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Conference Agenda

Program subject to change.

October 28

11:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m.	Registration Open

12:00-4:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Showcase Open

12:15-1:00 p.m.	First Time Attendee Meet & Greet

1:00-2:00 p.m.	Emerging Solutions Available on demand These deep-dive learning opportunities focus on practical approaches to meeting academic nursing needs using a mix of expert insights, case studies, peer learning, and dynamic interaction. Academic-Practice Partnerships: A Showcase of Excellence Lighting the Way to Belonging with LAMP Advocating for Resources: Knowing What Works and What Doesn't *Implementing the Essentials: Insights and Advice from Academic Nursing Leaders*

2:00-2:30 p.m.	Networking Break & Visit Exhibitor Showcase

2:30-3:30 p.m.	Emerging Solutions Available on demand Integrating Policy in Nursing Education: Building Foundational Skills for Nurse Change Agents Lighting the Way to Belonging with LAMP (repeated) Advocating for Resources: Knowing What Works and What Doesn’t (repeated) *Implementing the Essentials: Insights and Advice from Academic Nursing Leaders* (repeated)

3:30-4:00 p.m.	Networking Break & Exhibitor Showcase

4:00-5:00 p.m.	Welcome and Rounds with AACN Leadership Available on demand Join AACN leadership for updates on the association’s priorities, strategic initiatives, and new developments. AACN Board Chair Cynthia McCurren and President/CEO Deborah Trautman provide an overview of the association’s work to transform academic nursing and serve our members. Ask questions and learn more about how these initiatives can impact and elevate your school of nursing.

5:15-6:15 p.m.	New Member Orientation and Wine & Cheese Social Learn how AACN membership can benefit you and your organization, and how you can engage to advance academic nursing along with AACN’s mission and strategic priorities. All are welcome.

6:45 p.m.	Network Dinner (optional)

7:30 p.m.	Capital Walk-and-Talk with AACN President and CEO

October 29

6:30-7:30 a.m.	Running and Walking Groups

7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.	Registration Open

7:30-9:00 a.m.	Light Continental Breakfast

7:30-8:30 a.m.	Solution Circles Join industry experts to consider strategies to addressing current challenges in academic nursing. In a collaborative and educational format, vendors will engage in interactive discussions to foster peer-to-peer dialogue and share new and innovative solutions. AACN has not been involved with the planning of the content for the Solution Circles, nor does it endorse presented products or services. Provided content is the sole responsibility of the presenting sponsor. Resources for Supporting APRN Students and Faculty Sponsored and presented by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Your CBE Transition Can Be Fun for You and Your Students - Find Out How Sponsored and presented by WGU Labs Clinical Judgment as a Thread in the Competency-based Curriculum Sponsored and presented by Wolters Kluwer Cleveland Clinic and Beebe Healthcare: Building Nursing Pipelines for the Future Sponsored and Presented by Clinician Nexus Successfully Evaluating Your Nursing Program Sponsored and Presented by Skyfactor Benchworks

8:30-9:30 a.m.	CCNE Forum on Revision of the Accreditation Standards Available on demand Join CCNE Board and Standards Committee leaders for an important dialogue about CCNE’s proposed revisions to the 2018 Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs. Take advantage of this opportunity to offer comments and ask questions about the proposed revisions. Do the proposed revisions adequately assess nursing program quality and effectiveness at the baccalaureate and graduate levels? Do the proposed revisions to the standards and key elements need clarification? What opportunities are there for the CCNE community of interest to provide comments about the proposed revisions? What is the timeline for implementation of the revised standards and how might my program be impacted?

9:30-10:00 a.m.	Networking Break

10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Like-Schools Focused Discussions Join colleagues and collaborate on vital topics important to your institution. Small/Liberal Arts Colleges Private Colleges/Universities Public Colleges/Universities Academic Health Centers

12:00-7:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Showcase Open

12:30-2:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)

12:45-1:45 p.m.	NursingCAS Luncheon A Demonstration of AACN’s Student Application and Admissions Management Portal Learn about AACN’s free student admissions application service, NursingCAS. Pre-Registration is required here. Limited seating.

12:45-1:45 p.m.	Accelerating Research and Evidence-based Practice in a large Academic Health System through the Continuum of Nurse’s Career Development Sponsored and presented by Wolters Kluwer Pre-Registration required here. Lunch provided. Limited seating.

1:00-1:45 p.m.	Brown Bag Lunch & Conversations Bring your own lunch and join peers for an enriching and inspiring networking opportunity. Associate/Assistant Dean Dialogue Deans of Minority Serving Nursing Schools New Dean Dialogue

2:00-3:00 p.m.	Keynote Plenary The Courage to Lead: Embracing the Leader Within You As academic nursing faces serious challenges ranging from the nursing shortage and burnout to global disruptions and the intricacies of the post-pandemic era, leaders must find new ways to motivate and influence students, faculty, teams, and other stakeholders. Join *Cassi Chandler* for an inspiring journey through her experiences as a leader who has broken barriers, led diverse teams, and built cultures of motivational leadership and inclusivity at some of the world’s most prominent organizations.

