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101 Montgomery Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104-4154
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PERMIT NO 9506
Fifteenth Annual Conference for Health Professionals
Stepping Up To Excellence:
Making Your Practice Evidence-Based
Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th, 2015
Hotel Irvine
Irvine, California
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Description
This conference will highlight obstetric and neonatal health care advances
with an emphasis on quality improvement and the use of evidence to
encourage best practices. Speakers will discuss trends in perinatal care,
focusing on evidence-based practice strategies to reduce both maternal
and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Obstetric presentations will include management of maternal preeclampsia
post-delivery, identifying maternal early warning criteria, maintaining
safety when caring for obese patients and caring for the low-risk mother.
Neonatal presentations will include neonatal abstinence syndrome
management, developmental pathogenesis of birth defects and genetic
testing, as well as family support strategies. Topics of interest to both
maternal and neonatal health professionals will include federal initiatives
to improve birth outcomes and communicating medical errors with
transparency and compassion.
Speakers will focus on bedside opportunities to improve outcomes
during pregnancy, birth and the neonatal period. Insights into preventive,
diagnostic and therapeutic innovations will be discussed. Evidence-based
interventions with a multidisciplinary approach that are culturally and
linguistically appropriate will be emphasized.
Who Should Attend
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Physicians
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Nurses, Clinical •• Nutritionists & Dietitians
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Respiratory Specialists and Nurse Practitioners
•• Certified Nurse-Midwives
•• Medical Social Workers
•• Public Health Professionals
•• Transport Coordinators
•• Preconception/Prenatal Care
Providers
Therapists
•• Health Educators
•• Allied Health Professionals
•• Hospital and Clinic Administrators
•• Health Care Students
Conference Highlights
••
••
••
••
Legal issues facing perinatal service providers
Keeping the low-risk mom low-risk
Impact of obesity on patient and workplace safety
Innovations in neonatal resuscitation
Early Registration
paid on or before 03/03/15
Full RN*
Daily RN*
Full MD
Daily MD
$280
$150
$360
$190
Late Registration
paid on or after 03/04/15
Full RN*
Daily RN*
Full MD
Daily MD
$410
$220
$460
$245
Groups of 4 or more receive 10% discount.
* MFT / LCSW, physicians in training,
retired persons, all students and others
pay the RN fee.
Total:
US $
Fee includes: continental breakfast, break
refreshments, lunch and CE credits.
REGISTRATIONS ARE ONLY
ACCEPTED ONLINE OR BY MAIL
Register online at:
regonline.com/marchofdimes
To register by mail, complete the form below
and mail your completed registration form
with a check payable to ‘March of Dimes’ to:
March of Dimes
Attn: 2015 Conference
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104-4154
You may register online and mail in a check.
If you choose this option, please include
a copy of the invoice with your check.
Do not mail credit card information.
For more registration information:
Tel: (415) 217-6380 or (949) 333-4977
Email: [email protected]
TERMS AND CONDITIONS - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE INDICATES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Payment & Cancellations: Registrations that are not paid before 03/11/15 are not
guaranteed and will be subject to a late payment fee of $25.
On-site registration will be available only as space permits.
Cancellations must be received no later than 03/06/15 to receive a refund (less nonrefundable processing fee of $50). Cancellations after this date are not eligible for a
refund. Substitute attendees are permitted. See ‘Registration Policies’ section for details.
Photography: By attending this event, you give March of Dimes permission to photograph
you at the event (limited to general crowd/background shots) and to use photos on our
website, in print and in other media for March of Dimes promotion. If you do not wish to
have your photograph used, please contact our on-site event staff.
