WELCOME

The moment you arrive at the AAACN Annual Conference, you’ll feel the energy and warmth of dedicated nurses who are as excited as you are to learn and connect.

Don't miss this once-a-year event!

  • Make career-changing connections
  • Learn the latest innovations from inspiring speakers
  • Earn up to 14.75 contact hours

Here’s what’s in store

  • 3 Focused tracks. Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM), Leadership, and Telehealth.
  • 50 Inspiring speakers. They’ll help you prepare for the future with the latest information and advances.
  • 6 Rapid Fire sessions. Courses that present different facets of the same topic so you get a panoramic view.
  • 14.75 Contact hours. Available on the topics you need most for your practice today.

Chicago Theatre

So much to explore

Networking events. Share memories
and laughter with trusted friends;
make new connections.

Innovative posters. Get ready to be
impressed by your colleagues’ ideas.
They’ll spark your own!

Career advancement. Discover
leadership and volunteer
opportunities.

Jazzed culture. Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest cities in the U.S. famed for its bold architecture, amazing skylines, museums, art, and music. You’ll have
time to explore all that the city has to offer!

Ambulatory care nursing is one of the most vibrant and evolving nursing specialties in health care today. For this year’s conference, our AAACN experts thoughtfully curated a program that addresses the many challenges you face. You’ll enjoy top speakers in the industry who will give you relevant, practical information you can use immediately.

Attendees

What you’ll take home

  • Stronger leadership skills and confidence in your abilities.
  • Knowledge of best practices being implemented today.
  • A broader view of clinical, management, leadership, CCTM, and telehealth practice.
  • Awareness of emerging trends and breakthroughs, and how you can use them.

Added value

  • Special Interest Group (SIG) sessions in your practice area.
  • Networking lunch session with tables reserved for first-time attendees.
  • Access to the 2020 conference sessions in the AAACN Online Library at no additional cost. Listen any time, so you don’t miss a thing!
  • Five bonus contact hours in the AAACN Online Library.
    (Available with full main conference registration only.)

Who you’ll see there

This is the premier conference for ambulatory care, telehealth, and CCTM nurses. Attendees include managers, supervisors, administrators, directors, staff nurses, care coordinators, educators, consultants, advanced practice nurses, and researchers who practice in such settings as:

  • Hospital-based
    outpatient
    clinics/centers
  • Solo/group medical practices
  • Telehealth call centers
  • University hospitals
  • Community hospitals
  • Military and VA settings
  • Managed care/HMOs/PPOs
  • College/educational institutes

Featured speakers

Ron Culberson

Ron Culberson, MSW, CSP

Keynote Speaker, Wednesday, April 15

"Do It Well, Make it Fun: The Key to Success in Life, Death, and Almost Everything in Between”

Kristene Grayem

Kristene Grayem, MSN, CNS, PPCNP-BC, RN-BC

Session/Date

2019-2020 AAACN President presents the Welcome and President’s Address(description)

Anne Jessie

Anne T. Jessie, DNP, RN; 2020-2021 AAACN President

Session/Date

“Description”