Nursing conferences are a great investment for nurses. They provide the perfect opportunity to stay up to date on the latest research and nursing best practices. There is also ample opportunity to network with fellow nursing professionals, earn CEU contact hours, and simply escape your usual work environment.
Sifting through the endless lists of nursing conferences can be a daunting task. Luckily, we’ve done the hard work for you by compiling a list of both virtual and in-person nursing conferences. With COVID-19, some conferences that normally would be held in person have shifted to online. Some conferences already have aired but are offering on-demand access to materials and sessions through specific dates in 2021. Some organizations are still planning for 2021. Check back on Incredible Health for updates as they become available.
Top National Virtual Nursing Conferences
Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) 2020 Virtual Annual Conference
This conference features top leaders from all major stakeholder groups who share a passion for improving the quality of and access to primary care. All speakers will focus on how COVID-19, the economic downturn, and racial and health inequities are impacting primary care services.
- Dates: November 30 – December 2, 2020
- Location: Virtual
- Target audience: Primary care
- Non-member registration cost: $400
PANDEMIC: Impact on Health Care Systems and Older Adults
This conference is ideal for nurses who wish to explore the challenges COVID-19 has placed on the delivery of healthcare services and its impact on older adults. There are two separate sessions for this conference. Nurses can attend one or both sessions.
- Dates: December 2 & 9, 2020
- Location: Virtual
- Non-member registration cost: $25 for both sessions
Children’s Hospital Colorado Virtual Emergency and Trauma Outreach Symposium
This symposium will explore new knowledge related to the delivery of pediatric emergency medicine specialty. It covers current, evidence-based care for children in the following areas: Pediatric Airway, Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies in the Time of COVID-19, Pediatric Burn Care, Recognizing Physical Abuse, Neonatal Emergencies, and Common Pediatric Emergency Complaints.
- Dates: December 2, 2020
- Location: Virtual
- Target audience: RNs
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
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Advanced Practice Institute: Promoting Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice
Nursing leaders and team managers will find valuable information at this conference. The three-day event is focused on evidence-based nursing practices and how to apply evidence to real-world nursing scenarios.
- Dates: February 10, 17, & 24, 2021
- Location: Virtual Institute
- Target audience: RNs
- Non-Member Registration Cost: $1,200
This event offers CNAs the opportunity to earn additional CEUs, access networking events, and connect with sponsors and exhibitors on leading-edge technology. Registration opens in December.
- Dates: March 9-11, 2021
- Location: Virtual
- Target audience: CNAs
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
NANN’s virtual conference offers nursing professionals the opportunity to network with neonatal nursing peers while strengthening their clinical knowledge. The session was live in October but is providing on-demand access to nurses through March 1, 2021. Nurses can earn up to 40 hours of CNE by viewing the sessions on-demand.
- Dates: On-demand through March 1, 2021
- Location: Virtual
- Target audience: Neonatal nurses
- Non-member registration cost: $320
This is a must-have conference on the list! The live event was streamed on October 22-25, 2020, but on-demand access is available through October 1, 2021. Nursing professionals can earn 30 CNE/Category 1 CEPTCS credits with this event.
- Dates: On-demand through October 1, 2021
- Location: Virtual
- Non-member registration cost: $569
This conference was live (virtually) from November 1-4, 2020. It is now streaming on-demand through March 1, 2020. Obstetric and neonatal nurses who provide care to newborns and women can strengthen their knowledge with this event. Nurses can earn up to 58.5 nursing contact hours with this conference.
- Dates: On-demand through March 1, 2021
- Location: Virtual
- Target audience: Obstetric and neonatal nurses
- Non-member registration cost: $349
Top National In-Person Nursing Conferences
LVAD Basics: LVAD Care in Community-Based Medical Settings
This free program provides didactic and hands-on education as it relates to care of left ventricle assist device patients in a home-care setting.
- Dates: December 4, 2020
- Location: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
- Target audience: RNs, LPNs, NPs
- Non-member registration cost: Free
This conference is ideal for nurses who work in healthcare environments where emergency trauma care and ongoing trauma recovery care is administered.
- Dates: March 24-26, 2021
- Location: Denver, CO
- Target audience: Trauma nurses
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
Association for Vascular Access (AVA)
Nurses who use vascular access devices will benefit from this highly informative four-day conference in sunny Orlando, Florida. Presentations on the latest vascular access devices, general panel, and exhibit hall are included. Nurses can earn up to 35 CEUs with this event.
- Dates: September 16-19, 2021
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
This annual conference is designed specifically for aesthetic nurses and plastic surgeons. Details about this upcoming event are not yet available but check back on the ISPAN website frequently for updated information as it becomes available.
- Dates: October 15-18, 2021
- Location: Toronto, ON
- Target audience: Aesthetic nurses
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
5th Edition – Nursing World Conference
This three-day conference promises top-level keynote presentations, oral presentations, poster sessions with young researchers and students, plus workshops and networking opportunities. Cutting-edge research efforts to better the healthcare system are part of the offerings.
- Dates: October 18-20, 2021
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Non-member registration cost: Inquire with organizer
Nursing Conference Updates
Some organizations are in the early planning stages for their 2021 conferences, workshops, and symposiums. Check back here for updates as they become available.
