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ForwardUW-NIL: Research Symposium 2025-2026
Overview
This multidisciplinary forum is designed to provide educational opportunities on a broad spectrum of research and technology topics, presented by subject matter experts from diverse fields. The content is curated to be relevant and accessible to all healthcare associates at UWNI, fostering cross-functional learning and professional development.
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for nurses and technicians
Learning Objectives
By participating in this activity learners, as members of the healthcare team, will be able to:
- Describe the burden of RSV disease in infants in the US and globally.
- Identify the current RSV prevention strategies available with strong emphasis on Niservimab.
- Utilize the EOS calculator to help reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics in asymptomatic or low risk newborns.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: Patient care and procedural skills, medical knowledge,
Presenters
Sarah Shanks, NICU RN
Jennifer Medrano, MSN, RN-CVBC
Amanda Ponte (Technician)
Planners
Sarah Shanks, PhD
Sarah Shanks, NICU RN
Jennifer Medrano, MSN, RN-CVBC
Amanda Ponte (Technician)
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(s) | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Jennifer Medrano | Activity Coordinator/Presenter | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sarah Shanks | Planner//Presenter | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Amanda Ponte | Planner//Presenter | No relevant financial 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. |