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Our UnitedHealthcare® Pediatric Emergency Department and Level I Pediatric Trauma Care Center in Minneapolis is Minnesota’s only Level I pediatric trauma care center in a hospital dedicated solely to kids.

Drowning: What to look for, what to do and ways to prevent it

Children’s Minnesota pediatric surgeon Dr. Nathan Kreykes, Trauma Medical Director, talks about drownings: what to look for, and what to do if you see one of these tragic accidents.

11th Annual Pediatric Acute Wound Management and Suturing Conference

October 10, 2019 10 a.m. – October 11, 2019 4 p.m., Minneapolis

Resilience in the face of sudden trauma

Westen was coming back from his hockey game with his mom Danielle and older sister Cierra when a drunk driver crashed into them in February 2018. Neither Westen nor Danielle remember the details of the crash, but the aftermath is hard to forget.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship

Reaching Toward Improved Patient Outcomes: A Clinical Practice Update

May 7, 2018 9 a.m. – May 9, 2018 2:30 p.m.

2018 Jill Davis Critical Care Nursing Conference

April 13, 2018, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Minneapolis

This is a one-day conference supported by the Jill Davis Intensive Care Nursing Fund. This conference is designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of the nurses caring for critically ill patients, with a focus on patients with alterations in cardiac function. The 2018 program content will feature an update on best practices.

Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Certification Review Seminar

April 27, 2018, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Minneapolis

The onsite CPEN Review Course is a hospital-sponsored format of this popular course designed for organizations that wish to provide certification review to a group of 20-50 nurses at one time. The hospital contracts with Nurse Builders to provide the CPEN Review Course. The hospital provides the location and facilitates the registration process. Nurse Builders provides the onsite instructor, all course materials, registration sheets and contact hour certificates for all of your nurse participants.

Pediatrics Certification Review Seminar

March 29, 2018 8 a.m. – March 30, 2018 4 p.m.

Dr. Louise Jakubik will guide the participants through the pediatric nursing certification exam review and preparation process and will provide practical tips for studying and test taking success. This conference includes test taking strategies for success and a thorough pediatric nursing content review. The course is based on the book “Pediatric Nursing Certification Review, 3rd Edition” co-authored by Jakubik (2014) and the exam content outlines for CPN published by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) and the Pediatric Nurse Exam (RN-BC) published by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Low Risk Neonatal Certification Review Seminar

March 19, 2018 8 a.m. – March 20, 2018 4 p.m., Minneapolis

This program provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of low risk neonatal nursing based on the low risk neonatal nursing exam content outline. Participants receive information that will not only promote certification exam success, but will also enhance clinical nursing practice.