Concurrent Sessions
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
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, DC
B1 – Safe and Compassionate Care of the Morbidly Obese Parturient: A Case Study
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Implicit Bias
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Obesity Issues
Since obesity has become more commonplace, it’s important for maternal-child health providers to understand the implications/complications during pregnancy, birth and postpartum for the obese parturient. Through this complex case presentation, the importance of interdisciplinary PRE-planning for labor/birth/postpartum and attention to complex details will be presented. This preplanning lead to a positive outcome and a compassionate and memorable birth.
Speaker: Patricia Klassa, MSN, APRN, CNS-C, C-EFM, IBCLC, Birthing Center, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, MI
B2 – Perinatal Bereavement Reimagined
Interest Areas:
• Antepartum Care/Issues
• Postpartum Care
• Postpartum Care/Issues
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
A family’s perinatal loss is difficult for everyone involved. Having a unit that is thoughtfully prepared to facilitate a patient’s needs can make a difference in their grieving process. We will discuss how to reimagine perinatal bereavement care by showcasing strategies for staff education, bereavement resources and support.
Speakers: Sarah Copple, MSN, RNC-MNN, C-ONQS, AWHONN, Norwalk, IA and Jen Hamilton, RN, BSN, CEN, RNC-OB, Cone Health, Greensborro, NC
B3 – Hot Topics for Communication in Maternity Care
Interest Areas:
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Communication
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Ethics
Trauma informed-care, respectful maternity care, autonomy, and shared decision-making are frequently discussed in maternity care, but what do they mean for nurses? This presentation will define and discuss these important terms through a reproductive justice lens and the implications for nursing practice.
Speaker: Rachel Breman, PhD, MPH, RN, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
B4 – Reducing Breastfeeding Disparities: Patient Experience Can Fuel Quality Improvement
Interest Areas:
• Implicit Bias
• Breastfeeding
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Evaluating patient experience of maternity care practices that support breastfeeding is crucial to eliminating breastfeeding disparities. This research demonstrates that certain maternity care practices are more susceptible to implicit bias or structural racism than others. Establishing quality improvement programs within hospitals to address this is possible and necessary.
Speaker: Eileen FitzPatrick, DrPH, MPH, RDN, Baby-Friendly USA, Albany, NY
B5 – Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy – An Overview
In this session we will review risk assessment approaches and discuss the most common complications for pregnant patients with cardiac disease. We will also discuss the evaluation of patients with cardiac symptoms and learn how to discriminate from normal pregnancy symptoms.
Speaker: Stephanie Martin, DO
B6 – AWHONN Public Policy Committee Presentation
Description: TBD
Speakers: Members of the AWHONN Public Policy Committee
C1 – Improving Lactation Support for Patients Who Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity
Interest Areas:
• Hypertension/Preeclampsia
• Postpartum Care/Issues
• Breastfeeding
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
This presentation will outline how nurses can create tailored and deliberate lactation support programs designed to overcome the barriers birthing people who experience severe maternal morbidity encounter to meeting their lactation goals.
Speaker: Adriane Burgess, PhD, RNC-OB, CCE, CNE, C-ONQS, CPHQ, FAWHONN, Maryland Patient Safety Center, Elkridge, MD Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
C2 – The Things We Don’t Talk About: Ethical Dilemmas in Labor & Delivery
Interest Areas:
• Antepartum Care/Issues
• Birth Trauma
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Ethics
A nurse and hospital ethicist share how a strong partnership between the two disciplines can be a critical resource for our patients to avoid and mitigate harm, obstetric violence and get our best outcomes. Every nurse faces ethical dilemmas during their career, but how we navigate them will make
the difference for our patients and ourselves. Learn to apply ethical principles to work through real case studies.
Speakers: Jennifer Atkisson, MSN, RNC-OB, CNL, Providence St. Joseph Health, Oregon City, OR and Jennifer Dunatov, DHCE, MA, Department of Ethics, Providence St. Joseph Health, Irvine, CA
C3 – Enhanced Recovery after Surgery for Cesarean Delivery: QI Initiative
Interest Areas:
• Cesarean Delivery
• Sepsis
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Documentation
The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for patients undergoing cesarean delivery (ERAC) is an evidence-based practice care management process designed to optimize post-surgical recovery and lessen the risk of patients developing SSIs. The purpose of this evidence-based quality improvement initiative was to evaluate the implementation and sustainability of the ERAC and provide recommendations for reimplementation and ongoing sustainability.
