DELEGATE: Workshop Bookings

Photoageing and UV-Induced Skin Damage (Track 3)

Workshop sponsored by iNova Pharmacuticals

Chronic ultraviolet radiation exposure is the primary driver of premature skin ageing and a key risk factor for skin malignancy, yet its early signs are frequently underrecognised in clinical practice. This presentation provides a clinically focused review of photoageing — from its molecular basis through to early detection strategies, preventive interventions, and an overview of evidence-based management options.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Beyond Ultrasound (Paediatric Vascular Access) (Track 4)

This interactive workshop will explore practical considerations for paediatric vascular access beyond ultrasound-guided cannulation. Following a hands-on peripheral ultrasound guided cannulation workshop, this session will focus on adjunctive techniques to improve success, minimise distress, and optimise patient-centred care in children requiring vascular access.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

NP Endorsement Application (Information Session) (Track 5)

Understanding of the approach to the assessment of Advanced Practice for the purposes of Nurse Practitioner Endorsement can be challenging. This practical information session will aim to clarify the process of the assessment of Advanced Practice for the purposes of NP endorsement for emerging and current NP students. Presented by Ahpra.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Beyond Pain Scores: Function, Tools, Spasm, Precision Medicine (Track 3)

Workshop sponsored by iNova Pharmacuticals

This workshop focuses on mechanism-based pain assessment and function-centred management for Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses across primary care, acute care, and custodial/community settings. Pain is a high-volume, high-risk presentation where variable assessment, documentation and prescribing can drive harm, delayed recovery, and unnecessary escalation. The session is relevant to NP/APN scope expansion because it strengthens diagnostic reasoning, clinical stewardship, and confidence in managing common and complex pain while knowing when specialist input is required.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Urgent Care, The new scope. Building Frameworks (Track 5)

This workshop gives Nurse Practitioners a practical framework for safely expanding their own scope of practice. How to identify a skill or service gap worth pursuing, assess your own readiness against required competencies, and map out the concrete steps — training, supervision, credentialing, evidence-gathering — needed to close that gap safely and defensibly. Participants will leave with the knowledge to for self-assessing competency, planning skill acquisition, and documenting their scope expansion in a way that satisfies both clinical safety and regulatory expectations. Presented by HEAL Urgent Care

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

ACNP Fellows and Students Networking (Track 5)

Please note: This session will start from 15:30 and will include afternoon tea

Join the ACNP Fellows and Students Networking Session for an informal afternoon tea where students can connect with ACNP Fellows, gain career advice, discuss research interests, and build valuable professional relationships. It's a great opportunity to expand your network, explore career pathways, and learn from experienced leaders in a welcoming environment.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Managing Terminal Agitation in the Dying Phase (Track 3)

Focusing on improving the clinical recognition and management of terminal agitation in the dying phase, participants will explore the multifactorial causes of agitation in advanced disease, including neurological, metabolic, and physiological changes associated with end-stage illness. This workshop will discuss practical strategies for assessment, symptom management and comfort-focused care.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Managing Menopause: Integrating Hormonal and Metabolic Therapies (Track 3)

Designed to empower Nurse Practitioners (NPs) with advanced knowledge and tools to manage (peri)menopause effectively, this session focuses on evidence-based strategies to address hormonal and metabolic changes during menopause. Participants will explore the interplay between hormonal fluctuations and metabolic health, focusing on the role of hormone therapy and GLP-1 receptor agonists to manage symptoms like vasomotor instability, mood changes, weight gain, and insulin resistance.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Beyond the Barriers: Shaping the Future NP Workforce (Track 5)

We will look at ACNP's policy and advocacy priorities under the ACNP Strategic Plan 2027-2030, with a focus on identifying and addressing the barriers that prevent Nurse Practitioners from working to their full scope of practice. Discussion will explore opportunities to support NP workforce growth across primary, community and public health sectors, advance regulatory and funding reform, improve access pathways, and strengthen the contribution of Nurse Practitioners as a key workforce solution to Australia's healthcare access and workforce challenges.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Ultrasound-Guided IV Insertion (Whole Life Span) (Track 4)

Sponsored by Fuji Sonosite

Interactive Workshop aimed at clinicians who are already inserting IVs in their workplace. The use of ultrasound-guidance to increase the chance of IV insertion success is now well-established but face-to-face education to achieve this skill is expensive and often difficult to attend for busy clinicians. This hands-on workshop will give participants the tools needed to use ultrasound guidance to improve their IV insertion success rate for patients across the lifespan. Ultrasound machines are becoming more compact and affordable, making ultrasound guidance more accessible than ever before, both in hospitals and in the community.

