The 2026 symposium will be held on Oct. 9, 2026.
We encourage our members to submit a proposal via our abstract system by March 30 to be considered for presentation.

The Conference Planning committee encourages authors to submit on a variety of topics that address emerging and priority clinical practice issues from a variety of pediatric nurse practitioner practice settings, professional issues, and topics to meet the learning needs of a variety of experience levels.

NAPNAP’s Education Strategy committee also encourages authors to consider submitting abstracts addressing the following topics:

1. Clinical Updates & Evidence-Based Practice

• Infectious disease updates, including vaccines
• Pediatric screening recommendations and/or guideline updates
• Behavioral health
• Technology, AI & innovation in clinical practice

2. Nutrition, Obesity & Metabolic Health

• New dietary guidelines
• T1D screening and new treatment recommendations
• T2D treatment recommendations
• GLP-1 use in the pediatric population

3. Workforce, Professional Practice & Leadership

• Health Policy, Advocacy & Systems of Care
• Workforce shortage
• Staffing models and the increased use of inpatient APPs
• NAPNAP Year-In-Review

4. Equity, Communication & Patient-Centered Care

• Transitioning pediatric patients to adult care
• Language in chronic disease care
• Community violence prevention and support
• Process/workflow improvements to support kids with neurodiversity
• Update on gender affirming care outcomes and/or reproductive health access

Start your submission now. Please email [email protected] with any questions.