Pediatric Palliative Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
Advocate Health Levine Children's Hospital
Dr. Sartor is an embedded pediatric palliative APRN at the Ward Winslett Center for Complex and Rare Diseases at Advocate Health Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC. Prior to this position, Nicole worked at UNC Children’s Hospital where she co-led the pediatric palliative care team for 10 years. Nicole has dedicated nearly 30 years to advancing pediatric hospice and palliative nursing. She is dedicated to developing clinical expertise and team focused nursing leadership, contributing to the role of pediatric palliative care advanced practice nurse, training and mentoring interprofessional team members caring for children, adolescents, and young adults, who are seriously ill, developing pediatric hospice and palliative care programs in the community and within academic medical centers, developing palliative care curriculum, and working on policy and advocacy projects that advance the care of people living with serious illness. Nicole completed a DNP in Lifespan Palliative Care at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2022. Her scholarly interest is in equipping interprofessional colleagues with primary palliative care knowledge and End-of-Life care competency training. Dr. Sartor is a presenter, instructor, author, advocate, and recipient of the 2018 Nursing Recognition Award for Excellence in Pediatric Palliative Care Nursing from the UNC School of Medicine, 2019 Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association Leadership Scholar, 2021 Duke Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Fellow, and 2023 Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing inductee. Additionally, Nicole loves mentoring, spending time with her family, traveling, creating things, and volunteering in ministry.
P10 Beyond the Script: Educating for Empathy and Impact in Serious Illness Communication
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose