We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh on March 18-21 or virtually May 1-July 31.
If attending NAPNAP’s national conference in-person, please be sure to download your selected session handouts in advance. Click on a date below to see all available session handouts for this year’s in-person conference. If your preferred session title is not linked, check back closer to March 18.
Visit this webpage for the poster handouts.
Virtual conference participants will find speaker handouts in each session in our virtual platform on May 1.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- 100: AFPNP Educational session
- 101: Opening Keynote (no handout)
- 102: Post-exposure Management of Vaccine-preventable Diseases
- 103: Engaging Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Bernadette Melnyk
- 104: Smooth Sailing: Navigating Pediatric Sedation with Confidence
- 105: Panel on Discrimination in Pediatric Nursing
- 106: Important Topics in Newborn Health
- 107: Practical Application of the Urinary Tract Dilation (UTD) Guidelines
- 108: Surviving Survivorship: A Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to Appropriate Screening and Management of Pediatric Solid Tumor Survivors
- 109: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Writing for Publication and the Ramifications for Research and Clinical Practice
- 110: Development of a Clinical Tool to Aid in the Earlier Diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- 111: Back to Basics: Brain Pathways, Neurotransmitters and Practical Case Discussions in Pediatric Mental Health
- 112: Coaching for a Better Beat: Improving CPR Quality through the Quality CPR Coach Role
- 113: Mastering the BASICS: Essential Components of a Lactation Curriculum for Health Care Professionals
- 114: Closing the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Engage Young Men
- 115: Unhoused Youth in Los Angeles
- 116: Management and Pearls of Common Pediatric Orthopedic Conditions
- 117: Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury
- 118: From Clues to Conclusions: Developing Diagnostic Reasoning Skills in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students
- 119: Integrating a PNP Parent’s Perspective with Down Syndrome Best Practices
- 120: Beyond the Buzzword: Making Family-Centered Care Real in Pediatric Settings
- 121: Important Topics in Nutrition
- 122: Brain Death in Pediatrics: Clarity Amid Complexity
- 123:Transforming Your Professional Brand through Media
Thursday, March 19, 2026
- 201: Overcoming Gender Biases in the Identification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 202: Food is Life: Nutrition in the Hospitalized Child with a Special Focus on Critically-Ill Children
- 203: Professional Issues: Get Inspired!
- 205: 2026 Immunization Update (no handout)
- 206: 2026 Pediatric Pharmacology Update
- 207: Research & Scholarship Podium: Addressing Diverse Pediatric Populations
- 208: Pharmacogenomics: Emerging Trends in Pediatric Personalized Medicine
- 209: Helping Little Lungs Breathe: Pediatric Respiratory Support Concepts
- 210: Legacy Mapping: Charting Your Course to a Meaningful Career
- 211: Important Topics in Breastfeeding
- 212: Important Topics in Adolescent Health
- 213: Important Topics in Academia
- 214: Pediatric Acute Care State of the Science
- 215: Beyond the Prompt: Harnessing the Power of AI to Transform PNP Education and Practice
- 216: Healing Systems: Community Insights to Transform Health Solutions for Youth in Foster Care
- 218: Important Topics in Social Media
- 219: Important Specialty Care Topics
- 220: 2026 Pediatric Psychopharmacology Update
- 221: How to Score with Pediatric Sepsis
- 222: Empowering Pediatric Care: Advanced Practice Provider Educators
- 223: Compassion in Action: Advancing Trauma-Informed Care Through Patient and Student Voices
- 224: Think Outside the Hospital: Smarter Outpatient Care for Children with Medical Complexity
- 225: Important Topics in Infectious Diseases
- 226: Opportunities for the Nurse Practitioner to Support Behavioral Health through an Integrated Care Model: Pediatric Concussion as an Example
- 227: Important Topics in Firearm Advocacy
- 228: Important PNP Workforce Topics
Friday, March 20, 2026
- 301: Holding on to Hope: The Patient and Provider Journey Through Prolonged Hospitalization While Awaiting Pediatric Heart Transplantation
- 302: Milk It for All It’s Worth: The Scoop on Infant Formula
- 303: Competencies and Standards for Adolescent Health Care: Using WHO Newly Revised Guidance to Meet Adolescents’ Needs in the U.S.
- 304: Important Topics in Scholarship
- 305: General Session: Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Data Trends & Liability Risks ( no handout)
- 306: What Are You Taking? Hot Topics in Herbal Supplementations
- 307: Team-based Approach to the Management of ADHD in School-based Telehealth Clinics
- 308: The ABCs from BMPs to CBCs: Interpreting Pediatric Labs One Case at a Time
- 309: Important Topics in Anticipatory Guidance
- 310: A Tale of Two Cases: Child Maltreatment and the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- 311: Global Health Potpourri: Caring for the World’s Children
- 312: Important Respiratory Topics
- 313: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption
- 314: Turf Tensions: The Fight for Shared Space in Nurse Practitioner Student Clinical Placements
- 315: Redefining Well-Child Visits: Not Just Screening for Delays and Deficits, but Also Promoting Connections and Early Child Development
- 316: Identifying and Intervening with Pediatric Substance Use Disorders in the School-Based Setting
- 317: Empowering Development: Strategies for Supporting Speech, Feeding and Motor Skills in Pediatric Tracheostomy Patients
- 318: Important Cardiac Topics
- 319: Important Topics in Ethics
- 320: Important Topics in Optimizing Pediatric Health
- 321: It Doesn’t Happen Often: How to Approach Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury
- 322: Funding the Future
- 323: Your Child Does Not Look Like They Have It: The Overlooked Diagnosis of Thalassemia
- 324: Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction: Management in the Primary and Acute Setting
- 325: Trauma Exposure in Migrant Children: Implications for Mental and Physical Health
- 326: Bridging Continents, Empowering Pediatric Health Care Providers: A Global Pediatric Micro-Credentialing Initiative
- 327: A Joint Effort: Integrating Psychology into a Pediatric Rheumatology Practice
Saturday, March 21, 2026
- NAPNAP Business Meeting agenda
- 401: Keynote: Advancing the Role of the Nurse Practitioner: Battling Misinformation, Disinformation and How We Can Help Educate the Public
- 402: When Healing Means Letting Go: A Perspective on Deprescribing Antidepressants
- 403: Clot Topics: Breaking through Barriers to Venous Thromboembolisms
- 404: Important Topics in Billing
- 405: Revolutionizing Health Care: The Promise and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
- 406: From Nursery to Clinic: Bridging Gaps in Early Preventive Care
- 407: Pediatric Kidney Replacement Therapies
- 408: AI in Adolescent Mental Health: Understanding the Pros, Cons and PNP Role
- 409: Simplifying Complicated Pneumonia: Pediatric Case Studies
- 410: Tiny Switches, Big Impact: What PNPs Should Know About Epigenetics and Common Pediatric Chronic Conditions
- 411: From Screening to Service: Closing the Loop in Pediatric Developmental Care
- 412: Itching, Sneezing, Coughing, Wheezing: New Pharmacology for the Troublesome Symptoms of Pediatric Allergy
- 413: Important Topics in Maltreatment

