Virtual Symposium

An Online Education Event for NPD Practitioners

The 2026 Virtual Symposium offers a unique education experience with live and on-demand sessions, virtual poster presentations, and the opportunity to earn Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) contact hours.

Live sessions of the 2026 Virtual Symposium take place on October 15, bringing together the NPD community to engage with presenters in real-time. After the live events, registrants have on-demand access to additional educational sessions for a full 30 days until the event closes on November 16 at 11:59 pm CT.

Already Registered?

Get ready for a full day of live sessions, along with on-demand sessions and poster presentations to explore! Review our Guide to the Virtual Symposium for additional helpful tips!

Registration

IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration for the Virtual Symposium temporarily closed Wednesday, October 14 at 12:00 p.m. CT so we can ensure all registered attendees are set up in the virtual platform for the live event. Registration will reopen on Friday, October 16, for those not yet registered who would like to access the on-demand recordings.

Registration includes access to all on-demand sessions and live sessions held on October 15, 2026.

Rates

Member Rate:

Non-Member Rate:

$199

$299

Live Sessions

Experience real-time learning and meaningful connection during our live sessions. Stay tuned for more details.

10:00 - 11:15 AM CST
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM CST
1:15 - 2:30 PM CST

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Intersectionality, Health, & Healthcare

This session explores how intersecting identities—race, gender, culture, power, and privilege—impact healthcare access, clinical decisions, and patient outcomes. Participants will examine how implicit and systemic biases influence care delivery and provider-patient interactions. Attendees will analyze cultural power dynamics and the cultural competency continuum, gaining practical strategies to advance health equity, reduce disparities, and deliver inclusive, person-centered care.

Speaker: Tyree Oredein, DrPH, MPH

Blueprint for Innovation: Transforming the Education Request Process

Every successful NPD process begins with a blueprint! Discover how one NPD team leveraged the ANPD Education Decision Tree to construct a technology-driven education request process. This innovative framework streamlines intake and decision-making, elevates key collaborators' voice, and automates project updates. Leave this session with the practical tools to begin building a smarter education request process in your own organization!

Speakers: Deanna Hill, MSN, RNC-NIC, NPD-BC; Kimberly Wood, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

A Qualitative Exploration of NPD Practice Judgment

The concept of NPD practice judgment was first introduced in 2022 in the 4th edition of the NPD Scope and Standards of Practice. This presentation provides the results of a qualitative study conducted to determine if Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment applies to NPD practice judgment.

Speakers: Mary G. Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC®, FAAN; Patsy Maloney, EdD, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, CEN, FAAN; Elizabeth Fritz, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC®, EBP-CH; Stephanie Zidek, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, NEA-BC, NPD-BC

On-Demand Sessions and Virtual Poster Presentations

The ANPD Virtual Symposium’s on-demand sessions and virtual poster presentations presented innovative ideas and proven strategies to integrate into your own NPD practice, all with the convenience of viewing on your own time for 30 days.

View On-Demand and Poster Details

Accelerate learning and build a shared vision by attending as a group

Nursing professional development departments can expand connections that drive growth, demonstrate NPD value, and improve quality patient and organizational outcomes. Fundamental to this success is the ability of the NPD team to work side by side with shared knowledge and aligned vision. Register multiple members of your team!

Group Rates:

Member Group Rate (3+)*: $175
Non-Member Group Rate (3+)*: $275

*Registration for three or more attendees from the same employer is eligible for a group discount. Discounts cannot be applied once registration is complete. Please contact info@anpd.org for group registration.