Monday, February 26 – Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Fox Cities Exhibition Center & Hilton Paper Valley Appleton, Appleton, WI

Full Conference Agenda – view agenda link for any updates

Thank you for Support Symposium

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Join our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Buffy, and she’ll present Re-Igniting Your Clinical Care Team in a Post COVID-19 . Dr. Buffy is the author of the best-selling book Broken: How the Global Pandemic Uncovered a Nursing Home System in Need of Repair and the Heroic Staff Fighting for Change.

Hotel Information

Hilton Paper Valley Appleton – 333 W. College Ave. Appleton, WI 54911

Please use the link https://group.hilton.com/jykpzs or by calling 800-774-1500. You shouldn’t need a code, but if you do, use WNC.

The hotel rate is $119 plus taxes. The hotel block expires on January 26, 2024. After this date, the room rate may not be available and is subject to regular hotel rates.

Conference Fee

Full Conference – includes two lunches, two breakfasts, Tuesday night scholarship banquet
$349 Membership Fee $379 Non-Membership Full Conference

One Day – Monday or Tuesday
$179 Membership Fee $199

A guest pass can be purchased if you bring a guest to the Tuesday Scholarship Banquet for $50

All refund requests must be in writing via email to melissa@wi-don-council.org. Individual registration fees, less a $25 processing fee will be refunded for cancellations received before February 12, 2024. Cancellations for any reason received after this date and no-show registrants will not receive a refund. Refunds are issued within six weeks following the conference. If the facility is under State or Federal Survey at the time of the conference, your registration fee may be refunded on a pro-rated basis based on the length of your stay at the conference. Verification may be required. Visit our website for the full policy.

Education Credits

Contact Hours for Nurses & Participant Hours for Nursing Home Administrators Continuing Education Contact Hours

It is required that the Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council – Education Forum, Inc. keep the name, a certificate issued, and license number of RNs and NHAs taking each course for a period of four years.

Nursing Contact Hours

The Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council – Education Forum, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17120, for 14 Contact Hours. A Certificate of Completion is signed after each session for the attendees who have completed each session of the course. The licensee must retain the certificate for four years after the course ends.

Nursing Home Administrator Participant Hours

The Wisconsin Director of Nursing Council – Educational Forum, Inc. is a Certified Sponsor of continuing education with the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 14 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS.

Wound Care Nurses

Our wound care sessions qualified for most wound recertification credits because we are an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Contact your credentialing board for more information.

Conference App & Handouts

We use Whova as our conference website and app. You will receive instructions and access to download our conference app and website as we get close to the conference. All agenda, handouts, speaker, sponsor, exhibitor, and activity updates will be on our conference app and website.