President's Message: What We Accomplish by Doing
"It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing." Thomas Jefferson
This sizzling summer is flying by! On the heels of Independence Day, sharing a quote from a founding father seems appropriate and certainly relevant to us here at APNA. APNA has absolutely been "doing" - as usual, we are busy, busy, busy. Here is a little bit about what your association has been up to this summer: (Cont'd)

Member Profile: Michelle Laraia, PhD, PMHNP
Nationally there has been an increasing focus on integrated care, yet there is no widely recognized set of competencies for psychiatric mental health providers and primary care providers on this approach. APNA member Michelle Laraia, PhD, PMHNP, working as a consultant for the Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce, is part of a core team of consultants who are managing an important Center for Integrated Health Solutions initiative which aims to rectify this gap. (Cont'd)

Member News: Celebrating the Achievements of our Members
Nancy Hanrahan featured on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Blog; Irma Jordan inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nurse Practioners in June; Marlene Nadler-Moodie interviewed in NurseZone Article. More Info

Board of Directors: Welcome New Members!
APNA is pleased to announce the results of the 2012 elections: President Elect - Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, APRN, BC; Treasurer - Susan Dawson, EdD, PMHNP-BC; Member-at-Large - Wailua Brandman, FAANP, MSN, APRN-RX, BC, PMHCNS/NP-BC; Member-at-Large - Leslie Oleck, MSN, PMHCNS-BC, LMFT. Please join us in extending congratulations to these members. They will assume their new positions at the APNA 26th Annual Conference in November. Learn More About These Members

Annual Awards: Meet Mary Ann and Mary
This marks the first installment in a series that will introduce you to each of the recipients of the 2012 APNA Annual Awards. To start, learn more about Mary Ann Nihart, APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year, and Mary Moller, recipient of the APNA Award for Distinguished Service. Mary Ann Nihart | Mary Moller

Annual Conference: Registration = Live Sessions + Podcasts
Like last year, this year's conference registration fee includes access to the session recordings after the conference. Just log in to the APNA eLearning Center and use your Attendee Bonus Points to order sessions you missed at the live conference. The sessions will be in a podcast mp3 format so that you will be able to listen to the recordings at your computer, on your smartphone, in the car, wherever! Then, come back to your account on the eLearning Center to take the post test and earn your CE. Learn more about CE at the conference | Register Now!

Chapter News: Fostering a Global Network
In May 2012, when Thelma McKenzie, principal nursing officer for the Bahamas Public Hospitals Authority, Division of Behavioral Health, posted on the APNA Member Bridge looking for a psychiatric hospital in South Florida to tour and visit, APNA Member and APNA Florida Chapter Board Member-at-Large John Repique, MS, RN, NEA-BC, Vice-President/Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Nursing Officer for the Jackson Mental Health Hospital (JMHH) in Miami, FL responded to the post and extended the invitation to host. (Cont'd)

Continuing Education: Military Mental Health & Prescribing Practices
New podcast in the APNA eLearning Center - Military Mission, Culture, and Psychopharmacologic Considerations: Presented by CDR Sean P. Convoy, PMHNP, BC and CDR Jean Fisak, NC, USN, PMHCNS-BC at the10th Annual Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute, this podcast offers the opportunity to earn up to 2.0 contact hours and to learn about topics such as military service-specific prevention and intervention models. Within the next month, more CPI session recordings will be released - check the eLearning Center's Psychopharmacology section for updates. More Info

Resource Roundup: July Additions to the APNA Resource Center

• RN-PMH Resources: SAMHSA Report - Mental Health, United States, 2010
• APRN Resources: CNS Prescriptive Authority by State - Thanks for sharing, Cynthia Handrup!
• Recovery Resources: Guide - Putting Recovery at the Heart of All We Do
• Child & Adolescent Resources: SAMHSA Data Spotlight - youth in therapeutic foster care and substance use
• Tobacco Dependence Council: 7/31 Smoking Cessation Leadership Center Webinar - free CE!
• Military and PTSD Resources: 7/26 DCoE Webinar - Concussion Management in the Deployed Setting: New 2012 Military Acute Concussion Evaluation (MACE) and Clinical Algorithms
• Medication Updates: FDA updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioids
• Substance Use Resources: From SAMHSA - The Role of Biomarkers in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders, 2012 Revision; An Introduction to Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for the Treatment of People with Opioid Dependence, 2010 Treatment Episode Data Set - Admissions
• Publications Discounts: $100 off training DVD on movement disorder identification and assessment

New Members: 364 new members since May!

Millions of baby boomers will likely face difficulties getting diagnoses and treatment for mental health conditions and substance abuse problems unless there is a major effort to significantly boost the number of health professionals and other service providers able to supply this care as the population ages, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The magnitude of the problem is so great that no single approach or isolated changes in a few federal agencies or programs will address it, said the committee that wrote the report. Full Story Download the report brief by clicking here. (PDF file)

Capella University has partnered with the American Nurses Association's (ANA) Leadership Institute to offer leadership webinars for nurses. The five-part webinar series begins Sept. 19. Full Story

The nurse practitioner population will nearly double by 2025, according to an analysis published in the July issue of Medical Care. The report projects that the count of those trained as nurse practitioners would increase 94% from 128,000 in 2008 to 244,000 in 2025. The subgroup of those providing patient care as nurse practitioners, rather than filling administrative or other roles, will rise 130% from 86,000 in 2008 to 198,000 in 2025, reported amednews.com. Full Story

The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors released a new report Too Significant To Fail: The Importance of State Behavioral Health Agencies in the Daily Lives of Americans with Mental Illness, for Their Families, and for Their Communities. Click here to read the full report. Click here to read the report summary.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is celebrating its 20th anniversary and two decades of progress in the behavioral health field. Click here to join SAMHSA in reflecting on the milestones and accomplishments of the behavioral health field over the last 20 years.

On July 9, 2012, the President signed into law S. 3187, the "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act."  This legislation, which passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, will help speed safe and effective medical products to patients and maintain our Nation's role as a leader in biomedical innovation. Full Story

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new opportunity made possible by the Affordable Care Act to help States design and test improvements to their health care systems that would bolster health care quality and decrease costs. State governments, with their ongoing relationships with stakeholders across their health care systems, have the ability to accelerate the performance of delivery system and payment models that can improve the quality and affordability of health care. Through this initiative, States will work with a broad coalition - employers, insurers, community leaders and service organizations, health care providers, consumers, tribal governments, among others - to design or test multi-payer payment and delivery system improvements to health care systems for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries while eliminating unnecessary spending. Full Story

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a special report, Parity for Patriots: The Mental Health Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families. The report calls for Purple Heart medals to be awarded for psychological wounds like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for military commanders at all levels to be accountable for suicide prevention and elimination of stigma. Full Story To download the full report, click here.

Behavioral health organizations in the U.S. are committed to improving patient care through the "meaningful use" of health information technology (HIT), but face considerable barriers in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advances, according to a new report previewed by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. The report, HIT Adoption and Meaningful Use Readiness in Community Behavioral Health, reveals that only 2% of community mental health and addictions treatment organizations feel ready to meet meaningful use requirements, compared to 27% of Federally Qualified Health Centers and 20% of hospitals. Full Story

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American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.