(Pre-reading, teaching and hands-on learning is required in advance of this workshop. Reading materials will be supplied in advance of this workshop).

(Includes a working afternoon tea)

PLEASE NOTE: A booking fee (of $25) is required to register for this workshop due to the limited spaces available. Participants who attend the session will have this fee automatically refunded following the conference. (Max workshop capacity - 25 persons)

Skin and Dermatology (Track 3) (13:00 to 13:45)

Australia has the highest skin cancer incidence in the world, with two out of three Australians diagnosed by age 70. This workshop will cover the basics on skin cancer and dermatology and look at real life case demonstrations of each type of the most common skin cancers (SCC, BCC and Melanoma) and pre cancerous skin conditions as well as the most common dermatological conditions including dermatitis, rosacea and acne.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Infants (Track 3) (13:45 to 14:30)

Workshop sponsored by Nestle Nutricia

Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is one of the most common food allergies in infancy, yet it remains frequently misdiagnosed, over-diagnosed, and inconsistently managed across healthcare settings. Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses play a critical role in early recognition, diagnosis, and ongoing management of infants with suspected CMPA, particularly in primary care, emergency, and paediatric environments. This interactive workshop will provide participants with a practical, evidence-based approach to recognising mild to moderate CMPA.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

ECG (Basic) (Track 4) (13:00 to 14:30)

Many of us were taught ECG interpretation in a ‘rote-leant’ fashion, not truly understanding the physiology (and pathophysiology) behind why ECG waveforms appear the way they do. This workshop aims at taking a fresh look at understanding basic ECG concepts, and perfect for those who need an ECG refresher, or seeking to deepen their ECG understanding and knowledge.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

EFAST (Abdominal Assessment) (Track 5) (13:00 to 14:30)

Workshop sponsored by Fuji Sonosite

An introduction for Nurse Practitioners to the EFAST - Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma - a rapid point-of-care ultrasound examination used to identify life-threatening conditions including pneumothorax, hemothorax, pericardial effusion and intra-abdominal bleeding. Participants will learn key scanning techniques, image interpretation, and clinical applications through brief didactic teaching and practical case-based exercises, enabling them to integrate EFAST into timely trauma assessment and decision-making across acute care settings.

PLEASE NOTE: A booking fee (of $25) is required to register for this workshop due to the limited spaces available. Participants who attend the session will have this fee automatically refunded following the conference. (Max workshop capacity - 25 persons)

Understanding X-rays, CTs, and US Scans (Track 3)

Providing an introduction to the interpretation of plain X-rays, CT scans and Ultrasound scans. Participants will explore the principles, advantages, limitations, and clinical applications of each modality. Helping them develop a systematic approach to image interpretation. Topics covered include assessment of image quality, recognition of normal anatomy, and identification of common artefacts. Common pathological abnormalities are discussed for each modality. Emphasis is on integrating imaging findings with clinical assessment to support safe and effective patient care.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

ECG (Advanced) (Track 4)

In this workshop we will look at building on the concepts covered at the basic ECG workshop and seek to apply these concepts to several common cardiac-related presentations, using clinical examples and case studies.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Ultrasound-Guided IV Insertion (Adult Facing) (Track 5)

Sponsored by Fuji Sonosite

Interactive Workshop aimed at clinicians who are already inserting IVs in their workplace. The use of ultrasound-guidance to increase the chance of IV insertion success is now well-established but face-to-face education to achieve this skill is expensive and often difficult to attend for busy clinicians. This hands-on workshop will give participants the tools needed to use ultrasound guidance to improve their IV insertion success rate for patients across the lifespan. Ultrasound machines are becoming more compact and affordable, making ultrasound guidance more accessible than ever before, both in hospitals and in the community.

(Pre-reading, teaching and hands-on learning is required in advance of this workshop. Reading materials will be supplied in advance of this workshop).

