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Join us for the 2026 MDAC Leadership Summit! Join us IN PERSON for our 15th anniversary celebration!
Time to Pivot and Shift: Navigating the Changing Nursing Landscape
Thursday, May 21
In Person at UMSON
FREE Registration! (CE: $40)
As the health care landscape continues to evolve, nursing leaders are uniquely positioned to drive strategic change and innovation. The 2026 Maryland Action Coalition (MDAC) Leadership Summit will examine critical shifts in health care policy, economics, and workforce dynamics across both clinical and academic environments. Leaders will explore how to pivot proactively in response to these changes, ensuring their teams remain resilient and future ready. This year’s summit is anchored by three core pillars: health policy, nursing workforce development, and the economics of health care and academia.
Our Agenda:
Keynote on Innovation
Heather O’Sullivan, MS, APRN, President and COO, Healthcare at Home for Mass General Brigham
Presentation on the AHEAD Model
Erin Schurmann, MPA, PMP, Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives, Medical Economics and Data Analytics, Health Services Cost Review Commission
Academic-Practice Partnership Panel
Moderated by Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN, Chief Education Innovation Officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
PLUS ...
- Navigating the Health Care System Podium Presentations
- Workforce Retention Podium Presentations
- NSP II Update
- Poster Session
MDAC’s objective is to identify innovative ways of collaborating that advance nursing excellence to prepare nurses to lead in any health care setting.
Registration costs for this year’s summit are being subsidized by the Maryland Nursing Workforce Center, a Nurse Support Program II-funded initiative.
Nurses may receive 5.5 contact hours upon successful completion of this educational activity. Successful completion is demonstrated by attending the entire conference and submitting the completed program evaluation. No partial credit will be awarded. Participants will be able to print a Continuing Education certificate after completing the evaluation.
The University of Maryland School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.