Volusia Flagler Advanced Practice Nursing Council

02/24/2026

We would like to sincerely thank the Jeff with Vigilant Software for delivering such an outstanding and insightful presentation. Your platform clearly demonstrates how proactive risk management, incident tracking, and regulatory compliance can be streamlined in today’s complex healthcare environments.

In hospitals and acute care settings, where every second and every decision matters, Vigilant Software enhances patient safety, strengthens documentation accuracy, reduces liability exposure, and supports real-time quality improvement efforts. Tools like this empower healthcare leaders and frontline staff to move from reactive responses to preventative action, ultimately protecting patients, staff, and the organization as a whole.

Thank you again for equipping healthcare professionals with solutions that truly elevate care delivery. If you're looking to become a member join us at vfapnc.enpnetwork.com we would love to have you♥️✨️♥️

02/16/2026

Save the date: May 15th & 16th is our annual summit that you don't want to miss! In the beautiful city of Daytona Beach! More details to come!

02/05/2026

HB237 Professional Nursing Titles has passed the Florida House with 111 yeas & 0 days now on to the Senate. Thanks to Rep Michelle Salzman. Photo credits and advocacy: Monica N Chris Barfield let's keep fighting ♥️✨️♥️

02/04/2026

Celebrating Black History Month:

❤️💛💚Black History Month💚💛❤️

FNPN proudly honors Dr. Loureen Downes, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, for her extraordinary contributions to nursing, nurse practitioner education, and health promotion.

As the Conner Professor in Nursing and Founding Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Director at Florida Gulf Coast University, Dr. Downes has dedicated her career to advancing NP education, lifestyle medicine, and evidence-based strategies that reduce health disparities and improve quality of life.

We celebrate her leadership, scholarship, and lasting impact on the future of nurse practitioners.

01/29/2026

We had a fantastic dinner meeting and educational presentation by Dr. Kheyfits and his discussion about DVT’s, PE’s and the use of Inari products. As always, great questions and engagement from our members!

01/10/2026

Happy Friday!

Why should you bring other advanced degree Nurses to our monthly meeting?

Be around others who want to:

*Bring frontline insights
*Drive evidence-based practice
*Shape policies that improve care
*Enhance professional development
*Empower our profession to make direct impacts on outcomes

If interested in joining, or attending as a guest to see if you would like to join, please reach out to us on this page, or to any board member.

We look forward to seeing you at a meeting soon!

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01/01/2026

Happy New Year to our VFAPNC family!

Wishing you a year filled with health, growth, and continued impact in our communities. Thank you for your dedication and support
we look forward to all we will accomplish together in the year ahead.

Cheers to a successful and purpose-driven New Year!

Warm regards,
The Board of Directors ♥️✨️♥️

12/29/2025

Our first Educational dinner and Business Meeting will be held on Monday January 26th, at Stonewood LPGA. Please sign up on our website and if you would like to bring a guest, notify a Board Member so that we can hold a seat for them.

Networking begins at 6pm, with our speaker Dr. Kheyfits beginning the presentation about DVT’s and PE’s, promptly at 6:30pm. Our sponsor is Noelle Ogden with Inari.

We look forward to seeing everyone on January 26th, 2026!

12/25/2025

Happy Holiday's and season's greetings to all. We have so much to be thankful for and as we come to a close of 2025, let us all remember that 2026 will bring us much more growth & prosperity. God bless you all, enjoy your family❤️🌲❤️

12/10/2025

✨️Congratulations to our 2026-2028 Board of Directors . We are pleased to have selected this great board to lead the way to a successful term with so much in store. If you would love to join us the time is now as we continue to move onward and upward ✨️♥️✨️

11/12/2025

We had a fantastic dinner and educational program on Monday November 10th. We had many guests in attendance, and we hope to see many of those faces as members. Nicole Stinson, NP from Neurocrine Biosciences, presented a program on Tardive Dyskinesia with great videos and questions that were asked! We look forward to our next meeting on December 8th, more details to follow soon!