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Faculty
Scott Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
Senior Vice President, Chapter Programs
Deputy Medical Officer
March of Dimes Foundation
White Plains, New York
Sue L. Hall, MD
Neonatologist
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, California
Marilyn Jones, MD
Clinical Service Chief, Genetics
and Dysmorphology
Director, Cleft Palate and
Craniofacial Treatment Programs
Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Ken Jones, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of the Division of
Dysmorphology and Teratology
Medical Director of the California
Teratogen Information Service
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Anup Katheria, MD
Director, Neonatal Research Institute
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for
Women and Newborns
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adjunct)
Loma Linda University
San Diego, California
Jay M. Kelley, JD
Attorney
Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Executive Deputy Dean and
Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery
Yale School of Nursing
West Haven, Connecticut
Cheri Lowre, MD
OB/GYN Hospitalist Physician
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City
Assistant Clinical Professor in OB/GYN
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Objectives
Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Administrator, Maternal and
Child Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland
Jennifer McNulty, MD
Staff Physician and Chair of Women’s Best
Practice Team
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Memorial Medical Center
Clinical Professor, Department of OB/GYN
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Jill Mhyre, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pamela D. Moseley, RN, MN, CNS, MBA
Department Administrator, Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
Panorama City, California
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
Director, Reproductive Health
Los Angeles County Public Health
Assistant Clinical Professor
Keck School of Medicine of University
of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Leilani Schweitzer
Patient Liaison
Stanford Health Care
Reno, Nevada
Maureen Shogan, RN, MN, RNC
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Deaconess Hospital
Spokane, Washington
Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Director, March of Dimes
Prematurity Research Center
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
At the completion of the conference, the perinatal health care
professional will be able to:
•• Discuss common fetal monitoring allegations in obstetric malpractice cases
and strategies to reduce risk of liability.
•• Implement key systems solutions to identify and treat women who may be
developing critical illness during labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.
•• Incorporate into practice evidence-based care protocols for the management
of drug-exposed infants to reduce the effects of neonatal abstinence
syndrome.
•• Discuss current interventions and implement new strategies that reduce longterm maternal adverse outcomes related to preeclampsia.
•• Implement key strategies that improve staff competency and preparedness
for dealing with the pregnant obese woman to maintain safety for both the
patient and the care provider.
•• Discuss the impact of health care reform on hospital and health systems as
well as the disparities on health care access.
•• Identify the impact of advanced neonatal resuscitative measures including
delayed cord clamping to improve long-term brain function for babies needing
resuscitation at birth.
•• Recognize interventions that promote the health and wellbeing of mothers and
babies in order to develop a model of care that minimizes adverse outcomes.
•• Describe innovative strategies aimed at improving postpartum nutrition
and weight management to improve subsequent birth outcomes and
breastfeeding rates.
•• Understand the impact of major national initiatives to reduce maternal and
infant morbidity and mortality and their effect on hospital and professional
practice standards.
•• Utilize case studies in understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of birth
defects and developmental disabilities to develop strategies for intervention
and prevention.
•• Discuss the effect that teamwork and improved communication has on the
overall well-being of the family and the high-stress healthcare environment.
•• Understand the importance of transparency and honesty when dealing with
medical errors.
•• Identify the impact of culture, language and beliefs on the decision making
process related to complex/non-complex care, liability, access to services, and
health disparities.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
If your organization is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference,
please email [email protected] or call (949) 333-4977 to request
our sponsor and exhibitor package.
Featured Presenters
Legal Issues Facing Perinatal Service Providers
Jay M. Kelley, JD
Mr. Kelley’s practice focuses on civil trial work in state and
federal courts in matters of medical negligence and wrongful
death arising from birth injury, surgery, oncological, cardiac and
pharmaceutical product liability causes. He has presented to
jury more than 70 cases, including felony prosecution, criminal
defense, civil defense and civil plaintiff cases.
Mr. Kelley speaks internationally to medical and legal groups on the issue of
birth injury and medical liability. In 2008, he was a reviewer for a fetal monitoring
textbook used by physicians around the country on the issue of liability for
birth injuries. He recently submitted a chapter on Medical Legal Liability in
Gynecology for print in Katz, 6th Edition Comprehensive Gynecology.
Federal Initiatives to Improve Birth Outcomes
Michael C. Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Dr. Lu is the associate administrator of the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Prior to his appointment to head
up MCHB, Dr. Lu chaired the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Infant Mortality. He has served on two Institute of Medicine Committees and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Select Panel on Preconception Care.
Dr. Lu joined HRSA from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at
UCLA, Dr. Lu taught obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA, and maternal and child health at the UCLA School of Public
Health. As an obstetrician, Dr. Lu has attended over a thousand births, and has
been voted one of the Best Doctors in America since 2005.
Please note that speakers and topics are subject to change.
Call For Poster Abstracts
We invite you to participate in our third annual poster session. This session
will feature programs, strategies and activities that promote the prevention
of preterm birth and/or improve maternal and neonatal outcomes at the
hospital, provider, community, public health or state-wide level.
Topics should be of interest to physicians, nurses and others working in
perinatal and neonatal care. Presenter(s) must attend poster sessions
during designated times on both conference days.
The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015.
