How to Earn Contact Hours for AONL 2026
- Complete an evaluation for each session you attend.
- Within the session, under the video player, click the “Resources” section. (see screenshot below)
- Select and complete the session evaluation listed there.
- Submit the evaluation to claim your CE credit.
- Once submitted, the session will appear crossed out, indicating your credit has been claimed.
- Note: You must be logged in to your account to access the evaluations.
Screenshot of where to find resource links:
Download Your Transcript
- Click Get PDF Transcript to download your contact hours.
- Be sure you are logged in before accessing your transcript.
Contact Hours
2026 Contact Hours InfoParticipants may earn up to 68 contact hours. The actual number of contact hours awarded to each participant is based on sessions viewed in their entirety and a completed session evaluation.
- Keynote Sessions: 1.0 contact hours each | 4 available sessions - Due to speaker contracts, keynote access ends July 31, 2026
- Breakout, Group Discussion, Ignite Sessions: 0.75 contact hours each | 80 available sessions
- Poster Presentations: Earn up to 4.0 contact hours by reviewing all the posters.
If you have questions about the evaluations and your contact hours transcript, please contact us using the Chat Help in the bottom right corner of the site.
Slides: A PDF version of the slides are available in the resources section of each session.
2025 Contact Hours Info
Summary of contact hours available for each session
Access to ALL sessions (except keynotes) ends May 31st, 2026
Keynote Sessions: 1.0 contact hours each | 5 available sessions (Keynote access ends May 30th, 2025)
Breakout Sessions: 0.75 contact hours each | 53 available sessions
Group Discussion Sessions: 0.50 contact hours each | 10 available sessions
Poster Presentations: Earn up to 2.0 contact hours by reviewing all the poster presentations.
The actual number of contact hours awarded to each participant is based on sessions viewed in their entirety and a completed session evaluation.
If you have questions about the evaluations and your contact hours transcript, please contact aonlannualconference@aha.org.
Accreditation Statement
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 68 contact hours.AONL is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15740.
By attending the AONL 2026 On-Demand Digital Access Pass offered by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership participants may earn up to 68 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.