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Posters

Posters will be displayed during the welcome reception on Monday, Oct. 26 from 6–8 p.m.

 

Select posters will also be highlighted during lightning talk sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 2:45-3:30 p.m. View the education sessions page to learn more

Creating Capacity Through Design: A Leadership Approach to Space Optimization

Seattle Children’s

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EHR Refresh: Turning Data into Action for Clinical Efficiency

Children’s Health, Dallas

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Core Project Team Model for APP Advocacy and Workforce Stability

Children’s National Hospital

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Data to Bedside: Addressing Pediatric Firearm Injury via CHARGE

Children’s Hospital Association

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Data-Driven Tools to Prioritize RN, Physician, and APP Staffing

Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

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Calm and Clear in Cyber Chaos

Dell Children’s Medical Center

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Health Service Utilization and Expenditures for Children with Medical Complexity

Children’s Hospital Association

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Leading through Uncertainty Using Collectivistic Leadership

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital

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Investing in Tomorrow: Health Science Academies as a Workforce Strategy

Children’s Medical Center Plano

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Assessing AI Policy Through a Pediatric Lens

Children’s Hospital Association

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Improving Patient Access Through Neurology Phone Workflow Redesign

Rady Children’s Health

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The Power of GRIT: Developing Engaged, Resilient Leaders

Camber Children’s Mental Health

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Beyond the PCP: Solving Pediatric Access Gaps with Community Visits

Levine Children’s Hospital

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When Care Takes a Toll: Leveraging and Scaling Behavioral Health Learning to Support Clinicians

Children’s Hospital Association

 

Children’s of Alabama

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Safer Transitions: Leveraging Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to Reduce Medication Errors

Cook Children’s Health Care System

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Measuring What Matters: A National Review of CMC Track-and-Treat Programs

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

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When Productive Is Mistaken for Busy: The New RVU

St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem

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Creating Capacity Through Design: A Leadership Approach to Space Optimization

Seattle Children’s governance-driven approach to room utilization and space optimization increased patient visits by 28% without adding exam rooms. They will share strategies for establishing accountability, reallocating space, and unlocking hidden capacity to improve access and support organizational growth.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenters

David Stolte, MBA, senior director regional clinics and urgent care, Seattle Children’s

Tanya Seaton, DHA, FACHE, CMPE, vice president & chief ambulatory officer, Seattle Children’s

EHR Refresh: Turning Data into Action for Clinical Efficiency

Children’s Health, Dallas showcases a workflow-based, data-driven EHR training approach that reduced documentation burden, improved same-day chart closure, increased visit efficiency, and lowered after-hours work. This session will offer a scalable, technology-enabled strategy to support pediatric workforce sustainability.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenter

Thao Vu, MPH, BSN, RN, PED-BC, NPD-BC, clinical informatics educator, Children’s Health, Dallas

Wilkins Ahuta, MSN, RN, NI-BC, clinical informatics educator, Children’s Health, Dallas

Core Project Team Model for APP Advocacy and Workforce Stability

Through a multidisciplinary Core Project Team, Children’s National Hospital elevated their advanced practice providers’ voices and improved workforce planning during a period of significant change. The team secured critical hiring support, strengthened communication and retention efforts, and helped ensure continuity of patient care.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenters

Lisa Ring, DNP, APRN, CPNP- AC/PC, advanced practice provider director, Children’s National Hospital

Kaitlyn Scarpaci, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPN, advanced practice program manager, Children’s National Hospital

Data to Bedside: Addressing Pediatric Firearm Injury via CHARGE

The Children’s Hospital Association Research in Gun-Related Events (CHARGE) is a multi-institution research consortium. CHARGE is designed to leverage available large databases and diverse expertise to generate insights and data to inform policy and intervention related to firearm injury prevention. 

This poster will feature the network’s design, early findings, and translational framework, including evidence-based implementation models, and offer actionable policy and operational guidance for children’s hospital leaders.

Presenter

Matt Hall, PhD, Principal, Biostatistician, Children’s Hospital Association

Data-Driven Tools to Prioritize RN, Physician, and APP Staffing

Discover how Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital developed data-driven staffing tools that boost transparency, accelerate approvals, and cut patient wait times. They will share replicable strategies for equitable, sustainable resource allocation to strengthen health system support and clinical outcomes.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenters

Jason Malia, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, executive director, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Marissa Moncata, coordinator – data analytics & strategy, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Calm and Clear in Cyber Chaos

Dell Children’s Medical Center navigated a large-scale cyberattack that impacted clinical operations, communications, and patient care. They will highlight lessons learned and actionable approaches to strengthening organizational resilience and cybersecurity readiness.

