19th Biennial Eliza Fernie Pediatric Critical Care Symposium

Aurora, CO US
April 24, 2024 to April 25, 2024

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COURSE

Eliza Fernie was well cared for as a child in the Cardiology Department at Children’s Hospital Colorado in the early 1980s. As an adult pursuing her own career now, she and her family continue to be grateful for the care she received. Their aim is to give back by helping pediatric nurses and other members of the healthcare team continue to excel in the clinical setting. 
 
The Eliza Fernie Pediatric Critical Care Symposium is designed to provide evidenced-based critical care updates for registered nurses, respiratory therapists and other team members. After attending this event, participants will be able to report increased knowledge in evidence-based critical care updates.

Target Audience

The program content is targeted to providers, advanced practice provider, registered nurses and healthcare professionals from around the nation who care for critically ill or injured children.

Additional Information

Course Contact: 
Ray Cuellar | ray.cuellar@childrenscolorado.org | 720-777-6101
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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 14.50 Attendance
  • 14.50 NCPD
Course opens: 
10/27/2023
Course expires: 
05/09/2024
Event starts: 
04/24/2024 - 7:30am MDT
Event ends: 
04/25/2024 - 4:45pm MDT
Cost:
$100.00
Rating: 
0

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

7:30am

Check-in & Breakfast (provided)

7:50

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:00

Anticoagulant Therapies in Pediatric Critical Care

John S. Kim, MD

9:00

Debriefing in the Cardiac ICU: Does it matter?

Robert Bishop, MD

10:00

Break

10:15

Lab Interpretation in Critical Care

Conor Merritt, MD

11:15

Play, Sit, Stay, Heal: Helping patients cope using medical dogs and technology

Abraham Homer and Sarah Scott, CLS

12:15pm

Lunch (provided)

1:15

Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in Colorado, 2022-23

Samuel R. Dominguez, MD, PhD

2:00

Perseverance in Nursing: A Schwartz Rounds Presentation 

Rev. Paul Griego, MDiv

3:00

Break

3:15

Bringing the Joy Back to Work Starts with You

Lalit Baja, MD, MPH

4:15

Wrap-up and Evaluation

4:30

Adjourn

Thursday, April 25, 2024

7:30am

Check-in & Breakfast (provided)

7:50

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:00

Cardiac Inpatient Neurodevelopment Care Optimization (CINCO)

Sherrill Caprarola, MD, MSHS and Kelly Wolfe, PhD, ABPP-CN

9:00

CLABSI Prevention in a Neonatal ICU: A Phased Approach

Alexandra Hamby, MSN, RNC-NIC and Sarah Velasco DNP, FNP-C, RNC-NIC

9:30

CARPEDIEM & Advancements in Neonatal Dialysis

Jennifer Lusk, MSN, RN, CCRN

10:15

Break

10:30

Life and Care of the ACHD Patient After Mustard and Senning Repair

Molly Wallrich, BSN, RN, CPC and Lisette Wylie, BSN, RN, CPN, AMB-BC

11:30

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Changing the Natural History of a "Fatal" Disease

Jenny E. Zablah, MD, FACC, FAAP, FPICS, FSCAI

12:30pm

Lunch (provided)

1:15

ECMO Updates

W. Cory Ellis, CCP Perfusionist and Julianne Metcalf, MS, RN, CCRN

2:15

AI in the NICU; Baby Steps

James S. Barry, MD, MBA, FAAP

3:15

Break

3:30

Everything you ever wanted to know about Electrophysiology but are too afraid to ask…

Dustin Nash, MD

4:30

Wrap-up and Evaluation

4:45

Adjourn

Children's Hospital Colorado
13123 East 16th Avenue
Medical Conference and Education Center
Aurora, CO 80045
United States

The conference will be held in the Medical Conference and Education Center at Children's Hospital Colorado on the Anschutz Medical Campus.  A ZOOM link will be sent for virtual attendees.

Lalit Bajaj, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado
Chief Quality, Equity, and Outcomes Officer
Children's Hospital Colorado

James S. Barry, MD, MBA, FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado
Medical Director
University of Colorado Hospital Neonatal ICU
District 8 Representative, Executive Council for Section on
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Robert Bishop, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Heart Institute Simulation Program
University of Colorado
Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Children's Hospital Colorado

Sherrill D. Caprarola, MD, MSHS
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado
Attending Cardiac Intensivist
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital Colorado

Samuel R. Dominguez, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Colorado
Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology Lab
Children's Hospital Colorado

Rev. Paul Griego, MDiv
Staff Chaplain
Pediatric ICU and Emergency Department
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Alexandra Hamby, MSN, RNC-NIC
Clinical Manager
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital Colorado

Abraham Homer
Gaming Technology Supervisor / Creative Technologist
Extended Realities Program (XRP)
Children's Hospital Colorado

John S. Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology
University of Colorado
Director, Cardiac Antithrombosis Management Program
Co-Director, Cardiac Thrombosis Clinic
Cardiologist and Intensivist, Cardiac ICU
Children's Hospital Colorado Heart Institute

Jennifer Lusk, MSN, RN, CCRN
Clinical Program Manager
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Program
Children's Hospital Colorado

Conor Merritt, MD
Advanced CICU Fellow
Children's Hospital Colorado

Julianne Metcalf, MS, RN, CCRN
Clinical Education Specialist
Heart Institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Dustin Nash, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatric Electrophysiologist
Children's Hospital Colorado

Sarah Velasco DNP, FNP-C, RNC-NIC
Clinical Practice Specialist
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital Colorado

Molly Wallrich, BSN, RN, CPC
Clinical Specialty Nurse Coordinator
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Kelly Wolfe, PhD, ABPP-CN
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Colorado
Director, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Program
Heart Institute
Clinical Director, Neuropsychology
Section of Neurology
Children's Hospital Colorado

Lisette Wylie, BSN, RN, CPN, AMB-BC
Clinical Specialty Nurse Coordinator
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Jenny E. Zablah, MD, FACC, FAAP, FPICS, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
University of Colorado
Congenital Interventional Cardiologist
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Heart Institute

Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD): Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational offering for 14.5 nursing contact hours is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado. Claim only those hours you attend.

Completion Criteria: Attendance, sign-in, and submission of an evaluation after session are required for successful completion and receipt of certificate of attendance.

Available Credit

  • 14.50 Attendance
  • 14.50 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$100.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Online registration is closed. Please reach out to Ray Cuellar @ ray.cuellar@childrenscolorado.org for more information if you are interested in registering. 

Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be granted for non-attendance, although you may send a substitute. The Planning Committee reserves the right to alter the agenda or cancel the conference in the event of an unforeseen circumstance, or if the minimum registration is not attained by March 29, 2024, with a full refund to participants.