
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Sponsored Lunch & Presentation by AstraZeneca *INSERT TITLE HEREINSERT PRESENTER NAME HERE No continuing education credit will be offered for this presentation. | Main Conference Area | |||
| 12:30 - 1:00 PM | Networking & Visiting with Exhibitors * | External Exhibitor Area | |||
1:00 - 1:50 PM | KEYNOTEINSERT TITLE OF PRESENTATIONINSERT PRESENTER |
| Main Conference Area | ||
1:50 - 2:40 PM | INSERT TITLE OF PRESENTATIONINSERT PRESENTER |
| Main Conference Area | ||
| 2:40 - 3:10 PM | Alliance Update and CARES Award * | Main Conference Area | |||
3:10 - 4:00 PM | INSERT TITLE OF PRESENTATIONINSERT PRESENTER |
| Main Conference Area | ||
4:00 - 4:50 PM | Case study: Whose role is it anyway?INSERT PANELISTS |
| Main Conference Area | ||
4:50 - 5:00 PM | Q & A / Complete Evaluations | Main Conference Area | |||
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | ||||
*NO CREDIT PROVIDED
Program Changes
Situations occasionally occur that may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP reserves the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Keynote Speaker
Speakers
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Planning Committee
*Cara Voelliger, ARNP | Jennifer Hook, NP | Lu Olson, ARNP | Pamela ViPond, NP |
Mary Jo Bloominger, DMSC, MPAS, PA-C | Heather Hunemuller, ARNP | Lauren Rumburg, DNP, ARNP |
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Danita Harrison, DNP, ARNP | Katherine Lothe, DNP, RN, FNP, APNP, Clinical Associate Professor, UW-Madison School of Nursing | Kate Salsberry, DNP, FNP, PMHNP |
*Conference Director
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies** held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
| Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/ Unapproved uses of drugs/ devices in presentation? | |
| Cara Voelliger, ARNP | Conference Director, Planner | |||
| Nina Berge, BA | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No | |
| Mary Jo Bloominger, DMSC, MPAS, PA-C | Planner | |||
| Sue Gaard, MS, RN | Committee Member | |||
| Danita Harrison, ARNP | Planner | |||
| Jennifer Hook, NP | Planner | |||
| Heather Hunemuller, ARNP | Planner | |||
| Tracy Mrochek MPA., RN, NPD-BC | Committee Member | |||
| Katherine Lothe, DNP, RN, FNP, APNP | Planner | |||
| Lu Olson, ARNP | Planner | |||
| Rob Poehnelt, BS | Committee Member | |||
| Lauren Rumburg, ARNP | Planner | |||
| Kate Salsberry, DNP, FNP, PMHNP | Planner | |||
| Pamela ViPond, NP | Planner | |||
**Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact [email protected].
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and the Quad Cities Area APN-PA Alliance. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of XXX ANCC contact hours (XXXof which are eligible for pharmacotherapeutic contact hours)
American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
 | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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 3.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this in-person and virtual live activity for a maximum of XXX hours of knowledge-based CPE credit. Credit can be earned by successfully completing the activity, the assessment, and the evaluation. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.
Universal Activity Number (UAN): XXX
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for .XXX CEUs or XXX hours.
Available Credit
- 3.25 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 3.25 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 3.25 ANCC Contact Hours
- 2.00 ANCC Pharmacotherapy Contact Hours
- 3.25 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Exhibitor Opportunity
Would your company or organization like to be a conference exhibitor? Contact Heather Hunemuller, ARNP or Lu Olson, ARNP for more information.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee of $10 (if applicable). No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
Required Hardware/software
Free, current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader or other .pdf reader.