“Nursing at Connecticut Children’s
Medical Center creates an environment that promotes, supports and
inspires excellence in clinical practice and professional development.”
The vision statement for Nursing at Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) serves as the
cornerstone of our annual national conference. One of our five core values is that
of Discovery- we are always trying to learn and research best practices to assure our
patients and families receive the best care.
We have chosen to keep our theme “Pediatric Nursing: Changing Culture and
Practice” the same this year because we want to continue to highlight that pediatric
nursing is a dynamic, ever-evolving profession. We want to support the discovery of
new knowledge and share best practices that we have learned through both didactic
learning and poster presentations. This year we are thrilled to offer Simulation
Training for various scenarios that will meet the needs of all pediatric nurses.
I look forward to meeting you in the fall!
Theresa Hendricksen RN, BSN, MS
Vice President Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
JANICE SELEKMAN, DNSc, RN, NCSN
PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Janice lekman is a nationally known speaker who as lectured on multiple topics
related to the care of children and the education of nurses caring for those children.
Janice has been instrumental in establishing a new school nurse certifi cate program in
Delaware, mapping out a curriculum for certifi cation focusing on screening, counseling,
and caring for those with special needs.
Among her many honors, Janice has received the Excellence in Education Award from the Society of Pediatric
Nurses. She won the AJN Book of the Year award in three categories in 2007. She has authored or contributed
to over 100 publications, serves on the editorial board for Pediatric Nursing, and is the editor of School Nursing:
A Comprehensive Text.
Janice received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh and her master’s and doctoral
degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked as a pediatric staff nurse, a clinical nurse specialist,
and a pediatric nursing educator. She joined the University of Delaware faculty in 1991 and served as chairperson
for the Department of Nursing for ten years.
We are honored to have Janice Selekman visit with us in Connecticut this fall and look forward to her keynote
address "Changing Pediatric Nursing for the Changing Pediatric Patient".
PLENARY SPEAKERS
BONNIE WESORICK, RN, MSN
Bonnie is the founder of the Clinical Practice Model and CPM Resource Center. For the last two
decades she has centered her practice around co-creating healthy, healing, integrated practice cultures.
Her original work began with nursing and now spans every health care discipline. Bonnie has
shared her expertise and learned from the expertise of others in over 700 diverse clinical settings and
professional organizations both within and beyond the health care arena. She is an internationally
known speaker, author, and visionary in the field of health care. Bonnie brings a sense of direction and
hope in the midst of today’s complex healthcare environment.
JAMES BAILEY, CAPTAIN USAF, RN
Captain Bailey is a PICU ECMO Coordinator who works closely with NICU nurses and physicians in
the event of an ECMO transport or an in-house ECMO need. With 8 years of clinical experience in
ED, MICU, SICU, and Critical Care Transport, Captain
Bailey has been deployed on two separate occasions to
Balad Air Base, Iraq, as the only PICU trained nurse in
the field trauma hospital.
To help improve quality of care, he has provided
pediatric lectures to adult ICU nurses who are deploying
to Iraq or Afghanistan on pediatric trauma and ICU
care.
Captain Bailey will share some of his experiences from
his deployments as they relate to the care of children in
war zones.
