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.

Ridgeland: Tuesday, March 3

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Encore Presentation by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Topic: Suzetrigine updates in acute pain management 

Deadline for Registration:  February 24, 2026
Seating is limited to those who were not able to attend the January 15th session. 

Attendees must complete the pre-registration form to confirm a seat. 

Register here:  https://forms.gle/KWbCc4AdB5vXU7uF9

 Alethea Hill, PhD, ACNP-BC, MS Pharm

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Pain, Alabama/Mississippi Territory

Cell phone:  (205) 457-3666  Email:  [email protected]

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated www.vrtx.com

Tupelo:  Tuesday, March 17

Time:  6:00 pm Registration--Presentation/Dinner 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm  

Attendees must register using this link to attend:  https://forms.gle/BW63DbirHjF2KCX58

Topic:  Suzetrigine updates in acute pain management

Where:  Jobos Restaurant at Hotel Tupelo

 314 E Main Street

        Tupelo, MS 38804        
      

 Presenter:   Alethea Hill, PhD, ACNP-BC

                      Acute Pain, Senior Medical Science Liaison (AL/MS/NW Florida)

                      [email protected];  205-457-3666

 Oxford:  Thursday, March 19

Participants must use the registration link:  https://forms.gle/GYQyWSXt3ZSebS2C9

Topic: Suzetrigine updates in acute pain management

The Oliver Hotel

 425 South Lamar Blvd
 Oxford, MS 38655

When: March 19, 2026 (Thursday); 6:00 pm Registration--Presentation/Dinner 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm     

 Presenter:       Alethea Hill, PhD, ACNP-BC

  Acute Pain, Sr. MSL (AL/MS/ FL Panhandle)

 [email protected]

   205-457-3666

Biloxi:  (Save the Date) Thursday, March 26

Alexion Sponsored Speaker Program

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Speaker for this event will be Dr. Ruth Fredericks

6:00pm CST

RSVP

Please contact Brian Phillips at
(601) 594-8501 or [email protected]

 Jackson: Thursday, April 16

Must Register Using the Link and Program code 2026-00966

 Meridian:   Thursday, May 14

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

This is an unbranded program and is open to Primary Care, Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology audiences.

The speaker is Vivian Fonseca MD

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes
Chief, Section of Endocrinology

John Deming Department of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine

Starting Time:  6:30pm

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

RSVP to Eva Lynne McMullin, Sr. Associate Director, PCP/ENDO

[email protected]

601-260-3081

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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)

Agenda Highlights Include: Alzheimer’s Disease, Pediatric Mental Health, Burn Care, Nephrology, Congenital Heart Disease, Controlled Substances, MS Board of Nursing Regulations,  Diabetes Type 3C, Thyroid disease, Vitamin D Deficiency, Insulin Resistance, Men’s Health, Aquablation,  Prostate Cancer, Male and Female Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Anxiety, Hematology/Oncology, Intro to prosthetics and orthotics, DEA Drug Diversion, Drug Addiction, and more. AGENDA

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

Restaurants & Fine Dining

Sponsors for Annual Conference

Transportation Sponsor

GOLD SPONSORS

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

  Vanta Diagnostics

Silver Sponsors

 Heart   

Health Care Medical Infusion Specialties

Bronze Sponsors

Accent Care

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Amgen

AstraZeneca- TTR Amyloidosis

Axsome Therapeutics (Psychiatry, Jennifer Clunan)

Axsome Therapeutics (Neurology, Derek Dale)

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Eli Lilly (Neurology Specialty)

Eli Lilly (Cardiometabolic Health)

Exact Sciences

Exeltis USA Inc.

Horizon Medical Providers, LLC

Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals

Neurelis

Novo Nordisk

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Teva 

Troy University 

General Exhibitors

Abbott Diabetes Care

AbbVie

Acadia 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

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

Southeast Urogyn

The Gideons International

Total Medical Supply

 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.