PLEASE NOTE: A booking fee (of $25) is required to register for this workshop due to the limited spaces available. Participants who attend the session will have this fee automatically refunded following the conference. (Max workshop capacity - 25 persons)

Ophthalmic Medicines for the NP (Track 4)

NPs prescribe, administer and manage ophthalmic medicines across ED, primary care and specialty settings, yet ophthalmic pharmacology is largely absent from generalist NP education. This leaves a clear practice gap between the range of eye medicines NPs encounter and prescribe and the depth of pharmacology behind their safe use. As NP prescribing scope widens, including the move of glaucoma medicines into NP PBS prescribing following ACNP advocacy, it matters more than ever. This workshop opens the ophthalmic drug cupboard and makes it usable, targeting a group of medicines NPs use routinely but are rarely taught.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Policy is patient care: Art and strategy of clinical change (Track 3)

"Policy is patient care and the table where patient care gets decided is the board table". In this interactive workshop, we will address one of the most underdeveloped aspects of NP professional practice: Governance and Board leadership. Despite holding advanced clinical expertise, directly relevant to health system decision-making, most NPs have never been supported to translate that expertise into governance capability. We will move Nurse Practitioners, NP candidates and Advanced Practice Nurses from the consulting room to the boardroom because every governance decision made without NP voices shapes the conditions in which NPs practise and patients receive care.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Pathology Results Interpretation (Track 4)

This interactive workshop focuses on strengthening Emergency Department NPs’ and APNs’ ability to rapidly and accurately interpret haematology, biochemistry, and urine chemistry results within the context of acute patient presentations. Using authentic ED case scenarios, participants will apply structured diagnostic reasoning frameworks to identify critical abnormalities, prioritise differential diagnoses, recognise cognitive biases, and support timely clinical decision-making. The workshop aims to enhance diagnostic confidence, reduce error, and promote safe, evidence-based autonomous practice in fast-paced emergency care environments.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Acute and Procedural Pain Management (Track 3)

Designed specifically for nurse practitioners who assess, prescribe and deliver acute or procedural pain management across diverse clinical settings. This session will combine short didactic teaching, case-based discussion and practical considerations to support application to clinical practice. Participants can expect to take away clinical knowledge and practical considerations about use of Penthrox®, including when it may be appropriate, how to prepare and administer it, how to coach patients to use the inhaler, monitoring requirements and how to integrate it alongside other pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies.

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

Credentialing and Defining Scope of Clinical Practice (Track 5)

We will examine the application of the ACSQHC 2026 Credentialing and Defining Scope of Practice Guidance to Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Practice Nurses. Discussions will focus on the relationship between professional scope, individual capability, organisational requirements and clinical governance in supporting safe and effective healthcare delivery across a range of practice settings. Participants will explore credentialing and scope-of-practice considerations in public, private and specialty care environments, and consider how enhancements to the ACNP Professional Performance Framework (PPF) and the proposed Professional Identity platform could strengthen professional development, support credentialing and re-credentialing processes, improve workforce mobility, and provide a portable, evidence-based record of professional practice and capability. Presented by Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQH)

(No booking fee applies for this workshop)

The Power of Mentorship (Track 5)

This workshop explores mentorship as a clinically validated, evidence-based intervention designed to reduce burnout, improve retention and accelerate clinical competency. Participants will gain practical insights into the distinction between preceptorship and mentorship and address common barriers such as time constraints and geographic isolation. This session provides strategies to support advanced practice nurses, NPs, and NPCs in managing the pressures associated with their roles and development.

Presented by the Primary Care Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships and Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Programs.

Cannabinoids and Mental Health. Cutting Through the Headlines with Dr Ashleigh Osborne.

Sponsored by Medigrowth Australia

This session will cover the neurobiology of the endocannabinoid system and its relevance to mental health conditions, appraise the current evidence for using cannabinoid therapies in mental health, along with emerging Australian research and real world data.

We will explore the role of medicinal cannabis in mental health care, providing nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses with the knowledge and tools to navigate a rapidly evolving clinical landscape.

Key topics include the neurobiology of the endocannabinoid system, current evidence for cannabinoid therapies in anxiety, PTSD, depression, and neurodevelopmental disorders, and emerging Australian research, including clinical trials and real-world data.

PLEASE NOTE: A booking fee (of $25) is required to register for this session due to the limited spaces available. Participants who attend the session will have this fee automatically refunded following the conference. (Max workshop capacity - 80 persons)

Thank you for your workshop bookings. 

We are looking forward to seeing you at this years ACNP National Conference in Adelaide, SA.

Did you know... A Prescribing & Pharmacology workshop is being held in Adelaide straight after the conference?

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