Enhance your conference with preconference sessions
Preconference sessions are full or half-day learning sessions that take place on Monday, May 1 and cost an additional fee. Advance registration is required to attend a preconference session. All preconference sessions award contact hours. Preconference offerings are only available to in-person attendees.
Preconference sessions are available as an add-on during registration.
Those that wish to attend only a preconference session and not the main conference may do so on the regular registration site.
Monday, May 1 | 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
CNML Certification Review Course
The Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML®) exam is built on the four practice areas of financial management; human resource management; performance improvement; and strategic management and technology.
The CNML Essentials Review Course assists participants in preparing for the CNML certification exam through a review of the four practice areas and practical application of the skills through group discussion. This program will review test-taking skills to build your confidence for the CNML certification exam.
Registration for this course includes access to the online practice exam.
| In-Person Registration Fees | Early Bird Ends March 24 |
Regular After March 24 |
|---|---|---|
| AONL Member | $595 | $645 |
| Nonmember | $805 | $855 |
CENP Certification Review Course
The Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP®) Essentials Review Course assists participants in preparing for the CENP exam through a review of the AONL Nurse Executive Competencies® and practical application of the competencies. This bundled option includes access to the practice exam.
The competencies include Communication and Relationship Building, Knowledge of the Health Care Environment, Leadership, Professionalism and Business Skills.
Through small group work, you will discuss with your peer's high-order thinking as they relate to your professional practice. This is intended to be an opportunity to integrate concepts with experience, honing your critical thinking abilities in preparation for the exam.
Registration for this course includes access to the online practice exam.
| In-Person Registration Fees | Early Bird Ends March 24 |
Regular After March 24 |
|---|---|---|
| AONL Member | $595 | $645 |
| Nonmember | $805 | $855 |
Finance and Business Skills for Nurse Managers
Expand your financial knowledge to increase your impact and influence in your organization. If you’re new to budgeting and managing fiscal resources or want to deepen your understanding of finance, this program will provide you with strong financial skills necessary to be an effective leader in today’s health care environment.
In a highly collaborative and supportive learning environment:
- Acquire knowledge from a finance and nurse leader perspective.
- Increase your confidence in interpreting and responding to financial information.
- Deepen your knowledge to contribute more meaningfully to financial decision-making.
| In-Person Registration Fees | Early Bird Ends March 24 |
Regular After March 24 |
|---|---|---|
| AONL Member | $500 | $550 |
| Nonmember | $625 | $675 |
Addressing Financial Challenges Together: A Dialogue with HFMA for Nurse Executives
Join HFMA’s Chief Partnership Executive, Todd Nelson, and Sutter Health’s Chief Nurse Officer, Anna Kiger, to discuss the current state of hospital finance across the nation. Engage in a dialogue around the challenges and the shared responsibilities of the nurse executive and CFO while identifying best practices. Come with the question “if you could talk to a CFO, and say what you really want, what would you say?"
| In-Person Registration Fees | Early Bird Ends March 24 |
Regular After March 24 |
|---|---|---|
| AONL Member | $275 | $325 |
| Nonmember | $325 | $375 |
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
AONL is authorized to award pre-approved ACHE Qualified Education credit (non-ACHE) for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
DISCLAIMER: Opinions, materials and statements presented at the AONL Conference are not endorsed by, and do not necessarily represent, the views of the association or its members.
AONL is an approved continuing education provider for the State of California. Provider No. CEP15740.