Courtney Spence, BSN, RN, CPN, CAHMIS
Cardiac Data Registry Manager at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Deleware.

With more than 10 years of pediatric nursing experience, she has transitioned her clinical expertise into a leadership role focused on cardiac outcomes measurement, quality improvement, and registry operations.

In her current position, Courtney oversees the organization’s participation in the PAC³, PC4, and STS registries, leading efforts to ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate outcomes reporting. She collaborates closely with clinicians, administrators, and data teams to leverage registry data for benchmarking, quality improvement, and enhanced patient care.

Courtney is an active contributor to the PAC³ community, serving on the PAC³ auditing team, presenting at Data Champion workshops, and supporting initiatives aimed at improving data quality and standardization across participating centers. She is passionate about strengthening the connection between clinical care and data analytics to drive meaningful improvements in pediatric cardiac outcomes.

One of her notable accomplishments at Nemours was leading the successful retirement of a 25-year-old legacy cardiac database and implementing EHR-based and Qlik Sense reporting solutions. This work improved data validation processes, increased reporting reliability, and reduced manual entry efforts, helping to create a more efficient and sustainable reporting infrastructure.

Through her commitment to data excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement, Courtney continues to advance the use of registry data to support high-quality care for children with congenital and acquired heart disease.