CNE Event Calendar

The 13th Annual Hospice and Palliative Care Conference, Conveying Care While Meeting Practice Challenges, offers an essential opportunity for clinicians and interdisciplinary care teams to deepen their skills and refresh their understanding of the complex issues that shape today’s hospice and palliative care landscape. This year’s program addresses both the practical and relational aspects of care—recognizing that providers must balance regulatory requirements, challenging clinical presentations, and sensitive family dynamics while maintaining compassion at the forefront.

The conference opens with a keynote session centered on the theme of conveying care amidst operational and emotional challenges. Additional sessions explore critical topics such as GIP documentation and Medicaid reimbursement, best practices in patient symptom management, legal considerations affecting hospice providers, and the lived experiences of families navigating serious illness and end-of-life care. Throughout the day, participants will engage in discussions, networking, and shared problem-solving aimed at strengthening both competence and confidence in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

This program equips attendees with practical strategies, regulatory insights, and a deeper understanding of the patient and family experience—supporting clinicians as they navigate increasingly complex care environments with professionalism, empathy, and clarity.

This conference is designed for: Hospice nurses, palliative care nurses, and long-term care nurses, Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists working in hospice and palliative care, Social workers, counselors, case managers, and bereavement professionals, Chaplains, spiritual care providers, and interdisciplinary team members, Hospice administrators, educators, and compliance professionals, Home health professionals who encounter hospice or palliative care needs, Any healthcare professional involved in caring for individuals with serious illness or supporting families through end-of-life transitions

Learning Outcome: By the end of the program, Participants will enhance their knowledge about managing complex care situations and describe ways to support patients and families.

Faculty:

• Tamara Vesel MD
• Kristen Scanlon, MSN AGPCNP, ACHPN
• Mary K Kazanowski, APRN, ACHPN, PhD, CHPN
• Kim Skehan, RN, MSN, COS-C

Total: 6.25 contact hours

May 7, 2026, Live Virtual Webinar
8:30-4:00pm

Cost: $169
 

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This is a three-day conference taking place at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel, North Falmouth, MA. 

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August 4-6, 2026

Grappone Hall, Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
 

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Program Description:

School nurses play a critical role in supporting the health, safety, and academic success of students with increasingly complex medical and psychosocial needs. As the scope of school nursing practice continues to expand, there is a growing need for both foundational knowledge and advanced clinical and leadership skills.

This three-day conference, From Essentials to Excellence: Advancing School Nursing Practice, is designed to support school nurses at all stages of their professional journey. The program begins with a full-day immersive workshop focused on Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), offering hands-on, skills-based learning to enhance confidence in managing students with diabetes in the school setting.

Days two and three feature a dynamic mix of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, and interactive workshops. Participants may follow an “Essentials” track tailored for nurses new to school nursing or select from a variety of sessions addressing complex clinical scenarios, emerging health concerns, and practical skills such as injury triage, emergency response, and care coordination. Additional topics include mental health, chronic conditions such as POTS, and the integration of new tools and technologies to support practice.

The conference includes nationally recognized speakers, including keynote presenter Wendy Wright, along with opportunities for hands-on learning, peer connection, and engagement with industry partners. This program is designed to equip school nurses with the knowledge, confidence, and practical strategies needed to provide safe, effective, and student-centered care in today’s school environments.

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Target Audience:

This program is designed for registered nurses practicing in school settings, including elementary, middle, and high school nurses. It is also appropriate for nurses transitioning into school nursing, substitute or per diem school nurses, and nurses working in roles that support school health services. The program offers content relevant to both novice and experienced school nurses, with dedicated sessions for foundational knowledge as well as advanced clinical topics and hands-on skill development.

Learning Outcome:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will increase their knowledge of school nursing practice related to clinical care, care coordination, and student health management, and describe one evidence-based strategy they can apply to support safe and effective care in the school setting.

Keynote Speakers:

• Joe Solowiejczyk, RN, MSW, CNE
• Wendy L. Wright, DNP, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
• Erin Harlow-Parker, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
   

Pricing:

• 3 day price $399 / Early Bird $385
• 2 day price $319 / Early Bird $ 299
• 1 day price $249 / Early Bird $229

              Early Bird Pricing Ends 06/15/2026

Contact Hours: 17.5

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This is a four-part course. All four courses are required to earn the certificate. You do not have to sign up for all four courses at once. The four courses can be taken in any order.

DESCRIPTION: This innovative online certificate program is designed to explore the various components necessary to develop and run simulation scenarios within an academic or clinical setting.

WHO: Any nurse practicing in an education role who is interested in developing or working in a simulation program. This would be applicable to nurse educators in academia or healthcare facilities, preceptors, mentors, or staff nurses who are interested in learning more about this teaching pedagogy.

