Welcome to the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of improving health status and quality of care through nurse practitioner innovations in clinical practice, education, research, health policy, and philanthropy. We provide resources that support the advancement of the nurse practitioner profession and focus our activities on making high quality healthcare accessible in the United States and globally.
NPHF's goals are to:
- Enhance nurse practitioner leadership in healthcare
- Promote access to high quality care
- Foster innovative interprofessional collaboration
- Eliminate health disparities
- Promote research to improve health outcomes
- Facilitate policy analysis to improve health outcomes and care delivery
Enjoy exploring our website and feel free to send us your questions and comments. We invite you to consider becoming a volunteer for the NPHF- there are many opportunities to give your time and expertise to projects that truly make a difference in people's lives.
Phyllis Arn Zimmer, MN, FNP, FAANP, FAAN
President
Pam Jenkins-Wallace, MS, NP
Program Director, CE and Special Projects
NEW! SAFE PRESCRIBING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Courses for Florida NPs
Congratulations to Florida NPs on gaining prescriptive privileges for controlled substances. NPHF and Contemporary Forums are pleased to announce 3 CE courses in Florida in October which meet the requirements to be ready to prescribe January, 2017.
Dates/Locations: October 20, 2016 Hyatt Regency Miami Register
October 21, 2016 Hyatt Regency Sarasota Register
October 22, 2016 Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Register
All Times: 8:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Faculty: Alan Agins, PhD
Jody Agins, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC
Accreditation: 5 hours of continuing education and pharmacology credit provided by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, an ANCC provider
BREAKING NEWS
A lack of legislative committee support marks the end for the bill removing NP Practice restrictions in California. Click here for more on this story.
NPHF Announces the Winners of the 2016-2017 Astellas Heart Health Award
The NPHF/Astellas "Promoting Heart Health Across the Age Span Award" Program, funded through a charitable grant from Astellas, recognizes innovative projects by NP graduate students or practicing NPs in the areas of clinical practice, research or education related to promoting heart health for pediatrics, adults or older adult populations. Five winners each receive $4000 to be used for project development, implementation and dissemination of outcomes through publication and/or podium/poster presentation. To learn more about the 2016-2017 winners of this prestigious award click here.
Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation Announces Partnership with Contemporary Forums
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Contemporary Forums (CF), a national CE company providing high quality, clinically applicable, accredited online and live education for Nurse Practitioners and other members of the healthcare team.
You are invited to participate in a free online session, “Polypharmacy and Drug-Drug Interactions in the Elderly,” and earn CE credit by clicking here.
You may also click here for access to Contemporary Forums’ Online Learning site where you can view all online programs and take 20% off any online CE program you select (Use coupon code NPHF20 at checkout). Be sure to share this information with your NP colleagues as the NPHF strives to bring you additional CE opportunities to enhance your clinical practice.