Advances in Pediatric Healthcare

Tommy Martin, MD, is an internal medicine/pediatric specialist in Plymouth, Massachusetts and is affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth and Boston Children’s Hospital. He received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine and has been in practice for 10 years. Better known as @drtommymartin, he is active on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Tommy Martin has employment relationships with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Tommy Martin is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Med-Peds Residents Associations, and the Association for Healthcare Social Media.

Stephen Jones, MS, RN, PNP, ET, is a fulltime Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner and Enterostomal Therapist, practicing at The Children’s Hospital @ Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. In this multidimensional role, Stephen covers all inpatient pediatric units, including the PICU, as well as the pediatric Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis clinic. As an Enterostomal Therapist specializing in infants and children, Steve serves as a resource and consultant around the country. He has published articles in numerous nursing journals, authored chapters in several pediatric textbooks, and presented posters at numerous national conferences. Steve was instrumental in establishing the original pediatric transport team, pediatric critical care courses and pediatric core curriculum at his hospital, and initiation of the pediatric PICC program. In addition to his active and busy clinical practice, he is also the founder and principal of Pediatric Concepts, a company dedicated to providing quality educational programs for healthcare professionals.

Stephen has focused his nursing career entirely in pediatrics, previously serving in various staff positions within the PICU and general pediatric units. He continues to be active in all arenas of pediatric nursing, as well as a member of his local state NP association. Stephen holds undergraduate degrees from Union College and Skidmore College, while his graduate degree is from the University of Rochester. He has been on and continues to participate via speakers bureaus for a variety of pharmaceutical companies and continues to lecture extensively to a diverse audience through North America, including healthcare professionals, as well as parents and families. Steve’s long-standing passion for optimal and evidence-based pediatric care will be evident throughout this presentation. You will find him to be practical, informative, entertaining and motivating.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Jones is the founder of Pediatric Concepts and has an employment relationship with The Children's Hospital - Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College and Russell Sage College. He receives a speaker honorarium from Digestive Care and Nestle Health Science. He is on the advisory board of Chiesi, Genentech, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and a Healthcare Advisory board for Digestive Care. Stephen Jones receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-Financial: Stephen Jones is a member of The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State.

Maria Broadstreet, RN, MSN, APN, has over 26 years of nursing experience and treats critically ill patients as a nurse practitioner at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital (formerly Children’s Memorial Hospital) in Chicago. She came into this role from primary care where she diagnosed and treated kids at the beginning stages of their illness. Throughout her career in pediatrics, Maria has been able to expand her love of teaching, sharing her expertise with an experienced healthcare audience across the country and through clinical instruction with both graduate and undergraduate nursing students.

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Maria Broadstreet has an employment relationship with Lurie Children’s Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Maria Broadstreet is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.

Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN, works in pediatric emergency services at a large health care system as a clinical manager overseeing learning and development for the Emergency Department service line and the Emergency Nursing residency. She has extensive experience in emergency care, pediatrics, and primary care settings. For the past 20 years, she has served as adjunct faculty as a clinical instructor for undergraduate nursing students and post graduate nurse practitioner students.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Theresa Pye receives compensation as a consultant and contractor. . She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Theresa Pye is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Northeast Florida Council of Advance Practice Registered Nurses, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network.

Jean Waitneight, MSN, PMHNP-BC, PNP-BC, is a dual certified pediatric and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She practices full time at Pediatrics at Newton Wellesley as an integrated psychiatric and developmental provider. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and young adults in primary care, developmental medicine, and psychiatric mental health. For the past 7 years, she has worked directly with the autism spectrum population.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jean Waitneight has an employment relationship with Newton Wellesley. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jean Waitneight is a member of the American nurses Credentialing Center.

Lisa Keeler, MS, RN, CPNP-AC, is an acute care nurse practitioner at Boston Children’s Hospital. She has over 15 years of advanced practice experience all with a pediatric acute care focus, working the last three years in inpatient critical care over the last three years, and previously 12 years in pediatric gastroenterology. Lisa serves as a clinical preceptor for APN nursing students.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Keeler has employment relationships with Yale University, Northeastern University, Boston Children's Hospital, and Merrimack Valley YMCA. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Keeler is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. She serves as a board member of Yale University School of Nursing Alumni. She is an Ad Hoc reviewer for Center for Disease Control Document.

Ashley Smith Fraser, MSN, CPNP-PC, is a pediatric dermatology nurse practitioner at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. She earned her BSN and MSN from The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She was a nurse in the emergency department at Children’s National and has been a pediatric nurse practitioner in the dermatology department in Children’s National for over 5 years. She specializes in acne, atopic dermatitis and biologic therapies.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ashley Smith Fraser has an employment relationship with Children’s National Hospital and receives a speaking honorarium from Sanofi. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Ashley Smith Fraser has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Christi Strawley, DNP, CPNP-AC, FNP-C, has 25 years nursing experience in adult, pediatric acute and ambulatory care, and as nursing adjunct faculty. She is an expert in pediatric pain management and opioid stewardship. She currently serves as a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in the Pediatric Pain Management Service and the Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinic. Additionally, she is an adjunct faculty at Drexel University. She is a skilled leader of clinical quality improvement initiatives. Dr. Strawley has received awards for Commitment to Excellence and Clinical Innovation.
 

