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 CarlsonAPRN, CNP
Course Chair
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. If you are an APP member and register for the Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, you will be sent separate registration for the hands-on course being held Saturday, October 11 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Please look for this to arrive from the SMSNA Executive Office. 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.
Friday, May 2, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: TBD
Panelists: Jordan Maloney, PA-C and Kate Nelson, PA-C, MLS (ASCP)
Course Learning Objectives:
- Discuss key considerations for counseling the female patient
- Understand how sperm and egg donations works
- Identify considerations for same sex couples seeking fertility treatment
Friday, May 30, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: Kenneth Mitchell, MPAS, PA-C
Panelists: Elise Tentis, PA-C and Matthew Ziegelmann, MD
Course Learning Objectives:
- Review proper curve assessment and ultrasound tricks
- Discuss how we can empower our patients to select the best therapy for them
- Identify the decision points between medical and surgical treatment options
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: Kristy Mardis, NP
Panelists: Christian Nelson, PhD and Jennifer Valli, PhD
Course Learning Objectives:
- Discuss techniques to engage and interest your patient in Sexual Therapy
- Identify the mental impact of cancer and how to reclaim sexuality after breast cancer treatment
- Review alternatives when drug therapy has sexual side effects
- Identify the mental impact of Peyronie’s disease
Friday, August 1, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: Brian Rayburn, MPAS
Panelists: Tiffany Olswold, APRN, CNP, MSN and Samantha Strumeier, DNP, MBA, MS, RN, FNP-BC, OCN, NMP
Course Learning Objectives:
- Review Urology and Endocrine guidelines for management
- Understand current best practices for testosterone replacement in the patient with prostate cancer
- How to provide testosterone replacement in the TISCC patient
Friday, August 22, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: Victor Huwe, MS, RN, FNP-BC
Panelists: Christophe Jackson, PhD, PA-C
Course Learning Objectives:
- Discuss considerations for sexual health in the patient with SCI and neurologic disorders
- Review current management of other unique conditions such as POIS
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 3pm to 5pm EDT
Moderated by: Stephen Carlson, APRN, CNP
Panelists: Aleece Fosnight, PA-C and Ijeoma Nwankpa, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT
Course Learning Objectives:
- How to evaluate and diagnose abnormal female hormones
- Identify the key considerations for hormone replacement
- Discuss management of pelvic pain and other pelvic health concerns