Speakers: Cindy Beckett, PhD, RNC-OB, LCCE, LSS-BB, CHRC, EBP-C, College of Nursing/Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, The Ohio State University, Flagstaff, AZ and Diana Tolles, MSN, RNC-OB, EBP-C, Maumee OB/Gyn, PROMEDICA Health System, Maumee, OH
C4 – Postpartum Hemorrhage Escape Rooms…More Than Simulation, More Learning, More Fun!
Interest Areas:
• Health Education and Literacy
• Postpartum Care
• Professional Development
• Nursing Orientation Resources
The presentation will describe the postpartum hemorrhage escape room that was used to train OB nurses using adult learning principles. The purpose of the presentation is to demonstrate how nurse educators can create fun, effective learning for staff nurses.
Speaker: Karen Clark, MSN, RNC-OB, CEFM, Women’s Services, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
C5 – Fetal Heart Rate Tracings: Practice Makes Perfect!
This presentation will allow participants to apply the standardized interpretation & management presented in the nursing excellence session earlier in the program. The focus will be on Category 2
tracings.
Speaker: Lisa Miller, CNM, JD
C6 – Women’s Health Clinical – Menopause
Description: TBD
Speakers: Heidi Collins Fantasia, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN and Michelle Flanagan
MONDAY, JUNE 10
D1 – Managing Stress in the NICU: Implications and Creating Solutions for Parents
Interest Areas:
• NICU Care
The presentation, “Managing Stress in the NICU: Implications and Solutions for Parents, provides an examination of the challenges of stress within the NICU. It explores the impact of stress on parents while offering evidence-based strategies to mitigate its effects. By fostering a deeper understanding of the issue and presenting practical solutions, the presentation aims to improve the well-being of families in the NICU setting.
Speakers: Tracey Bell, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA and Meredith Farmer, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA
D2 – Improving Communication Using a Birth Preferences Sheet
Interest Areas:
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Communication
• Labor Support
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Respectful communication during perinatal care is one way to address inequity and improve birth outcomes. Our hospital used a birth preferences sheet to enhance communication during intrapartum care in a university hospital that serves a predominantly Black population. Our outcome measures were respectful maternity care and shared decision-making. We will present the perspectives of patients, nurses, midwives, and physicians.
Speakers: Rachel Breman, PhD, MPH, RN, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, Amy Brown, BSN, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD and Crystal Trent Paultre, MSN, RN, CBS, Babies Born Healthy Program (Montgomery County, MD), Montgomery County (MD) DHHS, Silver Spring, MD
D3 – Update on Maternal Fetal Interfacility Transport–an Interprofessional Approach
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Antepartum Care/Issues
• Risk/Legal
This interactive session will discuss the importance maternal fetal interfacility transport to improve maternal/neonatal outcomes, present the foundations of a perinatal transport program including team composition and scope of practice, regulatory oversight, safety, and quality. Case studies will be used to illustrate key concepts.
Speakers: Beth McIntire, MSN, WHNP-BC, C-EFM, Service Line Leader Women’s and Children’s Services IU Health Ball East Central Region, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN and John Clark, JD, MBA, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C, CMTE, International Board of Specialty Certification, Snellville, GA
D4 – The Role of Bedside Evaluation in Improving Diagnosis of Obstetric Sepsis
Interest Areas:
• Screenings for Disease Process
• Sepsis
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
Obstetric sepsis is the #2 cause of maternal mortality and is driven by poor recognition and delay in diagnosis. Maternal Early Warning Screens for severe infection have high rates of false positives and negatives. We will present a standardized bedside evaluation for perinatal nurses that includes clinical signs and symptoms to determine the next diagnostic and treatment steps. Nurses’ immediate presence at the bedside can provide a critical timely evaluation.
