2. “Can't wait for next year!!!!”
“I enjoyed the company of many great nurses and the great
stories they shared.”
“The conference has changed my perspective on psychiatric
nursing and provided new avenues for elevating the
profession.”
“My first APNA Conference but not my last!”
“The most valuable parts were the inspiring speakers who
work to create awareness and provide information to nurses
out in the field.”
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

3. Announcing a new feature of APNA membership:
eMembership in the American Nurses Association!
Attendees unwrapped
fortune cookies to discover
some of the various
resources and
opportunities now
available to APNA members
through the eMembership.
ANA President Karen Daley
(center) was in attendance
for the announcement.
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

4. The APNA Annual Awards Recipients were honored
during the
Opening Ceremony
Helen Birkbeck
Distinguished
Service
Joanne Matthew
Excellence in
Practice APRN
Judy Linn
Excellence in
Leadership RN
Merrie Kaas
Excellence in
Education
Donna Riemer
Excellence in
Practice RN
Gail Stern
Excellence in
Leadership APRN
Genevieve Chandler Marian Roman
Excellence in
Innovation Research
Individual
APNA Psychiatric Nurse of the Year Jocelyn Perez with President Beth Phoenix
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

5. “I am re-inspired to be a nursing leader, to speak up for
psychiatric nursing, to utilize evidence-based practice.”
“With the information that I have learned; I truly believe that
"yes" our patients can recover. And with this belief I can instill
more hope to our patients and their families that having a
diagnosis does not mean you are done, it just means that yes
you have a disease but you are still you as an individual and you
can still recover.”
“I am challenged to not continue with the status quo but to take
fresh eyes to my practice & see how I can improve it with the
tools I've been given.”
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

6. APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

7. APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX

8. “The information from the conference in general has made me more
thoughtful about how I present my profession to the general public,
how I articulate what I what I want to say, my need to assess my
strengths and weaknesses and how to optimize myself.”
“[I will] increase my awareness in my community and realize I have
a voice that is very much needed in the conversations for improving
the lives of all in our community not just clients with mental illness.”
“I have been introduced to leaders in the field all across the country
which will greatly influence me as a provider and student. I have
new ideas and questions about the field that I think will help further
personal and professional growth.”
APNA 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 9 -12, 2013 ● Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ● San Antonio, TX