Wednesday, September 23, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM 010: Pharmacology Update – ꝶ
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 020: Introduction to Geriatrics – ꝶ (includes session 050)
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM GAPNA Foundation Golf Outing (Offsite)
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM 030: Navigating the Way Ahead: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Advanced Practice Nurses
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM 040: Education Workshop
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM 050: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Workshop
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM 100: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM 101: Pain Management & Opioids: A Patient-Centered Approach (A Case-Based Curriculum) – ꝶ
Thursday, September 24, 2026
6:15 AM - 7:00 AM Chair Yoga: Movement, Balance & Stress Relief
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 110: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM 120: Welcome/Introduction
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM 121: Keynote Address – Attacks of September 11 Guided Nurse to True Calling
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Grand Opening of Exhibits, Poster Viewing, & Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM 130: Geriatric Care Models in Acute Healthcare Settings: The Role of the APRN Geriatric Specialist (Panel Discussion)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM 140: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
1:45 PM - 3:45 PMPrimary Care151: In-Depth Women's Health Focus Session – ꝶ
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM 152: In-Depth Palliative Care Focus Session
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM 153: Project Podium Presentations
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMPrimary Care161: Innovations in Care: Older Adults with HIV/AIDS and the 4Ms
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMEducation162: From Foundation to Mastery: A Threaded, Progressive Simulation Model for Teaching Older Adult Care to NP Students
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMAcute Care163: Balancing Safety and Pain Management in the Older Surgical Patient – ꝶ
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibit Coffee Break & Poster Presentations
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 170: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
Friday, September 25, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:45 AM Foundation Fun Run/Walk
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 200: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM 211: Sexual Health and Aging: From Pleasure to Protection
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM 212: Chronic Disease Management Guidelines for Older Adults – ꝶ
8:15 AM - 9:15 AMAcute Care213: Disposition Dilemmas - What's an ER Nurse Practitioner to Do? Evaluation and Management of Geriatric Trauma Patients
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Exhibit Coffee Break & Poster Presentations
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM 221: Biomarkers and the Diagnosis of Dementia
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMPrimary Care222: What Matters Most: Putting Evidence into Action in Primary Care
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMAcute Care223: Geriatric Oncology for Acute and Primary – ꝶ
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 230: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMPrimary Care241: Smart Steps to Healthy Weight Management for Seniors: Healthy Weight Loss Strategies for Older Adults
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM 242: The Aging Kidney: Increasing Competence to Deliver Evidence-Based Care for Older Adults with Kidney Disease – ꝶ
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMAcute Care243: Updates in Cardiothoracic Surgical Procedures
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Exhibit Refreshment Break, Poster Viewing, & Exhibit Hall Prize Drawings
3:15 PM - 4:15 PMPrimary Care251: A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Geriatric Syndromes with Lifestyle Medicine
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 252: Brain Health Navigators: Perspectives from Two US Healthcare Systems Optimizing the Alzheimer’s Care Pathway through Boundary-Spanning Roles
3:15 PM - 4:15 PMAcute Care253: Beyond the Chief Complaint: Engaging the Person, Their Caregivers, and Their Community – ꝶ
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM 260: GAPNA Gallery
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM 270: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
Saturday, September 26, 2026
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM 300: Membership Meeting/Awards Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 301: Reclaiming Time, Restoring Presence: Ambient Intelligence and the Future of Gerontological Nursing
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM 302: Navigating the Bermuda Triangle: Transitions among Hospital, SNF, and Home
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 303: Harnessing Gentelligence: APRNs Facilitate Intergenerational Teams to Improve Care for Older Adults
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM 304: Industry-Supported Presentation Theater
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM 305: Managing Rheumatology Conditions in the Geriatric Client – ꝶ
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM 306: Managing Diabetes in Older Adults: Practical, Real-World Strategies