Presenter

Meena Iyer, MD, MBA, chief medical officer, chief quality officer, Dell Children’s Medical Center

Health Service Utilization and Expenditures for Children with Medical Complexity

Children’s Hospital Association’s Children with Medical Complexity (CMC) Research Working Group will provide a critical data update on health service utilization and health care expenditures for children with medical complexity, including recent investigations characterizing trends.

Presenter

Mitch Harris, PhD, senior director of research and analytics, Children’s Hospital Association

Leading Through Uncertainty Using Collectivistic Leadership

UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital shares how a collectivistic leadership model can transform both workforce and patient outcomes in pediatric care. In this session, presenters will detail a model centered on shared authority, distributed decision-making, and joint accountability across nursing and physician leaders.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenter

Tara Jendzio, DNP, NEA-BC, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC, nurse specialist, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital

Investing in Tomorrow: Health Science Academies as a Workforce Strategy

Children’s Health, Plano shares how their partnership with school district Health Science Academies are developing the next generation of health care professionals through funded certification programs and immersive teacher externships. Participants will gain practical insights for building sustainable workforce pipelines that connect education, community investment, and health care talent needs.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenter

Joshua Bourgeois, DNP, RN, NE-BC, executive vice president hospital operations and chief nursing officer, Children’s Medical Center Plano

Kris Sanders, FACHE, senior vice president of northern market growth and development, Children’s Medical Center Plano

Assessing AI Policy Through a Pediatric Lens

Children’s Hospital Association highlights a new Federal AI Policy Framework developed to guide engagement with policymakers and ensure children’s hospitals and the unique needs of children remain central to federal AI policy discussions.

Presenters

Jared Lee, specialist, federal affairs, Children’s Hospital Association

Milena Berhane, senior manager, policy and regulatory affairs, Children’s Hospital Association

Improving Patient Access Through Neurology Phone Workflow Redesign

Through cross-functional collaboration, Rady Children’s Health’s pediatric neurology clinic redesigned call workflows to reduce phone abandonment and improve patient access. Streamlined routing, faster voicemail access, and standardized staff practices enhanced operational efficiency and supported organizational quality priorities.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenter

Gabrielle Gourgy, project manager, Neuroscience Institute, Rady Children’s Health

The Power of GRIT: Developing Engaged, Resilient Leaders

Camber Children’s Mental Health will explore how the GRIT framework (Growth, Relationships, Influence, and Transparency) can be used to strengthen leadership effectiveness, increase employee engagement, and build a resilient workforce. 

This poster will showcase strategies for integrating Gallup best practices, mentorship programs, and leadership development initiatives to support professional growth and create a thriving organizational culture.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenters

Brittany Broeckelman, LSCSW, vice president of clinical services, Camber Children’s Mental Health

Brett Ellis, EdD, vice president of community engagement and leadership development, Camber Children’s Mental Health

Beyond the PCP: Solving Pediatric Access Gaps with Community Visits

Levine Children’s Hospital shares their voluntary cross practice “Community Visits” model that expands same/next day pediatric access, balances provider capacity, protects continuity, and improves patient experience.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenters

Lymari Carroll, MSM, CPC-A, clinic director, Levine Children’s Hospital

Kelley Phillips, clinic director, Levine Children’s Hospital

When Care Takes a Toll: Leveraging and Scaling Behavioral Health Learning to Support Clinicians

Children’s of Alabama leveraged CHA’s Pediatric Learning Solutions’ (PLS) Behavioral Health Library to expand access to scalable, evidence-based education across departments, supporting staff in managing patients with behavioral health challenges, vicarious trauma, and caregiver well-being.

Discover resources on creating a psychologically safe environment in your organization, wellness resources that support self-care for your employees, and emerging predictive analytics capabilities available through CHA’s PLS to help organizations better understand educational impact.

Presenters

Rebecca Netherton, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC, senior manager of learning and performance, Children’s Hospital Association

Amy Nelson, vice president of Pediatric Learning Solutions, Children’s Hospital Association

Safer Transitions: Leveraging Clinical Pharmacy Technicians to Reduce Medication Errors

Cook Children’s Health Care System’s pediatric pharmacy technician program mitigated medication errors during transitions of care by securing accurate admission medication histories. In 2025, specially trained technicians completed 98% of admission histories, reducing errors while saving nursing and pharmacy time.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenter

Alice Yeh, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, LSSGB, clinical pharmacy coordinator, emergency services and transitions of care, Cook Children’s Health Medical Center

Stephanie Tupper, PharmD, CPPS, medication safety officer, Cook Children’s Health Care System

Measuring What Matters: A National Review of CMC Track-and-Treat Programs

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital presents findings from a national assessment of children’s hospital track-and-treat programs for children with medical complexity, highlighting key performance metrics, sustainability strategies, and opportunities to improve outcomes while reducing costs and hospital utilization.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Operational Improvement education session.

