2026 AAENP National Conference: EmergNP

2026 AAENP National Conference: EmergNP

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7:00am CDT

Breakfast Ballroom 1 & 2 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

7:15am CDT

Business Meeting Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

8:00am CDT

Welcome Remarks Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

8:10am CDT

Opening General Session: Navigating the Next Chapter Together Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Rachael Frija, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, • Luther Cale

9:10am CDT

Rock-a-bye ED: Optimizing Pediatric Sedation Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Mindy Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ENP-C • Leah Bergman, CRNA, DNP

The OMI Paradigm: Give STEMI a Rest Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Andrew Bowman, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC, ACNPC, TNS, NRP, FACCN, FAEN

"Now What" Panel Discussion: SANE & Forensic Care in Today's Reality Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)The Center for Compassionate Forensic Education • Liana Hill, MSc, RN, RSCN, FNE, SANE-A, SANE-P • Trisha Sheridan, DNP, WHNP-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAANP, FAAN

10:00am CDT

Break with Exhibitors & Attended Posters Legislative Terrace (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

10:30am CDT

Pediatric Rashes: From Harmless to Hazardous Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Erica May, DNP, APRN, AG-ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C • Mindy Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ENP-C

Procedures & Competencies for Advanced Urgent Cares & Micro EDs Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Karen “Casey” O’Connell Schill DNP, APN-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN

One Bruise Counts: Applying the TEN-4-FACESp Rule in Clinical Practice Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Sarah Sharp, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

11:30am CDT

Pediatric GI Pearls: What Every ENP Needs to Know Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Jill Ogg-Gress • Carli Culjat, PhD, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN

Silent but Deadly: Maternal Sepsis in Emergency Care Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Jasmine Whitcomb, WHNP-BC

PEP in Practice: Post Assault HIV Prevention Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Courtney Pitts, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN

12:00pm CDT

Exhibitors Legislative Terrace (Sheraton - 2nd Floor) Lunch Ballroom 1 & 2 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

12:15pm CDT

Lunch & Learn Session: Hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis & NUPLAZID® (pimavanserin) Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Leila Moore, PharmD

Lunch & Learn Session: Lunch & Learn Session: VALTOCO® Rapid, Reliable, and Ready Seizure Rescue for Episodes of Frequent Seizures Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Sarah Weatherspoon, MD

1:00pm CDT

One Step Off: Evaluating the Limping Child Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Michael Schill III, DNP, APN-C, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, MICN

The PIT Patient - Postpartum in Triage Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)James Goldstein, FNP-C, ENP-C

The Art of Delivering Difficult Messages Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Veronica Hill • Cory Edgar, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C

2:00pm CDT

Don't Get TICKed Off: The Skin Exam that Turns an ICU Admission into an ED Discharge Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Toni Dobson, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C

Beyond Pajama Time: How AI Documentation Tools Can Reduce Burnout Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Chris Hickman, BSE, MSIS

STI Identification, Management, & Reporting in Pediatric Care Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Hannah Kestner, DNP, CPNP • Leanna Dugan, DNP, CPNP

2:30pm CDT

The Alpha-2 Rollercoaster: Emergency Management of Medetomidine Overdose & Withdrawal Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Sharon Rainer, PhD, APRN, ENP-C, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

3:00pm CDT

Break with Exhibitors Legislative Terrace (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)

3:30pm CDT

Bugs & Drugs in Emergency Care Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Michael Gooch, DNP, APRN, CCP, FAASTN, FAANP, FAEN

Beyond the Ear Canal: A Complex Otalgic Case that Reshaped my Emergency NP Practice Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Jill Ogg-Gress

Same Injury, Different Story: Injury Recognition Across the Body Broadway (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Liana Hill, MSc, RN, RSCN, FNE, SANE-A, SANE-P • Victoria Robbins, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P

4:00pm CDT

Impact of Targeted Intellectual Disability and Disorder Training on Clinical Competency Ballroom 3 & 4 (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Christy Greenhalgh, DNP, FNP, ENP, AGACNP

Silent Emergency: Fever in the Immunocompromised Patient Melody A/B (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)Jill Ogg-Gress

4:30pm CDT

SIG/Committee Meetings TBA

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Reception & Board Meet & Greet Sponsored by ThriveAP Legislative Terrace (Sheraton - 2nd Floor)