Reaching New Heights in Perinatal, Neonatal, and Women’s Health

The 2026 CAPWHN Conference in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses (CANN) brings together nurses from across Canada to explore the latest evidence, innovations, and best practices in care across the lifespan. This conference will provide a dynamic forum for learning, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, with a focus on advancing equitable, trauma-informed, and patient-centred care. Participants will gain practical insights, strengthen leadership and advocacy skills, and engage with emerging research and technologies shaping the future of perinatal, neonatal, and women’s health.

Conference Objectives:

1. Promote Excellence in Clinical Practice Across the Lifespan

• Share evidence-based strategies that advance perinatal & neonatal health areas such as family-centred care, healthy beginnings, mental health and well-being.
• Present evidence‑based strategies in women’s health that advance areas such as contraception, menopause, endometriosis, heart disease, and mental health.
• Address disparities in care with an intersectional and trauma-informed care lens in underserved communities.
• Explore innovations such as telehealth, artificial intelligence, and digital tools that enhance care across the lifespan.

2. Advance Leadership and Advocacy

• Advocate for systemic changes addressing social determinants of health and intersectional inequities across the lifespan.
• Equip nurses to lead policy and advocacy efforts that advance equitable, trauma-informed care across all life stages.
• Highlight leadership pathways for nurses in clinical, academic, and policy settings.

3. Enhance Education and Professional Development

• Integrate intersectionality, cultural safety, and trauma-informed principles into nursing education.
• Provide innovative strategies for teaching perinatal, neonatal, and women’s health.
• Address workforce sustainability, mentorship, and ongoing professional growth.

4. Foster Research, Quality Improvement, and Knowledge Translation

• Highlight research and quality improvement initiatives focused on perinatal, neonatal, and women’s health.
• Present community-based participatory research with diverse populations.
• Translate findings into practice and policy to improve outcomes across the lifespan.

For registration enquiries or to make any change to your registration, contact CAPWHN at admin@capwhn.ca 

For program and conference information, visit the conference website:

CAPWHN website – click here

The Hyatt Regency Hotel, Calgary

Click here to reserve a hotel room online at our group rate, or phone 403-717-1234.

CAPWHN has secured a limited number of hotel rooms for our group at a special rate of $239 for a Standard King & Queen/Queen Room (per room, per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes and fees).

Our group rate will be available until Friday, September 29, 2026, or until our group block is sold out, whichever comes first. After that point, any new reservation will be subject to availability at the daily rate applicable at the time of reservation.

Individuals are responsible for their own hotel reservations and their own room, taxes, and incidental charges. All charges must be paid upon checkout.

Check-in time is 15:00; checkout time is 12:00.

Note: The only hotel room block organized for CAPWHN is the one listed above. CAPWHN does not endorse or recommend booking hotel reservations through any source other than the hotel itself, and no other housing company, travel agent, or third party agency is authorized to place hotel reservations on behalf of CAPWHN.

REGISTRATION AS A MEMBER: You must be a current member of the Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses (CAPWHN) or the Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses (CANN).

NOT A MEMBER? 

To register at the member rate, renew or apply for membership:

CAPWHN website – click here

CANN website – click here

REGISTRATION AS A STUDENT (for full-time undergraduate students only): Upload proof of enrolment in a full-time undergraduate program as an image or PDF file during the registration process, or send by email to admin@capwhn.ca.

All cancellation and substitution requests must be submitted in writing by email to: admin@capwhn.ca.

Refunds of registration fees, less a $75 administration fee, will be issued for cancellations received by August 28, 2026. No refunds will be issued after this date. If you are unable to attend, you may substitute someone in your place. Refunds will be processed after the conference.