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advanced practice Registered nursing groups/meetings
Chattanooga Area Nurses in Advanced Practice (CANAP)
CANAP meets the 3rd Tuesday monthly at various restaurants in the Chattanooga to Cleveland areas. During holiday months of November and December, we meet the 2nd Tuesday. Our dinner meeting time is usually at 6:30 p.m. and our guest speaker often begins at 7:00 p.m.
Occasionally we have additional meetings.Visit our new website at www.canap.org for details on upcoming events and check frequently for interim updates. Our group is primarily NPs, other APNs (such as: clinical nurse specialist, midwife or nurse anesthetist), NP students or APN retiree. If you are interested in attending a meeting for the first time, please RSVP and come to the meeting. We hope that after that first meeting you will want to join our group.
Chris Smith, PHD, FNP-BC
President
Email: chris-smith@utc.edu
Phone: 423-322-1386Michele Pierce
President-Elect
Email: michelemoore70@hotmail.com
East Tennessee Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
Karen Roden, MSN, RN, CS, FNP
Convener
Email: kroden@allergyasc.com
Phone: 865/584-8588
Greater Memphis Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
We will post updates on a regular basis prior to our meetings, which are held the third Tuesday of each month Additionally, we encourage APNs to check the site frequently for interim updates, such as pending legislative issues and employment opportunities. Most of all, we want it to be a fun and informative site that you will bookmark and return to for the latest information about the GMAAPN Association.
Visit the GMAAPN website for more information.
Brett B. Snodgrass, MSN, FNP-C
President
Email: snodgrassnp@aol.comTara Holt, APRN-BC
Past President
Email: Tholt@sutherlandclinic.com
Middle Tennessee Advanced Practice Association
Meetings scheduled for the fourth Thursday of every other month from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at various restaurants. Please visit the MTAPN website for complete details on upcoming events and other important information.
Shirleen Chase, MSN, RN, NP, ACNS-BC
President
Email: shirleenchase@yahoo.comJulie Hamm, NP
President-Elect
Email: julie.hamm@vanderbilt.eduNancy Gray, NP
Immediate Past President
Email: president@mtapn.org
Phone: 615-397-0497
Northeast Tennessee Nurse Practitioners Association
Meetings scheduled for the third Thursday of every month at various restaurants in the Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City area. A social time is held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Please visit the NETNPA website for complete details on upcoming events and other important information.
Susan Reed, MSN, FNP-BC
President
Email: Reeds@etsu.eduAngela Hardman, MSN, APN-BC
Vice President
Email: angkelgbt@charter.net
West Tennessee Nurse Practitioner's Association
The West Tennessee Nurse Practitoner's Association(WTNPA) is a group of Advance Practice Nurses( or nurse practioners) from West Tennessee (Jackson) and surrounding areas. We are varied in our specialties which include
Family Practice, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Mental Health, Nurse Midwives, Dermatology, Education and More. We have regular monthly meetings on the secound Thursday of every month at various locations. We participate in local, state and national seminars and conventions to remain abreast of the latest education, technologies, and issues affecting our practice. Visit the WTNPA website for more information.Kelly Harden, DNSc, FNP, BC
President
Email: kharden@uu.eduChris Byrer, MSN, FNP, BC
Vice President/Web page coordinator
Email: cbyrerfnp@yahoo.com
Related Links & Sites
APN Resource Center (Medscape)