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Thursday, May 22, 2025
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Registration Desk Open
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Registration Desk Open
Location: Diamond Ballroom Foyer
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
"From Head to Tail" - Exploring All Things Facility Dog from Starting a Program through Retirement Planning and Beyond
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
"From Head to Tail" - Exploring All Things Facility Dog from Starting a Program Through Retirement Planning and Beyond
Location: Diamond 10
Elizabeth A. Olsen, CCLS, MS, Other (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Assessment
Professional Responsibility
Intervention
Ethics
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
A True Magic Wand: Unique Methods of Play in Child Life
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
A True Magic Wand: Unique Methods of Play in Child Life
Location: Diamond 8
Sarah Davis, CCLS, MS
– Thriving Play
Intervention
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
Navigating Difficult Conversations: Child Life Specialists as Facilitators
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Pacific
Navigating Difficult Conversations: Child Life Specialists as Facilitators
Location: Diamond 9
Stephanie Barta, MA CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital Colorado
Joanna Luttrell, CCLS, MA, Other
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Intervention
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Change Leadership: Bringing Child Life into adult healthcare from ideas to action
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Change Leadership: Bringing Child Life into Adult Healthcare from Ideas to Action
Location: Diamond 7
Dave Lysecki, MD, FRCPC (he/him/his)
– McMaster University & McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences
Tracy L. Akitt, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences
Laura Jin, MSc (she/her/hers)
– Hamilton Health Sciences
Intervention
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
If the Shoe Was on the Other Foot: Increasing Equitable Care Utilizing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mindset
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
If the Shoe Was on the Other Foot: Increasing Equitable Care Utilizing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mindset
Location: Diamond 6
Melissa Hernandez, CCLS, MS
– Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Renee Lee, MS, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Julia Mendoza, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
DEI
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Pacific
Coffee Break for Intensives
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Pacific
Coffee Break for Intensives
Location: Diamond Ballroom Foyer
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pacific
Box Lunch for Full Day Intensives
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pacific
Box Lunch for Full Day Intensives
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pacific
A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Pacific
A Day in the Life of a Child Life Specialist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Location: Diamond 8
Chris Tryon, CCLS, MS (she/her/hers)
– UR Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital
Stacey Schneider, CCLS, LCAT (she/her/hers)
– Formerly at NYU Langone in NICU
Professional Responsibility
Intervention
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Finding Your Voice: Strategies for Effective Communication and Advocacy in Child Life Practice
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Pacific
Finding Your Voice: Strategies for Effective Communication and Advocacy in Child Life Practice
Location: Diamond 9
Katie B. Smith, CCLS
– Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Professional Responsibility
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Pacific
Beverage Break for Intensives
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Pacific
Beverage Break for Intensives
Location: Diamond Ballroom Foyer