Wednesday, March 4, 2026
| 6:00 a.m. | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Morning Coffee & Tea |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW A1: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW B1: Difficult Airway Management |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW C1: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW D1: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW A2: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW B2: Difficult Airway Management |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW C2: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW D2: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | APW A3: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | APW B3: Difficult Airway Management |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | APW C3: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | APW D3: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 1: The Emergency Neurological Life Support® (ENLS) Course [Part 1] |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 2: ADVANCED Imaging and Radiology Workshop: CTs, MRIs, PET, and More! |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 3: 12-Lead EKG: From Start to Competent in 3 Hours! |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | APW A4: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | APW B4: Difficult Airway Management |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | APW C4: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | APW D4: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 5:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
Thursday, March 5, 2026
| 6:00 a.m. | Conference Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Morning Coffee & Tea |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW A5: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW B5: Difficult Airway Management |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW C5: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | APW D5: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 1: The Emergency Neurological Life Support® (ENLS) Course [Part 2] |
| 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Pre-Conference 4: Radiology Review: From the Beginning Novice to Expert in 3 Hours! |
| 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Pre-Conference 5: ADVANCED 12-Lead EKG Workshop |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW A6: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW B6: Difficult Airway Management |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW C6: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion |
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | APW D6: Landmark & Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 6: Cardiac Valvular Disease Workshop |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 7: Mechanical Ventilation Boot Camp |
| 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Pre-Conference 8: ADVANCED Suturing: Beyond the Basics |
| 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 TBD |
| 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 Open |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors – Refereed Poster Session 1 |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Acute Care Infectious Diseases Update 2024 Thomas W. Barkley, Jr., PhD, ACNP-BC, ANP, FAANP |
| 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 (continued) |
| 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 (continued) |
| 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 Open |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors – Refereed Poster Session 2 |
| 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 (continued) |
| 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 (continued) |
| 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 Open |
| 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | General Session 13 – TBD David P. Gurka, PhD, MD |
| 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 (Part 1) |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Acute Care Pharmacology Update 2 – TBD (Part 2) |
| 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 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
