The focus is integrating emotional safety into organizations' culture of safety. Two hospitals' approaches will be explored on capturing and assessing emotional harm data. Data shared demonstrates how inclusion of emotional safety in event reporting and performance improvement has enabled interdisciplinary teams to recognize and work to prevent emotional harm.

Attendees will learn strategies for collaborating with medical staff to improve pain and comfort measures. Presenters will share how they identified needs, engaged stakeholders, implemented policies, and evaluated outcomes. Key data, findings, and lessons learned will be discussed to support sustained improvements in pain management and patient comfort initiatives.

Explore how immersive Virtual Reality tools can be integrated effectively into a CCLS toolkit to reduce pain, anxiety and distress. This session offers clinical insights, technology selection rationale, practical implementation strategies, and child- and family-centered outcomes from frontline practice.

Child life specialists in Fetal Health Center (FHC) provide patient and family support from prenatal diagnosis throughout their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hospitalization. They provide sibling support, connection to resources, and facility dog interventions. They support mothers through transition from patient to caregiver, promoting resilience, normalization, and emotional safety.

This presentation examines how healthcare ethical principles apply to the creation of end-of-life keepsakes as tangible reflections of a child's legacy. It will address common ethical dilemmas related to timing, language, equity, individualization, and program sustainability.