26th Annual Pediatric Conference -Hybrid

Join us for CoxHealth's 26th Annual Pediatric Conference. We will meet in-person at Cox Medical Center South's Foster Auditorium in Springfield, MO. Virtual attendance is available. This educational event is designed for all health care professionals who work with children and their families. Topics include: Minimizing Emotional Stress and Anxiety in Children in the Hospital, Vaccine Hesitancy, Drug Endangered Children, Equine therapy, and Social Media and Mental Health plus more!  

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26th Annual Pediatric Conference Details

Agenda

0700-0725: Sign In, Breakfast 

0725-0730: Welcome, Housekeeping, Introductions

0730-0830: TBD -pediatric trauma topic -Andrew Yeh, MD 

0830-0930: Minimizing Emotional Stress and Anxiety for Children in the Hospital - Tyler Robertson, MA, CCLS

0930-0945: Break

0945-1045: The Impact of Vaccinations and the Cost of Vaccine Hesitancy -Rachel Orscheln, MD (virtual presentation) 

10:45-1145: Social Media and Mental Health -Jaya Lafontaine

1145-1230: Lunch 

1230-1330: DEC (Drug Endangered Children) -Ed Moses 

1330-1430: TBD (pediatric trauma) -Ryan Johnson, NRP

1430-1445: Break

1445-1545: Equine Therapy -Jenifer Sturdivan

1545-1630: Non-Verbal Children -Steven Kleinsasser 

1630-1645: Closing, Evaluations

Agenda is not final 

CoxHealth Conference Planning Committee

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

Educational Credits

Approved Contact Hours: 

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

Pending 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.

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy contact hours are 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.

CoxHealth Prehospital Services is an approved provider of continuing education by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Unit of EMS. This activity is pending 8.0 contact hours. 

CoxHealth pediatric trauma contact hours for CoxHealth employees are pending

Refunds and Cancellations

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