Nurse Practitioner Association New York State (NPANYS)

The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State (NPANYS) was organized as an advocate for nurse practitioners in New York State. Since its inception, NPANYS has been a driving force in the evolution of NP enabling legislation while actively raising public awareness of NPs. Today, NPANYS remains committed to its mission of providing continuing education for NPs; educating the public including other health care professionals and government officials about the role of NPs; fostering communication between NPs; and encouraging high standards of NP educational preparation and practice. The Coalition is a non-profit organization.

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM)

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) www.pimed.com is a full-service medical communications company, which has produced an extensive array of continuing professional development activities on a turnkey basis since 1979. PIM is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians; by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education; and is an approved provider of continuing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). PIM produces hundreds of unique educational activities annually, including national and regional symposia; consultant/consensus conferences; teleconferences; videoconferences; and online education courses. These offerings, which are supported by virtually every major US pharmaceutical company, are developed to enhance physician and other health professionals’ training and influence their behavior for the purpose of improving health outcomes. In addition to producing their own activities, PIM partners with non-accredited organizations to provide continuing education credit for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.