2025 Illinois DDNA Annual Educational Conference
Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center
One Lodge Lane
Oglesby, IL 61348
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 8:00am CT - Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 12:00pm CT
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Topic
Annual IDDNA Educational Conference
Credits Offered
This event offers
10.0 CEU credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
Illinois DHS & DDNA.
Speakers
Executive Director
Susan Y. Swart is a respected leader in nursing and healthcare, focused on improving the profes-sion and addressing healthcare challenges. With over 20 years of experience, she has worked in nursing regulation, leadership, and policy development. She serves as the Executive Director of the American Nurses Association-Illinois, the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing, and the Illinois Nurses Foundation.
Director Of Business Development at Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy
Secretary/Treasurer
Illinois Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association
Deb is a Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse and has worked within this field for the past 20 years. She is a credentialed Person-Centered Thinking Trainer through The Learning Community for Person-Centered Practices. Her background in IDD healthcare spans from providing nursing oversight and management to developing and delivering training across the country in various roles. She has been active in DDNA throughout her IDD career, serving as president of Central Illinois DDNA for many years and now Secretary of Illinois DDNA. She has been involved in conference and educational planning for the past 17 years through her roles. While she is “mostly” retired, she stays very active in IDDNA and The Learning Community for Person-Centered Practices.
Event Agenda
2025 Illinois DDNA Annual Educational Conference
Event Agenda
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 8:00am CT - Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 12:00pm CT
All times listed in
Central Time (US & Canada).
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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8:00am - 9:00am
Registration and Networking
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9:00am - 10:30am
Elevating Care: The Critical Role of Nurses in the Lives of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Kelly Drudi
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10:30am - 10:45am
Break and Networking
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10:45am - 12:15pm
Importance of Professional Organizations
Susan Swart
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12:15pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Sponsored Product Showcase
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2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tardive Dyskinesia Etiology, Risk Factors, and Best-Practice Guidelines
Jamie Hamill and Whitney White
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3:30pm - 3:45pm
Break and Networking
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3:45pm - 5:15pm
Recognizing Stress and Anxiety in People with IDD
Nanette Wrobel
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5:15pm - 6:30pm
Wine and Cheese Reception and Networking
Thursday, October 2, 2025
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8:00am - 9:00am
Acadia sponsored breakfast / Rett Syndrome – A Disease State Overview
Adam Hergenhahn
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9:00am - 10:30am
Capturing Fatal Five Risks Using the HRST
Michelle Smith and Crystal Stimpson
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10:30am - 10:45am
Break
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10:45am - 12:15pm
Decision Making; A Person-Centered Approach
Deb Davis
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12:15pm - 1:45pm
Managing Stress for Care Providers
Wyndi Patterson