WHY: The content will provide the nuts and bolts of simulation to include how to assess educational needs, develop, implement and evaluate simulation experiences.

WHAT: In order to receive this 60-hour certificate (equal to 60 contact hours), completion of the four modules is required. Each module is 15 contact hours and is taught in an online format: 6 hours virtual live webinar, 9 hours online utilizing discussion boards and case studies, and required reading over the course of 4 weeks in an asynchronous manner.
 

Module 3: Desiging and Implementing Simulation Scenarios

Topics: nursing education simulation framework incorporating roles of facilitator and participant, educational practices, simulation outcomes and design characteristics.

Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of this module, the participant will be able to discuss the important components of simulation design and important aspects to consider for simulation scenario implementation in both the hospital and academic settings

Agenda for Live Day:

• Session 1: Components of the NLN/Jeffries Simulation Theory and the INACSL Standards for Best Practice: Simulation Design
• Session 2: Fidelity in Simulation: The physical, conceptual, and psychological components of fidelity
• Session 3: The constructs of participant, facilitator, and educational practices as they relate to simulation scenario design and implementation
• 4 weeks of Readings and Discussion Board Posts and Responses on the Canvas LMS platform

September 30- October 27, 2026, live virtual webinar on September 30, 2026

Cost: $350
 

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This is a four-part course. All four courses are required to earn the certificate. You do not have to sign up for all four courses at once. The four courses can be taken in any order.

DESCRIPTION: This innovative online certificate program is designed to explore the various components necessary to develop and run simulation scenarios within an academic or clinical setting.

WHO: Any nurse practicing in an education role who is interested in developing or working in a simulation program. This would be applicable to nurse educators in academia or healthcare facilities, preceptors, mentors, or staff nurses who are interested in learning more about this teaching pedagogy.

WHY: The content will provide the nuts and bolts of simulation to include how to assess educational needs, develop, implement and evaluate simulation experiences.

WHAT: In order to receive this 60-hour certificate (equal to 60 contact hours), completion of the four modules is required. Each module is 15 contact hours and is taught in an online format: 6 hours virtual live webinar, 9 hours online utilizing discussion boards and case studies, and required reading over the course of 4 weeks in an asynchronous manner.
 

Module 4: Trends in Healthcare and Use of Simulation to Impact Patient Outcomes

Topics: Topics include: evaluation instruments, current research and trends in outcomes, trends in simulation, utilization of resources.

Learning Outcome:  Upon successful completion of this module, the participant will be able to discuss the important components of simulation design and important aspects to consider for simulation scenario implementation in both the hospital and academic settings.

Agenda for Live Day

• Session 1: Historical underpinnings and components of the NLN/Jeffries Simulation Theory and the INACSL Standards for Best Practice: Participant Assessment & Evaluation. (120 min)
• Session 2: Valid and reliable tools used to measure outcomes of a simulation: Grundy’s Confidence Scale, Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric, Satisfaction with Simulation Experience Scale, Satisfaction with Cultural Simulation Experience Scale, The Indiana Simulation Integration Rubric for Measuring IP Communication, The Modified Simulation Effectiveness Tool, & The Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument (90 min)
• Session 3: Development of a systematic evaluation plan for one’s simulation program while keeping in mind educational and patient care outcomes (patient safety/preventable harm, EBP bundles, EBP tools for measurement). Introduction of the PDSA Model for QI (90min)
• Session 4: Trends in Simulation: Content included -Defining interprofessional education and discussion of the INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education (Sim-IPE) and virtual simulation (vSim for Nursing™️ and Sentinel City™️).Health Policy and Legislative Issues (60 min)
• 4 weeks of Readings and Discussion Board Posts and Responses on the Canvas LMS plaform

November 4-December 1, 2026, live virtual webinar on November 4, 2026

Cost: $350
 

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Certification is a hallmark of professional excellence in nursing leadership. This comprehensive program provides an overview of the four most common nursing leadership certifications — NE-BC, NEA-BC, CNML, and CENP — and helps participants determine which pathway best aligns with their current role, experience, and long-term career goals.

Through an exploration of the exam blueprints and domains of practice, participants will gain insight into the shared competencies that define effective nurse leaders as well as the unique emphasis of each certification. The session will also include practical strategies for exam preparation and test-taking success, helping nurses approach their certification journey with confidence and clarity.

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Learning Outcome: 

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to compare and contrast the NE-BC, NEA-BC, CNML, and CENP certification exams, identify which credential best supports their professional goals, and apply effective study and test-taking strategies to prepare for certification success.

Date: Friday, November 20, 2026

Time: 8:00-4:30 pm EST

Format: Live Virtual Webinar

Contact Hours: 7.25

Cost: $299   (Or FREE if attended Part 1 and Part 2)
 

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