Healthcare Professionals Events

This course will provide nurses information about the complex nature of suicide; and how to assess and determine risks and the appropriate treatment and management for at-risk patients, both in the healthcare setting and the community. This 6-hour class is intended to meet the requirements for the State of Washington mandatory suicide prevention training for nurses and will include the special needs of the pediatric population.

Rasheed Gbadegesin, MD, MBBS
Professor of Pediatrics and Professor in Medicine Duke University Medical Center; Duke Molecular

This one-day course, sponsored by the Development of Nurses Shared Governance Council, is offered to all disciplines that care for children at the end of life. The course will describe the philosophies, principles and practices of palliative care that can be integrated across different settings to influence quality pediatric end-of-life. Information will also be provided regarding the role of healthcare providers and families in providing palliative care for children.

This one-day symposium will focus on the role of music in the lives of children from birth to adolescence and the rationale for music instruction and music-based aural habilitation for children who are deaf/hard of hearing. This includes current research on music training and perception, in addition to safe music listening and conservation. It will also highlight local music programs for children who are deaf/hard of hearing and conclude with a patient panel sharing their thoughts and experiences and the importance of music in their lives. 

Who should attend: Audiologists, educators, school administrators, speech-language pathologists, parents and other professionals working with individuals who are DHH.

Lawrence S. Wissow, MD
Professor and Director, University of Washington, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Keynote speaker Richard G. Ellenbogen, MD, FACS, is professor and Theodore Roberts Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. He is also director of the UW Medicine Neurosciences Institute. In addition, he is director of the Neurological Surgery Residency Program and founding co-director of the Seattle Sports Concussion Program, a joint program sponsored by Seattle Children’s Hospital and UW Medicine. He is currently a member of the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Neurological Surgery. He has served as chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, president of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons (ASPN), president of the Society of University Neurological Surgeons and president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
Registration closes October 30, 2019.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Ben Hoffman, MD, CPST-I, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics School of Medicine, OHSU; Medical Director, Tom Sargent Safety Center; Director, Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs

Anne Anderson, BSN, RN
Care Coordinator, Palliative Care Program, Seattle Children’s

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Ron Lemire Embryology Lecture
Kimberly Aldinger, PhD
Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children’s

This five-hour course will educate healthcare professionals to prepare, practice and prevent airway emergencies in a child with a tracheostomy. Participants will be actively engaged in an immersive educational experience in a safe environment for learners to ask questions, refine their skills and practice emergency care through return demonstration and simulation scenario-based learning.

Dan and Mary Tarcea Pediatric Pain Medicine Endowed Lecture
Neil Schechter, MD
Director, Chronic Pain Clinic, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School

Lana Staheli Work Life Balance Lecture
Tiffani Johnson, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis

Lauri Jankowski, MN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Educator, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Seattle Children’s

Missy Lein, MSN, ARNP, PCNS-BC, CPN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical Unit, Seattle Children’s

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Katarina Guttmannová, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Center for the Study of Health Risk Behaviors

Leslie Walker-Harding, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer; Department of Pediatrics Chair, Seattle Children’s

Ann Geisel, MD
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics, UW; Director of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Seattle Children’s

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

Janine Cassidy, MSN, RN, PCNS-BC, CPN
Nurse Practitioner, Cystic Fibrosis CNS, Pulmonary, Seattle Children’s

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Julie Kable, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

The PAL Program is hosting a free child mental health educational conference for primary care providers. Come enjoy breakfast and earn CME credits.

Alice Chau, MD
Fellow, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington

David W. Willis, MD, FAAP
Senior Fellow, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC, Former Executive Director of the Perigee Fund, Seattle, WA, Former Director, Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Services at the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal Child Health Bureau

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Kendra Read, PhD
Attending Psychologist, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children’s; Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington

Eli Lebowitz, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of the Program for Anxiety Disorders, Yale Child Study Center

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification for physicians, ARNPs, PAs and CRNAs, as an alternative to the two-day PALS Provider course. This one-day course is designed for the experienced pediatric provider who has a firm knowledge base of advanced life support procedures.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

The PAL Program is hosting a free child mental health educational conference for primary care providers. Come enjoy breakfast and earn CME credits.

Kendra M. Smith, MD
Physician, Neonatology, Medical Director Ground Transport Team, Seattle Children’s; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington

Tumaini R. Coker, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington; Director of Research, Center for Diversity and Health Equity, Seattle Children’s Hospital

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

The PAL Program is hosting a free child mental health educational conference for primary care providers. Come enjoy breakfast and earn CME credits.

Elizabeth Bayley, MSN, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology, Seattle Children’s

Emily Bay, RN
Nurse, Cardiology Clinic, Seattle Children’s

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

David J. Kolko, PhD, ABPP
Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, Special Services Unit, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

The two-day Provider course is for healthcare providers taking the PALS course for the first time, or for those whose PALS Provider certification has expired. It includes both classroom teaching and hands-on practice with manikins in advanced airway management, vascular access, performance of basic life support, cardiac rhythm recognition and electrical and medical therapy.

For first-time PALS certification or renewal. HeartCode is an appropriate alternative for experienced pediatric healthcare providers who are comfortable with computer simulation, and may have class-time limitations. As a first-time PALS course, it is a good option for experienced providers practicing PALS in their daily work. Part 1 provides online self-paced learning (average 4–8 hours), interactive case simulation and a written exam. In the half-day Part 2, participants practice and test team leader and team member skills using case scenarios. Completion of Part 1 is required for participation in Part 2.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

For PALS Providers whose current PALS certification will not have expired before the course date.

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… and www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.

Save the date! More information will be posted to www.seattlechildrens.org… as it becomes available.