Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV): Advancing Care in Wisconsin
Overview
This statewide conference will offer participants a comprehensive and up‑to‑date overview of best practices for identifying and managing congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV). Attendees will delve into current approaches to screening, clinical follow‑up, and family support, and will gain familiarity with tools and resources developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) in collaboration with the cCMV WiSPER (Wisconsin Screening, Prevention, and Early Recognition) stakeholder group. Participants will leave this event equipped with practical, actionable strategies to strengthen the care provided to newborns affected by cCMV across Wisconsin.
Intended Audience
This activity is intended for nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, pre-hospital providers, social workers, public health workers, patients, caregivers, community members.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Recognize the pathophysiology and presentation of newborns with congenital CMV including indications for screening and describe current management approaches.
- Discuss strategies to decrease perinatal transmission of CMV.
- Describe the interdisciplinary roles and collaborative strategies among maternal, pediatric and allied health professionals, and families to optimize outcomes for newborns with cCMV.
- Identify key audiology management principles specific to cCMV and hearing differences.
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, Systems-based practice
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)/Nursing: Provide patient/person-centered care, Employ evidence-based practice, Population health
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Roles and Responsibilities, Communication
- Social Impact and Belonging: Address differences in health outcomes
Provided By:
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance Program
- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
- Social Health Sciences and Programs
- Department of Pediatrics
- Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
Agenda
Time (CST) | Activity |
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. | Conference Welcome
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| 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. | Introduction to Congenital CMV
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9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 9:30 -10:30 a.m. | Prevention of Perinatal Infection
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10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 10:45 -11:45 a.m. | Family Lived Experience Panel
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11:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00 -2:00 p.m. | Advances in cCMV
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| 2:00-3:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions (No CE Available)
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3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Break/Transition and Snacks |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Wisconsin WiSPER Resource Introduction Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH |

Planners and Faculty
Name | Role | Title/Affiliation |
| Rachel Lee, AuD | Planning Committee Member | Clinical Associate Professor, L&S, Communication Sciences and Disorders - Hartman |
| Sreevalli Atluru MD | Planning Committee Member | Associate Professor(CHS), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Karen Fowler, MD | Faculty | Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease |
| Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | Professor, Pediatrics Neonatology and Newborn Nursery - Chief, UW-Madison SMPH |
| Meredy Hase, AuD | Planning Committee Member | Board Member, Wisconsin Academy of Audiology |
| Hilary Hoff | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | Patient Representative |
| Julie Kessel, MD | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | Associate Professor, Pediatrics Neonatology and Newborn Nursery - Chief, UW-Madison SMPH |
| Petra Laeven-Sessions, MD | Planning Committee Member | Specialist in Hospital Medicine, Pediatric & Pediatrics |
| Emma Mohr, MD | Planning Committee Member | Assistant Professor, Associate Fellowship Director, Division of Infectious Diseases |
| Kyle Mounts | Planning Committee Member | Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care |
| Megan Pesch, MD | Faculty | Associate Professor, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics |
| Mark Schleiss, MD | Faculty | Professor, Pediatric Infectious Disease |
| Kathy Stewart, MD | Planning Committee Member | Professor (CHS), Director of Core Clinical Curriculum, Phase 2 Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| Kaitlin Tolliver, LCSW | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | Social Worker, Wisconsins DHS |
| Sarah Walder, RN | Planning Committee Member | Nursing, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
| Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | State Epidemiologist for Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Diseases |
| Katie Williams, MD | Planning Committee Member | Center for Special Children, La Farge Medical Clinic, Vernon Health, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism at UW-Madison |
| Lyn Ranta, MD | Planning Committee Member | AAP |
| Pamela Hollar | Faculty | Parent Representative |
| Connie Felton | Faculty | Parent Representative |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Accreditation Specialist | Cont. Edu. Program Mgr., Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health |
Disclosures
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 | Relevant Financial Relationships Disclosed | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Rachel Lee, AuD | Planning Committee Member | ||
| Sreevalli Atluru MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Karen Fowler, MD | Faculty | ||
| Elizabeth Goetz, MD, MPH | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Meredy Hase, AuD | Planning Committee Member | ||
| Hilary Hoff | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | ||
| Julie Kessel, MD | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | ||
| Petra Laeven-Sessions, MD | Planning Committee Member | No | |
| Emma Mohr, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kyle Mounts | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Megan Pesch, MD | Faculty | ||
| Mark Schleiss, MD | Faculty | ||
| Kathy Stewart, MD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kaitlin Tolliver, LCSW | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sarah Walder, RN | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | ||
| Katie Williams, MD | Planning Committee Member | ||
| Lyn Ranta, MD | Planning Committee Member | ||
| Pamela Hollar | Faculty | ||
| Connie Felton | Faculty | ||
| James Eberhard, MFA | 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 Statement
| Accreditation Logos | Accreditation Statements |
![]() | In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP and Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 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 Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. | |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. | |
![]() | Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 6.0 general continuing education credits. |
![]() | American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) - CME with Self-Assessment Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 6.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Participant completion information will be shared with the ABP through PARS. By recording your attendance at this event, you are giving UW-ICEP permission to share this information with ABP. |
Continuing Education Units (CEU) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 6.0 CEUs or .06 hours. | |
Available Credit
- 5.00 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 5.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 5.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 5.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Questions about Registration
Email [email protected].
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserves 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.
For program questions, contact Elizabeth Goetz at [email protected] or Julie Kessel at [email protected].

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