Speakers: Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE, CMQCC, Palo Alto, CA
D5 – Maternal Care Doesn’t Stop after Delivery: Advocating for Safe Maternal Care in the ED
Interest Areas:
• Hypertension/Preeclampsia
• Postpartum Care/Issues
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Triage
Worsening maternal morbidity and mortality spurred The Joint Commission to recognize how prevention, early recognition, and timely treatment for maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia impact outcomes. The impetus to improve maternal mortality rates is no longer focused just on providers in labor and delivery; it has grown to include the entire perinatal period. These EPs are applicable to providers in Emergency Departments as well.
Speaker: Yvonne A. Dobbenga-Rhodes, MS, RNC-OB, RNC-NIC, CNS, CNS-BC, CPN, Patient Care Services, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont, CA
D6 – Points of Pivot: Disparities in Gynecologic Cancers and Where We Go from Here
In this session disparities in gynecologic cancers will be discussed and evaluated from viewpoints of age, racial/ethnic demographics, cancer type and the state of the science. Using these as a lens to focus on areas of improvement in clinical practice and women’s health research.
Speaker: Nalo Hamilton, PhD, MSN, WHNP/ANP-BC
E1 – Stigmatizing Language in Obstetric Care: Research and Recommendations for Change
Interest Areas:
• Implicit Bias
• Reproductive Health & Justice
• Respectful Maternity Care
Stigmatizing language has been associated with poorer quality of care, especially for people racialized as Black or Latinx. We will present our completed research identifying stigmatizing language in the electronic health records of birthing people. We will also provide a model for conceptualizing how stigmatizing language is used, describe clinical implications, and recommendations for change.
Speakers: Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY and Rose Horton, MSM, RNC-OB, NEA-BC, FAAN, Emory Decatur Hospital, Decatur, GA
E2 – Nursing Education: Innovative Strategies for Strengthening Orientation
Interest Areas:
• Professional Development
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
• Nursing Orientation Resources
The educator is responsible for applying principles, theories & best practices of teaching & learning in the development of perinatal nurses throughout orientation, ongoing education, and competency development. Evidence-based practices in education can improve health care and impact patient outcomes. This session will describe innovative strategies to strengthen perinatal nurse orientation.
Speakers: Nanette Vogel, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NPD-BC, Birthplace, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN and Rhianna Britton, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, NPD-BC, Practice and Education, M Health Fairview, Maplewood, MN
E3 – Initial Obstetric Evaluation Clinical Pathway: A Multi-Facility System Playbook
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Policies/Procedures
• Triage
• Nursing Orientation Resources
After an increase in events highlighting opportunities in OB Triage and initial assessment of the pregnant patient, a multifacility hospital system developed a task force to create a standardized evidence-based care (EBC) clinical pathway. This presentation will share discoveries and implemented solutions including OB EMTALA requirements, validation of nurse competency to EBC, and approach to new graduate and new to OB RN’s.
Speakers: Jill Hughes, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, Clinical Programs, INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma city, OK, Denese Campbell, MSN, RN C-EFM, Women & Children, House Supervisors, & Float Pool, INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center, Enid, OK and Janae Baldwin, BSN, RN, C-EFM, Department of Nursing Education, INTEGRIS Health, Oklahoma city, OK
E4 – Facilitating Culturally Safe Conversations Around Substance Use and Contraception
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Implicit Bias
• Communication
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Conversations with patients about alcohol/substance use and contraception choices can be challenging. Creating an environment of cultural safety is imperative to establish trust. With evidence-based skill training, nurses can integrate cultural safety principles into patient-centered communication and strengthen their skills and confidence to effectively address sensitive topics to improve outcomes.
Speakers: Faith Green, Masters in Public Health (health education and health communication), plain language communication certified, BA Medical Anthropology, Center for Behavioral Health Research -Women’s Health Nursing Care and Prevention Project, University of Alaska, ANCHORAGE, AK and Lily Bastian, CNM, Office, Minneapolis, MN
E5 – Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Recognition, Management, and Patient Centered Care
Interest Areas:
• Birth Trauma
• Labor Issues (e.g., preterm labor, labor dystocia, etc.)
• Simulation
• Trauma-Informed Care
A comprehensive discussion of amniotic fluid embolism including general understanding, recognition, management, and the importance of simulation. Followed by a patient’s perspective, the effects of vicarious trauma on clinicians, current research opportunities, and how to access available tools and
resources.
