Sara J. DiGirolamo, CRNP, CPNP-AC, SANE-P
Locations: Main Hospital
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC)Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Pediatric (SANE-P)
BSN, Minor in Spanish - Penn State University, University Park, PA
MSN, Masters of Science in Nursing, Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Academic Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA. May 2020. Sexual Assault Response Team (SART): A Decade in Review.
NAPNAP National Conference, Long Beach, California. March 2020. Let the Games Begin: Communicate and Update to Make the ED Visit Great!
NAPNAP National Conference, Long Beach, California. March 2020. Initiation of Huddle to Expedite Care of Pediatric Sexual Assault Patients.
NAPNAP National Conference, Long Beach, California. March 2020. Improving Advance Practice Nurse (APN) to APN Handoff Communication in the Emergency Department Extended Care Unit- An APN Quality Improvement Project.
Pediatric Emergency Care. January 2020. Emergency Department Visits for Behavioral Health Concerns After Sexual Assault: A Retrospective Mixed Methods Study.
CHOP Education Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 2020. Improving Advance Practice Nurse (APN) to APN Handoff Communication in the Emergency Department Extended Care Unit- An APN Quality Improvement Project.
CHOP Quality and Safety Day, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 2019. Let the Games Begin: Communicate and Update to Make the ED Visit Great!
NAPNAP National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 2019. Pediatric Sexual Assault Program: 10 Years in Review.
NAPNAP National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 2019. Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner (EDNP) Self and Peer Handoff Quality Evaluation Identify Areas for Education in an EDNP Managed 23-Hour Extended Care Unit (EDECU).
CHOP Education Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 2019. Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner (EDNP) Self and Peer Handoff Quality Evaluation Identify Areas for Education in an EDNP Managed 23-Hour Extended Care Unit (EDECU).
American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo: San Diego, California, November 2018. Return Rate of Sexual Assault Victims for Behavioral Health Concerns in the ED: A Retrospective Study.
DiGirolamo SJ. Sickle Cell Patients and TCD Studies: Collaboration for Improved Outcomes. Nursing of Children Network Conference; 2015 Oct; Wilmington, DE.
DiGirolamo SJ. Creating healthy habits for teens: Prevention via health condition-specific education. Pediatric Nursing Conference; 2015 Jul; Chicago, IL.
2019, Practice Innovation Poster Award, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Patient Family Experience-Communication Board Quality Improvement Team, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2015, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Member
2015, Sigma Theta Tau Member
2015, Penn State Nursing Mentoring Program Mentor