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A1 – The Forgotten OR: Providing Care to the Perioperative Obstetrical Patient
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Anesthesia
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Cesarean Delivery
This session focuses on best practices in preop, intraop, and recovery of the OB perioperative patient
including the surgical principles of asepsis, nursing responsibilities, the effects of anesthesia/analgesia,
and addresses complications to improve the quality of care to every obstetric patient in the
perioperative setting.
Speakers: Laura Ortiz Carter, MSN, BBA, RN, CCRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM and Ayumi Fielden MSN, RN,
CCRN, CPAN, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
A2 – The Maternal Mental Health Crisis in the United States: A Call to Action
Interest Areas:
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Our nation is facing a maternal mental health crisis: mental health conditions are the most common
complication of pregnancy and childbirth, and suicide and overdose combined are the leading cause of
maternal mortality. This session will provide information about maternal mental health, including
programs and policies addressing maternal mental health at the national, state, and local levels.
Speakers: Adrienne Griffen, MPP and Mara Child, MPH, MPA, Maternal Mental Health Leadership
Alliance, Arlington, VA
A3 – It’s in the Chart! Exploring Stigma in Perinatal Substance Use
Interest Areas:
• Professional Development
• Documentation
• Substance Use Disorder
• Trauma-Informed Care
Addressing substance use disorder stigma during pregnancy is not only a matter of empathy but also a
critical step in improving maternal and child health outcomes. This session will focus on defining
stigmatizing terminology and negative themed language that can present in reports and in the patient
chart note. The session will introduce our research-informed; chart note stigma assessment tool with
time to practice using the tool.
Speakers: Melinda Ramage, MSN, FNP-BC, CDCES, CARN-AP, OBGYN, Mountain Area Health Education
Center, Inc., Asheville, NC, Phil Hughes, MS, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman
School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC and Sarah Friedman,
MPH MA, Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville, NC
A4 – Together We RISE: Beyond Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives
Interest Areas:
• Policies/Procedures
• Implicit Bias
• Professional Development
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Sick of the polarization that has become commonly associated with diversity and inclusion initiatives?
Join us for “Together WE RISE”, a framework for a Respectful, Inclusive and Safe Environment (RISE). A
tested model that goes beyond colloquial diversity and inclusion, RISE empowers every member of the
team to work towards collective accountability for creating a work environment where people from
every identity are affirmed, embraced, and empowered.
Speaker: Clifton J. Kenon Jr., DNP, RN, IBCLC, FAAN, United States Agency for International
Development, Leola, PA
A5 – Indefensible: The Continuing Maternal Mortality Crisis
Interest Areas:
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
This presentation will address the rising rate of maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States,
common obstetric care problems that are identified in quality review and in litigation. We will discuss
implications for nurses and hospitals who may be sued, and clinical strategies to improve outcomes.
Perspectives will be shared from a malpractice attorney and a maternal fetal medicine physician using
specific case examples.
Speakers: Adam Snyder, JD, The Allgood Foundation, Chicago, IL and Alexandria Hill, MD, Independent
Contractor, Phoenix, AZ
A6 -Collaborating on Purpose
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Policies/Procedures
• Communication
• Trauma-Informed Care
What is collaboration, what does it look like, and what are its outcomes specifically in the anti-trafficking
field? As industry leaders, how can you best facilitate multi-disciplinary collaboration within your
organizations to effect positive outcomes in trafficking cases? These questions, plus an overview of what
the Department of Homeland Security is doing to foster collaboration in the anti-trafficking space will be
discussed.
Speaker: Douglas Gilmer, PhD, U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Center for Countering Human
Trafficking, Washington, D