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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
7:00am - 6:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Registration
7:00am - 6:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Registration Open
Location: Hall A Lobby
9:00am - 9:30am
East Coast USA Time
Opening Ceremony, Remarks, and Awards
9:00am - 9:30am
East Coast USA Time
Opening Ceremony, Remarks, and Awards
Location: Grand Ballroom
President:
Taryn M. Edwards, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
– Nemours Childrens Hospital, Delaware
9:30am - 10:30am
East Coast USA Time
The Voice of NICU Families: Lessons, Strategies, and Inspiration for Nurses
9:30am - 10:30am
East Coast USA Time
The Voice of NICU Families: Lessons, Strategies, and Inspiration for Nurses (GS1)
Location: Grand Ballroom
Keynote Session Speaker:
Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP,
– March of Dimes
Moderator:
Jenna Staggs, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE
– Nemours
Parent Perspectives
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Digital Poster Session 1
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Digital Poster Session 1 (PS1)
Location: Exhibit Hall A
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Learning Center Sessions
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Learning Center Sessions (LC1)
Location: Exhibit Hall A
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Opening Celebration in the Exhibit Hall
10:30am - 12:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Opening Celebration in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall A
12:30pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Listening to Fathers: Understanding Paternal Needs and Experiences in the NICU
12:30pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Listening to Fathers: Understanding Paternal Needs and Experiences in the NICU (101)
Location: Grand Ballroom
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Linda A. Merritt, PhD, RNC-NIC, CNE, FAWHONN
– Quinnipiac University
Concurrent Session Speaker:
MTerese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC, FAAN
– University of Texas Medical Branch
Moderator:
Umber Darilek, PhD, RN
Parent Perspectives
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
12:30pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Pearls of Practice: Session 1
12:30pm - 1:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Early Identification and Management of Cerebral Palsy Risk in NICU Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative (PP1A)
Location: Ballroom AB
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Adriana Ruiz, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC
– Nicklaus Childrens Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Jacklyn A. Cabrera, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPN
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Chelsea Off, MSN-FNP, RN, CCRN- Ped, CCRN-Neo, CPN, C-ELBW
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Author:
Stephanie Sandoval, MSN-Ed, RN, CPN
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Author:
Sarah Hardan, BSN, RN, SBCS, CPN, RNC
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Moderator:
Cassandra Palasiewicz, DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC, C-NNIC
Quality Improvement
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
1:00pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
(CANCELLED) Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Disease Analysis Throughout the Lifespan (PP2A)
Location: Ballroom AB
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Sarah R. Gadzuk, BSN, RNC-NIC
– Regis University
Advanced Practice
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
1:00pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Closing the loop on SUID Data among Birth Hospitals (PP2A)
Location: Ballroom AB
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Christie N. Lawrence, DNP, APRN/CNS, RNC-NIC, CNL, CHSE
– Rush University College of Nursing
Author:
Gina S. Lowell, MD, MPH
– Rush University Children's Hospital
Author:
Rojin Ahadi, n/a
– Rush university Medical Center
Author:
Kyran Quinlan, MD, MPH
– Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Case Registry for Cook County
Moderator:
Cassandra Palasiewicz, DNP, ARNP, NNP-BC, C-NNIC
Clinical Research
CE: 0.25 Contact Hour
12:30pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Pearls of Practice: Session 2
12:30pm - 1:00pm
East Coast USA Time
APRN Insight on Shift Lengths and Fatigue (PP1B)
Location: Meeting Room 2DEF
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Tracey R. Bell, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, C-ELBW, CHSE
– University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Meredith L. Farmer, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
– Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Moderator:
Leann Baker, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
– University of Louisville
Clinical Research
CE: .5 Contact Hour
1:00pm - 1:30pm
East Coast USA Time
Providers’ Perceptions of Communication During Code Events in a Level IV NICU: A Nurse-Led Project (PP2B)
Location: Meeting Room 2DEF
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Swapna Jacob, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC
– Texas Children's Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Tracey Lawson, RN, BSN, RNC-NIC
– Texas Childrens Hospital
Author:
Jamie L. Gilley, PhD, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
– Texas Children's Hospital
Author:
Laurie Ford, BSN, RN, CCRN
– Texas Childrens Hospital
Author:
Erin Rouse, CCRN BSN
– Texas Children's Hospital
Author:
Joseph Hagan, ScD, MSPH
– Baylor College of Medicine
Moderator:
Leann Baker, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
– University of Louisville
Quality Improvement Project
CE: .5 Contact Hour
1:30pm - 1:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Movement Break
1:30pm - 1:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Movement Break
1:45pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Advocacy 101 Workshop: Speak Up, Stand Out, and Shape Policy
1:45pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Advocacy 101 Workshop: Speak Up, Stand Out, and Shape Policy (102)
Location: Ballroom A
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Adrienne Isaacs, APRN, MSN, NNP-BC
– Intermountain Health
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Heather Stephens, DNP, RNC-NIC, ACCNS-N
– TBD
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Suzie Taylor, BSN, MSN, RNC-NIC
– TBD
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Michelle Ferrant, DNP, ACCNS-N, RNC-NIC
– TBD
Moderator:
Leann Baker, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC
– University of Louisville
Professional Development
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
1:45pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Maintaining Parental Roles During End-of-Life Care
