2026 APP Leadership Summit in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

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WHY ATTEND

Wisconsin's Leadership Summit for PA and APRN Leaders, Educators and Entrepreneurs.

Gain practical strategies, fresh perspectives, and meaningful connections to help you lead, grow and make a greater impact in your practice and community.

Lead Through Change

Build Stronger Practices

Build Stronger Practices

Gain insights and tools to navigate evolving healthcare landscapes with confidence.

Build Stronger Practices

Build Stronger Practices

Build Stronger Practices

Explore strategies to improve operations, expand opportunities, and drive sustainable growth.

Shape What's Next

Build Stronger Practices

Shape What's Next

Be part of the solutions that advance access, innovation, and high-quality care in Wisconsin and beyond.

FEATURED KEYNOTES

OPENING KEYNOTE

OPENING KEYNOTE

OPENING KEYNOTE

Colonel Jodelle "Jody" Schroeder (USA Ret.) 

 An award-winning and nationally recognized leader, high-performance team builder, and expert on resilience and leadership in times of change 


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CLOSING KEYNOTE

OPENING KEYNOTE

OPENING KEYNOTE

  Dr. Jeremy M. Welsh, PhD, JD, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA  

A nationally recognized PA educator, healthcare executive, and innovator whose work has expanded opportunities for PAs to lead, influence, and transform healthcare. 


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One Day... One Powerful Lineup.

Registration & Breakfast (non-CME)

Check in, pick up your summit badge and swag bag, enjoy a light continental breakfast, and begin the day by connecting with colleagues and visiting participating exhibitors.  

1. Opening Keynote: Leading Through Change: Building Teams, Culture and a Shared Mission

 Explore practical leadership principles for guiding teams through change, strengthening organizational culture and uniting people around a shared mission. 

2. Advanced Practice Policy Update: Policy, Practice and What Comes Next

 Examine Wisconsin’s evolving PA and APRN policy landscape, its implications for clinical practice and ownership, and the opportunities and challenges ahead. 

Morning Refreshment Break & Exhibits - (non-CME)

Networking and exhibitor engagement; non-CME. 

3. Wisconsin’s Rural Health Crossroads: Access, Workforce and APP Opportunities to Lead

Examine the forces reshaping rural healthcare in Wisconsin, including access gaps, workforce shortages, and mounting financial pressures, and highlights opportunities for PAs and APRNs to lead innovative, patient and community-centered solutions. 

4. Leading a Thriving Practice: From Clinical Expertise to Operational Impact

 Learn how clinicians can translate clinical expertise into stronger operations, effective teams and measurable improvements in practice performance. 

Lunch - Product Theater: Building Financial Security Through Every Career Transition - (non-CME)

Sponsored by Edward Jones, this non-CME lunch presentation explores how professional financial guidance can help clinicians, leaders and practice owners navigate debt, begin and strengthen retirement savings, prepare for leadership or employment transitions, plan for practice ownership and approach retirement with greater confidence. 

5. Career Resilience and Workforce Sustainability: Preparing for Professional Transitions

Gain practical strategies for navigating career changes, strengthening financial preparedness and building a sustainable professional future. 

6. From Rules to Revenue: Navigating Public and Private Payers

 Understand how payer policies, enrollment requirements and reimbursement processes affect revenue—and what practices can do to reduce denials and improve financial performance. 

Afternoon Refreshment Breaks & Exhibits - (non-CME)

Networking and exhibitor engagement; non-CME

7. Wisconsin Malpractice Coverage and the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund

 Clarify how malpractice coverage and Wisconsin’s Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund apply to advanced practice clinicians, employers and practice owners. 

8. Closing Keynote: Leadership Perspective, Negotiation & Influence

Strengthen the perspective, communication and negotiation skills needed to build influence, advance ideas and lead effectively across complex healthcare organizations. 

Accreditation Messages

 This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 8 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined.


 Information for APRNs APRNs should confirm acceptance of AAPA Category 1 CME credit with their individual certifying organization and state licensing authority. WAPA does not guarantee that AAPA Category 1 CME credit will satisfy every APRN certification, pharmacology, or licensure requirement. 


  *Non-CME Product Theater This sponsored presentation is a nonaccredited activity and is not eligible for AAPA Category 1 CME credit. It is separate from WAPA’s accredited educational program. The sponsoring organization is responsible for the presentation’s content. 


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Join Wisconsin advanced practice leaders for a day built around practical leadership, meaningful connection , and what comes next.