Annual Birth Conference March 13th & 14th 2017

Monday, March 13Tuesday, March 14, 2017  |  8 a.m.
Hilton Orange County
3050 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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17th Annual Birth Conference

Improving Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes 

The conference will focus on evidence-based practice and the latest in research, bedside and community health care for both mom and baby.

Introducing NEW Public Health Workshop Sessions! CHES units will now be available. 

Our annual Poster Session, see details below, will highlight innovative programs in perinatal, neonatal and public health care. Poster Session abstracts are now being accepted. Deadline is February 1. 

Continuing Education credits will be available. 

Neil
Silverman, MD

University of California, Los Angeles
The Buzz on Zika and Pregnancy: An Update for Clinicians

Mary E.
Norton, MD

University of California, San Francisco
Cell Free DNA Screening: The Evidence and the Spin

Speaker Presentations
PRESENTATIONS

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MONDAY, MARCH 13
 
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Paul Jarris, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, March of Dimes
March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign Update Jarris 2017 (002).pdf

The Buzz on Zika and Pregnancy: An Update for Clinicians
Neil Silverman, MD
The Buzz on Zika and Pregnancy - An Update for Clinicians.Silverman 2017.pdf

Interpregnancy Interval, Contraception and Preterm Birth
Lisa Goldthwaite, MD, MPH 
Interpregnancy Interval, Contraception and Preterm Birth.Lisa Goldthwaite March 2017

Life Course Theory & Unintended Pregnancy
Flojaune Griffin Cofer, PhD, MPH
Life Course Theory & Unintended Pregnancy.Flojaune Cofer 2

Hands-on Practice Assessing for Maternal Alcohol and Substance Use
Jolie Delja, MS
Hands-on Practice Assessing for Maternal Alcohol and Substance Use 2017

Responding to Traumatic Experiences in Perinatal Setting: Patients, Parents & Staff
Sue Hall, MD, Kara Wahlin, MFT
Hall & Wahlin - Emotional Trauma in Perinatal Settings 

Workshop Sessions
Maternal: Getting to 8.1% in 2020: Proven Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth
Melissa Wong, MD
Getting to 8.1% in 2020-Proven Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth.Wong 2017.pdf
 
Neonatal: The Top 10 Things an ELBW Infant Would Tell You
Mindy Morris, DNP, NNP-BC, CNS
Top 10 Things an ELBW Infant Would Tell You.Mindy Morris.pdf
 
Public Health: Timing is Everything & the Time is Now: Patient-Centered Post Placental LARC
Erin Saleeby, MD, MPH

Workshop Sessions
Maternal: Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Primary Cesareans
Lizellen La Follette, MD, Connie von Kohler, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CHHQ
Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Cesareans - Part 1.pdf
Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Primary Cesareans - Part 2.pdf
Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Primary Cesareans - Part 3.pdf
 
Neonatal: “Less is More”: Experience from the UCFC Gastroschisis Quality Improvement Initiative
Daniel DeUgarte, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP
Less is More - Experience from the UCFC Gastroschisis Quality Improvement Initiative.Daniel DeUgarte 2017

Public Health: Continuum of Care Throughout the Postpartum Period
Flojaune Griffin Cofer, PhD, MPH
Continuum of Care Throughout the Postpartum Period.Flojaune Cofer 2017
 
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
 
Cell Free DNA Screening: The Evidence and the SPIN
Mary E. Norton, MD
Cell Free DNA Screening - The Evidence and the SPIN.Mary Norton 2017
 
Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs: Stigma, Science and Society
Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, FACOG, FASAM
Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs-Stigma, Science & Society.Mishka Terplan 2017 

New Beginnings: Implementing Trauma Informed Care for High Risk Pregnant Women
Karen Clemmer, RN, MN PHN and Erin Lund, MD
New Beginnings - Implementing Trauma Informed Care for High Risk Pregnant Women Lund Clemmer 2017.pdf 

Workshop Sessions
Maternal: Severe Maternal Morbidity Reviews: Why and How To Do Them   
Sarah Kilpatrick, MD
Severe Maternal Morbidity Reviews - Why and How to do Them.Sarah Kilpatrick 2017

Neonatal: What We Say, What We Mean and What Parents Hear
Laura Miller    
 
Public Health: Adverse Childhood Experiences: Effect on Adult Health and Birth Outcomes 
Karen Clemmer, RN, MN, PHN and Erin Lund, MD
Adverse Childhood Experiences - Effect on Adult Health Birth Outcomes Clemmer Lund 2017.pdf
 
Newborn Resuscitation: NRP 7th Edition Update
Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC
 
Panel Discussion: Prenatal Genetic Information - How Much is Too Much?
Henry T. Greely, JD, Jae Kim, MD, Mary E. Norton, MD, and Rachel Q. Ragosa, Esq, NICU Parent                                       














 

REGISTRATION FEES


2017 REGISTRATION FEES  Early Registration (paid on or before 02/27/17)
Conference RN (2-Day) $290
Conference RN (Daily) $155
Conference MD (2-Day) $360
Conference MD (Daily) $190 
Conference CHES (2-Day) $290
Conference CHES (Daily) $155  

Late Registration
(paid on or after 02/28/17)
Conference RN (2-Day) $390  
Conference RN (Daily) $210
Conference MD (2-Day) $485
Conference MD (Daily) $255 
Conference CHES (2-day) $390
Conference CHES (Daily) $210 


*Physicians in training, retired persons, all students and others pay the RN fee.

REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES
Continental breakfast, break refreshments, lunch and continuing education certification (if applicable).

Register at:
regonline.com/marchofdimes

 

Call for Poster Abstracts

This poster session will feature programs, strategies and other activities that promote the prevention of preterm birth and/or improve maternal and neonatal outcomes at the patient, provider, hospital, community or state-wide level.
Topics should fit into at least one of the following categories: Quality Improvement, Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practice/Research, Policies/Protocols, Access to Care or Advocacy.

Topics should be of interest to health care providers and/or public health professionals including nurses, nurse midwives, physicians, social workers and others working in maternal and infant health. Deadline is February 1.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DETAILS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

 

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View our updated event acknowledgements and waivers here.