To submit an abstract, please see the detailed guidelines and abstract
submission form at: marchofdimes.org/ca/2015conference
Location
Hotel Irvine
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92612
SPECIAL
CONFERENCE RATE!
$134 per night (single or
double room)
HOTEL AMENITIES INCLUDE:
•• Complimentary shuttle to and from John Wayne Airport
(Shuttle runs every half-hour)
•• Fitness center and outdoor pool
•• On-site bar, restaurant and cafe featuring locally-sourced foods
The newly refurbished Hotel Irvine is located immediately off both the 405
and 5 freeways and is perfectly situated for Southern California’s premier
attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, the beautiful Orange
County coastline and Knott’s Berry Farm. Nearby shopping destinations
include Fashion Island, Orange County’s premier coastal shopping
destination, South Coast Plaza and Irvine Spectrum Center.
PARKING: Self-parking is $8 per day. Mention March of Dimes when
paying to receive this special rate. Discounts do not apply to valet parking.
Area Airports
John Wayne Airport
Long Beach Airport
2 miles Los Angeles International Airport 23 miles
42 miles
To book online, visit the website below:
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/MarchofDimes2015
To book by phone, call (888) 230-4452
(phone booking is available Monday-Friday, 7am-8pm)
and ask for the March of Dimes group rate.
Hotel must be booked by
March 1, 2015
for conference rate
Continuing Education Information
CEU
This course is provider-approved for 16.0 contact hours by the California
Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP14797: Community Perinatal
Network, Yorba Linda, California.
Daily CEUs are available for March 16th (8.6 hours) or March 17th (7.4 hours).
CME
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association’s CME
Accreditation Standards through the joint sponsorship of the Perinatal
Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) and
March of Dimes. PAC/LAC is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/
California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing education
for physicians.
PAC/LAC designates this education activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be
applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Daily CMEs are available for March 16th (6.5 hours) or March 17th (5.5 hours).
MFT/LCSW
This course meets the qualifications for 5.0 hours of continuing education credits
for MFT’s and/or LCSW’s as required by the California Board ofBehavioral
Science. Provider #PCE5275 Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California.
As mandated by the ACME, all faculty participating in the continuing medical education
programs by PAC/LAC are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent
conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.
Registration Policies
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
If you registered online, you can cancel or change your registration by logging into
your account at regonline.com/marchofdimes.
If you registered by mail, email your requested changes to [email protected].
Refunds for cancelled registrations will be made via the original payment method.
Credit Card: Refunds can only be made to the credit card used in the original
purchase. Check: Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing of check refunds.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Groups of 4 or more receive a 10% discount. All registrations must be received together.
If your group contains different registration types (e.g. daily RN and full
conference RN), you must register by mail. Complete one registration form for
each group member.
If registering online, complete the registration form for the first group member, then
click ‘Add Another Person’ to create a group and add members. The group discount
will be calculated on the checkout page. If you pay by credit card, you must pay for
all group member registrations with one credit card. To pay with individual checks,
select the ‘mail’ payment option and follow the check mailing instructions.
Planning Committee
D. Lisa Bollman, RNC, MSN, CPHQ
Executive Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
BJ Snell, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Beach Cities Midwifery & Women’s Health Care
Laguna Hills, California
Susan Bowles, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNS
Clinical Educator
Hospice of St. Francis
Melbourne, Florida
Jennie Torti, MPH
Senior Program Coordinator
Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership,
Advocacy & Consultation (PAC/LAC)
Tarzana, California
Heather Goodall, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
NICU Clinical Educator
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Jae Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program
Nutrition Director, SPIN
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Sadie Sacks, RN, MSN
Nurse Consultant
Orange County, California
Leona Shields, PHN, MN, NP
Nurse Consultant
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent
Health Division
California Department of Public Health
Sacramento, California
Kevin Van Otterloo, MPA
Administrative Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
Lucy Van Otterloo, PhD, RNC, MSN, CNS
Quality Improvement Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
Lawrence Wickham, MD
Neonatologist
Co-Director of Neonatal Services
Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach, California
The Perinatal Advisory Council:
Leadership, Advocacy & Consultation
(PAC/LAC) is a joint conference sponsor.
4 million babies were born in the United States last year
and the March of Dimes helped each and every one through
research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs.
