UW-NIL: Research Symposium - Januar 2025

January 21, 2026

Overview

This session offers a concise look at UWNI’s TAVR program, highlighting its success in delivering minimally invasive cardiac care with strong patient outcomes. It also offers an outline of the Associate Health Department’s benefits, which support associate well-being through wellness initiatives, professional development opportunities, and comprehensive health resources.

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for nurses and technicians

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  1. Summarize the TAVR program and describe its outcomes for UWNI
  2.  List the benefits offered by our Associate Health Department

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, and medical knowledge,
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 2.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
Registration opens: 
01/15/2026
Course expires: 
03/07/2026
Event starts: 
01/21/2026 - 12:00pm CST
Event ends: 
01/21/2026 - 2:00pm CST
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Research Symposium -  January 2026
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This is a virtual event. A link to join will be provided prior to the start of the session. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Carpenter at [email protected].

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.

NameRole(s)Financial Relationship Disclosure

Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation?

Jennifer MedranoActivity Coordinator/PresenterNo relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Sarah ShanksPlanner//PresenterNo relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Amanda PontePlanner//PresenterNo relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

*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.

Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation Statement

imageIn 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 2.00 ANCC hours.

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) authorizes this program for 0.2 continuing education units (CEUs) or 2.0 hours.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 2.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours

Cost:
$0.00
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This event is not open for public registration.

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

The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at [email protected]

Required Hardware/software

Virtual attendees: laptop, desktop, or tablet with video streaming capability.