Nursing Education Spring Symposium

April 15-17, 2026, San Diego Mission Bay Resort, San Diego, CA

This exclusive event brings together nursing program leaders to collaborate on solutions to improve learning outcomes. You’ll participate in interactive workshops with our nursing education teams to identify new opportunities and provide feedback on potential solutions.

Join us for a combination of best practice sharing and generating practical, actionable ideas. Together, we’ll address the most pressing challenges in nursing education today and brainstorm realistic, impactful strategies to shape the future of the next generation of nurses.

Elsevier will help cover travel and lodging costs during this event* and hope it opens the door for you to join us!

Help us transform the future of nursing education! Questions? Contact us at [email protected]

This invitation is nontransferable. *Elsevier assumes the cost of participants’ two-night hotel stay, meals during the event, and the flight to/from San Diego up to $750 when booked from our system link. This invitation is nontransferable.

Agenda

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

5:30 p.m. | Registration and Welcome Cocktail Reception

Thursday, April 16, 2026 Symposium Sessions, Day 1

7:00-8:30 a.m. | BREAKFAST

8:00-8:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions

8:30-9:30 a.m. | Keynote

9:30-10:15 a.m. | Propellers in Nursing Education What’s propelling you and your students forward? This is your chance to learn from each other what’s working well in other programs, or to share a best practice with your colleagues.

10:15-10:30 a.m. | BREAK

10:30-11:15 a.m. | Anchors in Nursing Education What’s pulling you and your students down? This will be another interactive session to capture the factors that impact your programs and use them as a foundation to shape our future conversations and strategies.

11:15-12:00 p.m. Impacting Nursing Education Help us impact progress together. This is the time to collaborate and innovate as we tackle some of the prevalent anchors shared in the last session. This will be interactive time to brainstorm and problem-solve these challenges facing nursing programs and turn them into momentum for positive change.

12:00-1:00 p.m. | LUNCH

1:00-1:45 p.m. | Responsible AI We’ll discuss the importance of responsible AI development, including how Elsevier diligently crafts solutions that meet user needs ethically and reliably. Join us to take a closer look at our robust 'human in the loop' evaluation process, ensuring that our products are not only innovative but also grounded in ethical real-world applicability and oversight.

1:45-2:45 p.m. | AI Transforming Nursing Education: Evidence, Ethics, and Innovation Let's explore how AI can responsibly enhance nursing education through evidence-based tools that support both students and educators while preserving the essential human elements of nursing practice. It addresses contemporary concerns about AI implementation while showcasing practical applications like personalized learning plans, automated assessment tools, and AI-powered tutoring systems grounded in trusted nursing literature. The presentation emphasizes that AI should augment rather than replace human expertise, with proper safeguards for academic integrity, data privacy, and maintaining the caring foundation of nursing education.

2:45-3:00 p.m. | Break

3:00-4:00 p.m. | Tools Impacting Nursing Education This is a relaxed opportunity to learn more about the tools and technologies we’ve mentioned, with no obligation – just a chance to see more and ask questions if you’re interested. Whether you’re curious about how these solutions might support your needs or if you simply want to listen while you sip your coffee, we welcome you to join the conversation.

6:00 p.m. | Dinner and San Diego fun!

Friday, April 17^th Symposium Sessions, Day 2

7:00-8:00 a.m. | Breakfast

8:00-9:00 a.m. | Elevating Outcomes and Improving Readiness for Practice We will discuss how you create an interconnected experience in your nursing programs, and ideas for improving each student’s outcomes beyond test scores. We want to learn more about how you make curriculum decisions based on data and insights available, and what kind of data you want to see/use to help your program and your students.

9:00-10:00 a.m. | Transforming Academic Leadership with Intelligent Insights Academic institutions are under growing pressure to make smarter, faster decisions while aligning curriculum outcomes with evolving standards. This session introduces a trio of transformative solutions designed to empower academic leadership with clarity, agility, and impact.

10:00-10:15 a.m. | Break

10:15-11:15 a.m. | Immersive Virtual Reality in Lab-Based Simulation This interactive session will focus on addressing the simulation lab squeeze through facilitated virtual reality simulations. We will discuss the current landscape, challenges, and opportunities in lab-based simulation today and demonstrate an immersive solution to get feedback on its usability and value. We would like to understand pain points with simulation lab, various modalities in use, and how innovative technology can potentially mitigate some of the pain points appreciated today.

11:15-12:00 p.m. | Medication Administration and Safety Medication errors remain one of the most pressing patient safety challenges in healthcare. Together, we will discuss how best to equip the next generation of nurses with the competence and confidence to deliver safe, effective medication administration in practice.

12:00-12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks

12:30 p.m. | Departures