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Agenda


7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

  1. Breakfast

    Nova Scotia ABCD
    Friday, April 10 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
    Summary

  2. Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Friday, April 10 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
    Summary
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

  1. Breakfast & Platinum Symposium

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
    Summary
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

  1. Opening Remarks & Indigenous Elder Welcome

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    Presenter
    Nancy Clark Dr. Nancy Clark
    Shannon Proctor Shannon Proctor
    Summary
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

  1. Keynote: NPAC / NPANS Leadership

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
    Presenter
    Stan Marchuk Dr. Stan Marchuk
    Ellen Christie Ellen Christie
    Shannon Proctor Shannon Proctor
    Summary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  1. Coffee & Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Friday, April 10 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Summary
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  1. Concurrent Session: Asthma Management in Primary Care

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Danielle MacKinnon Danielle MacKinnon
    Patrick Gill Dr. Patrick Gill
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Developing a Case Report for Publication: Overcoming the Imposter Syndrome

    ANNAPOLIS
    Friday, April 10 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    Presenter
    Minna Miller Dr. Minna Miller
    Co-Presenters
    Melanie Dunlop Melanie Dunlop
    Isabelle Savard Dr. Isabelle Savard
    Erin Ziegler Dr. Erin Ziegler
    Breanna Lloy Dr. Breanna Lloy
    Ruth Martin-Misener Dr. Ruth Martin-Misener
    Kelly Goudreau Dr. Kelly Goudreau
    Rini Dass Rini Dass
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Developing a Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Added Value of Nurse Practitioners

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Isabelle Savard Dr. Isabelle Savard
    Summary

  4. Concurrent Session: Factors that Influence Nurse Practitioner Wellness

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Sarah Crowe Sarah Crowe
    Summary
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility: An Online Course to Support Prescribers in System-Level Change

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Tarah Reece Tarah Reece
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Red Eye: Simplified Approach, Pearls, & Medico-Legal Pitfalls

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Simon Moore Dr. Simon Moore
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Waves of Wisdom: Retired Nurse Practitioners Are Shaping a New Era of NP Mentorship

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Barbara Currie Barbara Currie
    Summary
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM

  1. Symposium Lunch

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Summary
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

  1. Exhibitor Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Friday, April 10 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Summary

  2. Lunch

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Summary
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

  1. NPAC Fellows Induction: Dr. Stan Marchuk

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
    Presenter
    Stan Marchuk Dr. Stan Marchuk
    Summary
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

  1. Federal & Provincial Government Address

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
    Presenter
    Leigh Chapman Dr. Leigh Chapman
    LeeAnn Laraque LeeAnn Laraque
    Annette Elliott Dr. Annette Elliott
    Summary
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  1. Panel Discussion: Culturally Competent Healthcare

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    Summary
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  1. Workshop: Developing a National Plan for Specialty Education for Nurse Practitioners in Canada

    ANNAPOLIS
    Friday, April 10 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Presenter
    Jean Daniel Jacob Dr. Jean Daniel Jacob
    Summary
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: A Quick and Dirty on the Quick and Dirty: STI Update

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
    Presenter
    Alison Moore Alison Moore
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Implementing a Nurse-Practitioner Led Screening Tool for Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
    Presenter
    Amanda Hines Amanda Hines
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Teaching Clinical Judgment - Using AI Simulations in NP Education

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
    Presenter
    Derrick Walsh Derrick Walsh
    Summary

  4. Poster Presentations

    SABLE AB
    Friday, April 10 2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
    Summary
3:05 PM - 3:30 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: First to See, First to Act: Child Maltreatment Awareness for NP

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Jennifer Bellefontaine Jennifer Bellefontaine
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Novel Treatments for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Guide to Ketamine and rTMS for Nurse Practitioners

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Ahmed Saleh Ahmed Saleh
    Summary

  3. Poster Presentations

    SABLE AB
    Friday, April 10 3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
    Summary

