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Sept. 19, 2005
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Davidson and Cagle present at American Academy of Nurse Practitioners conference
 
COLUMBUS, Miss. -- Mississippi University for Women professors Dr. Janice Unruh Davidson and Dr. Rebecca Cagle delivered a podium presentation “When the Nurse Practitioner Becomes Agent 007: Recognizing Bioterrorism Agents as Biological Weapons” at the 20th annual American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2005 National Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., this summer. 
   
The conference was attended by nearly 3,000 nurse practitioners from around the world.     

Dr. Davidson serves as department chair of graduate nursing and is nationally board certified as a family nurse practitioner and in nursing administration, advanced and nursing informatics. 
   
Dr. Cagle serves as the advanced practice coordinator for graduate nursing and is nationally board certified as a family nurse practitioner and as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. 
   
The AANP celebrated 40 years of nurse practitioner history and 20 years of the academy’s history at the national conference.