CoxHealth’s Fourth Annual Advanced Practice Provider Symposium

Registration Open!

Join us for the fourth annual CoxHealth sponsored full-day CME conference targeted for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants who practice in adult medicine in our community. Wide variety of topics include primary care and specialty areas for both outpatient and inpatient settings.

New larger venue - Oasis Hotel and Convention Center, Springfield, MO

Breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Educational credits will be offered.

Agenda and parking map will be emailed out to all APPs to register closer to the date.

We will be hosting a separate workshop on Thursday, September 25th from 4:00pm - 6:00pm at the Oasis. Registration can be found in the "Register Now" button at the top of the page. 

CoxHealth's Fourth Annual Advanced Practice Provider Symposium

Agenda Thursday, September 25th, 2025

1600-1800: Workshop

Please choose one workshop activity:

• Workshop one - Musculoskeletal Exam & Splinting, Dr. Jess Lyon and Elizabeth Cape, NP
• Workshop two - Dermatology, Dr. Michael Kremer
• Workshop three - Hand Specific Pearls & Nerve Blocks, Dr. Vela Chebolu
   

Agenda Friday, September 26th, 2025

Agenda is tentative and will be updated as speakers and titles are confirmed.

0700-0740: Registration/Breakfast

0740-0750: Welcome/Introductions - Dr. Bryan Finke, MD

0750-0800: Welcome/Introductions - Rose Johnson, ENP-C & Dr. Jamie Jones, MD

0800-0845: Topic: Ophthalmology- Dr. Andrew Osbourn

0845-0900: Action Case - Dr. Jamie Jones, MD

0900-0945: Topic: Psychiatry- Dr. Shahid Insaf

0945-1000: BREAK

1000-1045: Topic: Gastrointestinal - IBS, Colon Ca screening options/ recs, reflux and PPI use  - Dr. Peter Ramsey

1045-1100: Action Case - Acute Care Perles - Dr. Johnathan Mikail

1100-1145: Topic: Family Practice Review - Diabetes, HTN, & Fatigue  - Dr. Shelby Hahn

1145-1230: LUNCH

1230-1315: Topic: Peds Rash - Dr. Johnathan Makail

1315-1330: Action Case - Dr. Jamie Jones, MD

1330-1415: Topic: Pleural Diseases - Dr. Hafiza Sobia Arshad

1415-1430: BREAK (Last Chance for Vendor Tables)

1430-1515: Topic: Orthopedics - Zac Sowa, PA

1515-1600: Topic: Concussions - Pediatrics  - Dr. Shannon Woods

1600-1620: Radiology Pediatric Perles - Rose Johnson

1620-1640: NP/PA Certification

1640-1700: Evaluation/Closing 2025 Symposium

CoxHealth Symposium Planning Committee

Jamie Jones, MD

• Physician, Urgent Care

Rosanne Johnson, ANP, ENP-C

• APP Supervisor, Urgent Care

Misty Lopez, MPAS, PA-C

• Physician Assistant, CoxHealth Ozark Super Clinic

Triesa Massey, MHA

• Medical Staff Education Coordinator

Terra Vestal, FNP-C

• Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care

Kim Lofland

• CME Education Coordinator

 

Location

Thursday, September 19th, 2024:

Oasis Hotel and Convention Center

2546 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65803

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite’s fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

Refunds will be credited back to the same credit card in which the payment was received. If the payment was made in cash or check, the refund will be provided within 4-6 weeks in the form of a check and mailed to the address obtained at the time of registration.

In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be requested through Eventbrite, received in writing via email, or by calling Kim Lofland at 417-269-3130 or email kim.lofland@coxhealth.com

CoxHealth Education Center Contact Information:

CoxHealth Education Center

1423 N. Jefferson Ave.

Springfield. MO 65802