From Anxiety to Empowerment: Improving Pediatric CVL Dressing Changes Through Personalized Care
Includes a Live Web Event on 08/25/2026 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
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For many pediatric patients, weekly CVL dressing changes can be a source of significant anxiety. This session explores how a multidisciplinary team partnered with patients and families to redesign this experience through individualized care planning.
By incorporating patient-specific preferences—such as stress management strategies, timing, positioning, caregiver support, and comfort measures—teams created tailored plans to support each child during dressing changes. These plans are continuously adapted to ensure ongoing success and responsiveness to patient needs.
This approach has resulted in a notable improvement in patient experience, engagement, and procedural success. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to implement personalized, patient-centered interventions within their own practice settings.
CE Credit: 1.00 | Post-Webinar Survey Required
Presented August 2026
Cassie Medlock DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNN
Director of Ambulatory Care Services
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Cassie Medlock, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CNN is the Director of Kidney Care Services at Arkansas Children's, where she provides strategic and operational leadership for the Urology, Nephrology, Kidney Transplant, and Dialysis programs. In this role, she partners closely with interdisciplinary teams to advance quality, safety, and patient-centered care across the continuum of kidney services.
Cassie has worked in nephrology since 2010, beginning her career in adult dialysis before transitioning to pediatric care in 2019. Her clinical and leadership experience spans both inpatient and outpatient settings, with a focus on program development, care standardization, and improving outcomes for patients with complex kidney conditions.
Her passion for kidney care is deeply personal, shaped by her father’s experience with kidney failure and dialysis, as well as that of other family members. She is especially committed to enhancing the patient experience within dialysis environments—leading initiatives that reduce anxiety, promote engagement, and ensure care is delivered with compassion, consistency, and dignity.
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