Program Description: 

A focused series focused on providing ongoing continuing education credit for APPs collectively. Designed to bring a platform to APPs to participate in and collect credit towards the professional continued education needs through events and activities such as Childrens Wisconsin Virtual Conference, Childrens Wisconsin Advanced Practice Provider Symposium, journal clubs, professional and leadership development program and more.

Key Words: 

Advanced Practice Provider, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Professional Development, Continuing Education 

Target audience: 
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Clinical nurse specialist
  • CRNA
  • CAA
  • Professional development
  • Pediatrics, specialties
  • Evidence based medicine
  • Patient care team, patient care model
  • Child development
Learning objectives: 
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
  • Inform patients and guardians of the current evidence for the safety, efficacy, and indications of GLP-1 receptor agonists in adolescents with obesity and related metabolic conditions.
  • Identify appropriate patient selection criteria, monitoring strategies, and counseling considerations when prescribing GLP-1 receptor agonists in adolescent populations.
Faculty & credentials: 
Activity Director(s):
Jerrid Dokey, PA-C
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Division of Advance Practice Providers 
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Allison Duey-Holtz MSN, CPNP-PC
Assistant Director Childrens Specialty Group Advanced Practice Providers
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Kristina Keppel, DNP, APNP, CPNP-PC
Department of Otolaryngology
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology
Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Denise Kilway, DNP, RN, CPNP-PC, APNP, DipACLM
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Director of the NEW Kids Program
Co-Director of the LMC Program
 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • Jerrid Dokey
  • Allison Duey-Holtz
  • Kristina Keppel
  • Denise Kilway
The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the Minterestct of interest mitigation process and addressed.
No conflicts of interests were identified

Contact

Name: 
Kristina Keppel
Email: 
[email protected]

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 2.50 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

AANP Credit Designation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for up to 2.5 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 2.5 hours of pharmacology). Nurse Practitioners should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.

Session date: 
08/27/2026 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Add to calendar: 
  • 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 2.50 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 2.50 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 2.50 NP Contact Hours
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