Date and Time
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
7:45 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Location
Drury Inn and Suites St. Louis - Brentwood
8700 Eager Rd.
Brentwood, MO 63144
Cost
$100 per person ($50 for students)
Event Details
2025 Pediatric Telephone Triage Conference
Agenda:
7:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome
Randall Sterkel, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Answer Line
8:45 a.m. Don’t Be Rash
Anne Weissler, MMS, PA-C
Division of Pediatric Dermatology, WashU Medicine
9:45 a.m. Break
10 a.m. Gynecologic Emergencies in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient
Maggie Dwiggins, MD, MS
Division of Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology, WashU Medicine
11 a.m. Food Allergy—Evaluation, Management, and Treatment Recommendations
Lila Kertz, DNP, APRN, CPNP-CE, AE-C
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Telephone Triage Is a Skill: Avoiding Pitfalls That Make It Harder
Caitlin Kassebaum, MSN, RN
Answer Line Triage Nurse, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
2 p.m. Making the Right Call: Enhancing Nurse Triage Between After Hours Clinics and the Emergency Room
George M. Hoganson, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, WashU Medicine
Assistant Professor, Biology, WashU
Medical Director, St. Louis Children’s Hospital Convenient Care/After Hours Clinics
3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Treatment of Childhood Obesity: Lifestyle to Medications
Jennifer E. Sprague, MD, PhD
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, WashU Medicine
4:15 p.m. Wrap-up
Sponsored by:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Answer Line
Credit:
Nursing Contact Hours pending.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Directions & Hotel: A map and information on hotel accommodations will be included in your confirmation materials.
For Questions: Please visit stlouischildrens.org/healthcare-professionals/education, call Children’s Direct at 800-678-HELP (4357) or email Jenny Porter at [email protected].
