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ForwardAdvocate Children's Hospital Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Conference: Advocating Excellence in Transport Medicine 2025
As part of our commitment to excellence, the Advocate Children’s Transport Team is proud to extend its pediatric and neonatal expertise to the region through a dedicated day of learning. This event will focus on critical topics in pediatric and neonatal transport, including newborn presentation to the emergency department, congenital heart disease, fostering a healthy work environment, emerging trends in pediatric respiratory care, neonatal neurodevelopmental care, pediatric pain management, and pediatric stroke. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to explore neonatal and pediatric case studies, as well as the latest innovations from the Advocate Children’s Hospital Transport Team.
This conference is being held in person only at Hilton Oak Brook Hills resort & Convention Center.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, EMT’s, paramedics and respiratory therapists who care for pediatric and neonatal patients.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Recognize clinical presentations and initial management strategies for neonates under 28 days presenting to the emergency department.
- Describe common congenital heart defects and appropriate stabilization techniques during neonatal and pediatric transport.
- Identify components of a Healthy work environment
- Recognize clinical presentation of a pediatric patient experiencing a stroke and the appropriate stabilization needed for transport
- Identify appropriate components of the neonatal/pediatric transport process and appropriate components needed to prepare a patient for transport
7:00-8:00am | Open Registration; Please visit vendor booths; Breakfast |
8:00-8:15am | Welcoming Remarks |
8:15-9:15am | Keynote Speaker 1 |
9:15-10:15am | Keynote Speaker 2 |
10:15-10:25am | BREAK |
10:25-11:10am | Breakout sessions # 1 |
| Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Care |
| Ethics |
| Respiratory Management of the Pediatric Patient |
| Pediatric Pain Management |
11:10-12:20pm | LUNCH |
12:20-1:05pm | Presentation 1 |
1:05-2:05pm | Keynote Speaker 3 |
2:05-2:15pm | BREAK |
2:15-3:00pm | Breakout Session #2 |
| Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Care |
| Ethics |
| Respiratory Management of the Pediatric Patient |
| Pediatric Pain Management |
3:00-3:10pm | BREAK |
3:10-4:00pm | Team Case Studies/ Panel Discussion Amanda Zabierek MHA, BSN, RN, C-NPT - Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team Registered Nurse ACM, Advocate Children’s Hospital Susan Clark BSN, RN, C-NPT- Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team Registered Nurse, Advocate Children's Hospital |
4:00-4:45pm | Highlighting Transport Team Initiatives |
4:45pm | Closing Remarks |
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Faculty
Colleen Butler MSN, RN, C-NPT; Nursing Professional Development Specialist Neonatal /Pediatric Transport Program; Advocate Children's Hospital
Irma Guevara BSN, RN, C-NPT; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Program Registered Nurse MCO; Advocate Children's Hospital
Anthony Blazevich EMT-P; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Program Dispatch Supervisor; Advocate Children's Hospital
Maureen Quaid MD; Transport Program Medical Director; Advocate Children's Hospital
John Howard DO; Site Director Pediatric Emergency Department Park Ridge Campus; Advocate Children's Hospital
Melissa Nater, MD; Pediatric Cardiology/Cardiac Critical Care, Associate Director of Pediatric Simulation- Oak Lawn Campus, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; Advocate Children's Hospital
Nekaiya Jacobs, MD, FAAP Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Program Director Pediatric Residency Park Ridge, Physician Champion, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Advocate Children's Hospital
Molly Phillips DO; Attending, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Advocate Children's Hospital
Genevive Thompson MSN, RN; Healthy Work Environment Collaborative Coordinator; Advocate Children's Hospital
Kimberly Butny MSN, RNC-NIC, C-ELBW, C-NNIC, NTMNC; ; Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Neonatal Developmental Care Specialist; Advocate Children's Hospital
Kimberly Wittmayer MS, APRN-FPA, PCNS-BC, PMGT-BS, AP-PMN; Advanced Care Team: Pain Management/Palliative Care; Advocate Children's Hospital
Danielle Bergman RN, BSN, CCRN; ; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team Registered Nurse; Advocate Children's Hospital
Katrina Rosinski RRT-NPS, C-NPT; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Program Respiratory Therapist ; Advocate Children's Hospital
Susan Clark BSN, RN, C-NPT; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Program Registered Nurse; Advocate Children's Hospital
Julianne Olshannikov MSc, RRT-NPS, C-NPT; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team Respiratory Therapist Supervisor; Advocate Children's Hospital
Amanda Zabierek MHA, BSN, RN, C-NPT; Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team Registered Nurse ACM; Advocate Children's Hospital
Disclosure
Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.75 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 6.75 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 6.75 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 6.75 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Price
How to Register
Complete the form above and click "Add to cart."
Click "Checkout" and follow the prompts to complete your order.
This conference is being held in person only at Hilton Oak Brook Hills resort & Convention Center.
Registration Fees
| FEE | |
| Registration Fee | $140.00 |
Payable by credit card only
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the CE Learning Platform. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancelation/Refunds/Substitutions
- Cancellations must be in writing (email)
- Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
- No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
- No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
- No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
For Further Information
If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Colleen Butler at [email protected]
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]