Conference Schedule

APNEF 2026 annual conference

Raising the Bar: Advancing NCLEX Success in Florida’s Practical Nursing Programs.

Agenda Day 1 – Thursday, November 5, 2026

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration and Exhibitors

8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome Remarks. Patricia Orender, DNP, RN, Michele Roberts, EdD, RN, CNE

8:15 am- 9:15 am NCLEX-PN Results and LPN Workforce Projections Michele Roberts, EdD, RN, CNE 1 CEU

9:15 am - 10:15 am 2026-2027 Florida Department of Education Framework updates Mary Anne Enns, DNP, RN, CNE 1CEU

10:15 am- 10:45 am Break

10:45am- 11:45 am The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Learning Environment Carleigh Okwali South Florida State College 1CEU

11:45 am –12:45 pm

Lunch and Networking

12:45 pm- 1:45 pm Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning for Practical Nursing Educators Susan Wade, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRN

1:45 pm- 2:15 pm

Break

2:15 pm- 3:15pm How accreditation can strengthen Practical Nursing (PN) programs and enhance student outcomes

Laura Polk, PhD, RN, CNE 1CEU

3:15 pm- 4:15 pm Florida Board of Nursing Updates Sherri Sutton-Johnson, DrPH, MSN/Ed, RN, CCHW, CSM, CPM 1CEU

4:15pm - 4:30pm Closing Remarks Patricia Orender, DNP, RN

Agenda Day 2 – Friday, November 6, 2026

7:30 am-8:00 am Registration

8:00 am – 8:15 am Welcome Remarks Patricia Orender, DNP, RN

8:15 am – 9:15 am Active Learning Strategie Sarah Dillard, MSN, RN 1CEU

9:15 am–9:45 am Break

9:45 am –11:45 am. Medication Errors (Florida Mandatory Karen Crider RN, MSN/ED, CRNI 2CEU

11:45 am- 12:00 pm

Closing Remarks Patricia Orender, DNP, RN ANCC USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation