Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners

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About Us

The Mississippi Association of Nurse
Practitioners (MANP) is  the first and
only non-profit 501(c)6 state organization
dedicated entirely to Nurse Practitioners.

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Advocacy 

We advocate for NPs with the legislature, Congress, other policymakers, and healthcare associations both within the

state and nationally.  

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Membership

We value your importance and your membership matters.
Our low membership dues have never increased and have remained unchanged since 2014.

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Education

& Events

We have multiple areas across the state to to provide nurse practitioners with opportunities for education and networking. 

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Legislators

MANP is committed to working on your behalf to include Mississippi among those states that allow NPs to practice to the full extent of their training and to improve Mississippi’s ranking for healthcare quality. 

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If you would like to be on our list of available preceptors or if you are a student member in search of a preceptor, maybe we can help.

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The first and only state association devoted entirely to nurse practitioners!    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

       
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      Continuing Education Information                                                                 

      The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® accredits the MS Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number:1640685. Activities are planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. MANP is approved to provide continuing education through 10/31/2026. MANP has been approved to provide continuing education for the following:

      • Mississippi Board of Nursing
      • Arkansas Board of Nursing
      • Florida Board of Nursing
      • Any Board of Nursing that accepts AANP-accredited CE
      • CE Broker

       All speaking opportunities are voluntary, and travel or overnight accommodations are at the speaker's expense. The registration fee is waived; however, our organization can only provide continuing education credits for nurse practitioners attending the sessions. We can also supply (upon request) a letter of affirmation regarding the presentation for the presenter's accreditation body. Please contact our office at [email protected] for questions, consideration, or additional information.

       

      Thursday, May 7

      Virtual Online (Live Interactive, Not On-Demand)
      8:00AM- 5:30PM

      Ridgeland:  Thursday, May 7

       Introduction to Bipolar I Disorder: Disease Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatments

      Koestler Prime
      1000 Highland Colony Pkwy
      Ridgeland, MS 39157

      Program Time:  6:00pm

      Please complete the registration form to RSVP for the Teva-sponsored event.

       https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=exqZP5PqaUGyjMNv8-Ww0Z7XEDslDulFqTKqgwVAbE5UMFpFTzZFTzNXQUtIWlI3UUE4NjZRTjMwUy4u

      Olivia Battle, MSN, AGPCNP

      Clinical Science Liaison - South Territory

      Cell: 205-757-3345

      [email protected]    www.tevapharm.com

      Pearl: Saturday, May 9

      Trustmark Park (while supplies last) Additional general admission tickets are available for $10 at the Box Office

      601-664-7622 or email [email protected]

      SOUTHAVEN:  THURSDAY, MAY 14

      RSVP by 05/11/2026 to Dena Stowe  731-614-2406  or email to DETS@ LUNDBECK.COM

      You may also register online at https://www.Luprogramsrsvp.com by entering the program  # E26-2226 and the state of MS

      OXFORD: THURSDAY, MAY 14

       Meridian:   Thursday, May 14

      Albuminuria and Cardiovascular Risk: The Power of Early Detection and CKD Diagnosis. 

      Due to PhARMA guidelines and the indications for this drug, this program is only open to  Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care (Treating adults 18 yo+), Cardiology, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Emergency, and Hospitalist audiences.

      Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

      RSVP to William Sherman

      [email protected]

       Hattiesburg:  Thursday, May 14

      Please RSVP by 05/04/2026 at MyDomeProgramRegistration.com

      Enter Meeting Code: 2026-01483 

      MADISON: SATURDAY, MAY 16

      501 Baptist Drive, Second Floor, Madison, MS 39110

      Biloxi:  Tuesday, May 19

       

      Annual Conference: June 8–10, 2026  

      Register NOW

      We are pleased to invite you to participate as an Attendee, Exhibitor, or Sponsor at our 2026 Annual Conference & Membership Meeting hosted by the Mississippi Association of Nurse Practitioners (MANP)We’re excited to bring our 2026 conference back to Mississippi and hope you'll join us for this impactful event. This exciting event will take place June 8–10, 2026, at the MS Coast Coliseum & Convention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39531.

      This conference is one of the premier educational and networking opportunities for Nurse Practitioners across the region. Past conferences have welcomed nearly 300 Nurse Practitioners from 11 states. We are pleased to be representing the broader community of over 8,000 licensed Nurse Practitioners in Mississippi. Our exhibitor space sells out quickly every year, with many placed on a waitlist — so we encourage early registration!

       

      MINDS that cure, HEARTS that care, SOLUTIONS for change

      Registration (member $495/non-member $650)

      Deadline for Registrations: May 31

      Agenda Topics

      Agenda Highlights Include: Alzheimer’s Disease, Pediatric Mental Health, Burn Care, Nephrology, Congenital Heart Disease, Controlled Substances, Diabetes Type 3C, Thyroid disease, Vitamin D Deficiency, Insulin Resistance, Men’s Health, Aquablation, Prostate Cancer, Male and Female Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Anxiety, Management of patients with prosthetics and orthotics,  Drug Diversion, Drug Addiction, 2-hour MS Board of Nursing, and more. (MANP reserves the right to adjust subject matter based on speaker availability.)

