Keynote Session:
The National Children’s Study: Update from Cook County |
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| This session will provide an overview of the original National Children's Study, its place within the context of longitudinal studies, and progress
report of the NCD both nationally and in Cook County.
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A-1 Who’s Been Sleeping in my Bed?
Preventing Sleep Related Infant Deaths
1.25 R CERP - This session will discuss current infant safe sleep recommendations from AAP, offer ways to effectively model correct infant safe sleep behavior and troubleshoot
questions from new parents, and describe the pros and cons of bed sharing/co sleeping with infants
  
A-2Protecting the Defenseless Preterm Lung
This session will describe the components of lung development that must be supported after preterm birth, the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary
dysplasia. It will discuss the mechanical ventilation and/or oxygen therapy can disrupt development of the perterm lung and identify
the potential role for pharmacological lung protection with caffeine, inhaled nitric oxide, and other strategies.
A-3Preventing Mother Falls and Baby Drops
in the Perinatal Setting
1.25 R CERP -This session will review the evidence for risk of falls/drops in the perinatal setting with strategies to decrease risk of harm to mothers and babies,
discuss case studies of patient falls and baby drops and list strategies to minimize risk of harm to mothers and babies
B-1Eliminating Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks:
The Road to Success
This session will identify the need for process improvement related to early deliveries, describe implementation of the MOD toolkit to eliminate
elective deliveries before 39 weeks, and discuss strategies to overcome barriers to change.
B-2Living with Half a Heart
This session will discuss singe ventricle anomalies and care for the newborn infant.
B-3Support of the Low Intervention Birth
1.25 R CERP - This session will discuss methods to reduce the intensity of labor and describe now the mother's perception of intensity and the typical hospital
environment can impact that process. Non-medicated skills to assist the laboring mother to manage the intensity of labor will also be discussed.
Keynote Session:
Perinatal Quality Improvement
1 R CERP -This session will provide an overview of quality improvement processes in the perinatal field through
reviewing quality improvement processes currently ongoing in the perinatal field, list strategies for success,
and discuss common barriers for quality improvement.
C-1Centering Pregnancy
1 R CERP - This session will describe the components of CenteringPregnancy group prenatal care, discuss steps in the process of CenteringPregnancy group implementation and identify
factors that influence a site's readiness to implement CenteringPregnancy.
C-2The Innocent Addict: Assessment and Treatment of
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
1 R CERP - This presentation will review the complex disorders of neonatal abstinence syndrome, including behavioral and physiological symptoms and signs, causative agents, as well as
pharmacological and non-pharmacologic recommendations for treatment.
C-3Cesarean Birth – More Than Just a Little Cut
1 R CERP - This presentation will discuss current trends and potential maternal and fetal complication in the current and subsequent pregnancy. Elements from the 2011 AWHONN evidence based clinical
practice guideline on "Peri-operative Care of the Pregnant Woman" and nursing implications in caring for the woman and her family will be discussed.
D-1Magnesium Sulfate for Neuro-protection: Friend or Foe?
This session will provide a background for cerebral palsy, discuss the initial retrospective studies and prospective randomized trials of using
Magnesium Sulfate for neuro-protection and provide general recommendations.
D-2Breastfeeding Blueprint: Surgeon General Call to Action
1 L CERP - This session will describe the state of breastfeeding in Illinois based on quantitative and qualitative data analysis, identify areas of challenges and success, and describe three policy change
initiatives in Illinois related directly to the Illinois Breastfeeding Blue Print Recommendations. It will also compare the IL experience to other
state and local evidence based breastfeeding policy initiatives.
D-3New Treatments for Retinopathy of Prematurity
This session will review ROP screening criteria, treatment options and follow-up regiment recommended.
Keynote Session:
The IOM’s Future of Nursing: A Call to Action
This session will review the four key recommendations of The Future Of Nursing: Leading Change and Advancing Care IOM report, discuss one strategy for each recommendation,
and identify opportunities for personal contribution to the future of nursing.
E-1Saving Tiny Lives:
Pasteurized Donor Human Milk in the NICU
1.25 L CERP - This session will list three infant outcomes that are improved with the use of humal milk feedings in teh NICU, describe two safety measures that a HMBANA milk bank employs to ensure teh safety of pasteurized donor humal milk, and describe one way that human milk oligosaccharides
promote an infants's GI health.
E-2CMV in the NICU Patient: Case Study of a Baffling Belly from a Surprising Source
1.25 R CERP - This session will review a case study of an extremely premature infant who develops CMV ascites, describe diagnostic and treatments options for CMV disease in premature infants, and
discuss transmission of CMV via breast milk adn controversies surrounding the various prevention strategies.
E-3Perinatal Depression:
Screening, Resources and Survival Stories
1.25 R CERP - This session will describe perinatal depression screening - including rational, barriers and the Illinois screening law - and available resources to help families. The session will
also include real stories of two women about their journey through perinatal depression from discovery to healing.
F-1Impacting Breastfeeding Duration
Beyond the Early Days
1.25 L CERP - This session will review the current state of IL breastfeeding duration rates and Healthy People 2020 targets. It will provide 3 clinical indicators
for the discontinuation of breastfeeding and other effective management strategies.
F-2Caring for the Extremely Premature Infant:
Thermoregulation, Respiratory Support, Skin and Developmental Care
1.25 R CERP - This session will identify important issues related to thermoregulation and skin care for extremely premature infants, review current non-invasive respiratory
management strategies and nursing care issues, and discuss protection for the developing brain and optimal developmental interventions.
F-3HIV - New Horizons in Perinatal Care
1.25 R CERP - This session will include an examination of recent advances which lend credence to the call for the elimination of pediatric AIDS. This presentation
will focus on how close we are to this goal.
Lunch Keynote
Surviving Litigation: A Primer for Clinicians
1 E CERP - Litigation will affect every clinician in some way, and navigating the legal minefield is an essential skill to survival. Join us for an informative
and engaging presentation on the elements of malpractice, the role of documentation, and the purpose of the deposition. Key insights will be provided to reduce anxiety
related to litigation , and promote the ability to defend your practice.
G-1Meet Me in the Nipple Aisle:
Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes
1 L CERP - This presentation is designed to assist breastfeeding helpers and nurses in learning how to protect breastfeeding when bottles are introduced and used. Attendees will learn the
importance of artificial nipple shape, flow, and use as they relate to breastfeeding. Additionally, attendees will learn the effects of bottle use on milk supply and milk choice.
G-2Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
1 R CERP - This session will review what is currently known about NEC; the role of intestinal maturity in the unique susceptibility of preterm infants to NEC; and the influence of bacteria,
antibiotics and probiotics in NEC.
G-3Fetal Monitoring Pearls:
Screening Resources and Real Stories
Fetal monitoring has come a long way since its introduction in the 1970's. Learn just what the evidence supports in fetal heart rate tracing
interpretation and management and harness the power of fetal monitoring's negative predictive value to improve outcomes and promote interdisciplinary communication.
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