Speakers: Suzanne Baird, DNP, RN, Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics, LLC, Brentwood, TN, Jamie Agunsday, MA, MSN, RNC-OB, Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, North Brunswick, NJ and Miranda Klassen, BS, Biology, AFE Foundation, Vista, CA
E6 – Born Too Soon: Clinical Updates and Future Directions in Preterm Labor and Birth
Interest Areas:
• Antepartum Care/Issues
• Labor Issues (e.g., preterm labor, labor dystocia, etc.)
• Neonatal Morbidity & Mortality
• Fetal Heart Monitoring
The high incidence of preterm labor and birth remains relatively unchanged despite intensive research efforts and advances in obstetric care. Nurses play a significant role in identifying, supporting, and managing patients in an antepartum and intrapartum setting. This session will highlight clinical strategies, current science supporting contemporary guidelines, fetal monitoring, and nursing responsibilities in caring for this high-risk population.
Speaker: Rebecca Cypher, MSN, PNNP, Cypher Maternal-Fetal Solutions, LLC, Gig Harbor, WA
F1 – The C.H.O.R.I.O Project
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Postpartum Care/Issues
• Labor Issues (e.g., preterm labor, labor dystocia, etc.)
• Sepsis
Chorioamnionitis (or “chorio”), a common intrauterine infection in labor and delivery (L&D), significantly impacts both mother and newborn. A multidisciplinary approach led to a chorio prevention bundle, incorporating evidence-based practices and infection prevention strategies, in a Northern California L&D unit. The result: a remarkable 50% reduction in chorio cases, dropping from 10.5% (Jan-Dec 2021) to 5.3% year-to-date (Jan-Sept 2023).
Speakers: Mrs. Lulette Infante, MSN, RN-BC, CPON, Safety, Quality, & Regulatory Services, Kaiser Permanente, Orangevale, CA and Lori Saari, BSN, RN, C-EFM, Labor & Delivery, Kaiser Permanente, Elk Grove, CA
F2 – The Power of Navigation in OB Deserts
Interest Areas:
• Advocacy
• Community Health/Partnerships
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Neonatal Morbidity & Mortality
The Power of Navigation: Discover how nurses in an OB desert designed a maternal-infant navigation program that positively impacted their rural community. With a focus on social determinants of health and community partnerships, navigators increased access to prenatal and postnatal care, improving patient compliance and health literacy.
Speakers: Julie Teeter, MSN, RN, IU Health Jay, PORTLAND, IN and Holly Weaver, BSN, RNC-OB, Healthy Beginnings, IU Health Jay, Portland, IN
F3 – Safe Use of Intermittent Auscultation to Expand Freedom of Movement in Labor
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Labor Support
• Fetal Heart Monitoring
Evidence supports use of intermittent auscultation (IA) instead of continuous electronic fetal monitoring in low-risk labor. IA supports freedom of movement and may help reduce the risk of cesarean or operative vaginal birth. Education and opportunities to practice IA skills are necessary to ensure IA is performed reliably, safely, and consistently.
Speakers: Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN, Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement, Quincy, MA and Renee Byfield, MS, RN, FNP, C-EFM, *Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement, Quincy, MA
F4 – Eat, Sleep, Console: Is It Possible? Is It Sustainable?
Interest Areas:
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Neonatal Conditions, Complications
• Substance Use Disorder
• NICU Care
Eat, Sleep, Console is a hot topic, but can it be fully integrated throughout a delivering facility and is it sustainable? This presentation discusses the journey of how bedside nurses and nursing leadership worked together to fully implement ESC in NICU, Mother-Baby, and Pediatrics, the challenges along the way, and results after 5 years of ESC integration.
Speaker: Aubrey Williams, DNP, RN, C-ONQS, NPD-BC, RNC-NIC, MATS, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA
F5 – Holistic Black Birth: A Nurse Navigator to Support & Empower Black Birthing People
Interest Areas:
• Reproductive Health & Justice
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Responding to inequities for Black birthing people, we developed a culturally concordant nursenavigator program. Participants met with an OB nurse throughout pregnancy and post-partum to address health concerns, prepare for labor, assess SDoH, and improve access to care and resources. The program hosted Holistic Black Birth workshops and support groups. Outcomes, including cesarean delivery rates, were improved for participating families.
