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Erlanger's Advanced Practice Provider Annual Conference
Mark your calendars and join us in person at Erlanger's Annual Advanced Practice Provider Conference!
Conference
Friday, February 20, 2026
The Colonnade
264 Catoosa Circle
Ringgold, GA 30736
Keynote Dinner
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton Chattanooga Downtown
Networking 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Dinner: 6:15PM
The Annual Advanced Practice Provider Conference will include multidisciplinary breakout sessions, panel discussions, keynote speaker sessions, community representatives on-site to provide related resources, and the ability to earn CME credits.
Agenda
7:15-8:00AM
Registration & Breakfast
8:00-8:15AM
Welcome
Jim Coleman, President and CEO, Erlanger, and Leslie Turner, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
8:15 – 9:00AM
General Speaker 1
Headaches & Migraines -Ruth Kennedy, FNP
9:00 – 9:45AM
General Speaker 2
Documentation & Billing Updates -Roger DeVersa, MD
9:45-10:00AM
Break
10:00-10:45AM
General Speaker
Palliative Care - Ashley Fedusenko, MD
10:45-11:45AM
Panel Discussion: Bariatric Medicine
Moderator Chris Sanborn, MD; and panelists Donald Brookshire, PhD; Samantha Dmochowski, MSN, AGACNP-BC; Cheri Hudgins; Kati Intemann, RDN, LD, CDS
11:45AM-12:45PM
Lunch/Network/Vendor
12:45-1:45PM
Breakouts
Pediatric
Pediatric Pulmonology: Joel Ledbetter, MD
Pediatric Behavioral Health: Michael Sigsworth, MD
Ambulatory
Orthopaedics: Megan Stitcher DNP, ONP-C
Dermatology: Jay Passmore, FNP-C
Acute
Acute Hematology-Oncology: Kyle Casey, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C, AOCNP
Neuropathy: Chelsea Shugars, MD
1:45-2:45PM
Panel Discussion: Healthcare Leadership
Moderator Leslie Turner and panelists, Susan O'Hare, NP; Roger Forgey, FACHE; Chris Smith, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC; Monique Scott, DNP, PMHNP-BC
2:45-3:00PM
Break
3:00-3:45PM
General Speaker 4
Cardiology, Cardiac Rhythms - Meredith McDaniel, PA-C
3:45-4:30PM
General Speaker 5
Management of the Complex Patient - Jensen Hyde, MD
4:30-5:00PM
Wrap Up & Evaluation