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ForwardUW-NIL: CCU Education Days - March 2026
Overview
The session will cover key clinical and operational topics relevant to current unit needs. Staff will learn about maternal emergencies along with the affiliating hospital’s policies. Education on BiTE oncology therapy will be provided, including how care for these patients will be incorporated into the CCU. Leadership will share updates related to unit policy and patient quality data. Hands‑on training will focus on placing intraosseous (IO) access and inserting an esophagogastric tamponade tube.
Elements of Competence
ABMS/ACGME
- Patient care and procedural skills
- Practice-based learning and improvement
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE/NURSING COMPETENCIES
- Provide patient/person-centered care
- Employ evidence-based practice
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE COMPETENCIES
- Roles/responsibilities
- Teams and Teamwork
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to reach Nurses (RN, APRN).
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will…
- Identify maternal emergencies and follow protocols to address patient needs
- Explain the MOA of BiTE therapy and identify complications of therapy
- Demonstrate correct insertion of an intraosseous (IO) line
- Demonstrate correct insertion and care of an esophagogastric (EG) tamponade tube
Agenda
08:00–08:30 — Maternal emergencies
08:30–08:45 — BiTE Therapy
08:45–09:00 — Leadership Updates
9:00–10:00 — IO/Blakemore
UW Health Northern Illinois-Swedish American Hospital
1401 E State St
Rockford, IL 61104
United States
Presenters & Planners – CCU Education Days
- Bradee Aamodt — CCU Nurse Educator
- Courtney Fisk — Women’s Health Educator
- Julie Gates — NPDS
- Jen Kyriazopolous — CCU Op Sup
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 |
Jennifer Kyriazopolous | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Courtney Fisk | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Julie Gates | 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. |
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 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.