Conference – PENS

2026 PENS National Conference

2026 PENS Call for Presentations & Advanced Practice Case Studies

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025

The Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society (PENS) Conference Planning Committee welcomes proposals for oral presentation on new, innovative, and practical approaches that can be used for a variety of pediatric endocrine disorders as well as topics of interest to nurses and other pediatric endocrine healthcare professionals. You are invited to submit a proposal for presentation at the 2026 PENS National Conference to be held April 29 – May 2, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. (The submission of poster abstracts will be through the Call for Poster Abstracts to be released around October 15, 2025.)

The PENS Conference Planning Committee will review proposals for oral presentations to fill general and concurrent sessions which may incorporate panel discussions, debate with moderator, practical application of research, and advanced case studies. Proposals will be reviewed for adherence to the following criteria:

Relevance of topic to current challenges in pediatric endocrinology
Clarity of description of the content and presentation methods
Depth, focus, level of target audience, and innovative spin
Amount and type of interactive learning
Amount of late-breaking, cutting-edge content, including pharmacology content
Absence of commercial content

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2026 PENS Call for Presentations & Advanced Practice Case Studies

The Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society functions to provide information relating to pediatric endocrinology nursing. Material presented at the National Conference, available on the website, or provided in any printed materials must be of professional quality and demonstrate an absence of commercial conflict of interest or bias and proprietary or prejudicial/biased commentary. Anecdotal observations should be limited in their scope and not presented as proven fact. It is inappropriate to endorse or imply endorsement of any specific product or service.

The National Conference provides a forum for educational opportunities as well as a chance to interact with colleagues and experts in the field of pediatric endocrinology. The faculty will present information on a variety of pediatric endocrine disorders, as well as topics of general interest to nurses and other health care professionals. Teaching methods will include lectures, interactive sessions, discussions, workshops and poster sessions.

The opportunity to develop and continue relationships with your colleagues through networking is one of the key benefits of attending the PENS National Conference. Networking offers many tangible benefits to conference participants, including, but not limited to, validating your experience in providing nursing care and developing a better understanding of your practice and your role in care delivery by learning from others who are dealing with similar circumstances, solving the same problems and confronting the same issues. Take advantage of this national gathering of pediatric endocrinology nurses to learn more about national issues and trends.

Program Objectives:

Develop new skills to improve educational and patient outcomes
Provide educational opportunities in pediatric endocrinology for nurses and others with expertise in the area
Promote the pursuit of nursing practice and research through a research presentation and poster session
Provide educational opportunities in the management and treatment of selected endocrine disorders
Provide direction for understanding health care changes

Accreditation

This activity will be submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91).

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Conference Reimbursement Scholarships

2026 Application Deadline March 1, 2026

The PENS Conference Reimbursement Scholarship exists to enable pediatric endocrine/diabetes nurses to advance their knowledge in the areas of endocrine and growth disorders, endocrine nursing research and current issues in pediatric endocrinology nursing.

Need help with funding to attend the PENS conference? A limited number of Conference Reimbursement Scholarships are available to provide support for pediatric endocrine nurses who are active members of PENS to attend each year. The submission deadline is March 1, 2026

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2026-2027 PENS Conference Planning Committee

Now accepting volunteer applications for the 2026-2027 PENS Conference Planning Committee.

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Click here for more information on volunteering to become Vice Chair of this committee.

Exhibits and Sponsorship Information

2026 site coming soon!

2025 Exhibit and Sponsorship Site

Symposia Opportunities

Symposia are one-hour sessions during the conference program, typically during a mealtime – breakfast or lunch. They can be CE (educational, with a medical professional as the speaker providing data) or non-CE with a product overview.

Non-CE Symposia Guidelines 2026