Upcoming Nursing Events and Conferences

December 2025

2-4 December 2025 — Bangkok, Thailand 
The 2nd International Nursing Research Conference on “Future Nursing Research and Innovation for Sustainable Global Health” | The World Academy of Nursing Science, Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, and The Nurses' Association of Thailand invite you to attend this conference to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the birth of HRH Princess Srinagarindra. Located at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, this conference is a unique opportunity to showcase your work, exchange ideas, and contribute to advancing nursing research and innovation globally.

4 December 2025 — Virtual
2025 Neonatal Conference: Navigating the Journey Through Neonatal Care | Chart your course for excellence in neonatology! The 2025 Neonatal Conference invites you to a profound virtual experience, themed "Navigating the Journey Through Neonatal Care." From cutting-edge interventions to crucial family support, this Zoom-based event offers comprehensive insights to guide you through complex cases and celebrate every milestone. Connect with peers, learn from innovators, and strengthen your ability to provide compassionate, evidence-based care every step of the way.

5 December 2025 — Virtual
Nursing Research Symposia 2025 | Cleveland Clinic is excited to host the Nursing Research Symposia, where innovation and patient care intersect. Discover how nurses are driving transformative change through groundbreaking research and be inspired by an impactful keynote speaker. The registration fee is $40 (in-person or virtual). This activity has been approved for ANCC contact hours. Sign up today at clevelandclinic.org/ResearchSymposium, seating is limited!

5-6 December 2025 — Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sigma Asia Regional Conference 2025 | Exciting Announcement! Join us for the Sigma Asia Regional Conference 2025 on December 5-6, 2025! The theme is Digital Health & AI in Nursing: Transforming Care Through Innovation. Don’t miss the chance to explore groundbreaking advancements and connect with healthcare leaders dedicated to enhancing patient care through technology.

January 2026

9 January 2026 — Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
Implementation Science Symposium | Oklahoma Wesleyan University invites you to discover how servant leadership transforms healthcare at our one-day professional symposium, “Leading with Service.” Join fellow nurses, researchers, and healthcare professionals as we bridge the gap from research to real-world impact through inspiring talks, hands-on sessions, and collaborative dialogue.

13 January 2026 — Virtual
Improving Health Outcomes Through Preventing Childhood Obesity Conference | Join Healthy LifeStars for the seventh annual conference to bring awareness, education and networking opportunities to prevent childhood obesity by bringing together like-minded people to learn and network. The conference will be virtual this year. The conference will include experts from across the country presenting their cutting-edge research in childhood nutrition, physical activity, and prevention of long term adverse health effects caused by obesity.

23 January 2026 — Virtual
Virtual International Neuroscience Nursing Research Symposium | At INNRS, nurse researchers from diverse disciplines will present information on literature, methodologies, results, and clinical implications of recent nursing research. Through poster presentations, oral presentations, and interactive discussions, attendees will experience the impressive breadth of research being conducted by their peers and will have the opportunity to network with other neuroscience leaders. Earn up to 8 CE contact hours for only $175. Discounts for students and emerging countries.

February 2026

19-27 February 2026 — Virtual
Advanced Evidence-Based Practice Institute | University of Iowa Health Care's Advanced EBP Institute is an experience-centered immersion with dynamic, active, and reflective learning designed to: increase proficiency and master advanced knowledge and skills for leading and integrating EBP, improve and sustain outcomes, and expand impact across populations and healthcare systems.

March 2026

18-21 March 2026 — Seattle, Washington, USA
ISPN 2026 Annual Conference | On behalf of ISPN and the ISPN Conference Planning Committee, we are thrilled to invite you to the 2026 Conference; Innovate, Integrate, INSPIRE: Charting the Future of Psychiatric Nursing, taking place March 18-21, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Seattle. We will have multiple concurrent oral presentations as well as two pre-conference workshops - one on psychopharm and one on psychotherapy. 

20-22 March 2026 — Washington, DC, USA
Creating Healthy Work Environments is designed to help leaders in both academic and clinical settings develop, implement, and maintain strategies that will improve their organizations' work environments.