3:00-3:30 p.m.	Networking Break & Visit Exhibitor Showcase

3:30-4:30 p.m.	Leadership Plenary Knowledge Without Understanding: Innovative Technology in the Age of AI Available on demand AI challenges what we typically think about knowledge. Instead of being certain, orderly, and understandable, AI instead presents knowledge as probabilistic, inexplicable, and chaotic. As AI is used more and more for medical diagnoses and recommended treatments, it challenges traditional trust-based relationships with healthcare professionals. In this talk, Dr. *David Weinberger* will illustrate how the Internet paved the way for AI’s disruption of our old ideas about knowledge, the ways in which AI’s new approach to knowledge reveals important truths about our world, and what it means to be a learner and a trusted expert in this dawning age

4:30-5:00 p.m.	Networking Break & Visit Exhibitor Showcase

5:00-6:00 p.m.	John P. McGovern Lectureship Award Plenary The Not So Hidden Costs Associated with Failing to Educate Nurses, Researchers, and Policymakers about Healthcare Economics, Financing, and Payment Policies Available on demand Join McGovern Award winner Dr. *Peter Beurhaus* for a thought-provoking discussion on how to address gaps in the preparation of today’s professional nurse and the impact this has on the nation’s healthcare delivery system. Following a new forecast on the growth of the RN workforce over the next 10 years, this talk will discuss 5 examples of the hidden costs of failing to educate nurses and researchers about healthcare economics, financing, and payment policies, including the need to finance nurses' effort to address social determinants of health, the high and self-inflicted costs of mandating patient-to-nurse staffing ratios, the ill-thought out idea of direct reimbursement for nurses, the economics of travel nurses during COVID, and the inability of nurses to recognize and act on the opportunities presented by value-based payment. This insightful presentation will conclude with new ideas on how to approach educating nurses in the future.

6:00-7:00 p.m.	AACN Networking Reception

October 30

6:30-7:30 a.m.	Running and Walking Groups

6:30-11:30 a.m.	Registration Open

6:30-8:00 a.m.	Light Continental Breakfast

7:00-8:30 a.m.	Preparing for Today's Capitol Hill Visits: Tips and Tools for Effective Advocacy Join us for practical information, insights, and guidance in preparation for your Monday afternoon Capitol Hill Visits with Members of Congress and their staff.

7:30-8:30 a.m.	Coffee & Conversation Strengthening the Research Enterprise at Minority Serving Institutions The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) is partnering with AACN to host a listening session with academic nursing leaders from minority serving institutions to learn how to better support efforts to build nursing research programs and secure grant funding. NINR Director Dr. Shannon Zenk seeks to hear from HBCUs, HSIs, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and similar program representatives sharing experiences and recommendations to help sustain school’s program of research.

9:00-10:00 a.m.	Plenary Tools to Foster Abundance, Inspiration, and Sense of Reward in Leaders and Learners Available on demand The literature and lived experiences of our nation's nurses, nurse leaders, and researchers have clearly identified two key factors impacting sustainable excellence in academic nursing and the future nursing workforce. First, it is critical for leaders to embody well-being approaches in daily work and living to more effectively advance wellness in learners and faculty. Secondly, it is important to shift the narrative of well-being away from being solely focused on personal resilience practices and refocus the work on systemic and structural change in our educational and leadership environments. During this dynamic presentation, Dr. *Tim Cunningham* will share ideas on how to reduce burnout and address the many facets of well-being throughout the educational ecosystem.

10:00-10:30 a.m.	Networking Break

10:30-11:30 a.m.	Business Meeting and Awards Recognition The AACN Business Meeting is only open to member deans/directors, associate/assistant deans, emeritus and honorary members, and invited prospective member deans/directors.

1:00-5:00 p.m.	Capitol Hill Visits Join academic nursing leadership and advocate for the top issues in nursing education on Capitol Hill. Bus service will be provided beginning at noon from the JW Marriott Hotel. For more information, please email AACN's Director of Government Affairs, Rachel Stevenson, at rstevenson@aacnnursing.org.

1:00-4:30 p.m.	Caucus and Connect Enjoy light refreshment and snacks in-between your Capitol Hill Visits at Caucus and Connect.

5:00-6:30 p.m.	AACN Congressional Reception Celebrate a productive and impactful day on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and their staff. Bus service to the JW Marriott Hotel will be provided.

Get a Glimpse of What's Coming

In this video, Dr. Peter Beurhaus, recipient of this year's John P. McGovern Lectureship award, provides a sneak peek into his upcoming plenary session. His insights are sure to leave you energized and eager to participate in this year's conference. Join us for the opportunity to engage in thought-provoking discussions, connect with colleagues, and collectively shape the future of nursing education.

Continuing Education

AACN is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Eligible attendees may receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) for participating in AACN conferences.

For questions, contact the AACN Conference Team today!

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