Fall CICU Skills Day 10.21.2026

October 21, 2026

This activity will provide nurses with hands-on learning and simulation experiences focused on high-acuity pediatric cardiac care. Participants will strengthen their knowledge and skills related to cardiac arrest team roles and documentation, engage in multidisciplinary ECPR simulations, and explore neurodevelopmental considerations for pediatric cardiac patients to support safe, evidence-based practice.

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Target Audience

Children's National Nurses

Learning Objectives

  1. Nurses will apply evidence-based resuscitation principles during a simulated patient decompensation leading to cardiac arrest and collaborate interprofessionally to support ECPR/ECMO deployment.
  2. Nurses will apply a neurodevelopmental framework to their patient care
  3. Nurses will analyze the different code roles and apply them to simulated patient scenarios correctly

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 3.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
10/21/2026
Course expires: 
12/20/2026
Event starts: 
10/21/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/21/2026 - 3:00pm EDT
Part of: 
Fall 2026 CICU Skills Day
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Children's National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave NW
DC 20010
United States

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital 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. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider #4008362.

Credit Designation Statement

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum o 3.0 ANCC contact hour(s) for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 3.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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