There are many opportunities for health professionals to get involved with
our mission:
• Visit the Prematurity Prevention Resource Center at PrematurityPrevention.org
for the latest information and resources
• Join our Advocacy Network to lobby for legislation that protects the health of
women and children - visit marchofdimes.org/advocacy
• Learn about local professional education events at marchofdimes.org/ca
Scheduleat a glance
Speaker-approved presentations will be available at:
marchofdimes.org/ca/2015conference
Monday, March 16
Tuesday, March 17
7:00 - 8:00
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
7:00 - 8:00
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:00 - 8:30
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
8:00 - 8:10
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
8:10 - 9:10
Federal Initiatives to Improve Birth Outcomes
Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Scott Berns, MD, MPH
8:30 - 9:30
Legal Issues Facing Perinatal Service Providers
Jay Kelley, JD
9:30 - 10:20
An Update on Maternal Early Warning Systems
Jill Mhyre, MD
9:10 - 10:00
Neonatal Research Institute at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital
for Women and Newborns
Anup Katheria, MD
10:20 - 10:40
BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:00 - 10:20
BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:40 - 11:40
Neurobiology of NAS: Symptomatology and Management
Maureen Shogan, RN, MN, RNC
10:20 - 11:20
Evaluating the Dysmorphic Newborn in the Genomic Age
Ken Jones, MD
Marilyn Jones, MD
11:40 - 12:30
Keeping the Low-Risk Mom Low-Risk
Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
11:20 - 12:10
Caring for Parents, Caring for Ourselves
Sue Hall, MD
12:30 - 1:20
LUNCH
12:10 - 1:10
LUNCH
1:20 - 2:20
The Impact of Health Reform on Perinatal Services
Paul Wise, MD, MPH
1:10 - 1:40
POSTER SESSION
2:20 - 2:50
POSTER SESSION
1:40 - 2:40
2:50 - 3:50
A Public Health Approach to Obesity in
Postpartum Women
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
The Acute and Long-Term Effects of
Preeclampsia for Women and Children
Jennifer McNulty, MD
2:40 - 3:40
Transparency, Compassion, and Truth in Medical Errors
Leilani Schweitzer
3:40
ADJOURN
3:50 - 4:50
Safe Patient Handling: Big Patients, Big Complications
Pamela Moseley, RN, MN, CNS, MBA
Cheri Lowre, MD
4:50
ADJOURN
Schedule and speaker updates available at:
regonline.com/marchofdimes
Scheduleat a glance
Speaker-approved presentations will be available at:
marchofdimes.org/ca/2015conference
Monday, March 16
Tuesday, March 17
7:00 - 8:00
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
7:00 - 8:00
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
8:00 - 8:30
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
8:00 - 8:10
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS
8:10 - 9:10
Federal Initiatives to Improve Birth Outcomes
Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Scott Berns, MD, MPH
8:30 - 9:30
Legal Issues Facing Perinatal Service Providers
Jay Kelley, JD
9:30 - 10:20
An Update on Maternal Early Warning Systems
Jill Mhyre, MD
9:10 - 10:00
Neonatal Research Institute at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital
for Women and Newborns
Anup Katheria, MD
10:20 - 10:40
BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:00 - 10:20
BREAK & EXHIBITS
10:40 - 11:40
Neurobiology of NAS: Symptomatology and Management
Maureen Shogan, RN, MN, RNC
10:20 - 11:20
Evaluating the Dysmorphic Newborn in the Genomic Age
Ken Jones, MD
Marilyn Jones, MD
11:40 - 12:30
Keeping the Low-Risk Mom Low-Risk
Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
11:20 - 12:10
Caring for Parents, Caring for Ourselves
Sue Hall, MD
12:30 - 1:20
LUNCH
12:10 - 1:10
LUNCH
1:20 - 2:20
The Impact of Health Reform on Perinatal Services
Paul Wise, MD, MPH
1:10 - 1:40
POSTER SESSION
2:20 - 2:50
POSTER SESSION
1:40 - 2:40
2:50 - 3:50
A Public Health Approach to Obesity in
Postpartum Women
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
The Acute and Long-Term Effects of
Preeclampsia for Women and Children
Jennifer McNulty, MD
2:40 - 3:40
Transparency, Compassion, and Truth in Medical Errors
Leilani Schweitzer
3:40
ADJOURN
3:50 - 4:50
Safe Patient Handling: Big Patients, Big Complications
Pamela Moseley, RN, MN, CNS, MBA
Cheri Lowre, MD
4:50
ADJOURN
Schedule and speaker updates available at:
regonline.com/marchofdimes
Continuing Education Information
CEU
This course is provider-approved for 16.0 contact hours by the California
Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP14797: Community Perinatal
Network, Yorba Linda, California.
