Advanced Practice Providers Education

2025 SMSNA Advanced Practice Providers Essentials Course

Sexual Health: Beyond the Textbook

A unique and innovative hybrid course focusing on the necessary elements needed for healthcare providers to provide high-quality sexual medicine within a clinical setting.

Endo Men’s Health is sponsoring the APP Essentials Course, however does not have influence on nor is responsible for the content.

Stephen Carlson
Stephen CarlsonAPRN, CNP
Course Chair
Kristy Mardis
Kristy MardisNP
Course Co-Chair

COURSE OVERVIEW

- 6 two-hour monthly virtual presentations (highlighted below)
- Hands-on training at the Annual SMSNA Meeting in Grapevine, TX (4 hours)*
- Free membership until December 31, 2025 (and discounted annually thereafter), to all APPs and AHPs who register for/attend the Course (new members only).
- A certificate of completion will be awarded to those that complete the full virtual portion as well as the hands-on training.**

*Separate registration for the hands-on course will be required and will be on a first-come-first-served basis (registration button above). All who register for the APP Essentials Course are welcome to also register to attend the hands-on session in Grapevine, TX at the Annual Fall Scientific Meeting being held Saturday, October 11 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. As a pre-requisite to the hands-on course, we kindly ask all individuals to complete the online portion of the Essentials Course detailed on this page.

**One for those who complete the virtual course and are unable to attend the hands-on session at the Annual Meeting -and- one for those who complete the entire course. Please be on the lookout for a course post-test following the final installment of the webinar series (September 20, 2024). Participants must take and pass this post-test with a 73% or higher to receive the certificate of completion.

CLICKING ON EACH TILE BELOW WILL SHOW YOU THAT SESSION'S LEARNING OBJECTIVES.

FINALLY, AFTER EACH MODULE (WITHIN ONE WEEK OF EACH LIVE EVENT), THE RECORDING WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA A "WATCH NOW" BUTTON UNDER IT'S RESPECTIVE TILE; HOWEVER, YOU MUST BE A SMSNA MEMBER AND BE LOGGED IN.

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The APP Essentials Course is developed independently by the SMSNA and its content is not influenced by industry sponsorship or commercial interests.

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