Presenter

Timothy Staed, FAAP, physician, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

When Productive is Mistaken for Busy: The New RVU

Moving beyond relative value units (RVUs), this initiative at St. Luke’s University Hospital – Bethlehem introduced a Utilization metric to better measure provider productivity and uncover missed opportunities within provider schedules. Focusing on schedule availability, booking patterns, and access barriers, they helped maximize limited provider resources and improved patient access.

This poster will be featured in the Lightning Talks: Workforce education session.

Presenters

Christine Sherman, senior director of pediatrics, St. Luke’s University Hospital

Jessika Haynos, MHA, vice president women’s and children’s services, St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital

The Future of Health Care Depends on Caring for the Workforce

Oct. 27  |  3:45–5 p.m.  |  1.25 CE  |  FLW EF

The pressures facing the health care workforce continue to affect organizations across the country, making clinician well-being and workforce sustainability critical leadership priorities. J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, CEO and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, has become one of the nation’s leading advocates for advancing health care worker well-being and creating healthier work environments.

An influential voice on workforce resilience, Feist helped lead the effort that resulted in the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, the first federal law dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of health care professionals. In this timely session, he will explore the state of today’s health care workforce, the organizational factors that contribute to burnout and disengagement, and the actions leaders can take to build cultures where caregivers can thrive. Attendees will gain insights and strategies for strengthening their workforce, supporting long-term resilience and advancing organizational performance through a people-centered approach to leadership.

J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA
CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation

J. Corey Feist is a nationally recognized voice on health care workforce well-being, resilience and leadership. He played a key role in advancing the first federal law focused on supporting the mental health of health care workers.

The Trust Blueprint: Building High-Performing Teams Through Trust

Oct. 27  |  8–9 a.m.  |  1.5 CE  |  FLW EF

In a time of increasing complexity, uncertainty and workforce challenges, trust has become one of the most valuable assets a leader can build. Lisa Sun, founder and CEO of GRAVITAS and a recognized expert in leadership and personal development, brings a practical and evidence-informed approach to strengthening trust in teams and organizations.

Through research, real-world scenarios and interactive learning, Sun will help leaders understand the measurable components of trust and how they influence communication, accountability, collaboration and performance. Designed specifically for leaders seeking to strengthen culture and engagement, this session will provide actionable frameworks for navigating difficult conversations, repairing trust after setbacks and fostering deeper connections across teams. Participants will gain tools they can immediately apply to create stronger relationships, improve alignment and build organizations that perform at their best under pressure.

Lisa Sun
Founder and CEO, GRAVITAS

Drawing on research, real-world scenarios and interactive exercises, Lisa Sun will help leaders understand the five components of trust and develop a personalized blueprint for building stronger teams and lasting organizational impact.

Leading AI and the Future of Children's Hospitals

Oct. 28  |  10:40–11:55 a.m.  |  1.25 CE  |   FLW EF

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to implementation, creating new opportunities and new challenges for health care organizations. Few experts are better positioned to help leaders navigate this transformation than Robert M. Wachter, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on health care innovation.

Widely recognized as a leading voice on the digital transformation of health care, Wachter will explore how AI is reshaping clinical care, operations and decision-making across the industry. Drawing on his deep expertise in technology and organizational change, he will examine what children’s hospital leaders need to know now, including emerging opportunities, potential risks and the leadership strategies required to responsibly integrate AI into care delivery. Attendees will leave with practical insights to help their organizations prepare for a future where AI is becoming an essential part of operations and strategy.

Robert M. Wachter, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco​

As AI reshapes health care delivery, Robert M. Wachter will examine the opportunities, challenges, and strategic implications for children’s hospitals.

Pricing information

Payment options

  • Pay at the time of online registration via credit card
  • Request an invoice within registration (payment due by Oct. 24)
  • Contact CHA in advance to make arrangements if on-site payment is necessary

Refund and cancellation policy

  • All refund requests must be submitted in writing to Event.Services@childrenshospitals.org
  • Full refund available for cancellations received by Oct. 16
  • Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations submitted after Oct. 16 due to hotel guarantees and contractual obligations already submitted on behalf of attendees