  4. Sponsored Symposium

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 3:05 PM - 3:30 PM
    Summary
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  1. Coffee & Exhibitor Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Friday, April 10 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    Summary
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Advancing Inclusive Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth: Clinical Approaches for Nurse Practitioners

    ANNAPOLIS
    Friday, April 10 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
    Presenter
    Erin Ziegler Dr. Erin Ziegler
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: From Complex to Clear: A Step-by-Step Approach to Informed Decision-Making & Goals of Care Discussions for Frail Adults with Life Limiting Illness

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
    Presenter
    Amanda Tinning Amanda Tinning
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Novel Treatments for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Guide to Ketamine and rTMS for Nurse Practitioners

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
    Summary

  4. Concurrent Session: Strengthening NP Supply Through a Grow-Your-Own Strategy: Updating the Nurse Practitioner Education Incentive (NPEI) Program

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
    Presenter
    Melanie Dunlop Melanie Dunlop
    Summary

  5. Sponsored Symposium

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
    Summary
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Enhancing Nurse Practitioner Clinical Confidence Through Technology-Enabled Interprofessional Collaboration

    SABLE CD
    Friday, April 10 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
    Presenter
    Daniel Rasic Daniel Rasic
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Gender Affirming Care in the Primary Care Setting

    ACADIA ABC
    Friday, April 10 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
    Presenter
    Dane Menkin Dane Menkin
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Managing Long Covid: An Opportunity for NPs to Lead

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Friday, April 10 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
    Presenter
    Michelle Lanteigne Michelle Lanteigne
    Summary

  4. Concurrent Session: NP-Led Primary Care: Alberta's Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program

    ANNAPOLIS
    Friday, April 10 4:35 PM - 5:00 PM
    Presenter
    Lucie Lapierre Lucie Lapierre
    Summary
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  1. Evening Social

    ANNAPOLIS
    Friday, April 10 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    Summary
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

  1. Breakfast

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
    Summary

  2. Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Saturday, April 11 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
    Summary
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

  1. Breakfast & Platinum Sponsored Symposium: Pfizer

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
    Summary

    Platinum Sponsor Symposium: Pfizer

    Title: Migraine Matters
    Speaker: Dr. Richard Leckey, Neurologist

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

  1. Welcome & Introduction

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
    Summary
9:05 AM - 10:00 AM

  1. Keynote: It's not filling gaps - It's Re-Writing the Map

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 9:05 AM - 10:00 AM
    Presenter
    Verena Rizg Verena Rizg
    Summary


10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

  1. Coffee & Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Saturday, April 11 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    Summary
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

  1. Concurrent Session: A Way Forward in Women's Health: How Canadian Nurse Practitioners Utilize a New Narrative To Reframe Women's Health in the Context of Workforce Burnout

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
    Presenter
    Michele Agostinelli Michele Agostinelli
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Teaching and learning activities that promote critical thinking in NP students

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
    Presenter
    Shannon McNamara Shannon McNamara
    Summary

  3. Sponsored Symposium

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
    Summary

  4. Workshop: Language in Healthcare: How Words Define, Limit and Liberate Us

    ANNAPOLIS
    Saturday, April 11 10:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Laura Housden Dr. Laura Housden
    Summary
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM

  1. Concurrent Session: Beyond the frontline: Nurse Practitioners as System-Level Medical Leaders

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Jennifer Beaveridge Dr. Jennifer Beaveridge
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Primary care access and the NP's role: An environmental scan of relevant policy

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Briar Wiens Briar Wiens
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: The Black Bag 2.0: Real-Time Diagnostics and Virtual Care Anywhere, for Everyone

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
    Presenter
    Valda Duke Valda Duke
    Summary

  4. Poster Presentations

    SABLE AB
    Saturday, April 11 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
    Summary
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Evidence-informed update on concussion management in children and youth

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Gail Macartney Dr. Gail Macartney
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Leading the development of a new NP curriculum and adopting a digital platform to track clinical progress and for proactive readiness for future accreditation and regulatory approval

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Jill Bruneau Dr. Jill Bruneau
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: Nurse Practitioner Recruitment and Retention: Findings from the Pan-Canadian Study

