Registration:Online registration only. Visit blankchildrens.org/classes and click on the “Medical Conferences” category.

Fees:$35 – RN Nursing Students*$55 – Retired Nurse$70 – UnityPoint Health – Des Moines employees$80 – Non-UnityPointHealth – Des Moines employees* Student discount applies only to full-time nursing students who do not currently hold a

registered nursing license. Student identification or proof of enrollment will be requested when you check in at on-site registration.

• The program fee covers handouts, breaks, lunch and continuing education credit for nurses

• Registration substitutions are allowed. No refunds will be given. Any questions regarding this should be directed to Jessica Dinh at (515) 241-3537 or Jessica.Dinh@unitypoint.org.

Seating is limited. Register early! Deadline to register is Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 10 a.m.

Location:UnityPoint Health Education & Research Center, Virginia Thompson Auditorium1415 Woodland AvenueDes Moines, IA 50309

Emergency Contact Number: (515) 991-1132Committee Members:Jessica Dinh, RN, BSNReylon Meeks, RN, MSNSue O’Brien, RN, CPN

Tuesday, November 6, 20187 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

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Featured International Speaker: Deb GauldinA former obstetric nurse and lifelong champion of women’s causes, Deb knows what it feels like to be over extended and under appreciated. She also knows how stress related illness and accidents impact the workplace, relationships, and ultimately the bottom line. Deb connects with audiences instantly, delivering a message of profound importance with unforgettable hilarity. Her programs leave participants feeling valued, renewed, and recommitted personally and professionally.

Blank Children’s Hospital Presents the Annual

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Agenda7 – 7:50 a.m. Registration

7:50 – 8 a.m. Welcome Stephen Stephenson, MD

President/COO, Blank Children’s Hospital & Women’s Services Executive Vice President, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines®

8 – 9 a.m. Asthma: The Basics and Beyond Kathleen Gradoville, MA, CPNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Blank Children’s Pediatric Pulmonary/Cystic Fibrosis Clinic Joi Lucas, MD Pediatric Pulmonologist, Blank Children’s Pulmonology Clinic

9 – 10 a.m. Central Precocious Puberty (CPP): Early Recognition and Management

Jan M. Foote, DNP, ARNP, CPNP, FAANP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Blank Children’s Endocrinology Clinic, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Iowa College of Nursing

10 – 10:20 a.m. Break, Door Prizes, Vendors

10:20 – 11:30 a.m. What’s the Big Deal? It’s only pot and alcohol

Ken Cheyne, MD Adolescent Medicine, Blank Children’s Hospital

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch, Door Prizes, Vendors

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Approach to the Developmentally Delayed Child

Nathan Noble DO, FAAP, FACMG Medical Director of the Anna Blank Developmental Center, Blank Children’s Hospital

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. When all you hear is “I don’t know”: How to get teens to engage

Drew Martel, L.I.S.W., C.A.D.C Mobile Crisis Program Manager, Foundation2 Abby Seyfer, L.I.S.W., RPT Clinician Supervisor, Tanager Place

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 – 4 p.m. Nutty About Pediatric Nursing, or Just Plain Nuts?

Deb Gauldin, RN, PMS Singing Nurse Humorist

4 – 4:15 p.m. Evaluations / Adjourn

Questions regarding the conference can be directed to Jessica Dinh at (515) 241-3537 or jessica.dinh@unitypoint.org.

Intended AudienceNurses who participate in the care of children and adolescents.

PurposeTo enable the learner to apply evidence-based information to care for the pediatric patient and their families.

Learning Outcomes At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to: 1. Review the pathophysiology and diagnosis of asthma.2. Discuss challenges and treatment of asthma.3. Describe differences between central precocious puberty

and normal puberty.4. Discuss the health implications of central precocious puberty.5. Discuss recent trends in adolescent alcohol and marijuana use.6. Recognize the acute effects/consequences of alcohol and marijuana

use on adolescents and young adults.7. Recognize the long term developmental and mental

health effects of alcohol/marijuana use on adolescents and young adults.

8. Describe how to conduct surveillance/screening strategies in your practice.

9. Summarize the medical evaluation of children who have developmental delays.

10. Recall referral options for children who have developmental delays.

11. Discuss communication utilizing a trauma-informed lens.12. Review strategies to provide a safe, supportive environment to

encourage young people to engage with adults who can provide resources and healing.

13. Identify suicide screening tools to use in starting a conversation with a teen.

14. Describe two healthy ways to alleviate stress in the work setting.

15. Identify at least one way nursing practice and patient outcomes can be enhanced by applying therapeutic humor.

Continuing Education IBON Provider #31, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines, awards 6.5 contact hours for full attendance.