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ForwardCCU Education Days - September 2025
Overview
During this set of CCU Education Days, participants explored key topics including how to transition patients to comfort care and provide ongoing support, the medications commonly associated with comfort care and their appropriate use, common documentation pitfalls and strategies to avoid them, and an overview of pediatric resources available both within the organization and throughout the community.
Elements of Competence
ABMS/ACGME
- Patient care and procedural skills
- Medical knowledge
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE/NURSING COMPETENCIES
- Provide patient/person-centered care
- Employ evidence-based practice
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCIES
- Roles/responsibilities
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to reach Nurses (RN, APRN), Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Social Workers.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, participants, as members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Describe the process for transitioning patients to comfort care and outline appropriate care strategies.
- Identify medications commonly used in comfort care and explain their indications and considerations.
- Explain common documentation pitfalls and apply strategies to improve accuracy and compliance.
- Explore available pediatric resources within the organization and the broader community to support patient care.
Agenda
0800–0840 — Comfort Care
Presenter: Jane Steffen
0840–0915 — Legalities & Risk
Presenter: Jennifer Kooiman Mohr
0915–0930 — Pharmacy: Comfort Care Medications
Presenter: Jessica Jones
0930–1000 — Leadership Updates & Teamwork
Presenter: John Patterson
UW Health Northern Illinois-Swedish American Hospital
1401 E State St
Rockford, IL 61104
United States
Presenters & Planners – CCU Education Days
Jane Steffen, APRN
Advanced Practice Registered NurseMichelle Strand, MSW
Licensed Social WorkerJessica Jones, Pharm.D., BCPS
Evening Clinical PharmacistJennifer Kooimer Mohr, RN
Registered Nurse
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? |
Bradee Aamodt-Osborne | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Jane Steffen | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Michelle Strand | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Jessica Jones | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Jennifer Kooimer Mohr | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Shezad Baloch | Accreditation Specialist | 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
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 activity for a maximum of 2.0 ANCC contact hours. |
 | American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.20 continuing education units (CEUs) or 2.0 hours.
Available Credit
- 2.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 2.00 APA CE Credits
- 2.00 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.