Speakers: Leticia Rios, PhD(C), RN, NPD-BC, IBCLC, RNC-NIC, Neonatology, NYU Langone Health – Long Island, Mineola, NY, Aviva Kleinman, BSN, BSc, RN, C-MNN, C-EFM, IBCLC, CPLC, Tisch Hospital Obstetrics, NYU Langone Health, Long Island City, NY
F6 – Is There Cause for Concern? How We Educate Non-English Speaking Birthing People
Interest Areas:
Postpartum Care/Issues
Communication
Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging Pregnancy-related deaths for Hispanic birthing people are on the rise. Due to language discordance, women who speak Spanish may not be receiving or comprehending education provided by nurses prior to discharge after giving birth. This presentation will examine the results of a quantitative study that included 85 postpartum nurses focusing on equitable care, barriers to using translation services, miming, and self-efficacy.
Speaker: Trish Suplee, PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN, Nursing, Patricia D. Suplee, Camden, NJ
TUESDAY, JUNE 11
G1 – Clinical Integration of a Birth Doula Team: Learning to Listen as a Nurse Leader
Interest Areas:
• Advocacy
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
• Trauma-Informed Care
Doula support during pregnancy has been shown to improve clinical outcomes for pregnant persons. It has been identified as an intervention to address disparities in health outcomes for women of color during pregnancy. Integrating support to a clinical program allows for focus in patient experience, satisfaction and improved outcomes as well as building a workforce pipeline.
Speakers: Beth Quinn, MSN, RNC-MNN, Women’s Health Service Line, UPMC Magee- Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA and Melissa Young, MSN, RNC-OB, Women’s Health Service Line, UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
G2 – Hats Off for Full-Term Healthy Newborns
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Health Education and Literacy
• Neonatal Morbidity & Mortality
• Newborn Care
Historically, hats have been placed on newborns after birth to prevent hypothermia. This quality improvement project eliminated hat use in full term newborns in the setting of modeling safe sleep behaviors in the hospital. There were no significant differences in temperatures between infants with and without hats.
Speakers: Jessica Lazzeri, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and Marilyn Stringer, PhD, WHNP, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA
G3 – Revive: Using Trauma-Informed Care to Fight Bias and Improve Women’s Health Outcomes
Interest Areas:
• Implicit Bias
• Respectful Maternity Care
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
• Trauma-Informed Care
Maternal and neonatal outcomes are impacted by implicit bias in healthcare during labor and delivery and postpartum periods. This presentation will present a new model of care applying trauma-informed principles to the maternity setting. Participants will learn the REVIVE model of care that outlines steps to redistribute power, promote shared decision-making, and empower patients, nurses, and providers at the bedside.
Speaker: Katherine Endres, DNP, FNP-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
G5 – Disrupting Power Paradigms: Intersectionality at the Bedside
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Implicit Bias
• Professional Development
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
DEI work is integral to health equity; but in the absence of intersectionality, DEI spaces can perpetuate the structural oppression they seek to dismantle. Intersectionality acknowledges lived experience and helps us understand how systemic violence reinforces itself. Join four nurses for a heartfelt, evidence-based deep dive into power, privilege and compassion; walk away ready to disrupt the status quo by bringing an intersectional practice to the bedside.
Speakers: Joshua Womack, MSN, CNS, RNC-OB, Military Women’s Health Community, Department of Health Agencies, Falls Church, VA, Kris Lindeman, MSN, RN, PNP-AC, Professional Organization, PeaceHealth, Eugene, OR, Elena Jenkins, BSN, RN, Labor and Delivery, SSM Health, St Louis, MO, and Jacquiline Blanco, BSN, RNC, Evergreen Health, Kirkland, WA
G6 – An Update on Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice in the Era of Dobbs
The purpose of this session is to update AWHONN members on significant changes to reproductive health, rights, and justice in the context of the Supreme Court of the United States Dobbs Decision. Information about ethical issues surrounding practice, research, and education will be covered as well as review of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Interpretive Statements.