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
    Presenter
    Erin Ziegler Dr. Erin Ziegler
    Summary
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Developing Neurology Expertise in Advanced Practice: The Vancouver Coastal Health Stroke NP Fellowship as a Scalable Model for Specialized Neurology Training

    ANNAPOLIS
    Saturday, April 11 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Presenter
    Meggie Guinan Meggie Guinan
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: Nurse Practitioner Leadership Experiences across Canada

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Presenter
    Sarah Crowe Sarah Crowe
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: The Learning Escape: Boosting Student Clinical Reasoning One Puzzle at a Time

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Presenter
    Lisa Creelman Dr. Lisa Creelman
    Summary

  4. Concurrent Session: Using AI to Strengthen Rural NP Training: Enhanced Case Learning and Personalized Feedback

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Presenter
    Derrick Walsh Derrick Walsh
    Summary

  5. Poster Presentations

    SABLE AB
    Saturday, April 11 12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
    Summary
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

  1. Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Saturday, April 11 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Summary

  2. Lunch

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
    Summary
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  1. Concurrent Session: Beyond Documentation: How AI Scribes Are Impacting Nurse Practitioners

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Presenter
    Dominique Boston Dominique Boston
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Session: From Harm to Healing: Nurse Practitioner Innovation in Addiction Medicine and Hepatitis C Care

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Presenter
    Michelle Pittman Michelle Pittman
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Session: SEA the Difference: Unlocking the Potential of NP Leadership in Clinical Informatics

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Presenter
    Caralee Anderson Caralee Anderson
    Summary

  4. Poster Presentations

    SABLE AB
    Saturday, April 11 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    Summary

  5. Workshop: Assessment, Diagnosis and Management of ADHD in children, youth and adults

    ANNAPOLIS
    Saturday, April 11 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Presenter
    Amra Dizdarevic Amra Dizdarevic
    Summary
2:05 PM - 2:30 PM

  1. Concurrent Sessions: Cannabis, Complexity, and Care: Insights from a NP's PhD Journey into BPSD Management for Dementia Behaviour

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
    Presenter
    Rianne Carragher Dr. Rianne Carragher
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Sessions: Implementation of Nurse Practitioner Transition-to-Practice Supports in a Provincial Health Authority

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
    Presenter
    Breanna Lloy Dr. Breanna Lloy
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Sessions: Mapping the Adult Comfort Promise & Implementing pain care for gynecological procedures

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 2:05 PM - 2:30 PM
    Presenter
    Jennifer Spencer Jennifer Spencer
    Summary
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  1. Coffee & Exhibit Hall

    Halifax ABC
    Saturday, April 11 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    Summary
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  1. Concurrent Sessions: Exploring Job Satisfaction Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Atlantic Canada: Insights from the Literature and Directions for Mixed-Methods Research

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Ellen Christie Ellen Christie
    Summary

  2. Concurrent Sessions: Nurse Practitioners Advancing the Quintuple Aim

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Alanna Coleman Dr. Alanna Coleman
    Summary

  3. Concurrent Sessions: Serious Illness Conversations with People Living with Dementia: A Relationship-Centred Approach for Nurse Practitioners

    SABLE CD
    Saturday, April 11 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Elizabeth Wojtowicz Elizabeth Wojtowicz
    Summary

  4. Concurrent Sessions: The Added Value of Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioners in Caring for Vulnerable Populations: An Exemplar in Refugee and Asylum Seeker Clinics in Québec

    ACADIA ABC
    Saturday, April 11 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Presenter
    Isabelle Savard Dr. Isabelle Savard
    Summary

  5. Wrap-up & Best Poster

    NS BALLROOM ABCD
    Saturday, April 11 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Summary

REGISTER/SPONSOR Returning Registrant

Conference Dates

April 10 and 11, 2026
7:00 am - 5:00 pm AST

Location

Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel
 1919 Upper Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3J 3J5

Questions?

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to conference@npac-aiipc.org with any questions.

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