Kelly Counts, PhD (c), APRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-C, ENP-C, has been practicing in healthcare for the past 30 years and for the past 18 years, worked as an emergency medicine nurse practitioner. Her career emphasis has always been focused on emergency medicine, flight nursing, and critical care. Throughout her accumulated experiences, she has mastered crisis management, time critical decision making and encountered many difficult situations and conversations. Kelly is triple board certified as FNP-C, ACNP-BC & ENP-C. She is currently pursuing a PhD at UMKC with an emphasis on palliative care in the emergency department.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kelly Counts has employment relationships with Washington University Medical Center of St. Louis, St. Louis University, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, Goldfarb School of Nursing, and Maryville University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kelly Counts is a member of the Emergency Nurse Association and the American Association of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.