Daily CEUs are available for March 16th (8.6 hours) or March 17th (7.4 hours).
CME
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association’s CME
Accreditation Standards through the joint sponsorship of the Perinatal
Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) and
March of Dimes. PAC/LAC is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/
California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing education
for physicians.
PAC/LAC designates this education activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be
applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
Daily CMEs are available for March 16th (6.5 hours) or March 17th (5.5 hours).
MFT/LCSW
This course meets the qualifications for 5.0 hours of continuing education credits
for MFT’s and/or LCSW’s as required by the California Board ofBehavioral
Science. Provider #PCE5275 Community Perinatal Network, Yorba Linda, California.
As mandated by the ACME, all faculty participating in the continuing medical education
programs by PAC/LAC are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent
conflict of interest related to the content of their presentation.
Registration Policies
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
If you registered online, you can cancel or change your registration by logging into
your account at regonline.com/marchofdimes.
If you registered by mail, email your requested changes to [email protected].
Refunds for cancelled registrations will be made via the original payment method.
Credit Card: Refunds can only be made to the credit card used in the original
purchase. Check: Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing of check refunds.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Groups of 4 or more receive a 10% discount. All registrations must be received together.
If your group contains different registration types (e.g. daily RN and full
conference RN), you must register by mail. Complete one registration form for
each group member.
If registering online, complete the registration form for the first group member, then
click ‘Add Another Person’ to create a group and add members. The group discount
will be calculated on the checkout page. If you pay by credit card, you must pay for
all group member registrations with one credit card. To pay with individual checks,
select the ‘mail’ payment option and follow the check mailing instructions.
Planning Committee
D. Lisa Bollman, RNC, MSN, CPHQ
Executive Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
BJ Snell, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Beach Cities Midwifery & Women’s Health Care
Laguna Hills, California
Susan Bowles, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNS
Clinical Educator
Hospice of St. Francis
Melbourne, Florida
Jennie Torti, MPH
Senior Program Coordinator
Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership,
Advocacy & Consultation (PAC/LAC)
Tarzana, California
Heather Goodall, MSN, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
NICU Clinical Educator
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Jae Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Neonatal Fellowship Program
Nutrition Director, SPIN
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Sadie Sacks, RN, MSN
Nurse Consultant
Orange County, California
Leona Shields, PHN, MN, NP
Nurse Consultant
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent
Health Division
California Department of Public Health
Sacramento, California
Kevin Van Otterloo, MPA
Administrative Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
Lucy Van Otterloo, PhD, RNC, MSN, CNS
Quality Improvement Director
Community Perinatal Network
Yorba Linda, California
Lawrence Wickham, MD
Neonatologist
Co-Director of Neonatal Services
Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach, California
The Perinatal Advisory Council:
Leadership, Advocacy & Consultation
(PAC/LAC) is a joint conference sponsor.
4 million babies were born in the United States last year
and the March of Dimes helped each and every one through
research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs.
There are many opportunities for health professionals to get involved with
our mission:
• Visit the Prematurity Prevention Resource Center at PrematurityPrevention.org
for the latest information and resources
• Join our Advocacy Network to lobby for legislation that protects the health of
women and children - visit marchofdimes.org/advocacy
• Learn about local professional education events at marchofdimes.org/ca
Featured Presenters
Legal Issues Facing Perinatal Service Providers
Jay M. Kelley, JD
Mr. Kelley’s practice focuses on civil trial work in state and
federal courts in matters of medical negligence and wrongful
death arising from birth injury, surgery, oncological, cardiac and
pharmaceutical product liability causes. He has presented to
jury more than 70 cases, including felony prosecution, criminal
defense, civil defense and civil plaintiff cases.
Mr. Kelley speaks internationally to medical and legal groups on the issue of
birth injury and medical liability. In 2008, he was a reviewer for a fetal monitoring
textbook used by physicians around the country on the issue of liability for
birth injuries. He recently submitted a chapter on Medical Legal Liability in
Gynecology for print in Katz, 6th Edition Comprehensive Gynecology.
Federal Initiatives to Improve Birth Outcomes
Michael C. Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Dr. Lu is the associate administrator of the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Prior to his appointment to head
up MCHB, Dr. Lu chaired the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Infant Mortality. He has served on two Institute of Medicine Committees and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Select Panel on Preconception Care.
