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Forward7th Floor Education Summit - June 4, 2026
Overview
Participants will learn about the latest evidence-based practice initiatives to guide their practice. We will provide additional education on new and changing high-risk, low-volume practices. They will acquire skills for BLS/CPR and AED usage, steps for safe chemotherapy administration and documentation, and selection of safe patient handling equipment.
Elements of Competence
This activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
American Board of Medical Specialties
- Patient care and procedural skills
- Practice-based learning and improvement
Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies
- Roles and Responsibilities
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses and patient care technicians.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, participants, as members of the healthcare team, will be able to:
- Summarize lymphedema and guidance for clinical practice
- Demonstrate BLS/CPR and AED integration during a cardiac arrest
- Determine steps for safe chemotherapy administration and documentation
Course summary
- 3.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 3.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Location: Commons Conference Rooms
0800–0830 Lymphedema and Limb Alert Education
0830–0840 Station Set Up / Break
0840–0955 — Skills Stations (25‑minute stations)
Glucometer — Maddie Carruthers Mock Code — Julie Gates
Competency Sign Off — Angela Villarreal
1000–1115 — RN Specific: Chemotherapy Competency (25‑minute stations)
Beacon — Maddie Carruthers
Chemotherapy Administration — Mary Grace Hipe Hipe
Port Access — Kristen Tatum
1115–1130
Charge Nurse Education
UW Health Northern Illinois-Swedish American Hospital
1401 E State St
Rockford, IL 61104
United States
Presenters
- Angela Villarreal, MSN, RN, NE-BC
- Marisela Carrillo‑Hernandez, BSN
- Maddie Carruthers, BSN, RN
- Kristen Tatum, MSN, RN
- Tara Stafford, MS, PA-C
- Alane Curry, PT
- Julie Gates, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Planners
- Marisela Carrillo‑Hernandez, BSN Staff Nurse – Surgical Oncology
- Julie Gates, MSN Nursing Professional Development Specialist
- Peggy Kidd Patient Care Technician – Surgical Oncology
- Angela Villarreal, MSN Manager – Surgical Oncology
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
Marisela Carrillo-Hernandez | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Angela Villarreal | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Peggy Kidd | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Cindi Jensen | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Julie Gates | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Kristen Tatum | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Maddie Carruthers | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Julie Gates | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Rob Tussey | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tara Stafford | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Alane Curry | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re‐selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live in-person activity for a maximum of 3.00 ANCC contact hours.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.300 CEUs or 3.00 hours.
Available Credit
- 3.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 3.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Questions about Registration
Email Julie Gates at [email protected]
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.