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Christi Strawley has employment relationships with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Drexel University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Christi Strawley is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the American Society of Pain Management Nurses and the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.

Alexandra Ginos, MBA, RD, CSP, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian who is board certified as a specialist in Pediatric Nutrition. She has over a decade of experience in a variety of areas of pediatric nutrition and has worked with babies and kids of all ages. She worked for several years at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and currently works in a clinic for children with special health care needs at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Alexandra Ginos has an employment relationship with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Alexandra Ginos is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She had an employment relationship with Abbott Nutrition.

Jena Quinn, PharmD, BCPPS, is an expert pediatric pharmacist. She is the owner of Perfecting Peds, a comprehensive pharmacology management program. She has 10 years of safe medication management and direct patient care experience in the pharmacy field with a wide-ranging background in developing, enhancing and managing clinical consulting programs. Dr. Quinn earned both her Doctoral degrees with high honors from the Ernest Mario school of Pharmacy. She is a nationally Board-Certified Pediatric Pharmacist.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jena Quinn is the CEO of Perfecting Pediatrics and has an employment relationship with Cooper University Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jena Quinn is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

Sean G. Smith, MSc, FP-C, C-NPT, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, CPEN, CCRN-CMC (Adult), CCRN-K (Neonatal), CCRN-K (Pediatric), is a humanitarian/flight nurse-paramedic who is triple board-certified in neonatal, pediatric, and adult critical care and emergency medicine. He brings 30+ years of education and team/leadership experience to his presentations from a career that includes global health, tropical medicine, research molecular neuroendocrinology, nuclear engineering technology, US Navy aviation/NASA manned space flight support, and high-performance teams/high-yield pedagogy, dozens of national/international conference presentations and various awards and honors. Author/co-author/review credits include a best-selling laboratory medicine textbook, a chapter on shock in Nursing Core Curriculum a section in the newly released Resuscitation Crisis Manual, numerous other industry-standard textbooks, and several professional association critical care/emergency medicine curriculums and board certification review courses (AACN, ANN, ENA, SCCM, etc.). Additionally, Sean routinely consults on clinical, legal, and certification matters for numerous high-profile hospital systems (Yale, Mayo, etc.). He holds an MSc in Pharmacy/Forensic Science, bachelor’s degrees in business administration, nursing, and molecular biology, and post graduate certificates in Forensic Death Investigation, Legal Consulting, and Tropical Medicine. In addition to being active in a number of professional associations (SCCM, AACN, WADEM, etc.), Sean is a life member of Mensa, The Emergency Nurses Association, and the Air Surface Transport Nurses Association. He has served on the executive committees and in various leadership roles of numerous charities and professional associations and has led/participated in 50+ medical missions (Dominican Republic, Honduras, Morocco, Liberia, Nepal, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Haiti). Sean served as a clinician and educator during the largest Ebola and Cholera outbreaks in recent history and is currently active in building sustainable neonatal-pediatric cardiac critical care capacity in Iraq, as well as serving as part of a national-level multidisciplinary child sexual assault forensics team in Guyana, South America. Hobbies include Scuba diving and vintage science kits, tube amplifiers, and motorcycles.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sean Smith is an independent contractor. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sean Smith is a member of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine.

Thomas Kidd, PA-C, is a physician assistant and primary care practitioner at West Virginia University, Berkeley Medical Center, in Martinsburg, WV. He graduated from George Washington University in 1978. He is an active member of the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants. (MdAPA).

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Thomas Ali Kidd Jr. has employment relationships with Berkeley Medical Center, Jefferson Medical Center Urgent Care, United States Acute Care Solutions, Meritus Urgent Care, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Thomas Ali Kidd Jr. has no relevant non-financial relationships.

 

 

Angela Mansolillo, MA/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is a speech-language pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing disorders with more than 30 years of experience. She is a senior speech-language pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts where she provides evaluation and treatment services for adults and children with dysphagia and is involved in program planning and development including quality improvement initiatives, patient education, and clinical policies and protocols. She is also adjunct faculty at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Chicopee, Massachusetts and a guest lecturer in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Massachusetts. Over the course of her career, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings with children and adult populations with a career-long focus on feeding and swallowing disorders. Recently, she authored Let’s Eat!: A Clinical Guide to the Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders. Angela is a recent recipient of the Massachusetts Speech and Hearing Association’s Award for Clinical Excellence and is a sought-after speaker for both live and online continuing education courses as she seamlessly blends current research with clinical experience.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Angela Mansolillo has an employment relationship with Elms College and Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She is a consultant with Dysphagia Services and receives speaking honorarium from ContinuEd, Medbridge, Advantage CE, and Dilgem Continuing Education. Angela Mansolillo receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Angela Mansolillo is a member of ASHA.