Pediatric Focus Training Center

~Cynthia Cristofani, MD, Director     Gina Craven, RN, Coordinator~


Our experienced faculty can travel to your facility in Oregon or southern Washington if you have a group of healthcare
providers who need pediatric or neonatal training. We offer customized in-services on a variety of topics and practical skills,
including PALS, PALS Online, PEARS, STABLE, and ENPC.

Please leave voicemail at 503-662-3383 to discuss timing, topics, etc. with Gina Craven, our course coordinator.

Future Classes

(Status information is accurate as of January 20, 2012.)

2012 PALS Classes

--All Portland-area PALS class except the May 2012 classes will be held at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. The May
classes this year will be held at the Tigard Courtyard Marriot. (Click here for map and directions.)--

Portland-area initial PALS provider classes

March 21-22, 2012OPEN
May 2-3, 2012*OPEN
September 4-5, 2012OPEN
November 7-8, 2012*OPEN
*These classes have a track designed for outpatient practitioners.

Portland-area PALS update classes

February 20, 2012OPEN
March 23, 2012OPEN
May 4, 2012OPEN
September 6, 2012OPEN
October 22, 2012OPEN
November 9, 2012OPEN
December 3, 2012OPEN

Traveling PALS classes


February 16-17, 2012Prov. Hood River Memorial Hospital(Hood River)
OPENSusan Stone541-387-6340susan.stone@providence.org

April 24-25, 2012Good Shepherd Medical Center(Hermiston)
OPENJuli Gregory541-667-3506jgregory@gshealth.org

April 26-27, 2012Grande Ronde Hospital(La Grande)
OPENKolleen Carrel541-963-1495kkc01@grh.org

May 7-8, 2012Tillamook County General Hospital(Tillamook)
OPENMarty Carlson503-815-2445Carlsoma@ti1.ah.org

September 12-13, 2012Columbia Memorial Hospital(Astoria)
OPENKendra Gohl503-298-9278kendra_gohl@columbiamemorial.org

September 14, 2012 (Update Course)Columbia Memorial Hospital(Astoria)
OPENKendra Gohl503-298-9278kendra_gohl@columbiamemorial.org

October 9-10, 2012St. Mary Medical Center(Walla Walla)
OPENShawn Mabley509-522-5920shawn.mabley@providence.org

October 11-12, 2012Mid-Columbia Medical Center(The Dalles)
OPENBonnie Edwards541-296-7270bonniee@mcmc.net

October 30-31, 2012Good Shepherd Medical Center(Hermiston)
OPENJuli Gregory541-667-3506jgregory@gshealth.org

November 1-2, 2012Grande Ronde Hospital(La Grande)
OPENKolleen Carrel541-963-1495kkc01@grh.org

November 28-29, 2012Tillamook County General Hospital(Tillamook)
OPENMarty Carlson503-815-2445Carlsoma@ti1.ah.org

2012 STABLE Classes

Portland-area STABLE Classes*

February 10, 2012
April 2, 2012
June 22, 2012
September 10, 2012
November 9, 2012
December 3, 2012

*These classes will be held at St. Vincent's Medical Center in the Stanley-Shafer Conference
Rooms. Classes run from 8 am to 5 pm and cost $130, not including textbooks.

2012 PEARS Classes

Traveling PEARS classes


February 13, 2012 (Tillamook)Marty Carlson503-815-2445Carlsoma@ti1.ah.org

March 16, 2012 (Astoria)Kendra Gohl503-298-9278kendra_gohl@columbiamemorial.org



We welcome questions or comments about our program, this website, etc. You can email us at
pals@pediatricfocus.org, or leave voicemail at 503-662-3383. Registrations can be faxed to the
same number, or mailed to:

PALS
PO BOX 8553
PORTLAND OR  97207-8553

Thank you and good luck. We hope you are having an enjoyable fall.


Maintained by Daniel and Karen Cristofani. Last updated 2012-1-20.