2025 Bereavement Conference (ANCC)

This full-day, interprofessional conference provides evidence-based strategies for compassionate communication, family-centered memory-making, and clinician well-being when caring for families experiencing perinatal, neonatal, or pediatric loss. Through keynote presentations, interactive breakout sessions, simulation-based learning, and a family panel, participants will gain practical skills and resources to enhance family support and reduce moral distress in clinical practice.

Monday, October 27, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Creation Conference Rooms

LOCATION

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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

AdventHealth Orlando is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified in the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the Conference Coordinator.

CERTIFICATE

Certificates are awarded and available to print immediately after the evaluation has been submitted.  If you have a Florida license and would like credit(s) to be uploaded to CE Broker, your license number must be entered on your profile.  CE Broker will not accept credit(s) without the license number.  You are encouraged to print and save your certificate for your portfolio as required by your licensing body.

Activity questions, please email the Activity Coordinator, AAA

Evaluation and/or Certificate questions, email the CPD Department at [email protected]
ANCC: Email [email protected].

AdventHealth Orlando reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded.  We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

1. Describe the emotional and psychological impact of pediatric and perinatal loss across at least three developmental stages or units.
2. Analyze observed communication behaviors during pediatric and perinatal end-of-life care.
3. Apply memory-making techniques and supportive rituals in time-sensitive or chaotic clinical situations.
4. Identify one personal or team-based strategy to improve emotional safety and debriefing culture.
5. Select one self-care action that can be implement post-shift to support emotional resilience.
6. Summarize key insights from the family panel.
7. Select one actionable change to improve bereavement support or interdisciplinary communication on the unit.
8. Identify at least one verbal or nonverbal strategy that supports or hinders compassionate family care.

This course has been approved for continuing education accreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). AdventHealth University Division – echelon® is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Non-Physician (6.00 hours), Nurse (6.00 hours)