4th Annual National Nurse Wellbeing Conference 2026

Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:30 AM - Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM, Westin Washington DC Downtown, Washington, DC

The 4th Annual National Nurse Wellbeing Conference, hosted by MedStar Health, is designed to prepare healthcare workers and leaders to cultivate wellbeing programs within their work environment. With an emphasis on technology and innovation, the programming will focus on the architecture of wellbeing programs, culture development, and interdisciplinary collaboration in wellbeing.

For the second consecutive year, we are collaborating with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the recognition of their Well-Being Excellence™ credential. ANCC sets the optimal standard in nursing and health care credentialing worldwide. ANCC's rigorous programs establish the highest benchmarks in practice, education, and organizational excellence.  In addition to the announcement of their awardees, ANCC will host a half-day pre-conference prior to the main conference.

In addition, we will also collaborate with the Healthcare Professional Well-being Academic Consortium (PWAC), to host their Healthcare PWAC Innovation Lab and Networking Meeting as a half-day pre-conference prior to the main conference.  PWAC anticipates up to 3 representatives from each Healthcare PWAC member organization to participate.

1. Recognize the role of innovation and technology in changing the landscape of nursing care delivery.
2. Explain how alternative care models including virtual nursing can be used to promote nurse wellbeing.
3. Identify physical, mental and integrative health interventions for wellbeing.
4. Determine the role of leadership in organizational wellbeing.
5. Identify the components of a business case for a nurse wellbeing program.
6. Integrate a team-based approach in the care to support nursing wellbeing.

Early Bird Rate: Now to July 17

• Nurse                                                       $520

• Nurse Practitioner                                 $520

• Physician                                                 $520

• Resident or Fellow                                 $520

• Physician Assistant                                $520

• Psychologist                                            $520

• Social Worker                                          $520

• Allied Health Professional                     $520

• Industry Professional                             $720

 

Advance Purchase and Onsite Rate: July 18 to Onsite

• Nurse                                                         $575

• Nurse Practitioner                                   $575

• Physician                                                   $575

• Resident or Fellow                                   $575

• Physician Assistant                                  $575

• Psychologist                                              $575

• Social Worker                                            $575

• Allied Health Professional                       $575

• Industry Professional                               $775

 

Please contact [email protected] or (833) 731-1273 for registration assistance

	Accreditation In support of improving patient care, MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
	Credit Designation This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 11.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
	Nurses: This activity is approved for 11.0 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	Physicians: MedStar Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	Psychologists:  MedStar Health is approved by the American Psychological Association through Joint Accreditation to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. This activity is approved for 11.0 CE credits. MedStar Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
	Physician Assistants:  MedStar Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 11.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
	Social Workers:   As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MedStar Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MedStar Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 11.0 ethical continuing education credits.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (11.00 hours), ASWB Social Worker: General (11.00 hours), IPCE (11.00 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (11.00 hours), Nurse - ANCC (11.00 hours), Physician Assistant - AAPA (11.00 hours), Psychologist-APA (11.00 hours)

Westin Washington DC Downtown

999 9th Street NW

Washington, DC 20001

For more information regarding the hotel, please visit the Hotel Website

For information on exhibiting at this conference please contact Elizabeth Romano at [email protected] 

MedStar Health is pleased to invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the 4th Annual National Nurse Wellbeing Conference. This is an excellent opportunity for you and your colleagues to share your latest work and research with world-renowned experts in the field.

Instructions:

 Abstracts will be reviewed and selected on the basis of their scientific merit and content quality.  Submitted abstracts meeting the eligibility requirements will be considered for poster presentation and/or oral presentation during the conference which is held on November 19-20, 2026.

We invite you to participate by submitting a a 250-word abstract including: background, methods, results, and conclusions, which should describe work with relevance to nurse wellbeing.  Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Building/Redefining a Culture of Wellbeing
• Funding the Future of Wellbeing
• Practice Redesign/Clinical Efficiencies for Wellbeing
• Interprofessional Wellbeing Leadership and/or Innovation
• Innovations in Wellbeing

All material presented in the abstract must be current, relevant, and free from ethical bias. Company logos of the supporting company are prohibited on any part of the presentation.

Submission Deadline: Abstracts must be submitted by May 1, 2026.

Abstract Acceptance:

• Acceptance notification will be sent via email by June 30th, 2026.
• Abstracts are selected on the basis of scientific merit.
• Expenses associated with the presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter.
• At least one presenting/submitting author per abstract must be registered.
  
• Please note that the submitting author will receive all correspondence about the abstract.
• You may submit more than 1 abstract. However, presenters that are accepted for oral presentation will be permitted to give only 1 oral presentation.  Additional accepted abstracts will therefore be posters only.

Poster Presentation:

• Poster size is 4 feet tall x 3.5 feet wide.
  

Oral Abstract Presentation:

• Please ensure that the number of slides is appropriate for your presentation timing.
• Your scheduled presentation times will be noted in your acceptance letter and in the conference agenda.  
• Please use the 16:9 format for your presentation and at least 22pt font.
• You are welcome to use MedStar Health formatted slides (to be provided), if desired, although this is not required.

If you have questions regarding the abstracts, please contact Brigid Greaney at [email protected].

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