2026 NHCGNE Leadership Conference Program (3)

NHCGNE is pleased to present our 2026 Leadership Conference Program Transformative Approaches in Aging, Care & Complexity

Time	Topic	Speaker
3:00 - 4:00 PM ET	Pre-Conference Session #1	More Information Coming Soon!
	Pre-Conference Session 2	More Information Coming Soon!
5:00 - 5:45 PM ET	Welcome & Business Meeting	Ellarene Sanders, PhD, RN NHCGNE Executive Director Donna Owen NHCGNE President
5:45 - 6:00 PM ET	Break
6:00 - 7:00 PM ET	Keynote Address: Future-Ready Gerontological Nursing	Tara A. Cortes, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Clinical Professor New York University
7:00 - 7:30 PM ET	Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Recognition	Presenter Coming Soon!
7:30 - 8:30 PM ET	Podium Presentations	Open to All Conference Attendees
8:30 - 9:30 PM ET	Abstract Podium Presenters (nominated)	Open to All Conference Attendees
9:30 10:30 PM ET	SIG-IED Networking Session

Time	Topic	Speaker
3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT	Session TBD
4:00 - 5:00 PM ET	Plenary Session	Melissa Batchelor, PhD, RN, FNP, FGSA, FAAN Director, Center for Aging, Health and Humanities Tenured Professor The George Washington University School of Nursing
5:00 - 6:15 PM ET	Pedagogies That Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Growing Older Adult Population	Laurie Theeke PhD, FNP-BC, GCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN The George Washington University School of Nursing Pamela Cacchione PhD, RN, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Kathleen Abrahamson PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
6:15 - 6:20 PM ET	Break
6:20 - 7:35 PM ET	AACN-Aligned Engagement Strategies	Adriana Perez PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN University of Pennsylvania Kendra Barrier PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, FADLN Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Nursing Meghan Mattos PhD, RN, CNL University of Virginia
7:35 - 7:40 PM ET	Break
7:40 8:40 PM ET	Podium Presentations	Open To All Conference Attendees
8:40 - 9:40 PM ET	DEGN Networking Session	Open To All Conference Attendees

Time	Topic	Speaker
3:30 - 4:30 PM EDT	Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative	Open to All Conference Attendees
4:30 - 6:00 PM ET	Mary Starke Harper Dialogue	Interviewer Deb Bakerjian PhD, APRN, FAAN, FAANP, FGSA Associate Dean for Practice and Clinical Professor University of California, Davis Interviewee Ann Kolanowski PhD, APRN, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN Professor Emerita Pennsylvania State University Sponsored By:
6:15 - 7:15 PM ET	Future-Ready Gerontological Nursing: Aging Care Is Everyone’s Responsibility	Kim Posey, PhD, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GS-C, FAANP Associate Professor Texas Christian University
	Future Ready Gerontological Nursing with Advanced Technologies	Wendy Moyle, PhD, MHSc, BN, DipAppSci Professor Griffith University
8:15 - 8:30 PM ET	Closing	Ellarene Sanders PhD, RN NHCGNE Executive Director