Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD)

Contact Hours

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

To receive contact hours for the NCPD sessions offered during the program, participants are required to attend the entire session, complete the NCPD overall event evaluation, and complete the evaluation for each session attended. Certificates for attendees, presenters, moderators, and NCPD can be retrieved after the online evaluation is complete.

The number of contact hours awarded to each participant will be based on the number of evaluations completed for each session attended or poster viewed.

NOTICE OF DISCLOSURES

Relevant Financial Relationships

The planning committee members, content reviewers, and faculty/speakers/authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships unless otherwise noted prior to the beginning of the educational session.

Commercial Support and Sponsorships

Sigma will inform attendees if a commercial interest has provided financial or in-kind support for the educational activity, including how content integrity is maintained and bias is prevented. This will be done prior to the individual educational session.

Non-Endorsement of Products

Please note: Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider of the educational activity or by the American Nurses Credentialing Center of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with the educational activity.

Available contact hours will be posted closer to the event.

Thursday, 25 July

12:30-2:00 p.m. (1230-1400)
Opening Plenary Session 1.25


2:30-3:15 p.m. (1430-1515)
Concurrent Sessions A 0.75


3:30-4:15 p.m. (1530-1615)
Concurrent Sessions B 0.75


Thursday total Up to 2.75


Friday, 26 July

9:00-9:45 a.m. (0900-0945)
Concurrent Sessions C 0.75


10:15-11:00 a.m. (1015-1100)
Concurrent Sessions D 0.75


12:30-1:45 p.m. (1230-1345)
Concurrent Sessions E1.25


Friday total Up to 2.75


Saturday, 27 July

9:00-9:45 a.m. (0900-0945)
Concurrent Sessions F 0.75


10:30 a.m.-noon (1030-1200)
International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and
Conversation With the Honorees 1.50


1:00-1:30 p.m. (1300-1330)
Hall of Fame Special Sessions 1 0.50


1:45-2:15 p.m. (1345-1415)
Hall of Fame Special Sessions 2 0.50


2:45-4:00 p.m. (1445-1600)
Concurrent Sessions G 1.25


Saturday total Up to 4.50


Sunday, 28 July

9:00-10:15 a.m. (0900-1015)
Concurrent Sessions H 1.25


10:45-11:30 a.m. (1045-1130)
Concurrent Sessions I 0.75


12:45-2:15 p.m. (1245-1415)
Closing Plenary Session 1.50


Sunday totalUp to 2.75


Total for in-person eventUp to 13.50


Additional in-person contact hours that could be obtained:

Grant Writing Workshop Pre-Conference:3.00
Each Poster Presentation:0.10

Up to 24.25 additional contact hours could be obtained related to posters viewed and evaluated.

Tuesday, 6 August

9:00-9:30 a.m. (0900-0930)
Virtual Platform Walkthrough 0.5


9:30-10:15 a.m. (0930-1015)
Opening Plenary Session 0.75


10:15-11:00 a.m. (1015-1100)
Virtual PechaKucha Presentations 1 0.75


11:00 a.m.-noon (1100-1200)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions A
and Live Q&A 1.0


12:45-1:45 p.m. (1245-1345)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions B
and Live Q&A 1.0


2:30-3:30 p.m. (1430-1530)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions C
and Live Q&A 1.0


3:40-4:40 p.m. (1540-1640)
Virtual Special Sessions and Symposiums 1.0


Tuesday total Up to 6.00


Wednesday, 7 August

8:00-9:00 a.m. (0800-0900)
International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Conversation With the Honorees 1.00


9:00-9:45 a.m. (0900-0945)
PechaKucha Presentations 2 0.75


9:45-10:45 a.m. (945-1045)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions D
and Live Q&A 1.00


10:45-11:45 a.m. (1045-1145)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions E
and Live Q&A 1.00


12:30-1:30 p.m. (1230-1330)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions F
and Live Q&A 1.00


1:40-2:40 p.m. (1340-1440)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions G
and Live Q&A 1.00


2:40-3:40 p.m. (1440-1540)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions H
and Live Q&A 1.00


Wednesday total Up to 6.00


Thursday, 8 August

8:00-9:00 a.m. (0800-0900)
Virtual Special Sessions and
Symposiums1.00


9:45-10:45 a.m. (0945-1045)
Virtual Concurrent Sessions I
and Live Q&A 1.00


10:55-11:55 a.m. (1055-1155)
Closing Plenary Session 1.00


Thursday total Up to 3.00


Total for virtual eventUp to 15.75


Additional virtual contact hours that could be obtained:

Each Poster Presentation: 0.10

Up to 7.20 additional contact hours could be obtained for posters viewed and evaluated.

The total contact hours listed above reflect the basic framework of the contact hours awarded. Total hours could be greater based on the amount of content viewed and evaluated.