2026 Hybrid Charleston APRN Conference Conference Location:
Francis Marion Hotel
387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29451
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED!!
Change in Location for 2026 back to Historic Area in Charleston, SC!!!
Meet us at Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Link: Conference Registration
Welcome Back!!! This year we will again be offering a Hybrid Conference due to demands for both Virtual and In Person Continuing Education.
Regardless of modality, we will offer one conference with hybrid sessions for all topics. Our virtual conference will be held using the MS Teams Software as we have done for the past five years with the assistance of our SC DPH IT partners.
Wednesday, 2/18/26 hours will be 8:00 am to 4:15 pm
Thursday, 2/19/26 hours will be 8:00 am to 2:15 pm
Friday 2/20/26 hours will be 8:00 am to 2:15 pm.
Conference on Wednesday will be all single sessions. Our lunch break will be 90 minutes with buffet lunch for those onsite. Breaks will be 15 minutes. On Thursday and Friday, we will have a link to video briefing for virtual attendees, the morning will be 2 break-out sessions and finish with a combined topic. Breaks will be 15 minutes and the midday break on Thursday and Friday will be 45 minutes for a heavy snack break. The program will be accredited for a maximum of 17.0 CEU.
Our technological support will be coming from SC DPH IT Department.
Virtual Attendees: We will send a link to your listed email from the registration to access conference sessions prior to conference start. There are also links below that will be functional when conference starts under Conference Session Links.
Hotel Reservations: There is a block room rate reserved for stays from February 17-February 20, 2025 for $239 daily which expired January 18th. The discounted rate will not be available after the cutoff so please be sure to book early.
HOTEL RESERVATION LINK: Hotel Room Block Registration
PARKING: Valet parking is Valet parking is $40 plus taxes and only available for participants staying onsite and will be billed directly to their hotel rooms. Day participants and self-park can use the City of Charleston Garage adjacent to the hotel for daily maximum of $24 or hourly rate of $3. Oversized vehicles will not fit in garage.
Downloadable Materials
Below is a list of the presentations that we will be offering. As we receive the content from presenters, presentations will be posted for registrants to download with a notation they have been loaded and the date. Presentations are expected about 2 weeks before conference date. To download the handouts for your breakout sessions, click on the link beside the breakout session you are interested in downloading. Downloads are PDF files in note format with 3 slides per page.
Miscellaneous Forms
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Topic: The A-B-C Talk on Herbs
Speaker: V. Leigh Beasley, MD
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Breakout Session A-1
Uploaded 2/3/26 |
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Topic: Diabetic Treatment Using Updated Guidelines
Speaker: Nancy Kate Durham DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES
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Breakout Session A-2
Uploaded 2/3/26
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Topic: Cardiology Update: What Is New? Women and Heart Disease
Speaker: John Paguntalan, PhD, NP, APRN-BC, CCRN-K CNE
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Breakout Session B-1
Uploaded 2/15/26
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Topic: Obesity Management
Speaker: Rhoda Ascanio, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
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Breakout Session B-2
Updated version loaded 2/18/26
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Topic: What to Order When: A Radiologist's Guide to Smart Ordering
Speaker: Frank Vento, MD
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Imaging
Imaging Intro Transcript
Loaded actual slides - count 100 pages - 2/16/26
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Friday, February 20, 2026
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Topic: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Speaker: E.J. Mayeaux, Jr MD, DABFM, FAAFP, DABPM-CI
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Breakout Session C-1
Uploaded 2/13/26
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Topic: Dermatological Conditions
Speaker: Michael Overcash, MPAS, PA-C
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Breakout Session C-2
Uploaded 2/3/26
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Topic: Diagnosis and Treatment of Pelvic Pain
Speaker: Lindsey C. Cox, MD
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Breakout Session D-1
Uploaded 2/20/26
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Topic: Acute Symptom Management in Hospice: New Guidelines
Speaker: Stephanie Burgess, PhD, APRN, BC
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Breakout Session D-2
Uploaded 2/3/26
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Topic: Infectious Disease Update
Speaker: Divya Ahuja, MD
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Infectious Diseases
Uploaded 2/18/26
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In order to download the presentations, you must have the ability to download PDF files. Download Adobe Reader here. If you are still having trouble downloading the forms, contact Shelby Rials at (803) 446-5004 or via email: Mdnhvn@aol.com.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
SC Dept Public Health - Family Planning Division
SC Dept Public Health- Information Technology Department
South Carolina AIDS Education and Training Center, USC School of Medicine/Prisma Health
