Online continuing education is available through AAPPN’s eLearning Center.
Annual Conferences and Master Classes

ARNP challenges in the treatment of eating disorders
Recorded April 25, 2026
Earn up to 5.50 ANCC contact hours, including 4.50 pharmacotherapeutic hours.
Explore up-to-date research and expand your knowledge of treatment options for clients with eating disorders.
- Pharmacological treatment of eating disorders: Evidence, practice, and controversies, featuring Wendy Lendrum, MN, ARNP, PMHNP
- From bias to best practice: Using evidence and experience for weight inclusive mental health care, featuring Megan Riddle, MS, MD, PhD
- Effective eating disorder treatment: What helps, what hurts, and when to escalate care, featuring Marissa Parsons, DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-Psych, CEDS
“Great speakers! Learned about medication treatment of ED. Appreciated the opportunity to explore my own bias’s and ways to change my thinking.”

Psychiatric ARNP perspectives on compulsive disorders
Recorded October 4, 2025
Earn up to 7.75 ANCC contact hours including 5.50 pharmacotherapeutic hours.
Examine new research outcomes and evidence-based tools from a variety of perspectives.
- The role of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in mental health care, featuring
Eliza Brink, DNP, PMHNP-BC - Unraveling anxiety and compulsion: Contemporary diagnostic and pharmacogenomic strategies for Nurse Practitioners, featuring Josh Hamilton, DNP, APRN-BC, CTMH, CNE, CLNC, FAANP
- Hoarding Disorder: Treating the underlying vulnerabilities beneath the clutter, featuring Cecilia “Ceci” Garrett, MSW, LICSW
- Equipping APRNs in how to recognize, diagnose and treat PANDAS/PANS, featuring Amy Cross, APRN, CNP, PMHNP-BC, and Sarah Lemley, MPA; HA
“The level of knowledge imparted was exceptional. Great speakers with relevant topics.”

ADHD: Assessment, diagnosis, medication, and psychotherapy options for ARNPs
Recorded May 10, 2025
Earn up to 5.0 ANCC contact hours, including 3.5 pharmacotherapeutic hours.
Develop your clinical skills to more confidently diagnose and treat ADHD across the lifespan using evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming approaches.
You’ll take an in-depth look at pharmacologic therapy, including use of stimulant and non-stimulant medications, and a combination of different treatment modalities, including non-pharmacologic treatments.
Through case studies, as well as didactic and interactive learning, you’ll learn practical tips to enhance your clinical practice and improve patient outcomes.
- Lessons in Neurodiversity: What I’ve learned about medicating ADHD, featuring Jessica Ross, PMHNP-BC
- Mastering ADHD Assessment Across the Lifespan: Tools and Strategies for Effective Diagnosis, featuring Nyssa Petersen Ventura, PhD
“The program was wonderful. I gained tremendous knowledge.”

Additional online resources are available through our Resource Library.
Topics range from maternal mental and child & adolescent mental health to practice tools.
