Annual Comer School Nurse Continuing Education Day

6th Annual Comer School Nurse Continuing Education Day

August 8, 2025
Get ready for the school year with confidence and clinical excellence!
 
Join us for an energizing and practical learning experience designed specifically for school nurses and clinicians. This dynamic event will help you start the new school year fully prepared to deliver exceptional care to your school community.

Through a series of fast-paced expert talks and interactive panel discussions, you’ll gain valuable insights into the real-world challenges school healthcare professionals face and the latest strategies to meet them head-on. Learn from leaders in the field as they share up-to-date scientific information, practical tools, and diverse perspectives to support the unique needs of the student population.

Whether you're a veteran school nurse or a clinician new to this setting, this is your opportunity to sharpen your skills, connect with peers, and return to school empowered and inspired.

Don't miss this chance to boost your impact. Register today!

 

 

 This activity is generously sponsored by the Sunshine Charitable Foundation.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for nurses, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to treating children and adolescents in a school setting.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Recall insights and strategies for addressing students' physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs in a school setting;
  • Recognize how to address common physical complaints among children and adolescents at school;
  • Identify barriers encountered by school nurses when implementing interventions to improve student health;
  • State how to apply appropriate measures for treating and managing minor injuries and illnesses in school-aged populations;
  • Define the role of school nurses and other clinicians in conducting health screenings to detect health problems affecting learning early;
  • Describe strategies to address diverse health needs among student populations and promote health equity in schools;
  • Assess the intrinsic rewards associated with a career in school nursing;
  • Evaluate recommendations for maintaining personal health and managing burnout in the school nursing profession.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
LaVerne Bartee
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-5854
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Available credit: 
  • 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 6.50 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 6.50 Participation
Event starts: 
08/08/2025 - 8:30am
Event ends: 
08/08/2025 - 4:00pm
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Activity expires: 
12/12/2025
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8:30 AMWelcomePeggy Hasenauer, MS, RN
Jeff Murphy, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Christina E. Ciaccio, MD, MSc
John M. Cunningham, MD
Session 1: Chronic Disease Management
8:45 AMAsthmaMary Nevin, MD
9:10 AMDiabetes MellitusKatie O’Sullivan, MD
9:35 AMCaring for the Student After an ICU StayIoni Kokodis, MD
Samantha Panozzo, MSN
10:00 AMQ&A Panel Discussion 
10:15 AMBreak
Session 2: Infectious Disease
10:30 AMUpdates on ImmunizationsLilly Cheng-Immergluck, MD
Kristen Kelly, MD
10:55 AMLights, Camera, Compassion: Fueling Empathy Through Film in School HealthJen Greenstreet
11:20 AMQ&A Panel Discussion 
11:45 AMWorking Lunch: Taking Care of YourselfBree Andrews, MD
12:10 PMBreak
Session 3: Mental Health
12:20 PMAutism Spectrum Disorder and ADHDPeter Smith, MD
12:45 PMThe Anxious ChildMargaret Clark, PhD
1:10 PMQ&A Panel Discussion 
Session 4: Management of Acute Conditions
1:25 PMAtopic Dermatitis & Eczema ReviewSara Stein, MD
1:50 PMCommon Sports Injuries from Head to ToeHolly J. Benjamin, MD, FAAP, FACSM, FAMSSM
2:15 PMBreak
Session 5: Challenging Conditions
2:30 PMSeizuresJacklyn Eisenberg, DO
2:55 PMJoint PainCarolyn Zic, FNP-BC
3:20 PMPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)Paula Williams, MD
3:40 PMQ&A Panel & Closing Remarks 

*The agenda is subject to change.

Online Webinar
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Visit the Comer Children's Hospital website. For more information about the program, contact Paris Baxter via e-mail.
 
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email at [email protected].

The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTORS
  Christina Ciaccio, MD, MSc
  Professor of Pediatrics
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Chief, Section of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  Chief, Section of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

 
Peggy Hasenauer, MS, RN  Peggy Hasenauer, MS, RN
  Executive Director, University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center
 
 
 
 

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.

Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 6.50 contact hours.

Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
Please note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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