Alan Tony Amberg

25/03/2025

Tomorrow! The topic is Resilience and Resistance - please join us for networking at Hazelden Chicago with fellow behavioral health professionals.

Thursday, March 27th
10:30-11:30 am (NEW TIME)
Hazelden Chicago: 867 N Dearborn, Chicago IL 60610


Speaker: Tony Amberg, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MSN APRN PMHNP-BC

Resilience and Resistance: when things are tough, how do we take care of ourselves and our patients? When is it a medication issue and when is it overwhelm? And how do we help distinguish between that and substance abuse?


Metered street parking is typically easy, and we are also close to the Red Line. Light refreshments will be served.

All behavioral health professionals (including interns) are welcome! Please feel free to share this with any colleagues who may be interested, and bring your business cards and brochures.

Hope to see you there!

24/12/2024

Happy Holidays from all of us at Alan Tony Amberg, PLLC!

14/10/2024

This Friday ~ On Friday, Oct. 18th Tony will speak at the Midwest APRN Conference, being held in Lisle, Illinois. Tony will be presenting at 10:45 AM on Sexuality, Health and Medications - he looks forward to seeing you there!

PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS - APRN Essentials Workshop (October 16th Pre-Conference) APRN Essentials Workshop - October 16th - 8:00AM-5:00PM John Russell DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, RNFA The...

24/09/2024

Wow - it's our 4th Anniversary!!

Thank You - to everyone for helping make our practice a success! Your support, referrals, and partnership has made all the difference.

Take a peek at our latest newsletter for additional information on our new location, updates on drug shortages, new patient availability, and some new and very fluffy team members. (Find this email newsletter helpful? Please share! And if you're not a subscriber - please do subscribe!)

https://conta.cc/3MXkN58

22/07/2024

Many people ask me what I think about the weight loss drugs available today - in my latest blog, I share some of the latest information and my own personal insights. Please read and tell me your thoughts! I'd love to hear your own perspective and experiences.

https://www.alantonyamberg.com/blog/vi60308y0qr5o51s8vtbk3n5esf05g

Many folks have asked me about the new injectable weight loss drugs and what I think.  It’s worth looking at several pieces in the New York Times that give perspectives about weight loss and weight loss drugs.    Do they work?  Yes, people do indeed seem to

11/03/2024

Welcome to Women's History Month!
Every woman faces obstacles, including in the arena of mental health and wellbeing. Claiming the help you need is critical to successfully navigating life's obstacles and transforming adversity into stepping stones.
We're here to help. Our practice is here to make sure you have all the assistance you need to make your story the very best story, your journey the very best journey.

“Turn your demons into art, your shadow into a friend, your fear into fuel, your failures into teachers, your weaknesses into reasons to keep fighting. Don’t waste your pain. Recycle your heart.” – Andrea Balt

19/02/2024

Thank you to the leaders who clear the way and help all of us be our best.

Happy President's Day!

"Too many Americans who struggle with mental health illnesses are suffering in silence rather than seeking help, and we need to see to it that men and women who would never hesitate to go see a doctor if they had a broken arm or came down with the flu, that they have that same attitude when it comes to their mental health."

President Barack Obama

44th President of the United States of America

22/01/2024

"Passions to awaken. Dreams to achieve.
An endless sense of possibility every new year."

January is National Mentoring Month - and this week, January 25th, is Thank Your Mentor Day!

Think of all the guidance and advice the mentors in your life have given you. And, think about how *you* could give that kind of support to someone else - what a wonderful way to give and receive in one powerful, meaningful gesture.

This Thursday Jan. 25th, reach out and thank your mentors - and consider becoming a mentor yourself! Check out the link below for information - and consider participating in the upcoming National Mentoring Summit - after the event, full plenary sessions will be shared online for remote audiences. Help someone's dreams become a reality!

https://www.mentoring.org/campaigns/national-mentoring-month/

15/01/2024

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

14/12/2023

A Quick Reminder - You still have a chance to view this essential major depressive disorder (MDD) webinar!

**Only available until the end of the year** -- so click and watch An Additional Option for Your Toolkit to Manage Major Depressive Disorder today.

During this 1-hour webinar, Alan “Tony” Amberg, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, will provide an MDD disease state overview, as well as an FDA-approved adjunctive therapy to add to your toolkit.

Grab your preferred device and start watching!

View the virtual presentation designed for nurse practitioners managing patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with a partial response to antidepressants. Program Objectives: Appreciate the role of nurse practitioners in mental health care Review MDD treatment outcomes from landmark studies D...

11/12/2023

So -- Who Really IS Responsible for a Client's Care?

There is a remarkable lack of continuity - and accountability - in healthcare these days. Multiple pass-offs, little to no followup, and the pressures from insurance and institutions to "do more" (really?) in less time for less expense.

What gets diminished? Who gets the short end of this situational stick? And who should be stepping up to take responsibility? Read my take on this critical issues in my latest blog - and please share to expand the discussion!

In the Hospital: Continuity of Care a Challenge Working in the hospital on the psychiatric consult service, I noticed an interesting phenomenon with people who were admitted for long stays and/or have multiple admissions: no one person is tasked with primary longitudinal responsibility for care.&a