1:45pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Maintaining Parental Roles During End-of-Life Care (103)
Location: Grand Ballroom
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Cody C. Bartrug, MA, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
– UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Moderator:
Umber Darilek, PhD, RN
Bedside
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
1:45pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Pearls of Practice: Session 3
1:45pm - 2:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Enhancing Perinatal Nursing Student Workforce Clinical Readiness Through Emergent Neonatal and Maternal High-Fidelity Simulation (PP1C)
Location: Ballroom B
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Hildreth Eloi, DNP, MSN-Ed, RNC-MNN
– The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Candice Triulzi, PhD, RNC-NIC
– UTHealth Cizik School of Nursing
Educators & Leaders
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
2:15pm - 2:45pm
East Coast USA Time
Increasing Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse Readiness for Controlled Evacuations (PP2C)
Location: Ballroom B
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Carly Wheeler, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC
– St. Louis Children's Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Elizabeth G. Jackson, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, CCRN
– Saint Louis Children's Hospital
Bedside
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Digital Poster Session 2
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Digital Poster Session 2 (PS2)
Location: Exhibit Hall A
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Learning Center Sessions
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Learning Center Sessions (LC2)
Location: Exhibit Hall A
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Networking in the Exhibit Hall
2:45pm - 4:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Networking in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall A
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
From Awareness to Action: A Team-based Quality Improvement Initiative for NICU Delirium Prevention
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
From Awareness to Action: A Team-based Quality Improvement Initiative for NICU Delirium Prevention (104)
Location: Grand Ballroom
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Sarah Velasco, DNP, FNP-C, RNC-NIC
– Children's Hospital Colorado
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Emma L. Ross, PharmD, BCPPS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital Colorado
Moderator:
Jenna Staggs, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, CNE
– Nemours
Quality Improvement
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Pearls of Practice: Session 4
4:00pm - 4:30pm
East Coast USA Time
A Quality Improvement Project: Team-Based Messaging to Improve Outpatient Maternal Vaccination Uptake and Neonatal Outcomes (PP1D)
Location: Ballroom B
Concurrent Session Speaker:
JuliAnn M. Stanis, MN, RNC-MNN, CNE, IBCLC
– Oregon Health and Science University, Washington State University
Author:
Molly Sax, MPH
– Immunize Oregon
Author:
Barbara Bennett-Wolcott, DNP MSN MN APRN CNM
– Washington State University
Moderator:
Umber Darilek, PhD, RN
Quality Improvement
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
4:30pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
Tech Tools in the NICU: The creation of an online resource for team members in a neonatal intensive care unit (PP2D)
Location: Ballroom B
Author:
Terri Spirito, MSN, RN, CCRN
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Author:
Pavel Erushalimski, BSN, BA, RN, RNC-NIC
– RN
Author:
Leticia R. Chin, RN. MSN. CCRN
– Hackensack University Medical Center
Author:
Nancy A. Mingari, MSN, BS, RN, CCRN
– Hackensack Meridian Health Network
Author:
Willdanelis Hernandez, RN, BSN
– Hackensack Meridian Health
Moderator:
Umber Darilek, PhD, RN
Educators & Leaders
CE: 0.50 Contact Hour
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
We’re Not a Regular NICU, We’re a Cool NICU: Adapting to a New Era of Complex Care
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Coast USA Time
We’re Not a Regular NICU, We’re a Cool NICU: Adapting to a New Era of Complex Care (105)
Location: Ballroom A
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Amberly Lake, BSN, RN, CCRN
– Texas Children's Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Melissa Wilson, BSN, RN, CCRN
– Texas Children's Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Nicole Harris, BSN, RNC-NIC
– Texas Children's Hospital
Moderator:
Meghan Luh, APNP, NNP-BC, NE-BC, CLC
Educators & Leaders
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
5:00pm - 5:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Movement Break
5:00pm - 5:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Movement Break
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
A New Job Description Reflecting the Evolution of the Neonatal Developmental Specialist Role - 1999 to Today.
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
A New Job Description Reflecting the Evolution of the Neonatal Developmental Specialist Role - 1999 to Today. (106)
Location: Grand Ballroom
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Elizabeth Jeanson, PT DPT CNT NTMTC DCSD
– Sanford Children's Hospital/Sanford Health
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Ramya Kumar, MS.CCC-SLP, BCSS, CNT, DCSD, IBCLC, NTMTC, SBCS, TIP
– Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Aaryn Feile, PT, CNT, NTMTC, C-ELBW, DCSD
– Childrens Wisconsin-Fox Valley
Bedside
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Improving Neonatal Outcomes Across Borders: Bridging NICUs from the U.S. to Spain
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Improving Neonatal Outcomes Across Borders: Bridging NICUs from the U.S. to Spain (107)
Location: Ballroom B
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Toby Richards, DNP, NNP-BC
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Kimberlee Allred, MSN, NNP-BC
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Pamela Fernandez, MSN, RNC-NIC
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Rachel B. Rutland, MSN, APRN-CNP, NNP-BC, RNC-NIC
– Nationwide Children's Hospital
Moderator:
Taryn M. Edwards, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
– Nemours Childrens Hospital, Delaware
Professional Development
CE: 1.0 Contact Hour
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Sharing your Scholarship With the Neonatal Community
5:15pm - 6:15pm
East Coast USA Time
Sharing your Scholarship With the Neonatal Community (108)
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Jacqueline M. McGrath, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN (she/her/hers)
– UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
Concurrent Session Speaker:
Debra Brandon, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
– Duke University
Clinical Research
CE: 1 Contact Hour