“As section leader and featured trainer, Tony delivers his exceptional insights and knowledge with passion, creativity, and an unrelenting commitment to quality. What’s more, his confident, energetic and approachable style is highly effective in delivering even the most complex topics in an understandable, down-to-earth way. We are extremely pleased with his contributions, and look forward to more.”
— Kimberly Lonergan RN MSN, Senior Medical Liaison, Otsuka Neuroscience Field Medical Affairs
Whether it’s creating an entire conference from scratch to respond to an urgent need, providing an inspirational keynote, designing and delivering a curriculum series (live or online), or serving as master of ceremonies (MC) for an event, Tony Amberg is the trainer and speaker you’ve been seeking. To his exceptional psychiatric and nursing expertise, Tony brings a strong background in performance and media, and has been presenting to live and virtual audiences on psychiatric and related topics for 20+ years.
Training & Speaking – Recent Experience
Conferences:
APNA (American Psychiatric Nurses Association National) - 2016, 2019, 2020
Northwestern Medicine Annual Advanced Practice Providers Conference (two sessions)
Illinois Chapter of APNA (multiple years)
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses (multiple years)
International Society of Psychiatric Nursing
Northwestern Medicine Neuroscience Conference
Illinois Association of Physician Assistants
Keynotes:
University of Illinois "The Power of Preceptorship"
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses 2019 Midwest Conference
Teaching and Precepting:
Spiritual Care Training Partnership with Chaplain Residents
Clinical Instructor - Psychiatric Nursing (DePaul, Chamberlain)
Clinical Preceptor for over two dozen Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
Trainings:
Northwestern Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Grand Rounds (Multiple)
Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses
Psychopharm Update 2019
Psychopharm Update 2020
University of Illinois Fall Seminar Series for FNP and PMHNP students
PsychU: Serving as Nurses Corner Section Advisor
Topics Include:
Psychological First Aid By Nurses, For Nurses
The Wizard of Zzzzz
Often Started, Frequently Unfinished: rationally prescribing and optimizing antidepressants
Marijuana is Legal – Here We Go!
Recognizing & Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Mind and Body: Psychotropic Effects on Physiological Health
Are You Ready for the Golden Years? Intro to Geriatric Psychopharmacology