Thursday, May 8, 2025, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Conference will be presented via Zoom

Conference outcome: Participants will describe with detail how at least one concept or practice idea presented will be integrated into their practice and setting.

Participants will receive 4.0 contact hours for successful completion of this activity—attendance for the entire conference and completion of a post activity evaluation. Questions about continuing education contact hours should be made to: Mary Girardi MSN RN PEL-CSN at mjg4361@gmail.com.

Illinois Nurses Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

SCHEDULE:

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. – Overview of POTS – Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Ira Shetty, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Adult Congenital Cardiology

9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – From the Playground to the Classroom – What Every School Nurse Needs to Know about Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Carolyn Zic, APRN, FNP-BC, Pediatric Rheumatology, Advocate Medical Group and the University of Chicago

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Understanding and Supporting the Communication and Behavioral Needs of Autistic Youth and Others with Developmental Differences
Laura Jaramillo, Ph.D. and Lori Osborne, Ph.D., Pediatric Development Center

11:00 – 11:50 a.m. – Pediatric Migraines – How Neurologists and School Nurses Can Be Partners to Improve Outcomes
Margaret Michelson, MD, Pediatric Neurology, Endeavor Health and the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance

11:50 – 12:00 p.m. – Reliable Health Information for parents, professionals and children at the Children’s Health Resource Center
Kathy Smart, RN MS, Coordinator