       AGENDA 

      CE Information

      MANP is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 1640685. This activity is pending approval for up to 16 contact hours (s), Activity #2026-0608-0610. This activity is planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies. Application for up to 7.75 Pharmacology and 5 controlled substance contact hours of the total 16 CH. Controlled Substance hours claimed by Mississippi licensed nurse practitioner participants will be uploaded to CE Broker by MANP at the completion of the evaluation process. These hours meet the 5-hour continuing education requirement related to Controlled Substances for the MS Board of Nursing.

      Registration (all 3 days, no single-day registrations): Member, $495, Non-Member, $650. There has been no rate increase in the past 5 years.

      Membership Information

      Membership rates are available on the website at MEMBERSHIP. We have continued our same low rates since 2014.

      Membership Meeting & Awards Presentation

      Our membership meeting and awards presentation will be held on Monday, June 8, 2026, in the Main Ballroom.

      Hotel information (below): cutoff date May 15 or while supplies last.

      To find out more

      Click the event information button below to be redirected to the Upcoming Events page of the website. Scroll down to the June calendar.

       

      Hotel Room Blocks 

      Nurse Practitioner/Attendee Registration

      Exhibitor Information and Registration 

       

       

      Mississippi's digital Play Coastal Guide.

      Take a look at what our Mississippi Coast has to offer by visiting the following links.  Savings Pass

       

       

       

      Things To Do

       

       

       

      Paradise Pier

       

       

       Attractions  

       

       

       

      Scan the QR Code or Click Here to transfer to the MANP page for Dining and Entertainment near the IP Resort and Casino.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      White Pillars

       

      Restaurants & Fine Dining

       

      Sponsors for Annual Conference

      Transportation Sponsor

       

      GOLD LEVEL EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS

      You may visit our Gold Sponsor's website by clicking their logo.

        star buds recreational dispesnaries       

        

        

      Silver Level Exhibitors & Sponsors

       

       Heart   

          

        

       Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

      Bronze Level Exhibitors & Sponsors

      Accent Care

      Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

      American Association of Nurse Practitioners

      Amgen

      AstraZeneca- TTR Amyloidosis

      Axsome Therapeutics (Psychiatry, Jennifer Clunan)

      Axsome Therapeutics (Neurology, Derek Dale)

      Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc

      Boston Scientific

      Capital Ortho

      Complete Diagnostic Laboratories

      Eli Lilly (Neurology Specialty)

      Eli Lilly (Cardiometabolic Health)

      Exact Sciences

      Exeltis USA Inc.

      Horizon Medical Providers, LLC

      Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals

      MedCentris

      MSPHI

      Myriad Neuroscience

      Neurelis

      Novo Nordisk

      Novartis Pharmaceuticals

      Pfizer

      Teva 

      Troy University 

      TrueCare

      Viatris

      General Exhibitors

      Abbott Diabetes Care

      AbbVie

      Acadia Pharmaceuticals

      Alora Pharmaceuticals

      American Cancer Society/ MS Lung Cancer Roundtable

      Anointed Nephrology

      CH Recruitment Solutions

      CHAMP: Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry

      Cipher Pharmaceutical

      Edwards Lifesciences

      Elite Physical Therapy

      GlaxoSmithKline

      Grace Pharmaceuticals

      Grifols

      Inspire Medical Systems, Inc

      Jackson Heart Clinic, PA

      Lilly CardioMetabolic Health

      MS Board of Nursing

      MS Burn Hand and Reconstruction Center

      Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services

      Rankin Rural Medical Center

      Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates

      Spirit Remedy Counseling

      Southeast Urogyn

      The Gideons International

      Total Medical Supply

       

      Hernando:  Tuesday, June 16

      To RSVP for this event: Jordan Mccollum: (662) 212-0007 [email protected]

      Kindly provide your full name, degree, specialty, address, including state, and email address when registering so that you can be confirmed. Please also provide the Meeting ID# INT-0094578 when you RSVP.

      HATTIESBURG:  THURSDAY, JUNE 25

      RSVP to [email protected]

      Use Program Code 18006

      TUPELO:  TUESDAY, JUNE 23

      CLICK OR SCAN THE QR CODE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

      https://tevaspeakerprograms.my.site.com/Registration/s/?I=a12UN000009xnM5

       

       
       

       MANP reserves the right to adjust, alter, and/or cancel an event at any point leading up to and during the event date without liability.  By registering for this event, you are granting permission to MANP to share your email information with our attending exhibitors/sponsors. Also, you consent to MANP using your name, portrait, picture, or photograph as part of the MANP events, activities, events, and social media publications. Because the conferences serve as an open forum, opinions expressed and/or materials distributed by program participants do not necessarily reflect or imply advocacy or endorsement by the MANP, its officers, or members. Also, MANP does not endorse any specific commercial products or services.