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
Marjorie Crabtree, DNP, ANP, FNP
Director of Education
NPHF Welcomes Marjorie Crabtree, DNP, ANP, FNP as New Director of Education!
Marjorie Crabtree is board certified as an Adult and Family Nurse Practitioner. She currently practices part time as a primary care provider in a family practice at Harbor Health - Hyannis Community Health Center, a federally qualified community health center in Massachusetts. Marjorie also has ten years of recent experience as an ANCC Nurse Planner where she was responsible for planning and implementing national Nurse Practitioner continuing education conferences and meeting all ANCC requirements. She has published twice in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners on the topic of home blood pressure monitoring, and in 2019 co-authored a chapter in the textbook, Case Studies in Geriatric Primary Care & Multimorbitity Management. Marjorie is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (MCNP), and sits on the MCNP Legislative Committee.
NPHF President meets with Dr. Loretta Ford
November 15th, 2019
NPHF President Phyllis Zimmer met with long-time friend and mentor, Dr. Loretta Ford to discuss healthcare issues and the evolving role of the nurse practitioner. Among the topics discussed were innovations in primary care and the on-going importance of the nursing component of the NP role. At ninety-nine, Dr. Ford continues to advocate for a strong NP role in public health, health education, and advocacy.
NPHF Announces 2019-2020 Scholarship Opportunities
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is proud to announce two scholarships that recognize and provide support for nurse practitioner graduate students who are leading the way to provide quality care and service in their communities. These scholarships are supported through an endowed program funded by Procter and Gamble that provides a $1000 scholarship to each recipient.
The NPHF/Procter & Gamble Community Service Endowed Scholarship recognizes commitment to service and is awarded to one NP graduate student who is making a significant positive contribution in patient care, in the community, or in school.
The NPHF/Procter & Gamble Gastroenterology Endowed Scholarship is awarded to one NP graduate student whose clinical and/or research interests are in the field of gastroenterology.
Please click here for application and deadline information
NPHF Announces Live and Online Programs in Chronic Low Back Pain and Managing Osteoarthritis
Pathways in Management: Chronic Low Back Pain and Osteoarthritis are interactive case-based learning activities that highlight current clinical management recommendations from various organizations and describe how to put them in practice. Earn ANCC CE credit when you take each of these tuition-free programs!
Pathways in Management: Chronic Low Back Pain: Choose the online program or one of the live presentations to learn how to enhance quality of life for patients with CLBP.
Pathways in Management: Effectively Addressing Osteoarthritis: Choose the live or online interactive progam to obtain current management information, practice tools, and resources to support the appropriate care of patients with osteoarthritis and to improve patients' quality of life.
NPHF Announces Partnership with NPACE
NPHF is pleased to announce a new partnership with Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE), a national non-profit organization that promotes excellence in patient care by providing high quality, evidence-based educational programs for nurse practitoners and other advanced practice clinicians in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
NPACE offers nine live conferences annually, more than 50 online courses, and a handful of added perks to those who participate. Our partnership includes the presentation of NPHF's live CE programs, "Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Benefits and Risks" and "Pathways in Management: Osteoarthritis and Chronic Lower Back Pain" at several of NPACE's 2019 conferences.
For further information, please check the NPHF or NPACE continuing education websites or contact www.npace.org/ directly. NPACE adn NPHF are accredited as providers of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
NPHF Continues Partnership with Derm for Primary Care®
The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF) is pleased to continue our partnership with Derm for Primary Care®, a digital learning platform developed for primary care providers where you will learn how to identify, diagnose and treat common skin conditions that routinely present in a primary care practice. Packed with photos and videos with text and audio, these courses provide clinical scenarios demonstrating how to develop treatment plans for a variety of dermatologic conditions. In addition, you will learn how to do top dermatologic office diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with step-by-step, easy-to-follow videos (e.g. skin biopsies, cryosurgery).
Develop or improve upon a skill set that few of your peers have. Derm for Primary Care® is used in NP training programs across the country and by advanced practice nurses alike. These dermatology courses improve diagnostic and treatment skills, allowing Nurse Practitioners, nurses and other members of the healthcare team to treat their patients, rather than referring them to a specialist. Preview a course by clicking here
Take advantage of a discount offered exclusively for NPHF learners. Enter the code NPHF19 when you register for a course at Derm for Primary Care and you’ll receive a 10% discount on your order. NPs and RNs may earn California BRN CE credit for an additional charge and receive a 10% discount as well.
Be sure to share this information with your NP and RN colleagues as the NPHF strives to bring you high quality educational opportunities that will enhance your clinical practice.
NPHF is Proud to Support Public Health Efforts to Achieve Safe Sharps Disposal
SafeNeedleDisposal.org is your one-stop-shop for guidance on how to dispose of home-generated, used sharps correctly. Learn about disposal options where you live and work by clicking on your state, or entering your ZIP code and check out the educational print resources available. Safety is the point!
Opioid Safe Prescribing FREE Online CE Program
NPHF's online program, "Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits", addresses safe practices for opioid prescribing, including patient selection, risk assessment, initiation and modification, ongoing monitoring, and patient and caregiver education. This program awards 3 hours of ANCC and pharmacology credit and includes discussion of pain, immediate release as well as ER/LA opioids, cannabis, and addiction and integrates the CDC Guideline (2016). This program is tuition free and meets many states' requirements for opioid education...Check it out!