Join us at the annual Nurse Practitioners of Idaho Legislative Conference from Monday, January 26th - Tuesday, January 27th to earn nursing professional development (NPD) hours and network with fellow NPs and legislators! Help us advocate on behalf of Idaho NPs and our patients!

Tentative Schedule:

Monday, January 26th: 

7:30-8:00 AM -----Registration

8:00 AM-----Hear from Keynote Speaker Tay Kapanos, AANP

9:00 AM -----Hear about the Basics of Government from Michelle Anderson (ISU), DNP, APRN

10:00-10:30 AM -----Break

10:30-11:30 AM -----Learn about NPI Idaho (and Beyond) History in Legislative Action/NPI Legislative Talking Points/Issues for 2026 - Colleen Shackelford, DNP, FNP

11:30 AM -----Lunch is provided

12:30-1:30 PM -----Caroline Merritt, True North Legislative Affairs, Lobbyist

1:30-2:30 PM ----- Hear from AANP President Valerie J. Fuller (PhD, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP) on "Battling Misinformation"

2:30 PM -----Break

3:00 PM -----Tentatively, practicing Talking Points for the Ambassador Program

4:00 PM  -----Q&A, Wrap-up, Evals 

Tuesday, January 27th:

Full agenda to be determined. Will be held at the Capitol. The Boiler Room (Bardenay's Downtown) - lunch will be on our own.

Capitol day will involve a tour of the Capitol, meeting individually or in pairs with legislators, meeting as a group with lobbyist and others.