How Many Contact Hours Can I Earn at the APNA 40th Annual Conference?

You can earn up to 115+ total contact hours during and after the conference with a Regular Registration + Wednesday Pre-Conference Package.

Contact hours breakdown

Register to Earn up to 115 Contact hours

How do i Earn Contact Hours?

During the live event (October 28-31), earn up to 24.75 contact hours for attending and evaluating sessions and for time spent viewing and evaluating the poster presentations.

Nursing continuing professional development contact hours are earned based on the sessions attended and evaluations completed. Contact hours are calculated on 60 minutes of instruction. To receive full credit for a session, you must attend the entire session and complete an online evaluation. Attend the sessions of your choice during the conference, then complete online evaluations and generate your Certificate by the deadline of November 16.

After the conference, earn up to 90+ more contact hours at no additional cost with session recordings (available beginning in December). Through the APNA eLearning Center, you’ll have access to session recordings and the PDF handouts, and can earn NCPD contact hours for the conference sessions you missed. And it’s INCLUDED in your registration fee!

The total number of contact hours available for session recordings is subject to change. Final contact hours may reduce after the conference related to session availability, content edits, and accreditation review. 

What about pharmacology contact hours?

Pharmacology Contact Hours are pending. The following sessions may be eligible for pharmacology contact hours:

Wednesday Pre-Conference Sessions (Additional Fee):

• 1014: Practice (1.5)
• 1015: Addictions/Substance Use (1.5)
• 1025: Addictions/Substance Use (1.0)
• 1034: Practice (1.5)
• 1044: Psychopharmacology (1.5)
• 1054: Outpatient (1.0)
• 1055: Addictions/Substance Use (1.0)
• 1064: Psychopharmacology (1.5)

Thursday Impact + Lightning Sessions:

• 2045: Substance Use (0.75)
• 2052: Child & Adolescent (0.75)

Friday Impact Sessions:

• 3023: Pharmacology (0.75)
• 3032: Addictions (0.75)
• 3033: Pharmacology (0.75)

Saturday Lightning + Impact Sessions:

• 4012: Medicine Management (0.75)
• 4043: Women’s Health (0.75)
• 4045: Practice (0.75)

How are my contact hours awarded & Documented?

To earn contact hours for sessions you attend during the live event, you will complete online evaluations. You can complete your online evaluations in real-time as you go, at the end of each day, or after the conference by November 16.

After evaluating the sessions you attended, you’ll complete the Final Evaluation, which will unlock your Certificate. Your Certificate will be pre-populated with your name and amount of contact hours earned. You can email it, save a PDF to your computer, or print it.

Evaluations Deadline: November 16

Note that the symposium contact hours are provided by the symposium provider, not APNA. The evaluation for this session will be on a different site.

Can I earn contact hours for session recordings after the conference, too?

The conference registration fee includes access to session recordings and updated handouts via the APNA eLearning Center. In December, you will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to access these sessions for free. You will be able to listen to each session directly on the site.If you did not attend the session during the live event, log in to the APNA eLearning Center with your APNA account. Add the sessions you’d like to access, enter your discount code, and view or listen to the full recording. Then complete the reflection activity and evaluation. Your certificate will be generated for each session after you successfully complete all requirements.

“Having online access to review the many topics after the conference is invaluable.”

— APNA Annual Conference Attendee

How was the conference educational program developed?

This conference program has been developed through an open call for abstracts and peer review process informed by the conference theme and learning outcome below.

Conference Theme

Building on Strengths: A Resiliency Journey to Improve Wellness & Advance Care

Conference Learning Outcome

By the end of the conference, the learner will be able to:
Explore strengths-based strategies in psychiatric-mental health nursing to foster resilience in individuals, communities, and organizations.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.