Dr. Rene Buenzow DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN-BC

Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Eager to contribute to a dynamic team and support organizational goals. Adaptable professional with a quick-learning ability and a talent for adjusting to new environments. Skilled in rapidly acquiring new knowledge and applying it effectively. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change.

Workforce Advocacy Committee - WNA Professional Committee

01/2024 - Present

At-Large Board of Directors - WNA Professional Committee

01/2023 - Present

Volunteer NDAC Planning Committee - WNA Professional Committee

01/2022 - Present

Volunteer WNA Public Policy Committee Member - WNA Professional

Committee

01/2021 - Present

Guest Speaker Nurses Day At The Capitol (NDAC)Wisconsin NursesAssociation (WNA) -

01/2023 - Present

Member Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society (INPS) - Des Moines, Iowa

11/2008 - 2024

Board Member Northeast INICC Calmar Campus Nurse Advisory Board -

Calmar, Iowa

08/2010 - 01/2020

Member American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

08/2020 - Present

Member American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)

08/2020 - Present

Member American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

08/2005 - Present

Member Nursing Student Academy (GNSA)

08/2020 - 2023

Member American Nurses Association (ANA) Wisconsin Chapter

08/2020 - Present

Member American Society of Addition Medicine (ASAM)

08/2021 - Present

Keynote Speaker NICC Calmar Campus Spring Graduation Ceremony -

Iowa

05/2006

• Inductee to NICC Hall of Fame 2008
• INPS Grant recipient 2020
• Iowa Mental Health Scholarship recipient 2020 & 2021
• Enhancing Access to Mental Health Instruction Awards recipient 2021
• Mary Barker APRN WNA Scholarship, 2022
• Recipient to participate in the American Nurses Advocacy Institute (ANAI) in Washington DC October 2022
• B.W. Wayne Carpenter and Harriet Brown Carpenter Scholarship Spring 2023
• Enhancing Access to Mental Health Instruction Award Spring 2023
• Iowa Mental Health Scholarship Spring 2023

ANCC certified

• PMMHNP certification original 2023 effective through 10/9/2028

• APRN Family practice, original certification 2005. Effective through 6/9/2025

APRN License State of Iowa

• APRN Initially licensed in 2005 - 03/01/2026

PMHNP and APRN License State of Wisconsin

• Initially licensed in 2020 - 9/30/2026

RN/Multistate/Compact

License State of Iowa

• Initially licensed in 1998 (currently inactive)

• Effective through 03/01/2026

License State of Wisconsin

• Initially licensed in 2020 - 3/01/2026

Buprenorphine Waiver

• Applied and approved March 2022

BCLS

• Renewal 2024

DOT Examiner

• Current

National SEEK (Safe Environment for Every Kid) Study Facilitator

• August 2019-Present

High Conflict Divorce Coach

• March 2022-Present

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

• December 20222

Litigation and Evaluation involving Abuse Allegations in Family Court Cases Training through Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT)

o September 27-29, 2024 Rockford, MD

Wisconsin Human Trafficking Epidemic through Wisconsin Nurses’ Association (WNA)

o October 18, 2023

o 1.25 contact hours

Trauma Informed Care through WNA

o June 5, 2024

o 1.25 contact hours

DOJ and Law Enforcement Call to Action through WNA

o April 10, 2024

o 1.25 contact hours

Through the Eyes of a Survivor through WNA

o February 7, 2024

o 1.25 contact hours

Signs of Sex and Labor Trafficking through WNA

o December 6, 2023

o 1.25 contact hours

Southern Wisconsin Conference on Behavioral Health

o Included content on sexual assault/abuse and human trafficking

o October 10, 2023 in Janesville, WI

Danger Assessment through John Hopkins University

o May 29, 2023

Dependent Adult Mandatory Reporter Recertification Training through Iowa Department of Human Services

o May 28, 2023

o 1.2 contact hours

Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Recertification Training through Iowa Department of Human Services

o May 21, 2023

o 1.2 contact hours

Safety Needs, Therapeutic Alliance, and Framework of Care through Barkley & Associates

o September 7, 2023

o 0.5 contact hours

Evidence-Based Cultural Considerations through Barkley & Associates

o September 6, 2023

o 0.75 contact hours

PMHNP Certification Review/Continuing Education through Barkley & Associates

o August 29, 2023

o 14.75 contact hours

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate through University of Iowa

o August 4, 2023

Doctor of Nursing Practice through the University of Iowa

o August 4, 2023

High Conflict Divorce Coach Certification Program

o 8-week program completed March 5, 2022

Violence against Women Act (VAWA) Group meeting with Representative Kristina Shelton Legislative goals and collaboration with state and federal agencies

o Zoom meeting  October 17, 2022 and December 15, 2022

Why Family Courts Fail Protective Mothers and Their Children: 20 Common Mistakes in Evaluations Judges Miss through Domesticshelthers.org

o March 31, 2022

Guest Speaker at Lingonberry in Decorah, Iowa on Domestic Abuse and Violence for “Empowering Women”

o January 2019

Attendee NYC Battered Mother’s Conference, NYC, NY

o May, 2015