2026 Pediatric Nursing Conference - EXHIBITOR/SPONSOR REGISTRATION

2026 Pediatric Nursing Conference EXHIBITORS/SPONSORS

Date

November 10, 2026 | 7:00 AM - 4:15 PM

Location

Blank Children's Hospital

Education & Research Center

Virginia Thompson Auditorium

1415 Woodland Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50309

Audience

Nurses and other interested healthcare professionals involved in caring for the pediatric patient. We expect approximately 150 attendees.

Agenda

7:45 – 8:00 | Welcome & Announcements 

Amy Groen, DO, MHA, FAAP, Medical Director of Pediatric and Women’s Services | Blank Children’s Hospital | UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

8:00 – 9:00 | Unlocking POTS and Dysautomonia

Jill Shivapour, MD, Pediatric Cardiology | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines

Amanda Croxton, DO, Pediatric Neurology | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines

9:00 – 10:00 | Trauma Informed Responses to Behavioral Escalation in Pediatric Patients

Amanda Privitera, LISW | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines

10:00 – 10:30 | Break & Exhibitors 

10:30 – 11:45 | Cystic Fibrosis: What’s New in the Presentation, Treatment and Discoveries 

Rebecca Weiner, MD, Program Director | UIHC Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center 

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

11:45 – 12:45 | Lunch 

12:45 – 2:00 | From Novel to Notorious: Emerging Threats in Youth Substance Use

Linda Kalin, BS, RN, CSPI, Executive Director | Iowa Poison Control Center

2:00 – 3:00 | DKA: Where have we been and where are we going?  

Grant Perry, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines 

3:00 – 3:15 | Break

3:15 – 4:15 | ChildLife & Family Centered Services

Beth Allin, MS, CCLS | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines

Olivia Trevino, MS, CCLS | Blank Children’s Hospital | UPH – Des Moines

4:15 | Closing Remarks



Registration

Registration deadline is Friday, November 6, 2026. If you would like to pay by invoice/check prior to the conference, please email me at talia.greve@unitypoint.org

Questions

Please contact Haylee Denney at haylee.denney@unitypoint.org with any questions or concerns.