Program Coming Soon!
Thursday, March 5, 2026
4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Exploring the Current State of NP Practice in Acute Care
Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP
4:50 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Opening Keynote Address
Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care: Advancing Excellence, Transforming Care
April N. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Grand Opening of Exhibits
Friday, March 6, 2026
6:00 a.m.
Conference Registration Opens
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors - Refereed Poster Session 1 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
General Session 1
Acute Care Infectious Diseases Update 2024
Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP
1.25 contact hours (which includes 0.75 hours of pharmacology)
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
General Session 2
TBD
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break - Exhibits - Refereed Poster Session 1 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
General Session 3
TBD
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
General Session 4
TBD
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Break - Exhibits - Refereed Poster Session 1 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
General Session 5
TBD
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
General Session 6
TBD
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Saturday, March 7, 2026
6:00 a.m.
Conference Registration Opens
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors - Refereed Poster Session 2 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
General Session 7
TBD
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
General Session 8
TBD
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break - Exhibits - Refereed Poster Session 2 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
General Session 9
TBD
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch on Own
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
General Session 10
TBD
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Break - Exhibits - Refereed Poster Session 2 (Streaming throughout the Conference)
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
General Session 11
TBD
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
General Session 12
TBD
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
Sunday, March 8, 2026
6:00 a.m.
Conference Registration Opens
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION 13
TBD
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Acute Care Pharmacology Update 1
TBD
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Acute Care Pharmacology Update 2
TBD
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Acute Care Pharmacology Update 2
TBD
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Acute Care Pharmacology Update 3
TBD
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Acute Care Pharmacology Update 4
TBD
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conference Summary and Future Directives
Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP
0.25 contact hours
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
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