Register Now for Early Bird Pricing! NPARI Annual Symposium Emerging Trends in Healthcare for Advanced Practice
Kirkbrae Country Club
197 Old River Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7:00am ET - 4:30pm ET
Annual SymposiumInfo
Credits Offered
This event offers
7.0 CE credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
AANP.
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Early Bird Pricing available through February 21st
Join us for the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at the beautiful Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, RI.
“Emerging Trends in Healthcare for Advanced Practice.”
Spend the day gaining practical, up-to-date clinical knowledge while connecting with fellow nurse practitioners and advanced practice professionals.
Featured sessions include:
• Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease
• Drug Therapy Updates
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Legislative & AANP Updates
• Reimbursement & Practice Management
• Men’s Health – Prostate Care
• Congestive Heart Failure Management
The day will also include:
✔ Vendor exhibits
✔ Breakfast & lunch
✔ Raffles and networking opportunities
This full-day program is designed to provide valuable clinical insight, policy updates, and real-world strategies you can bring back to practice.
Register now to take advantage of Early Bird pricing through 2/21! $20.00 OFF
Space is limited, so don’t wait.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 NPARI Symposium!
Warm regards,
NPARI Symposium Education Committee
Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Rhode Island
NPARI.EPNETWORK.ORG
Questions about accommodations or Dietary preferences please email:NPARIASSISTANT@GMAIL.COM
Speakers
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Director, Family Nurse Practitioner PRogram at University of Rhode Island
Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice and Professor of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Vice Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Dr. Betty Rambur is the Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice at the University of Rhode Island and former professor of nursing and health policy at the University of Vermont (UVM). From 2013-2016 she served on Vermont’s Green Mountain Care Board, an independent body that oversees Vermont’s payment and delivery reform and holds broad regulatory, innovation, and evaluative authority. In May of 2020 she was appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and was reappointed in May of 2023. In May of 2025 she was appointed Vice Chair of MedPAC. From 2000-2009 Dr. Rambur served as an academic dean at UVM, where she led the merger of the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences to establish the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She was also Chair of the Department of Nursing at the University of Mary, in Bismarck, ND from 1993-2000. These experiences build on Dr. Rambur’s substantive leadership history in health policy and finance. From 1991-1995 she led the statewide health financing reform effort in North Dakota. A registered nurse, Dr. Rambur received her Ph.D. in nursing from Rush University in Chicago, IL. She maintains an active research program focused on payment reform, quality, workforce, and ethics. She has led or participated in research, education, and public service grants exceeding $2 million and is author of over 70 published articles and book chapters and two books, as well as and numerous invited presentations on her research, health care economics and policy, and leadership development. In 2007, her research was honored by Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Rambur is also an accomplished teacher in both classroom and online venues. In May of 2013 she received the UVM Graduate Student Senate Excellence in Teaching Award and in November 2013 she received the prestigious Sloan Consortium Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning Award. In 2024 she received the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award. Her teaching expertise includes the organization, finance, and policy of health care and evidence-based practice. Dr. Rambur is the author of "Health Care Finance, Economics, and Policy for Nurses: A Foundation Guide, published by Springer Publishing in April 2015, updated in a 3rd edition in 2025. She is also a coauthor of Mastering Healthcare Regulation: A Comprehensive Case Study Approach, written with Middlebury economist Jessica Holmes and health reform attorney Robin Lunge.
Family Nurse Practitioner/Certified Nurse Midwife and FNP Fellowship Medical Director at Thundermist Health Center
Cardiac Critical Care Pharmacist at Brown University Health - Rhode Island Hospital
DNP Primary Care, Brown University Health
Nurse Practitioner Leader Dedicated to Innovation and Excellence in Care
Register For This Event
What’s Included with Registration
Your symposium registration includes:
• Full-day access to all educational sessions
• 7 Continuing Education (CE) credits
• Breakfast and lunch
• Access to vendor exhibits
• Raffle entries and networking opportunities
Special Accommodations & Dietary Preferences
NPARI is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming event for all attendees. If you require special accommodations or have dietary preferences or restrictions, please email your request in advance to:
Requests should be submitted as early as possible so we can best accommodate your needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium!
Thank you for registering for the Annual Symposium!
What’s Included with Registration
Your symposium registration includes:
• Full-day access to all educational sessions
• 7 Continuing Education (CE) credits
• Breakfast and lunch
• Access to vendor exhibits
• Raffle entries and networking opportunities
Special Accommodations & Dietary Preferences
NPARI is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming event for all attendees. If you require special accommodations or have dietary preferences or restrictions, please email your request in advance to:
Requests should be submitted as early as possible so we can best accommodate your needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium!
Thank you for registering for the Annual Symposium!
What’s Included with Registration
Your symposium registration includes:
• Full-day access to all educational sessions
• 7 Continuing Education (CE) credits
• Breakfast and lunch
• Access to vendor exhibits
• Raffle entries and networking opportunities
Special Accommodations & Dietary Preferences
NPARI is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming event for all attendees. If you require special accommodations or have dietary preferences or restrictions, please email your request in advance to:
Requests should be submitted as early as possible so we can best accommodate your needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium!
Thank you for registering for the Annual Symposium!
What’s Included with Registration
Your symposium registration includes:
• Full-day access to all educational sessions
• 7 Continuing Education (CE) credits
• Breakfast and lunch
• Access to vendor exhibits
• Raffle entries and networking opportunities
Special Accommodations & Dietary Preferences
NPARI is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming event for all attendees. If you require special accommodations or have dietary preferences or restrictions, please email your request in advance to:
Requests should be submitted as early as possible so we can best accommodate your needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium!
Thank you for registering for the Annual Symposium!
What’s Included with Registration
Your symposium registration includes:
• Full-day access to all educational sessions
• 7 Continuing Education (CE) credits
• Breakfast and lunch
• Access to vendor exhibits
• Raffle entries and networking opportunities
Special Accommodations & Dietary Preferences
NPARI is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming event for all attendees. If you require special accommodations or have dietary preferences or restrictions, please email your request in advance to:
Requests should be submitted as early as possible so we can best accommodate your needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2026 NPARI Annual Symposium!