2026 Advanced Practice Provider Excellence through Collaborative Education and Learning (APP EXCEL) Conference

Thursday, October 8, 2026, 8:00 AM - Friday, October 9, 2026, 4:00 PM, Live Webinar

The Stanford Health Care Center for Advance Practice and the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Conference Committee are proud to offer the 14th annual APP conference designed to review evidence-based practice updates on a variety of topics in acute and ambulatory care. This conference will explore current diagnostic evaluation tools, updated guidelines, and treatment strategies that are relevant to healthcare providers in the acute and ambulatory care settings.

1. Recognize Beer's Criteria guidelines to assess fall risk
2. Discuss differences among surgical options for chest, facial, and genital gender-affirming procedures based on patient goals and clinical indications
3. Discuss the value of an APP in an organization/practice
4. Discuss key management strategies for severe hypoxemia in ARDS, including lung-protective ventilation
5. Discuss common treatment options with coccidiomycosis
6. Discuss the ESI score’s benefit in standard of ED practice;
7. Discuss diagnosis and distinguish between different causes of adrenal insufficiency
8. Describe the process of standardized clinical pathway development
9. Describe where drugs work in the pain pathway
10. Discuss cancer risk factors as pertain to lifestyle choices including diet and exercise
11. Recognize how implicit bias may influence preoperative decision-making and patient outcomes.
12. Identify infectious from non-infectious causes of chronic dysuria
13. Identify risk factors that increase risk of cardiovascular disease in women as early as the reproductive years
14. Recognize and mitigate implicit bias in strength and functional assessment, using objective measures to support equitable evaluation and management across patient populations.
15. Describe current metabolic monitoring guidelines for patients prescribed antipsychotics and the shared responsibility of both primary care and psychiatric nurse practitioners in screening patients prescribed these medications
16. Describe the concept of the Superwoman Schema and its psychological impact on women’s mental health
17. Identify common practice settings and organizations where Advanced Practice Providers work in austere environments, including search and rescue, disaster response, military, and wilderness medicine programs
18. Describe the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of refractory gastroparesis

Early Bird SHC Employee Fee: $100 (register by September 4, 2026)
Early Bird Non-SHC Employee Fee: $175 (register by September 4, 2026)

Regular SHC Employee Fee: $135 (register after September 4, 2026)
Regular Non-SHC Employee: $200 (register after September 4, 2026)

Please complete payment with a credit card. If payment is not received, your registration will be incomplete, and you will not be registered for the conference.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued. This conference will be recorded and recording will be available to all registrants for CE credits for 30 days following the conference.

AAPA- American Academy of Physician Assistants Category 1 CME credit(s) (0.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center contact hour(s) (13.50 hours), ANCC Pharma- American Nurse Credentialing Center Pharma contact hour(s) (2.50 hours), CA BRN - California Board of Registered Nurses contact hour(s) (13.50 hours), General Attendance (13.50 hours)

This conference plans to offer ANCC, ANCC Pharma, CA BRN and AAPA credits.  

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All rights reserved. No audio or video taping allowed. We reserve the right to make program changes. All students must be registered, attend the entire course, and submit an evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.

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