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Friday, January 15th

7:30 AM     Registration 
8:00 AM     Welcome & Introductions
8:15 AM     Lipid Management & Cardiovascular Risk Reduction - Lori Anne Lyne, MS, ACNP-BC 
9:15 AM     Pharmacology Update (JNC VIII Guidelines): 'Pearls' of Hypertension Management in Primary Care - Jean DeMartinis, PhD, FNP-BC 
10:15 AM   Break 
10:30 AM   Diabetes Management: Preventing the Comorbidities Leading to Heart Disease & More - Sean Collins, PhD, APRN-BC 
11:30 AM   Mindfulness Based Self-Care for Health Care Professionals – David Spound, M.Ed 
12:30 PM   Lunch & Preceptor Recognition - Gourmet Chef will demonstrate the Mediterranean diet as he prepares lunch  
1:30 PM     Break / Complementary & Integrative Modalities Sampling 
2:00 PM     Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Viorika Nelson, DNP, FNP-BC 
3:00 PM     How Stressed Can We Get? - Nitin Bhatnager, DO 
4:00 PM     Wrap-up & Evaluations 

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Nitin Bhatnagar, DO
Dr. Nitin Bhatnagar is a full-time practicing private cardiologist affiliated with Baystate, Mercy, Franklin, and Holyoke Medical centers. His field of interest includes pacer implantation, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and stress testing.  

Sean Collins, PhD, APRN-BC 
Dr. Sean Collins is an Assistant Professor at the UMass Medical School Graduate School of Nursing and an Adult Nurse Practitioner at the Department of Medicine / Diabetes Center of Excellence with strong clinical experience with chronic illness. He has worked in diabetes care for more than 20 years, with experience in diabetes centers at Baystate Medical Center and UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence. He has given multiple presentations on diabetes care: in-patient, outpatient and gestational diabetes care.

Jean DeMartinis, PhD, FNP-BC
Dr. Jean DeMartinis is Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, College of Nursing and a certified FNP in practice that specializes in Cardiology and Secondary Prevention—Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET), Impedance Cardiography (ICG) and activity planning for doable and safe exercising. Her research includes CPET and ICG testing of subjects on Beta Blocker meds to help design tailored activity plans relative to their true target heart rate range and functional capacity.

Lori Anne Lyne, MS, ACNP-BC
Lori Anne Lyne is a Nurse Practitioner and a Clinical Placement Coordinator for the College of Nursing at UMass Amherst with greater than 20 years experience in Preventive Cardiology and Wellness. She developed and was a Nurse Practitioner at Baystate Health Lipid Management Program for 13 years. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has been trained and has extensive experience in behavior modification counseling especially in regards to lipid management, stress management, and weight management.

Viorika Nelson, DNP, FNP-BC 
Dr. Viorika Nelson currently practices as a Nurse Practitioner at CleanSlate Addiction Treatment Center and has had over 6 years of cardiology experience in her previous position as a Nurse Practitioner at Hampden County Cardiovascular Associates in Holyoke. She is a graduate of the UMass Amherst College of Nursing FNP/DNP program.

David Spound, M.Ed
David Spound, M.Ed., is a long time meditation practitioner, teacher, and consultant based in Northampton, MA, where he offers courses in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). David was certified as a teacher of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction by the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School, the organization founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., who originally created the MBSR course. David is also a Trained Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion, having been trained and supervised by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and the USCD Center for Mindfulness. In addition to teaching MBSR and MSC, David develops and delivers mindfulness-based education and training programs for educational institutions and businesses, and he enjoys teaching online, too.

For more information please email loriannelyne@nursing.umass.edu

Location & Parking
This event will be held at the UMass Center at Springfield Tower Square, located at 1500 Main Street, Suite 260 in Springfield, MA 01115. Attendees may park in the parking garage attached to Tower Square. Take the left elevator down to Upper Level (UL) and exit to the right. Proceed to the UMass Center on the right. 

Driving Directions 
From the East (Boston MA): Take the Mass Pike West to Exit 6 (Hartford/Springfield). At the traffic light turn left onto I-291 West. Go approximately 3 miles to Exit 2B Dwight Street. Turn left at stop light onto Dwight Street. Go approximately 6 blocks to Bridge Street and turn right onto Bridge Street. Go to stop light at corner of Main and Bridge Streets. Continue Straight through the light and the entrance to the Tower Square Garage will be on the left.

From the South (Connecticut): Traveling North from Hartford take I-91, then follow Exit 6 and continue North on Columbus Avenue. Go through two sets of lights and the entrance to the Tower Square parking garage ramp will be just across Boland Way on the right hand corner.

From the West (Albany NY): Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) East to Exit 4. Take Interstate 91 South to Exit 7 (Columbus Avenue). At stop light take a left to go under the I-91 overpass. You will be at another stop light. Stay in the left lane. Tower Square will be directly in front of you on the left corner. Turn left at the light. You may enter the Tower Square parking garage via the ramp on your right.

From the North (Brattleboro, VT): Take Interstate 91 South to Exit 7 (Columbus Avenue). At stop light take a left to go under the I-91 overpass. You will be at another stop light. Stay in the left lane. Tower Square will be directly in front of you on the left corner. Turn left at the light. You may enter the Tower Square parking garage via the ramp on your right.

Springfield Marriott
Conveniently located downtown near I-91 and I-90, the Springfield Marriott is one of the top Springfield hotels, featuring guest rooms and suites with luxurious bedding, unique artwork and bathrooms with marble floors and granite sinks. The Springfield Marriott also offers two on-site dining options: the eclectic Currents Restaurant and lively Champions Sports Bar. Guests looking to have some fun while in town will enjoy the close proximity to the Basketball Hall of Fame, Six Flags New England, the Dr. Seuss Memorial and MassMutual Center. Don't want to go far? The Springfield Marriott also boasts a hotel gym and indoor pool.

Contact the hotel directly to inquire about rates and to complete your reservation. Call 413-781-7111 or visit the Springfield Marriott website for further information.

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Registration & Payment Inquiries
Contact the UMass Conference Registration office at 413-577-8102 or registration@umass.edu with any registration or payment related needs. Additional payment details are below. 

Conference Related Inquiries
Click here to download the symposium brochure. For more information regarding the conference, please email loriannelyne@nursing.umass.edu.

Accepted Payment Methods
During the online registration process attendees will be prompted to select to pay via check or card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express). 

Payment may be made by card using our secure online payment gateway or by calling the Registration office at 413-577-8102

Payment may be made by check by mailing a check made payable to UMass Conference Services to the address below. Attendees must complete an online registration prior to submitting a check. Checks must reference the name of the attendee in order for payment to be applied to the correct account.

UMass Conference Services CS16-269
810 Campus Center
1 Campus Center Way
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003