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Saturday, May 23, 2026
8:00am - 8:30am
CST
Refreshment Break
8:00am - 8:30am
CST
Refreshment Break
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Death Planning: Reframing Time and Space at End of Life
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Death Planning: Reframing Time and Space at End of Life
Location: Salon A-5
Daniela Bird, CCLS, MA (she/her/hers)
– MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Ammy Majano, CCLS, MA (she/her/hers)
– MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Araceli Angulo, CCLS, BA (she/her/hers)
– Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Assessment
Intervention
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
From Bedside to Beyond: A Hybrid CLS Internship Pilot
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
From Bedside to Beyond: A Hybrid CLS Internship Pilot
Location: Salon A-2
Brielle Swerdlin, MHA, CCLS, CPXP (she/her/hers)
– Rady Children's Health San Diego
Michele M. Martin, CCLS, MS, MMFT
– Wonders & Worries
Priti P. Desai, PhD, MPH, CCLS
– East Carolina University
Hannah Harkins
– Atrium Health
Professional Responsibility
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
From Crisis to Coping: Child Life's role in Pediatric Trauma
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
From Crisis to Coping: Child Life's role in Pediatric Trauma
Location: Salon A-3
Amanda M. Ammons, CCLS MS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Health: Children's Medical Center Dallas
Kelsey Champion, MS, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Children's Health
Assessment
Intervention
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Influencing policy changes to support families of organ donors
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Influencing policy changes to support families of organ donors
Location: Salon A-4
Erin Egan, MS, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Fitzgibbons, CCLS
– Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Assessment
Professional Responsibility
Intervention
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Play...the Trauma Informed Way!
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Play...the Trauma Informed Way!
Location: Salon A-1
Kimberly Ong, CCLS, MS, CIMI
– UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Chloe Kelleher, CCLS, MA
– UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Intervention
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Research 101: Taking Your Next Step on the Inquiry Pathway
8:30am - 10:00am
CST
Research 101: Taking Your Next Step on the Inquiry Pathway
Location: Grand Ballroom
Maile T. Jones, M.Ed, CCLS, CIMI (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Colorado
Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Vanderbilt University/Monroe Carell Children's Hospital Vanderbilt/Child Life Academic Society
Assessment
Professional Responsibility
Intervention
Ethics
DEI
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Coming Full Circle: The Ripple Effect of Mentorship
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Coming Full Circle: The Ripple Effect of Mentorship
Location: Salon A-3
Michelle B. Mathews, CCLS, MS (she/her/hers)
– Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children
Professional Responsibility
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Empowering Patients: Promoting Compliance through Autonomy in New-Onset Diabetes
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Empowering Patients: Promoting Compliance through Autonomy in New-Onset Diabetes
Location: Salon A-5
Emily Betances, CCLS
– Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Assessment
Intervention
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Empowering the Voice of Child Life Among Medical Team
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Empowering the Voice of Child Life Among Medical Team
Location: Salon A-1
Mary W. Noe, CCLS, Other
Professional Responsibility
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
From Findings to Frontlines: Attachment Influences Coping After ER Visits
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
From Findings to Frontlines: Attachment Influences Coping After ER Visits
Location: Grand Ballroom
Rebecca K. Gregory, CCLS, MS
– University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital - Loyola University Chicago
Assessment
Intervention
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Is More Enough? Parent Perceptions of Hospital-Based Bereavement Supports
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Is More Enough? Parent Perceptions of Hospital-Based Bereavement Supports
Location: Salon A-2
Jessika Boles, PhD, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Vanderbilt University/Monroe Carell Children's Hospital Vanderbilt/Child Life Academic Society
Maile T. Jones, M.Ed, CCLS, CIMI (she/her/hers)
– Children's Hospital of Colorado
Assessment
Intervention
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Pediatric Transitions to Adult Healthcare: A Guide for Child Life
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Pediatric Transitions to Adult Healthcare: A Guide for Child Life
Location: Salon A-5
Deborah S. Fingerhut, EdD, CCLS
– Miller Children's & Women's Hospital
Assessment
Intervention
Ethics
DEI
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Strands of Courage: Addressing the Psychosocial Impact of Hair Loss
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
Strands of Courage: Addressing the Psychosocial Impact of Hair Loss
Location: Salon A-5
Sophie Goldberg, CCLS, MSc (she/her/hers)
– The Hospital for Sick Children
Assessment
Intervention
DEI
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
You’re Always Accepted Here: Inclusive Support at End of Life
10:15am - 11:15am
CST
You’re Always Accepted Here: Inclusive Support at End of Life
Location: Salon A-4
Courtney Lyon, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
Brooke Boddiford, CCLS (she/her/hers)
– Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Intervention
Ethics
DEI
11:30am - 1:00pm
CST
Closing Assembly
11:30am - 1:00pm
CST
Closing Assembly
Location: Grand Ballroom
