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2026 NCSMA Convention
Great Wolf Lodge- Concord, NC | March 19-22, 2026
HOTEL INFORMATION
Great Wolf Lodge
10175 Weddington Rd, Concord, NC 28027
Room Rates end 2/17/26
Reservations: Suites Accommodate Up to 6 people per room
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Reservations can be made by calling: (866)751-9653 or email: jhuzor@greatwolf.com
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Be sure to speak with a live agent to book!
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Reference Block Code for (group rate): 2603MEDA
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$8.00 per day Parking
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Cashless Facility
Reservations must be made PRIOR to:
FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Rates $ 209.00 + tax/fee= $236.17 per night
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Speakers and final schedules are subject to change.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2026
7-9:00 pm Registration
7-9:00pm Hospitality Suite
8:00pm - until Pre-Convention Board Meeting
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2026
6:45-8:00 am Registration
7:45-8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
8-9 :00 am Skin Biopsies: What Goes on Behind the Curtain and How to Avoid the Wrath of the Lab/ Dr. Quinn Thibodeaux
*8:30-until House of Delegates
9-10:00 am Health Policy: The Latest from Washington & Raleigh/ Morgan Calhoun, PhD
10-10:15 am Break/visit exhibitors
10:15-11:15 am Emotional Intelligence: Improving Self Awareness & Self-Management/ Monica Charlton, RN, BSN &
Stacey Campbell, RN, BSN
11:15-12:15 pm Cybersecurity Emergencies in Ambulatory Care: Downtime Readiness & Rapid Recovery/ Wendy Cort, RN, BSN & Michelle Helms, RN, BSN
12:15-1:30 pm Lunch on your own
1:30-2:30 pm Creating a Culture of Workplace Excellence/ Sherry Dunevant, RN, MSN
2:30-2:45 pm Break/visit exhibitors
2:45-3:45 pm Ensuring Patient Safety Through Competent Instrument Reprocessing/ Heather Ridge, BSN, BS, RN, CIC
3:45-4:45 pm Why do we bill the way we do? A payer’s perspective/ Jill Anderson, CPC, CHC, Sandra Jones, MA and Denise Perna, CHFP, CPC, CRC
SPECIAL EVENT:
6:30pm-9:00pm- NCSMA Hive Luau @ The Lodge - Bright color apparel, Hawaiian Theme Encouraged
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2026
6:45 -8:00 am Registration
7:45-8:00 am Welcome and Announcements
8-9:00 am Lifestyle Medicine: Six Pillars That Transform Health / Dr. Andrew Nance
9-10:00 am The Disabled Patient and the Medical Profession/ Caleb Railsback, BA & Service Dog Rosie
10-10:30 am Break/ Vendors
10:30-11:30 am Echoes of Guidance, Threads of Hope with Survivor-Led Insights for Trauma-Informed ABI Care/ Sam Kopp
*10:30-11:00 am 1st Timers Session
*11-11:30 am Student Session
11:30-12:00 pm AAMA Rep
12-1:30 pm Lunch on your own/ Visit Vendors
1:30-2:30 pm From Surviving to Sustaining: Stress First Aid for Healthcare Professionals/ Wendy Renedo, RN, BSN 2:30-3:30 pm TBD*
3:45-4:00 pm Break/visit exhibitors
3:30-5:30 pm Knowledge Bowl
6 - 7:30 pm Cash Bar / Group Pictures
7:30-until President’s Banquet
*Chapter Presidents/Officers line up by 7 pm
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026
8:30-9:30 am TBD*
9:30 a.m.-until Post Convention Board meeting
REGISTRATION
Two great ways to register for this event. Online with your credit card or by mail. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS: MARCH 1, 2026 before late fees are added.
No refunds after March 4, 2026.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to mark your food functions you are attending. If you do not, you will not get tickets for the Luau (Welcome Party) or the President's Banquet. Extra tickets will not be available if you forget to mark them, even with a full registration.
