The NNPs of Arizona hold one Neonatal Conference a year, covering a variety of current, upcoming, and hot topics in neonatal nursing. Conferences are directed at nurse practitioners, both novice and seasoned, as well as NICU nurses, therapists, and neonatologists.
Next Conference:
Thursday, February 12th, 2026, from 8am to 5pm at the Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 E Cotton Center Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85040.
Conference Fee
Student - $85
Nurse/Therapist/Retired - $100
Nurse Practitioner - $150
Physician - $170
Conference CEU's
Participants who demonstrate full-day online attendance will receive 6 CEUs.
Conference Agenda
8:00-8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Lisa Grisham, PhD, DNP, NNP-BC
President, NNPs of Arizona
8:15-9:15 am Milk Safety Matters: Elevating Care with Gold-Standard Human Milk and Formula Practices, Caroline Steele, MS, RD, IBCLC, FAND
9:15-9:30 am Break
9:30-10:30 am The 5 Key Takeaways for the Power of Nursing
Martha and Paul Sharkey, Today is a Good Day
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45-11:45 am Preventing, Screening, and Treating FASDs
Guida Brown, Certified FASD Trainer (WI)
11:45-12:45 pm Lunch
12:45-1:15 pm NNPs of Arizona Business Meeting
1:15-2:15 pm Neurodevelopment and the Role of the Neonatal Physical Therapist
Shannon Frarey, PT, DPT, CNT
2:15-2:30 pm Break
2:30-3:30 pm Care of the Extremely Premature Neonate
Marc Ellsworth, MD
3:30-3:40 pm Break
3:40-4:40 pm Vines of Vulnerability: Understanding Parental Trauma and Co-Dependency in the NICU
Amit Agrawal, MD
4:40-4:50 pm Closing, Questions, and Networking
If you have a topic or speaker you would like to suggest for upcoming conferences, please send it via our contact page.