3 High-Yield Takeaways from the Conventions Everywhere

Welcome to The Bold Brief—

You may be going to or just returning from Palm Springs for AMSN, or Phoenix for ENA, or ANCC Magnet in Chicago.

not live, but live-ish … Today, I am writing to you upon my return from AMSN 2026 Annual Convention in Palm Springs, where the energy across the venue is palpable! But there is so much more in fall 2026!

When you put hundreds of medical-surgical professionals and leaders in one room, the signal quickly separates from the noise. At AMSN 2026 there were 2 Pre-Convention Workshops:

1. Hands-on: Ostomy Care for Medical-Surgical Nurses and

2. Pain Management: Essential Elements of Practice for Medical-Surgical Nurses.

Direct clinical care it the mainstay of nursing practice. You can never attend too many of these sessions! Give these types of session a try next time you have a chance.

Session topics ranged from specific clinical protocols, system issues/solutions, leadership, as well as high-level advocacy and policy.

There are 3 overarching shifts are dominating almost every hallway conversation this week: