11th AnnualChildren’s Nursing Symposium

Thursday, May 18, 20178 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

11th AnnualChildren’s Nursing Symposium

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Torrance Memorial - Hoffman Health Conference Center3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance

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Pre-registration: April 1, 2017; Register by April 30, 2017.

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Program ScheduleProgram Schedule Registration FormRegistration Form

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2017 Time: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fee: Includes lectures, continental breakfast, lunch and syllabus.Student nurse with ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FREETorrance Memorial employees, Torrance Memorialphysician office staff and public school nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50All others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

Education HoursProvider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 300,for 8 contact hours. Clinical Education will award 8 CEU's.

Please pre-register by Wednesday, April 1, 2017Limited enrollment at the door. Enrollment can be accepted only with program fees.A full refund will be given if this program is cancelled. No fees will be refunded ifthe participant cancels within 48 hours of the program. Cancellations prior to 48hours will receive a refund, minus a $20 processing fee. For information, call theClinical Education Department at 310-517-4610.

11th AnnualChildren’s Nursing Symposium

Thursday, May 18, 2017PLEASE PRINT

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Total enclosed $_______________________

Please mail registration form and check made payable to:Torrance Memorial Medical Center Clinical Education

3330 Lomita Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505

Please register by April 30, 2017.

To pre-register by phone, call 310-517-4610.

7:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

7:55 a.m. Welcoming Remarks - Barbara LeQuire, MSN, PNP, CNS.Senior Vice President, Patient Services/CNO

8 a.m. GI Bugs, Thugs, & Loves - Discussion of different types ofGastrointestinal infections and the benefits of probiotics. Mini Mehra,MD Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California

9 a.m. Ready? Set? Go! - Evaluating Transition Readiness in Adolescent FosterYouth. Transitional age foster youth face significant health concerns asthey make the leap from adolescence to adulthood, often with littleresources or support. As a result, they experience significantly worsemental and physical health outcomes than other young adults.This presentation will describe best practices for assessing transitionreadiness in foster youth and other medically fragile pediatricpopulations. Sharrica Miller, PhD, CPNP-PC, RN

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. High Cholesterol in Adolescents: Why it Matters and How to Manage It -A discussion on laboratory values and how to determine high cholesterolin adolescents and dyslipidemia in the pediatric population and ways totreat and prevent progression. Lindsey Brucker, M.D.

11:30 a.m. Common Surgical Consultations - A discussion on ways pediatricsurgeons manage care without surgical intervention including MRSA,Appendicitis, and small bowel obstruction. Steven L. Lee, MD, FACS,FAAP Professor of Clinical Surgery and Pediatrics, Chief of PediatricSurgery at Harbor-UCLA

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1 p.m. Basic First Aide Refresher - An interactive presentation on care in thefield: limb splinting, burns, head injury, wounds and more.Chad Demarco, Firefigher/Paramedic Torrance Fire Department

2 p.m. Youth at Risk for Gang Violence and Risky Behaviors - A discussionon ways to identify high risk youth in the community and how nursescan utilize local resources including police engagement andnon-traditional sports programs. Sergeant Christopher Cognac,Hawthorne Police Department

3 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Using Service Recovery to Improve the Patient Experience -A discussion on how nurses can utilize customer service in the inpatientsetting. Mary Matson, Director Service Excellence, Torrance Memorial

4:30 p.m. Closing/Evaluations

The Children’s Nursing Symposium will update in theareas of Gastrointestinal Infections, Healthcare needs of Foster Adolescentstransitioning into adulthood, High Cholesterol in the pediatric population,Common Surgical Consultations, Basic first aide, Gang Violence and riskybehaviors, and Nursing Service Recovery.

Participants will:

• Identify two causes high cholesterol in adolescents.

• List two ways to assist families at high risk for gang violence.

• Describe two assessment techniques in identifying the healthcare needsof an emancipated minor.

• List two physical indicators on nursing assessment that indicatesmall bowel obstruction.

• List two treatment modalities of suspected bone fracture.

• Identify three physical signs and symptoms of MRSA.