Dr. Lu joined HRSA from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at
UCLA, Dr. Lu taught obstetrics and gynecology at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA, and maternal and child health at the UCLA School of Public
Health. As an obstetrician, Dr. Lu has attended over a thousand births, and has
been voted one of the Best Doctors in America since 2005.
Please note that speakers and topics are subject to change.
Call For Poster Abstracts
We invite you to participate in our third annual poster session. This session
will feature programs, strategies and activities that promote the prevention
of preterm birth and/or improve maternal and neonatal outcomes at the
hospital, provider, community, public health or state-wide level.
Topics should be of interest to physicians, nurses and others working in
perinatal and neonatal care. Presenter(s) must attend poster sessions
during designated times on both conference days.
The abstract submission deadline is January 30, 2015.
To submit an abstract, please see the detailed guidelines and abstract
submission form at: marchofdimes.org/ca/2015conference
Location
Hotel Irvine
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92612
SPECIAL
CONFERENCE RATE!
$134 per night (single or
double room)
HOTEL AMENITIES INCLUDE:
•• Complimentary shuttle to and from John Wayne Airport
(Shuttle runs every half-hour)
•• Fitness center and outdoor pool
•• On-site bar, restaurant and cafe featuring locally-sourced foods
The newly refurbished Hotel Irvine is located immediately off both the 405
and 5 freeways and is perfectly situated for Southern California’s premier
attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, the beautiful Orange
County coastline and Knott’s Berry Farm. Nearby shopping destinations
include Fashion Island, Orange County’s premier coastal shopping
destination, South Coast Plaza and Irvine Spectrum Center.
PARKING: Self-parking is $8 per day. Mention March of Dimes when
paying to receive this special rate. Discounts do not apply to valet parking.
Area Airports
John Wayne Airport
Long Beach Airport
2 miles Los Angeles International Airport 23 miles
42 miles
To book online, visit the website below:
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/MarchofDimes2015
To book by phone, call (888) 230-4452
(phone booking is available Monday-Friday, 7am-8pm)
and ask for the March of Dimes group rate.
Hotel must be booked by
March 1, 2015
for conference rate
Faculty
Scott Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
Senior Vice President, Chapter Programs
Deputy Medical Officer
March of Dimes Foundation
White Plains, New York
Sue L. Hall, MD
Neonatologist
St. John’s Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, California
Marilyn Jones, MD
Clinical Service Chief, Genetics
and Dysmorphology
Director, Cleft Palate and
Craniofacial Treatment Programs
Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Ken Jones, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of the Division of
Dysmorphology and Teratology
Medical Director of the California
Teratogen Information Service
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Anup Katheria, MD
Director, Neonatal Research Institute
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for
Women and Newborns
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adjunct)
Loma Linda University
San Diego, California
Jay M. Kelley, JD
Attorney
Elk & Elk Co., Ltd.
Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Holly Powell Kennedy, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
Executive Deputy Dean and
Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery
Yale School of Nursing
West Haven, Connecticut
Cheri Lowre, MD
OB/GYN Hospitalist Physician
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City
Assistant Clinical Professor in OB/GYN
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Objectives
Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Administrator, Maternal and
Child Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rockville, Maryland
Jennifer McNulty, MD
Staff Physician and Chair of Women’s Best
Practice Team
Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Memorial Medical Center
Clinical Professor, Department of OB/GYN
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
Jill Mhyre, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas
Pamela D. Moseley, RN, MN, CNS, MBA
Department Administrator, Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente
Panorama City, California
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
Director, Reproductive Health
Los Angeles County Public Health
Assistant Clinical Professor
Keck School of Medicine of University
of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Leilani Schweitzer
Patient Liaison
Stanford Health Care
Reno, Nevada
Maureen Shogan, RN, MN, RNC
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Deaconess Hospital
Spokane, Washington
Paul H. Wise, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Co-Director, March of Dimes
Prematurity Research Center
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California
At the completion of the conference, the perinatal health care
professional will be able to:
•• Discuss common fetal monitoring allegations in obstetric malpractice cases
and strategies to reduce risk of liability.
•• Implement key systems solutions to identify and treat women who may be
developing critical illness during labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.
•• Incorporate into practice evidence-based care protocols for the management
of drug-exposed infants to reduce the effects of neonatal abstinence
syndrome.
•• Discuss current interventions and implement new strategies that reduce longterm maternal adverse outcomes related to preeclampsia.
