Kathy Hebert Baldridge DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP
Dr. Kathy Baldridge is NP faculty with Advanced Practice Education Associates. She serves on the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners Board of Directors and has served as the Conference Chair for the past five years. She is an accomplished author and a committed mentor to new nurse practitioners and students. Dr. Baldridge was instrumental in facilitating Louisiana state legislation in relationship to abolishing restrictive collaborative practice agreements, and blocked legislation intending to move NPs under the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. She was the 2016 Louisiana State Award for Excellence recipient. She maintains a clinical practice in primary care and urgent care, and remains active in her community. Dr. Baldridge holds certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner, is advanced certified in pain management, and is a Fellow in the American-Institute-of-Pain-Management.