Addison Academics is pleased to accept abstract submissions for posters and podium presentations. 

 

This year's theme underscores the critical importance of deliberate program design and instructional strategies in fostering clinical judgment, decision-making, and client-centered care in nursing education. Recognizing the vital role we play in shaping the future of healthcare, especially through our partnerships with residency programs and postgraduate practices that reinforce ongoing clinical judgment, we aim to explore how intentional teaching can effectively bridge the gap between theory and practice. 

By intentionally designing educational experiences that emphasize critical thinking and practical 
application, we can contribute to transforming healthcare and ensuring the delivery of high quality compassionate care. We invite you to submit proposals for presentations, workshops, and panel discussions that align with the conference theme. Share your experiences, insights, and innovative approaches that have successfully promoted clinical judgment, critical thinking, and client-centered care. Together, let us inspire and empower each other to create meaningful change in our teaching practices and ultimately shape confident, proficient clinicians. 

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The conference will take place on June 29 & 30, 2026 at TCC College Campus - Trinity River Campus 300 Trinity Campus Circle Forth Worth, TX 76102

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During this conference, we will highlight innovative strategies, best practices, and evidence-based approaches that can be integrated into program design and instruction to empower students and novice nurses to think critically, make sound clinical decisions, and deliver compassionate, client centered care. Topics will include curriculum development, teaching methodologies, assessment techniques, and the integration of technology—all aimed at enhancing learning outcomes and translating knowledge into confident clinical practice. 

 

The outcomes for the 2026 Conference will be:

1. Participants will be able to identify and apply evidence-based teaching strategies that foster clinical judgment 

2. Participants will evaluate and design intentional learning activities that enhance students’ transition from theoretical knowledge to clinical practice

3. Participants will demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on and adapt their teaching practices to better prepare learners for practice  in their clinical role

 

Possible Session Topics

• Strategies for Designing Intentional Learning Experiences

• Curriculum Development for Seamless Transition from Classroom to Practice  

• Clinical Judgement in Simulation

• New Faculty Tips and Tricks for Teaching Clinical Judgement

• Leveraging Technology to Enhance Clinical Education

• Innovative Approaches to Teaching Clinical Skills

• Partnerships Between Academic and Clinical Educators

• Accreditation and intentional curriculum design

• Promoting Client-Centered Care in Clinical Education

• Building a Culture of Intentional Teaching in Academic and/or Clinical Settings

• Faculty Development for Effective Clinical Teaching

• Effective Methods for Assessing Clinical Judgment and Decision-Making

 

We invite educators, clinicians, and researchers to submit abstracts for the upcoming 2026 Faculty Teaching and Learning Conference. We are extending a special invitation to our hospital educators to participate in this endeavor, as they play a crucial role in bridging the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice. This gap is reinforced and continued through our partnerships with residency programs and postgraduate practices that emphasize and teach clinical judgment.  

 

Please note: The conference is dedicated to ensuring every educator leaves with actionable strategies they can implement in their classroom tomorrow. Therefore, all accepted podium presentations are required to have an engaged learning activity within their presentation.

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Abstract guidelines:

 

Submission of abstracts is open until December 31, 2025. Participants will be notified of acceptance decision by February 6, 2026.

 

Abstracts should be 300 word structured abstract background/purpose, methods, results, implications. Abstracts should specify how the work contributes to the current state of nursing science and the development of equitable, sustainable partnerships. Applicants may submit multiple abstracts.  Student submissions are encouraged and abstracts reporting literature reviews, systematic reviews, and/or conceptual frameworks related to the conference theme will be considered.

 

**Submission Requirements:** 

• All submissions must clearly include an active learning teaching strategy within the presentation. 

• Abstracts should be structured, concise, and clearly describe the purpose, methods, and practical implications of the work. 

• Please include the presenter’s name, affiliation, contact information, and a brief biography. 

 

Join us in sharing innovative, evidence-based teaching practices that make an immediate impact. We look forward to your contributions to this engaging and practical conference! To submit your abstract, please click on the following submission link below.

 

Together, let’s bridge minds and practice to shape confident clinicians!!

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For questions about abstract submissions contact info@addisonacademics.org