Our Speakers
Classes and discussions designed to be an engaging educational experience, empowering your APPs to develop applicable clinical skills and your organization achieves maximum ROI.
Expansive Community of Practicing, Board-Certified Faculty
Weekly classes led by actively practicing, board-certified, clinical expert NPs and PAs committed to providing evidence-based clinical knowledge. They are seasoned speakers who provide an engaging and positive learning environment.
Participants will interact with peer providers nationally, in similar professional stages, during weekly instruction and discussions. They will engage with ThriveAP class leaders and speakers to build a supportive educational network.
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10 Course Blocks
Here are a few areas in which our expert faculty provides didactic instruction:
1. Cardiology
2. Endocrine
3. Pediatrics
4. Neurology & Psychology
5. Gynecology & Genitourinary
6. Orthopedics & Rheumatology
7. Dermatology
8. Respiratory
9. Gastroenterology
10. Hematology/Oncology
Expert Speakers with Meaningful Credentials
Across our Primary Care and Acute Care programs we boast unmatched access to the top experts across the nation.
20
Avg. Years
in Practice
11
Published
Speakers
103
Number of
Publications*
02
Other: Pharmacist & Licensed
Counselor
48
Awards
Won
*Number of publications includes published works, publications in progress, peer-reviewed journal articles and manuscript reviews | Data is reflective of 2022.
Featured Speakers Spotlight
The ThriveAP Program is presented by board-certified, active, field experts who are participant reviewed. Meet some of our faculty.
Jane Kapustin
PhD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN, Endocrinology Instructor
Jane is board-certified as an adult nurse practitioner and in advance diabetes management. She mentors doctoral and master’s students at the University of Maryland Center for Diabetes in Baltimore, where she maintains a faculty practice. Jane has published more than 40 articles and 12 book chapters, mostly on diabetes, and routinely lectures at national conferences such as the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, where she serves on the board. She was inducted as a fellow with AANP and AAN.
Benjamin Smith
DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, Rheumatology Instructor
Ben is an award-winning Physician Assistant. In the rheumatology setting, he has been treating patients at the McIntosh Clinic based in Thomasville, GA since 1999. He has also served as president at the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) and in other capacities as well. His resume includes serving on various task forces for the American Academy of Physician Assistants, as a Rheumatology Specialty Board Member for the American Board of Internal Medicine, and his current work as an assistant professor and director of didactic education at the Florida State University College of Medicine.
Denise Ramponi
DNP, FNP-C, ENP-BC, FAANP, FAEN, Procedural Skills Instructor
Denise is a dual-certified Family and Emergency Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of NP experience, primarily in emergency and acute trauma settings. She splits time between two busy emergency departments in the Pittsburgh area and her work as an Associate Professor and Director of DNP programs at Robert Morris University. As a procedural skills expert, Denise has presented at regional, state, and national conferences for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and the Nurse Practitioner Association of Continuing Education (NPACE).
What APPs & Professionals Are Saying About ThriveAP’s Speakers
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