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Forward11th Annual Kali Whittle Resiliency Conference
LIVE HYBRID ACTIVITY
This course is for CHCO team members only.
A day to connect, learn, and foster resiliency
Healthcare is fast paced, demanding, continually changing and tightly regulated. This combination of factors creates an environment that may lead to burn out, moral distress, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, anxiety and decreased personal satisfaction. This conference brings together experts to support RNs and other team members by creating opportunities and providing tools to find peace and healing amid caring for others.
Learner Outcome
After attending, participants will report increased knowledge of ways to continually develop skills and strategies that support personal resilience and well-being, particularly in the role of supporting the care of patients and families.
Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support from the Kali Whittle endowment fund that allows for healthcare providers to learn creative and practical tools to find peace and healing in the midst of caring for others.
We are thankful for the members of the Resiliency and Well-being planning committee and all the event presenters who dedicate their time and talents to support and enhance the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of Children’s Hospital Colorado team members.
Vitality Points
Earn up to 50 Vitality Points per session when you mark attendance and complete the conference survey.
How to participate
Registration
Although the activity is free, registration to collect continuing education credit is required.
In-person Learners
All sessions will be held at Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in the Children’s Hospital Colorado Medical Conference and Education Center on the 2nd floor.
Main sessions will be livestreamed for in-person participation in the following conference rooms:
- North Campus – Acorn
- South Campus – Mississippi
- Southeast Aurora – Smoky Hill
- Briargate – Louisiana
- Colorado Springs Hospital – 4th Floor Classroom
Virtual Learners
Will be sent Zoom links prior to the event
The concurrent sessions “Tea in the Milky Way: A Cosmic Care Revolution” with Tara Rynders and "Beyond the Applause: A Story You Keep" with Ramón Guitart, will be in-person only at AMC. Space for these sessions is limited
Target Audience
Registered Nurses and other Children's Hospital Colorado team members interested in developing skills and strategies to support personal resilience and well-being.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Kali-Whittle-Brochure.pdf | 1.03 MB |
Friday, August 22, 2025
Main Sessions | ||
Time | Topic/Speaker | Activity Type and Location |
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Yoga | In-person: MCEC Terrace at Anschutz Campus |
| Guided Walk | In-person: South Campus, North Campus with Pringle, Colorado Springs Hospital with Salida | |
| 8:50 - 9:00 | Welcome | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | The Care Revolution: When Healthcare Teams Dance Together | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Tara Rynders, MFA, BSN, RN, BA | ||
| 10:10 - 11:00 | Don’t Panic When There's Panic: Tools for Regulation | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Kaitlin Vieweg Parker, PsyD | ||
| 11:10 - 12:00 | Healing Beyond Survival: Post Traumatic Growth in Healthcare | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Lauren Eckhart, PsyD, Evadine Codd, PhD, & Mary Waguespack, MPS | ||
| 12:10 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunchtime Schwartz Rounds: Still Here, Still Inspired - Because Here, It's Different *To obtain credit, register for Schwartz Rounds in Cornerstone | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Speaker Panel | ||
Concurrent Sessions | ||
Time | Topic/Speaker | Activity Type and Location |
| 1:10 - 3:00 | Tea in the Milky Way: A Cosmic Care Revolution *Space is limited | In-person ONLY on the Anschutz Campus |
| Tara Rynders, MFA, BSN, RN, BA | ||
| 1:10 - 2:00 | Grief Brief | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Sara Reynolds, MDiv, BCC | ||
| 2:10 - 3:00 | Perfectionism: A Perfect Problem | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Erika Croswhite, MA, CCLS | ||
| 3:10 - 4:00 | Beyond the Applause: A Story You Keep | In-person ONLY on the Anschutz Campus |
| Ramón Guitart, LPC, RDT | ||
| 3:10 - 4:00 | Notes to Self: Virtual Closing Reflection | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| Jennifer Harr, MSN, RN, CPN, AEC | ||
| 4:00 - 4:15 | Wrap up and Evaluation | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
| 4:15 | Adjourn | In-person | Livestream | Virtual |
All sessions will be held at Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) in the Children’s Hospital Colorado Medical Conference and Education Center on the 2nd floor.
Main sessions will be livestreamed for in-person participation in the following conference rooms:
- North Campus – Acorn
- South Campus – Tennessee
- Southeast Aurora – Smoky Hill
- Briargate – Louisiana
- Colorado Springs Hospital – 4th Floor Classroom
Virtual Learners
Virtual leaners will be sent Zoom links prior to the event.
The concurrent sessions “Tea in the Milky Way: A Cosmic Care Revolution” with Tara Rynders and "Beyond the Applause: A Story You Keep" with Ramón Guitart, will be in-person only at AMC. Space for these sessions is limited
Continuing Education Credit
Registration, attendance, and completion of an evaluation are required for successful participation and to collect a certificate of attendance. Claim only the hours you participate.
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 program for up to 6.25 contact hours* is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.
*Schwartz Rounds credit provided separately. To claim credit, register in Cornerstone and complete the evaluation within 14 days. All other Kali Whittle's sessions will total 5.25 credit hours.
After your attendance has been marked, an email will be sent from Children’s Hospital Colorado Continuing Education with a link to the course evaluation. The evaluation must be completed by September 5, 2025, to receive CE credit.
A general certificate of attendance will be available for participants in other roles.
Available Credit
- 5.25 Attendance
- 5.25 NCPD