2026 Virtual Conference

From the 2026 Annual Conference in Denver, CO, CAPCSD is presenting the 2026 Virtual Conference on April 9-10, 2026. This virtual conference will feature 10 hours of online sessions by invited speakers and selected presenters on the conference theme, Elevating Excellence.

- Earn up to 1.0 ASHA and AAA CEUs
- Available live only
- Not available on-demand
- As these sessions are also breakout sessions during the annual conference, there will not be an Add-On option for those attending the annual conference.

Description

Bringing together educators and leaders in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), this virtual conference centers on Elevating Excellence in teaching, clinical education, and professional preparation. Sessions will spotlight innovative, evidence-informed practices that support success across undergraduate and graduate programs, from fostering professional practice behaviors and trauma-informed, interprofessional collaboration to designing equitable clinical faculty workloads.

Attendees will explore strategies to embed critical thinking instruction across coursework, create high-quality learning experiences for diverse and multigenerational students, and advance access and inclusion by threading disability support throughout CSD curricula. The program also highlights forward-looking approaches to excellence in CSD education, including ethical decision-making around artificial intelligence, asynchronous online graduate instruction, problem-based learning across disciplines, and the use of simulation and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) to innovate, educate, and publish.

With sessions that also address essential life and professional skills—such as financial literacy and navigating productive discomfort for interprofessional growth—this conference offers practical tools and fresh perspectives for today’s educators. Join us to elevate excellence in CSD education and prepare students for the evolving demands of professional practice.

Thursday, April 9, 2026

10:15 AM MT - Helping Students Master Professional Practice Behaviors: Elevating Student Success through Clinical Education [Kelly Harrington, Lisa McDonald] 

11:30 AM MT - Threading the Access Needle: Supporting Disability Inclusion in Communication Sciences and Disorders [Madhu Sundarrajan] 

12:45 PM MT - Beyond the Basics: Elevating Excellence in Asynchronous Online Graduate Education [Klaire Brumbaugh, Lauren Wright Jones] 

2:15 PM MT - Innovate, Educate, Publish: A Guide to SoTL and Simulation [Amanda Stead]

3:30 PM MT - Problem-Based Learning Across Disciplines: Discomfort as a Catalyst for Interprofessional Growth [Mikaely Schmitz]

Friday, April 10, 2026

10:15 AM MT - Preparing CSD Students for Trauma-Informed, Interprofessional Collaboration [Emily Weston] 

11:30 AM MT - Creating Equitable Faculty Workloads [Caitlin Al-Mutawa, Charlotte King] 

12:45 PM MT - CATALYST: Embedding Critical Thinking Instruction Across Undergraduate and Graduate CSD Coursework [David Rehfeld] 

2:15 PM MT - Financial Literacy for Students [Victor Bray, Robert Serianni]

3:30 PM MT - To AI or Not to AI, That is the Question. AI Ethics in CSD [AnnMarie Knight, Becky Jones]

For questions about this webinar, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at admin@capcsd.org.
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a link to log in.

This course is designed with a participation requirement that ensures meaningful engagement and learning. Participants must be present for the entire conference to receive the full assessment. The assessment is a key component in obtaining both their certificate of completion and ASHA CEUs. In addition to standard assessments of the speaker's effectiveness and the overall content quality, participants are challenged to demonstrate practical application of the knowledge gained. The required question prompts participants to articulate and list two specific action items they plan to implement. This promotes critical thinking about how to apply new information in their professional practice with a forward-thinking response.

CAPCSD is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.0 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy’s Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.