21-24 March 2026 — Dallas, Texas, USA
Neuroscience Nursing Annual Conference | In March 2026 we will be offering a new, more robust conference to meet the needs of more of our members. Next year the Neuro-APP Symposium, Annual Conference, and Stroke Conference will be combined into one super event: the AANN Annual Conference: Uniting Expertise, Elevating Care. The conference will include educational tracks in general neuro, content for advanced practice providers, stroke content, and much more. Save the date!

30-31 March 2026 — Los Angeles, California, USA
2026 Social Mission Alliance Conference | The Social Mission Alliance (SMA) conference aims to advance health equity and social justice through health professions education. Each SMA conference brings together hundreds of clinical educators, administrators, clinicians, trainees and students from around the world to convene, collaborate and engage on top issues facing our society, including social determinants of health, community engagement, reducing inequities, and value-based healthcare.

April 2026

29-30 April 2026 — Iowa City, Iowa, USA
National Evidence-Based Practice Conference | University of Iowa Health Care invites you to theNational Evidence-Based Practice Conference, where you learn cutting-edge developments in topics impacting the ability of nurses and interprofessional team members to work in fast-paced healthcare settings and address highly complex patient needs. Participants come from across the U.S. and the world, creating an opportunity to network with EBP experts, faculty, and clinicians motivated to make a difference in health care.

June 2026

4-5 June 2026 — Cleveland, Ohio, USA 
Nursing Research, Innovation, and Evidence-based Practice Conference 2026 | Join us for a 2-day conference with 2 Research tracks, an Innovation track, and an Evidence-based practice track. Enjoy hearing from our Nationally and Internally recognized keynote speakers Dr. Nancy M. Albert and Dr. Molly McNett.

Completed Research, Successful Innovation Strategies, and completed EBP Projects Abstracts are being accepted for paper, oral and poster presentations. Deadline March 1st 2026

Hoteling option within walking distance. Register early as space will be limited.

17-19 June 2026 — London, United Kingdom
Caring Beyond Walls: The Power of Nursing in Home, Community and Primary Care Settings |
The International Home Care Nurses Organization, Association of District Nurse & Community Nurse Educators and City St George's University of London, is inviting abstract submissions for the IHCNO/ADNE/City St George’s University of London UK Conference 2026. This event will explore nursing in homes, communities, and primary care settings. We welcome contributions in research, education, leadership, clinical practice, policy, and innovation. See conference website for additional details including abstract submission link.

24-26 June 2026 — Kuopio, Finland
Sigma European Regional Conference | Sigma's Europe Region and Alpha Beta Nu Chapter invite you to the 8th Sigma European Regional Conference, to be held in Kuopio, Eastern Finland.

The conference themes are:

• Future Nursing Leadership Defining sustainable & effective leadership in nursing.
• Healthy Workforce Prioritizing staff well-being as the foundation of quality care.
• Safety in Nursing Advancing patient and workforce safety through cutting-edge strategies.
• Sustainability in Nursing Making nursing practices more environmentally and socially sustainable.
• Health Pedagogy & Technology Transforming HC education with innovative learning methods & technological

July 2026

16-18 July 2026 — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join Sigma for the 37th International Nursing Research Congress in Toronto. Prepare to connect and engage with over 800 nurse researchers, students, clinicians, and leaders around the globe who are focused on evidence-based research.
Call for Abstracts is open.

Janurary 2027

25-28 January 2027 — Al Khoud, Muscat, Oman
Sultan Qaboos University 3rd International Nursing Conference on Education, Research, & Practice: The Future of Nursing: Embracing Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship | The College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University invites you to the SQU-3rd-INCERP, which aims to promote sharing and dissemination of new knowledge and innovations to enhance utilization of artificial intelligence (AI), emerging technologies, and evidence-based practice in nursing education, research and practice, while benefiting international visibility of SQU, the College of Nursing (CON), and the nursing profession in Oman.