2026 Annual CE Conference

2026 ANA-Ohio Annual CE Conference

Navigating an Evolving Profession: The Ethical Compass of Nursing Practice

May 29-30, 2026
Embassy Suites by Hilton | Dublin, OH

Join us for two days of inspiration and connection at ANA-Ohio’s Annual CE Conference – Navigating an Evolving Profession: The Ethical Compass of Nursing Practice. The nursing profession is changing faster than ever—shaped by advances in technology, shifting policies, workforce challenges, and increasing ethical complexity. The ANA-Ohio Annual CE Conference brings nurses together to explore how our shared ethical foundations can guide practice, leadership, and advocacy in this evolving landscape. Join colleagues from across Ohio for a dynamic learning experience that reaffirms nursing’s ethical compass and equips you to lead with purpose in a rapidly changing profession.

Stay tuned for more details, including keynote speakers, sessions, and registration information. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to connect with fellow nurse leaders from across the state.

Conference Agenda

Friday, May 29th

Time	Session Title	Presenter(s)
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Sunrise Session \| From Novice to AI-Expert: Preserving the ‘Process’ of Professional Maturation	Tracy Riley, PhD, APRN-CNS, CNE
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM	Welcome
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Ethics in Action: Workforce Strategy That Protects Nurses, Patients, and Systems	Kathy Kerstiens and Jody Clarke
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM	Break
10:10 AM – 11:10 AM	Ethical Expectations Without Ethical Infrastructure: Mentorship, Neuroscience, and Moral Alignment in Nursing Systems	Jeanette Springs, MSN/MHI, MBA, BS, RN, NPD-BC
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM	Poster Presentations, Visit with Exhibitors, & Networking Bingo
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM	Keynote \| Holding the Line: Professional Integrity and Moral Resilience in an Evolving Nursing Profession	Kim Regis, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, BCC
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM	Magnifying the Voice of Nurses in Policy Decision-Making	Rachel Baker, PhD, RN, CRN-BC, FAAN & Erica Scarborough, MSN, RN
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM	Think Before You Post: Ethics, Professional Boundaries, and Social Media Use in Nursing	Katie Worsham, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, RN
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM	Wrap-Up & Evaluation
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM	ANA-Ohio Foundation Reception

Saturday, May 30th

Time	Session Title	Presenter(s)
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Poster Presentations
8:30 AM – 12:15 PM	Innovation Workshop: Nursing Foresight Lab: It’s Time to Shape The Future	Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, FAAN; Olivia Lemberger, PhD, RN, NPD-BC; Arya Abdool
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM	Working Lunch
12:45 PM – 4:00 PM	Innovation Workshop: Nursing Foresight Lab: It’s Time to Shape The Future	Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, FAAN; Olivia Lemberger, PhD, RN, NPD-BC; Arya Abdool
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Poster Presentations

Criteria for Successful Completion of Continuing Education: Learners must attend the entire event and complete the evaluation tool to earn 6.5 contact hours on Friday. Learners must attend the entire event and complete the evaluation tool to earn 7.5 contact hours on Saturday. Additionally, 1.0 contact hour will be offered as an optional session for poster presentations.

ANA-Ohio is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Session Descriptions:

From Novice to AI-Expert: Preserving the ‘Process’ of Professional Maturation | Tracy Riley, PhD, APRN-CNS, CNE

Developing professional identity in nursing is the sense of ‘thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse’ (Godfrey & Young, 2020). But how is this identity impacted when our ‘thinking’ is supplemented by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? This session provides a rigorous opportunity to explore the use of AI through three distinct levels of engagement: Collaboration (AI as a cognitive co-pilot), Consulting (AI as a strategic architect), and Creating (AI as an automated ghostwriter).

Applying the Donabedian framework (Structure-Process-Outcome) and Benner’s Novice to Expert theory, we will identify where the ‘Ethical Compass’ of the nurse is most at risk. Dialogue during this presentation will address both scholarship and practice. With respect to scholarship, while Generative AI provides high-speed ‘Outcomes’ (manuscripts and syntheses), it fundamentally alters the Structure of scholarly inquiry and the Process of professional development. With respect to nursing practice, we define Structure as the accumulated foundation of our nursing knowledge, Process as the cognitive act of inquiry and synthesis, and Outcome as the achievement of expertise. Attendees will be challenged to audit their own AI use, ensuring that technological outcomes never come at the expense of authentic professional maturation, the development of clinical insight, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Ethics in Action: Workforce Strategy That Protects Nurses, Patients, and Systems | Kathy Kerstiens and Jody Clarke

In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, staffing decisions are no longer just operational – they are ethical. This session explores how workforce strategy directly impacts patient safety, nurse well-being, and the integrity of care delivery. Using real-world scenarios, we will connect the ANA Code of Ethics to practical staffing realities including safe staffing, workplace violence, onboarding and retention, and responsible use of contingent labor.

