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About the Conference
The conference
NLC2026 runs on 23-24 September 2027 at the Porto Vista Hotel, San Diego, organised by PubScholars Group under CPD approved provider #785794.
The programme covers two things: clinical practice updates for nurse practitioners, and the leadership and management skills that come with service responsibility. Fourteen topics, three tracks, two days.
Theme
Global Nursing Horizons: Empowering Education and Leadership Through AI & Innovation. In practice the theme covers AI tools in nursing education and clinical workflow, nurse-led service models, and the move from delivering care to shaping it.
How the programme is built
- Fourteen topics are fixed before submissions open
- Abstracts are submitted against them and reviewed by the scientific committee
- The running order is assembled from accepted abstracts
- No sessions are commissioned to fill slots
What a registration includes
- Both days of sessions, the workshop and both poster rounds
- Lunch and refreshments each day, plus the networking reception
- Delegate pack and conference materials
- CPD certificate under provider #785794
- For presenters: a slot and publication in the proceedings
Not included: flights, accommodation and visas. A delegate room rate is held at the venue; the code is sent with your confirmation.
Who should attend
- Executive and senior — chief nursing officers, nurse executives and directors, nurse managers and supervisors, clinical nurse leaders
- Education and research — nursing educators, faculty and academic leaders, nurse researchers, DNP and PhD nurses, graduate students, residents and interns
- Advanced practice — APRNs, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners in all specialties, RNs moving into leadership
- Administration and policy — healthcare administrators, hospital executives, quality improvement and patient safety leads, informatics and CDI specialists, policy makers, accreditation and regulatory professionals
- Industry — professional nursing associations, healthcare technology and device companies, consultants and solution providers
Key dates
- 15 September 2026 — final abstract submission round closes
- 23 September 2027 — on-site registration closes
Conference facts
23-24 September 2027
Porto Vista Hotel, San Diego, CA
In person
14, three tracks
CPD #785794
Deadlines
Two dates
Abstracts close 15 September. On-site registration closes 23 September 2027. Earlier rounds were priced lower.
Past Conference Gallery
Conference 2025, USA — organised by PubScholars Group.
Keynote presentation
Poster round
Virtual session
Speaker at podium
Delegate group photo
Workshop