23rd Annual Pediatric Conference

Topics, speakers, and titles are subject to change and will update as available.

0700-0725: Registration/Breakfast

0725-0730: Welcome/Housekeeping/Introductions

0730-0830: TBD -Matthew Alder, MD

0830-0930: TBD -Josh Pead, MD

0930-0945: Break

0945-1045: Title TBD (Immunizations) -Neal DeWoody

1045-1145: Hot Topics: Management of Acute Burn Injuries - Debbie Harrell, MSN, RN, NE-BC

1145-1230: Lunch

1230-1330: Title TBD (SANE) -Brooke Batesel, RN, BSN, SANE-A

1330-1430: Title TBD (Dermatology) -Jon Dyer, MD

1430-1445: Break

1445-1545: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking – Jenifer Sturdivan, MA, LPC and Dawn Day, RN, BSN, SANE-A

1545-1630: Autism -Jessica Walker, OT

1630-1645: Evaluations

Kofi Asare-Bawuah, MD

• Medical Director
• Pediatric IP Physician

Bridget Gladman, RN, BSN, RNC-MNN

• Enterprise Educator
• Primary Nurse Planner/Conference Coordinator

Brittany Perches, RN, BSN, RN-BC

• Pediatric Nurse Manager

Rana Post, MBA, CCLS, CPST

• Certified Life Coordinator

Brittany Smith, RT

• NICU/PEDS Respiratory Supervisor

Megan Thimmesch, RN-BC

• Pediatric Nurse Educator

Kristi Vandeloecht, PTA, GC, CDR, MS

• Clinical Therapist Educator 

CoxHealth Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO626-3

8.0 Contact Hours

This program has been submitted to the APTA Arkansas for 8.0 contact hours and is deemed equivalent by the Missouri Board of Healing Arts per 4 CSR 150-3.203-5A and credit is pending.

This program has been submitted to the Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy. Credit is pending.

This program has been submitted to the Missouri Board for Respiratory Care for 8.0 hours of continuing education credit and credit is pending.

This program has been submitted to CoxHealth Trauma Services for 2.0 pediatric trauma contact hours for CoxHealth employees. Credit is pending.

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite’s fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

Refunds will be credited back to the same credit card in which the payment was received. If the payment was made in cash or check, the refund will be provided within 4-6 weeks in the form of a check and mailed to the address obtained at the time of registration.

In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be requested through Eventbrite, received in writing via email, or by calling Bridget Gladman at 417-269-4150 or email Bridget.Gladman@coxhealth.com

CoxHealth Education Center Contact Information:

CoxHealth Education Center

1423 N. Jefferson Ave.

Springfield. MO 65802

Phone: 417-269-4117

Fax: 417-269-4787

Email: educationcenter@coxhealth.com