•• Implement key strategies that improve staff competency and preparedness
for dealing with the pregnant obese woman to maintain safety for both the
patient and the care provider.
•• Discuss the impact of health care reform on hospital and health systems as
well as the disparities on health care access.
•• Identify the impact of advanced neonatal resuscitative measures including
delayed cord clamping to improve long-term brain function for babies needing
resuscitation at birth.
•• Recognize interventions that promote the health and wellbeing of mothers and
babies in order to develop a model of care that minimizes adverse outcomes.
•• Describe innovative strategies aimed at improving postpartum nutrition
and weight management to improve subsequent birth outcomes and
breastfeeding rates.
•• Understand the impact of major national initiatives to reduce maternal and
infant morbidity and mortality and their effect on hospital and professional
practice standards.
•• Utilize case studies in understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of birth
defects and developmental disabilities to develop strategies for intervention
and prevention.
•• Discuss the effect that teamwork and improved communication has on the
overall well-being of the family and the high-stress healthcare environment.
•• Understand the importance of transparency and honesty when dealing with
medical errors.
•• Identify the impact of culture, language and beliefs on the decision making
process related to complex/non-complex care, liability, access to services, and
health disparities.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
If your organization is interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference,
please email [email protected] or call (949) 333-4977 to request
our sponsor and exhibitor package.
Registration
Description
This conference will highlight obstetric and neonatal health care advances
with an emphasis on quality improvement and the use of evidence to
encourage best practices. Speakers will discuss trends in perinatal care,
focusing on evidence-based practice strategies to reduce both maternal
and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Obstetric presentations will include management of maternal preeclampsia
post-delivery, identifying maternal early warning criteria, maintaining
safety when caring for obese patients and caring for the low-risk mother.
Neonatal presentations will include neonatal abstinence syndrome
management, developmental pathogenesis of birth defects and genetic
testing, as well as family support strategies. Topics of interest to both
maternal and neonatal health professionals will include federal initiatives
to improve birth outcomes and communicating medical errors with
transparency and compassion.
Speakers will focus on bedside opportunities to improve outcomes
during pregnancy, birth and the neonatal period. Insights into preventive,
diagnostic and therapeutic innovations will be discussed. Evidence-based
interventions with a multidisciplinary approach that are culturally and
linguistically appropriate will be emphasized.
Who Should Attend
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Physicians
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Nurses, Clinical •• Nutritionists & Dietitians
•• Perinatal/Neonatal Respiratory Specialists and Nurse Practitioners
•• Certified Nurse-Midwives
•• Medical Social Workers
•• Public Health Professionals
•• Transport Coordinators
•• Preconception/Prenatal Care
Providers
Therapists
•• Health Educators
•• Allied Health Professionals
•• Hospital and Clinic Administrators
•• Health Care Students
Conference Highlights
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Legal issues facing perinatal service providers
Keeping the low-risk mom low-risk
Impact of obesity on patient and workplace safety
Innovations in neonatal resuscitation
Early Registration
paid on or before 03/03/15
Full RN*
Daily RN*
Full MD
Daily MD
$280
$150
$360
$190
Late Registration
paid on or after 03/04/15
Full RN*
Daily RN*
Full MD
Daily MD
$410
$220
$460
$245
Groups of 4 or more receive 10% discount.
* MFT / LCSW, physicians in training,
retired persons, all students and others
pay the RN fee.
Total:
US $
Fee includes: continental breakfast, break
refreshments, lunch and CE credits.
REGISTRATIONS ARE ONLY
ACCEPTED ONLINE OR BY MAIL
Register online at:
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To register by mail, complete the form below
and mail your completed registration form
with a check payable to ‘March of Dimes’ to:
March of Dimes
Attn: 2015 Conference
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104-4154
You may register online and mail in a check.
If you choose this option, please include
a copy of the invoice with your check.
Do not mail credit card information.
For more registration information:
Tel: (415) 217-6380 or (949) 333-4977
Email: [email protected]
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Payment & Cancellations: Registrations that are not paid before 03/11/15 are not
guaranteed and will be subject to a late payment fee of $25.
On-site registration will be available only as space permits.
Cancellations must be received no later than 03/06/15 to receive a refund (less nonrefundable processing fee of $50). Cancellations after this date are not eligible for a
refund. Substitute attendees are permitted. See ‘Registration Policies’ section for details.
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