Urgent Care is doing exceptional work—every day, in every community. From delivering timely, high-quality treatment to enhancing patient experiences and filling critical gaps in the healthcare continuum, this field is a powerhouse of impact. In 2026, we invite you to amplify that work.
This year’s theme calls on presenters to spotlight the excellence already happening in Urgent Care—and to share strategies that help it grow.
Whether you’re a clinician advancing care at the bedside or an operator driving innovation behind the scenes, your voice matters. From clinical excellence and evidence-based practices to scalable leadership, onboarding strategies, and marketing that elevates your message — this is the place to teach, inspire, and lead. Let’s honor the work—and amplify it.
Location: Chicago, IL
Dates: April 11-14, 2026
We have opportunities for educational sessions and research posters — read through our WWW’s below BEFORE submitting an application.
Decisions will be emailed by 11/30/2025. If you have not heard back from us regarding your proposal please contact learning@urgentcareassociation.org
Continuing education is best accomplished in a setting that encourages dialogue, discussion, and debate. Speakers should offer real-world examples, “war stories”, case studies, successes and failures, examples of actual tools and working papers used, situational context, and insights on emerging issues.
In addition to lectures, sessions should be designed to encourage interactive audience participation by including small group discussions, exercises, and other activities.
Speakers are encouraged to provide additional resources such as bibliographies, white papers, relevant articles, tools, guides, sample programs and other information that extends the learning beyond the session and adds value to the event.
Proposals from a team or a panel are also encouraged to share multiple perspectives on a topic.
Topic Areas of Focus for 2026
Clinical:
Operational/Other
Each proposals is reviewed by the Learning Experience team and evaluated on the following criteria:
To ensure a successful and impactful session, all presenters and speakers are expected to:
All presentations and supplemental materials are subject to quality review by the Learning Experience team to ensure alignment with our standards and goals.
Please note: Timely completion of tasks is essential to the success of your session. If key deadlines are missed, your session may be subject to cancellation to maintain the quality and consistency of the overall convention experience.
UCA is a not-for-profit organization serving the field of Urgent Care medicine. Most speakers and their companies recognize the importance of being part of UCA’s educational events and embrace a philanthropic spirit by funding travel and lodgings. In appreciation for all the hard work and effort, we offer various honoraria and discounts. Vendors of the industry are not eligible for honoraria or registration.
All speakers and presenters are required to register (as attendees or exhibitors) – discounts and honoraria are below:
Main Speakers receive
Co-Speakers and Procedure Instructors receive
Board Member (UCA/CUCM/UCCOP) Speakers receive
Moderators/Facilitators/Panelists
UC Cafe Table Hosts receive
Vendors
For all presenters there is no reimbursement for any travel and/or hotel expense incurred by speakers.
You will be asked for the following information in your submission:
Video Introductions are required, as they help us get to know you and your presentation style.
Instructions:
What to include:
Decisions will be emailed between 11/30/25 and 2/28/26. If you have not heard back from us regarding your poster proposal please contact learning@urgentcareassociation.org.
Research posters provide an excellent learning opportunity for attendees. We encourage posters on any completed research within the field of Urgent Care including, but not limited to innovation(s) in patient care or clinical processes.
Clinical posters should include the following sections:
Non-clinical posters should be organized into understandable sections to facilitate attendee engagement and understanding.
Creating and printing the poster is the responsibility of the presenter.
Posters should be printed on thick poster paper.
The maximum size of a poster is 4′ x 5′.
All posters will be on display for the entirety of the convention.
Please note: each poster presenter will be assigned a time to share their findings with attendees in a conversational setting.
To ensure a successful and impactful session, all presenters are expected to:
All posters and supplemental materials are subject to quality review by the Learning Experience team to ensure alignment with our standards and goals.
Please note: Timely completion of tasks is essential to the success of your session. If key deadlines are missed, your poster may be subject to cancellation to maintain the quality and consistency of the overall convention experience.
UCA is a not-for-profit organization serving the field of Urgent Care medicine. Most poster presenters and their companies recognize the importance of being part of UCA’s educational events and embrace a philanthropic spirit by funding travel and lodgings. In appreciation for all the hard work and effort, we offer various honoraria and discounts.
Vendors of the industry are not eligible for honoraria or registration.
All speakers and presenters are required to register (as attendees or exhibitors) – discounts and honoraria are below:
Other Poster Contributors (authors) receive
Vendor Presenters
Vendors are not eligible for honoraria and other registration discounts. If you are an exhibiting vendor you do not need to pay additional registration fees.
A display board with pins is made available to each poster presenter.
You will be asked for the following information in your submission: