33rd Annual Maternal Child Nursing Symposium

October 25, 2024  • Hybrid

 


About

Each year, the Maternal Child Nursing Symposium seeks to expand our knowledge in women’s, infant’s and children’s health care. This one day symposium brings national and local expert faculty to the virtual platform to present on a wide variety of pertinent topics. 
Attended virtually or join us in-person at the ϱ Metropolitan Complex at 5015 East 29th St N, Wichita, KS 67220.


Registration Fees

$60 Regular Rate (Register after September 26th)

$70 Week-of-event Rate (Register the week of October 21st)

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Phone: 316-978-6493
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Agenda

Time Session
7:50 AM Welcome & Announcements
8:00 AM Blood: “Good witch-Bad witch” (Blood Transfusions: the good, the bad, & the ugly)
William Palko, MD, Medical Director of Blood Bank and Transfusion Services, Wesley Medical Center
9:15 AM Break

9:30 AM

OB Emergencies: Are you Prepared to Walk the Talk?
Susan Hale, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, EBP-C, CHSE, Director, Critical Care Clinical Programs
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Changing the Outcome of Child Abuse
Dianna Schunn, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Chief Executive Officer, Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County
Lori Chandler, LBSW, Director of Education and Outreach, Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County

12:15 AM

Lunch on your own

1:30 PM

Ironing Out Misconceptions in Common Childhood Anemia
Jocelyn Zauche, DNP, CPNP-PC, FNP-BC, CPHON, KU Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic - Hematology/Oncology

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Perinatal Mental Health
Jennifer Adams, PhD, Clinical Health Psychologist, Center for Maternal Fetal Health, Presbyterian/St. Lukes & Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

4:15 PM

Complete Evaluations

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Continuing Education

Nursing:
The ϱ College of Health Professions is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 7.5 contact hours applicable for RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure.  Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT 0090-0327. 

EMS/RRT:
This program offers 6.25 hrs of cardiac-specific EMS CEs. Participants will need to self-submit retroactively.