AAHA Con 2026 registration goes live, keynote announced  

 AAHA Con 2026 will take place from Sept. 17-19 in Portland, Oregon at the Oregon Convention Center. There, attendees will be able to earn CE credits from an array of opportunities and sessions with the most up to date information. 

AAHA CON 2026 is RACE approved* for 39 medical hours and 45 non-medical hours, and is additionally approved for 44.0 continuing education credits by the VHMA to go towards the CVPM certification*. The maximum hours per person is 25.

AAHA also announced their keynote speaker, Bertice Berry, PhD, a best-selling author and award-winning lecturer. Berry has published 11 best-selling books and has been named both Comedian of the Year and Lecturer of the Year.  

She has appeared on programs and outlets like The Tonight Show, Oprah Winfrey, Between the Lions, NPR, PBS and Comedy Central and more.  

To learn more and register for AAHA Con 2026, you can visit the registration landing page here. There are also tabs with FAQs, hotel and travel tips, and more. The organization plans to reveal the programming lineup in spring.  

*Approval pending; subject to change.

Photo credit: AAHA 

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