Speaker: Monica R. McLemore PhD, MPH, RN
H1 – Rupture Versus Reality: Dispelling Myths about Uterine Rupture
Interest Areas:
• Patient Safety
• Intrapartum Care/Issues
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Uterine Disorders
Uterine rupture is a rare but potentially life-threatening event for both mother and fetus. Although many nurses are familiar with the risk of uterine rupture among patients undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean, other risks are often underappreciated which could lead to a lack of recognition and delays in care. This presentation will describe current data on uterine rupture, and outline preventative strategies, risk factors, signs and symptoms.
Speakers: Adriane Burgess, PhD, RNC-OB, CCE, CNE, C-ONQS, CPHQ, FAWHONN1, Julia Wheeling, MBA, RNC-ONQS, C-EFM1 and Jay Bringman, MD, MBA2, (1) Perinatal Quality Consultants, Landisville, PA (2) Maternal Fetal Medicine, Geisinger Health, Lewisburg, PA
H2 – Implementing Team Retreats to Promote Staff Engagement in High-Risk Perinatal Care
Interest Areas:
• Professional Development
• Communication
• Self-care and Wellness
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
The Leadership team with Unit Council piloted team retreats to evaluate impact on staff engagement. PICOT Question: How can implementing team member retreats impact engagement in the Center for Perinatal care? Are there improvements in engagement in the following domains of the staff engagement survey following implementation of retreats: “I can be myself at work,” “All Team members are treated fairly,” “My team has a climate where diverse perspectivesare valued.”
Speakers: Leah Matteson, DNP, RN, Center for Perinatal Care, UnityPoint Health- Meriter, Madison, WI and Tracy Quamme, MSN, RN, Center for Perinatal Care, UnityPoint Health- Meriter, Madison, WI
H3 – Forgotten Partners: Integration of EMS in Maternal Mortality Reduction
Interest Areas:
• Advocacy
• Community Health/Partnerships
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
Often overlooked by multidisciplinary teams focused on improving maternal outcomes, front-line EMS clinicians may be the first, or last, healthcare workers vulnerable pregnant patients encounter. Postnatal complications are rarely included in annual mandatory obstetric education hours for EMTs and paramedics. This program describes the challenges and successes of statewide EMS outreach in this missed specialty.
Speaker: Heather K. Scruton, MBA, MSN, RNC-OB, Critical Care Transport, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
H4 – Perinatal Depression Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Interest Areas:
• Advocacy
• Postpartum Care
• Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• Documentation
Guidelines for perinatal depression screening are ambiguous and many FQHC patients are not screened in the prenatal or postpartum period. This presentation will review current guidelines, best practices, and current screening results from US FQHCs of 50,000 birthing persons from the first prenatal visit through the first-year post birth.
Speaker: Sandi Tenfelde, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, Loyola University Chicago, Neihoff School of Nursing, Maywood, IL and Lindsey Garfield, PhD, RN, APRN, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Chicago, IL
H5 – Improving Care of Refugee Families – Learning from Sustainable Global Health Projects
Interest Areas:
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice & Belonging
• Health Education and Literacy
• Communication
• Global Health
Nurses who have direct involvement in low-resource global settings often learn strategies to improve care to refugee families in the United States. Undocumented pregnant patients are a vulnerable group because their legal status limits access to prenatal and obstetrical services. Our international experience has helped us think critically about disparities, poverty, and justice, and has given us tools to effectively engage with these patients.
Speakers: Nancy Huhta Comello, DNP, CNM, RNC-OB/MNN/ONQS, C-EFM, FAWHONN, Pregnancy and Newborn Care, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, Madison, WI, Dehlia Gonzalez, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, African Mothers Health Initiative, Round Rock, TX
H6 – Syphilis (Title and Description) TBD
Speaker: Helen M. Hurst DNP, RNC-OB, APRN-CNM
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Sunday, June 9
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11:15 am-12:15 pm | B Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
3:45-4:45 pm| C Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
Monday, June 10
10-11 am | D Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
3-4:30 pm | E Concurrent Sessions (1.5 nursing contact hours)
4:45-5:45 pm | F Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
Tuesday, June 11
8-9 am | G Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
9:15-10:15 am | H Concurrent Sessions (1.0 nursing contact hours)
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