Attendees will leave with a simple, actionable framework for ethical workforce decision-making, a set of measurable staffing indicators that reflect nurse experience and patient risk, and practical approaches for nurse leaders to influence staffing governance. The session emphasizes transparency, nurse voice, and sustainable workforce models that reduce moral distress and support high-quality care.

Ethical Expectations Without Ethical Infrastructure: Mentorship, Neuroscience, and Moral Alignment in Nursing Systems | Jeanette Springs, MSN/MHI, MBA, BS, RN, NPD-BC

Healthcare organizations increasingly ask nurses to demonstrate ethical behavior, moral resilience, and professional integrity in environments marked by chronic stress, workforce instability, and competing system priorities. This session explores what happens when ethical expectations outpace the ethical infrastructure required to support ethical decision-making in practice.

Keynote | Holding the Line: Professional Integrity and Moral Resilience in an Evolving Nursing Profession | Kim Regis, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, BCC

This session explores how core nursing ethics and professional boundaries apply to social media use across all levels of nursing practice. Participants will discuss ethical responsibilities in online spaces, learn to recognize the difference between lighthearted content and higher-risk posts, and reflect on how social media use can impact professional credibility, career development, and public trust. Practical tools will be shared to help nurses engage online thoughtfully and ethically in today’s highly visible digital environment.

Content Areas:

-Application of nursing ethics and professional boundaries in digital and social media spaces

-Ethical considerations related to nursing influencers, humor, and “fun” content

-Impact of social media on professional identity, credibility, and career longevity

-Common high-risk and ethically ambiguous social media scenarios in nursing practice

-Navigating personal, professional, and advocacy roles online

-Practical ethical decision-making tools for intentional social media use.

Magnifying the Voice of Nurses in Policy Decision-Making | Rachel Baker, PhD, RN, CRN-BC, FAAN & Erica Scarborough, MSN, RN

Nurses are the most respected professionals. However, we are underrepresented in elected office and often do not engage in political advocacy. One health system sought to educate nurses in advocacy for their profession, healthcare systems and access, and the health of their communities.

Think Before You Post: Ethics, Professional Boundaries, and Social Media Use in Nursing | Katie Worsham, MSN, RN, APRN-CNP, FNP-C

Innovation Workshop: Nursing Foresight Lab: It’s Time to Shape The Future | Oriana Beaudet, DNP, RN, FAAN; Olivia Lemberger, PhD, RN, NPD-BC; Arya Abdool

Nurse participants will learn about, practice and act on futures thinking around issues that are shaping the nursing profession so that they leave with the ability to analyze signals that are influencing the future and think about ways to strategically respond to the insight they gain. Nurses who participate in this workshop will become influencers and leaders who drive how their practice, teams, and organization anticipate and respond to the ever-changing healthcare landscape.

Accommodations

Embassy Suites – Dublin, OH

Address: 5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, OH 43017

Room Rate: $139 + tax, includes one free parking space per hotel room.

Room Block Deadline: April 30, 2026

To make reservations, choose one of the following options:

Call: 1-800-220-9219

Group Name: 2026 ANA Annual Continuing Education Conference

Group Code: 985

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All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card. If a guest does not cancel a reservation within forty-eight (48) hours before the guest’s check-in date, then Hotel may charge the credit card one night’s room fee plus any applicable taxes. Hotel check-in time is 4:00 PM, check-out time is 11:00 AM. All guests arriving before 4:00 PM may be accommodated as rooms become available provided that such guests elect to pay an early arrival fee.

2026 Conference Pricing

	Early Bird Pricing	Regular Pricing
	(Ends April 15)	(April 16 – May 21)
Member: Two-day Conference + Friday Evening Reception	$225	$275
Member: Friday One-day Registration	$150	$175
Member: Saturday One-day Registration	$150	$175
Non-Member: Two-day Conference + Friday Evening Reception	$300	$375
Non-Member: Friday One-day Registration	$175	$200
Non-Member: Saturday One-day Registration	$175	$200
Pre-licensure Student: Two-day Registration		$100
Pre-licensure Student Registration: Friday – One-day Ticket		$65
Pre-licensure Student Registration: Saturday – One-day Ticket		$65
Friday Evening Reception	$50	$55

Questions? Email info@ana-ohio.org.

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