Keynote  Pre-Congress Pediatric Day, Family Perspectives on Sustained Uncertainty

Interactive Session Presenter  in collaboration with Naomi Goloff MD, FRCPC, FAAHPM, and Bereavement Coordinator Matthew Park t.s.p., this session was one of the top 10% of submitted abstracts selected to lead a 90 minute interactive workshop for this international gathering of palliative care clinicians. Navigating Grief and Building Resilience: Attend - A Guided Workshop for Clinicians

Poster Presenter  in collaboration with fellow Bereaved Parent Faculty Kelly McManimon, Dannell presented from her work at the University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, End of Life Skills Workshop, with the poster Engaging Bereaved Parent Faculty from Development through Delivery for an Interprofessional Pediatric End of Life Care Skills Workshop to Inform Pediatric End-of-Life Care Education for Interprofessional Trainees.

Guest Presenter  Strategies and benefits for incorporating bereaved parents in clinician education, in collaboration with fellow Bereaved Parent Faculty Kelly McManimon.

Faculty A founding member and Bereaved Parent Faculty of PECS, Dannell provides family perspectives to Interprofessional Learners (physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains) and pediatric subspecialty fellows who are participating in a half-day immersive simulation workshop. Co-hosted by the University of Minnesota's MSim and Department of Pediatrics. Learn More  about Dannell's faculty role since 2018.

Guest Presenter  for bereaved parent VolunPeers program

Abstract Award & Presenter University of Minnesota, Department of Pediatrics, Bereaved Parent Educator Onboarding Curriculum: A Trauma-Informed Care Approach to Developing Pediatric End of Life Care Skills Workshop Facilitators in collaboration with fellow Bereaved Parent Faculty Kelly McManimon and Neonatologist Dr. Johannah Scheurer.

Breakout Presenter  2024 was the first of it's kind event for Minnesota, hosted by Brighter Days Family Grief Center, Dannell will led a dynamic breakout session for grief professionals: Essential Picture Books for Teaching Young Children and Adults about Grief. Sourced from RedBird's Grief Picture Book Guide with parent-vetted books for teaching children 4-12 about grief. 

Exhibitor  Grief resources for clinicians and families.

Guest Presenter  Invited as the first guest presenter, shared family perspectives and led an open Q&A dialogue with an interdisciplinary gathering of  pediatric providers in research, bioethics, clinicial practice, palliative care, and communication.

Custom Event  Full day interactive workshop for professionals working with children with DeafBlindness. Included RedBird's Intervener Grief Education Guide and Intervener Grief Toolkit.

 Keynote Presenter  The first non-chaplain keynote speaker,, Dannell provided family perspectives, welcomed brave-spaces conversations, and provided meaningful care to chaplains (in-person + virtually) through her session "Navigating Grief: Attend  - a guided workshop for clinicians" Participation was made possible with the support of the Cameron and Hayden Lord Foundation.

Breakout Presenter  As the only Family Advocate conference presenter, Dannell led a lively and insightful session Essential Picture Books for Teaching Young Children and Adults about Grief. Sourced from RedBird's Grief Picture Book Guide, this resource provided clinicians with parent-vetted books for teaching children 4-12 about grief. Previous conference presentations: 2018 and scheduled for 2020.

Keynote Presenter  As a fellow mom of a child with DeafBlindness, Dannell brought insights and relatability to her keynote presentations on grief education and physical resiliency practices.

Thought Leader Representing the child-family perspectives, Dannell received an invitation to join the first-ever national convening of concurrent care experts from both pediatric and veterans communities to engage in strategic and cross-disciplinary conversations.