Debbie Wagers will talk about her career as a Child Life Specialist, including 1 major innovation that she started and one that she collaborated on, that are now staples in many hospitals in the United States and in some hospitals around the world.

Debbie Wagers has spent 28 of the last 30 years as a Child Life Specialist in Nebraska but her impact has been made across the United States and in other parts of the world. Her ONE VOICE program which she started in 1996 , is now being used in 150 hospitals across the United States and is in 4 hospitals around the globe. Debbie also collaborated with Roger Holzberg who was on my podcast a few weeks ago, on his Reimagine Well and Immersive Therapy programs which are also in hospitals across the country. As if Debbie did not have enough on her plate, she is the Program Director for a summer camp for children with cancer and blood disorders, and is also the Local Program Manager for the Child Life Disaster Relief Program.Debbie also was a leader in helping to reduce the median age of sedation for pediatric cancer patients from 5 years to 2.9 years at Nebraska Medicine.