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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

Speakers, please review the information if you would like to be considered as a speaker for a MANP event. Click the blue button below for more information about presenting at one of our live events. All of our speaking opportunities are voluntary, and all travel or overnight accommodations are at the speaker's expense. The registration fee is waived; however, our organization can only offer nurse practitioners continuing education credits for sessions that they attend. Our organization can provide (upon request) a letter of affirmation regarding the presentation at the event for the presenter's accreditation body.  Contact our office at [email protected] for questions or further information. 

SPEAKER INFO

 

 Ridgeland: Tuesday, February 24th

  Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Presentation by Amgen

 Thyroid Eye Disease

CAET Seafood/Oysterette
1000 Highland Colony Pkwy #9015
Ridgeland, MS  39157
 

 Deadline for Pre-Registration: Friday, February 20th, Maximum seating 45

RSVP to Debbie Lopez, PharmD

Senior Medical Science Liaison, Rare Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease

Cell phone:  (737) 414-4157  Email:  [email protected]

Hattiesburg: Tuesday, February 24

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Presentation by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

The role of Suzetrigine in acute pain management 

 Patio 44
3822 West 4th Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
 

Deadline for Pre-Registration:  February 19, 2026   (Seating limited)

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

Register here:  https://forms.gle/mFfF4U35m7rrSf3y6

 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

Meridian: Thursday, February 26

 Presentation by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

The role of Suzetrigine in acute pain management 

 Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

  The Rustler

  5915 Old Hwy 80 W

  Meridian, MS 39307

 Deadline for Pre-Registration: February 23, 2026 (Seating limited)

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

Register here:  https://forms.gle/mK87pqRt9L2XSzed9

  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

 

 

Ridgeland: Tuesday, March 3

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Encore Presentation by Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Topic: Suzetrigine updates in acute pain management 

Shapley's Restaurant

868 Centre St.

 Ridgeland, MS 39157

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

 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

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

 

 

 

Paradise Pier

 

 

 Attractions  

 

 

 

White Pillars

Restaurants & Fine Dining

 

Sponsors for Annual Conference

Transportation Sponsor

 

GOLD SPONSORS

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

  star buds recreational dispesnaries       

 

Silver Sponsors

 

 Heart   

 

Health Care Medical Infusion Specialties

Bronze Sponsors

Accent Care

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca- TTR Amyloidosis

Axsome Therapeutics (Psychiatry, Jennifer Clunan)

Axsome Therapeutics (Neurology, Derek Dale)

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Eli Lilly 

Horizon Medical Providers, LLC

Lilly Diabetes Division 

Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals

Neurelis

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Teva 

Troy University 

General Exhibitors

Abbott Diabetes Care

AbbVie

Acadia Pharmaceuticals

American Cancer Society/ MS Lung Cancer Roundtable

Anointed Nephrology

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

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.