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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.

 

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 NP 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 extended until May 22 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To top off your day after Tuesday's sessions, RSVP to attend the Axsome-sponsored event on Tuesday Evening, June 9th, at 5:45pm at White Pillars. 

[This is a non-CE credit event]

Must RSVP/Seating is limited

The medications discussed in this program are indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and do not have an indication for use in individuals under 18 years of age. Pursuant to the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and Axsome Therapeutics company guidelines for this product, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners are excluded from participation in this event or from receiving a complimentary meal in association with this event. Please accept our apologies. This exclusion is specific to this sponsor's event/product and is not applicable to other MANP events unless noted. You do not have to be a MANP member to attend.

 

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 

Theravance Biopharma

Troy University 

TrueCare

Viatris

General Exhibitors

Abbott Diabetes Care

abbvie

abbvie Psychiatry

Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Alora Pharmaceuticals

American Cancer Society/ MS Lung Cancer Roundtable

Anointed Nephrology and Hypertension

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 Clinic

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.