24th Annual Perinatal and Neonatal Healthcare Conference for Nurses and Allied Health Staff
This annual conference will provide healthcare professionals valuable information while caring for the most vulnerable patient populations. This year's conference will focus on topics such as current concepts of fetal therapy; approach to care in the periviable period; support for professional caregiver grief while caring for bereaved families; care if the perinatal patient with opioid use disorder; improving cultural competence in nursing professionals ; leveraging the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare; incorporating laughter in the work setting; and reclaiming joy in nursing.
Target Audience
Nurses
Learning Objectives
Convey health benefits of laughter such as immune system engagement, pain medicine, and stress hormone reduction
Convey workplace benefits of laughter such as team unity, productivity, and creativity
Provide suggestions for adding more humor/laughter to combat stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout Review the pathophysiology of common fetal conditions
Discuss the contemporary management of severe fetal diseases
Outline future developments in the field of fetal medicine
Describe the periviable period and outcomes
Understand obstetrical approach to care in the periviable period
Elucidate the neonatal approach to care in the periviable period Understand the presence and impact of personal and professional grief responses while caring for bereaved perinatal and neonatal families
Develop practical approaches to acknowledge and care for one's own grief, supporting both staff well-being and compassionate, family-centered care
Understand Artificial Intelligence governance at UPMC
Identify Artificial Intelligence tools at UPMC Describe the future of artificial intelligence at UPMC
Understand the global illicit substance market and its impact on treatment options Identify the medication options for patients with opioid use disorder and the mechanism in which they work in the body
Interact with patients and their support persons in a way that is non-stigmatizing and empowering of their recovery
Describe the lived experiences and concerns of underrepresented birthing people surrounding their perinatal experiences with nursing professionals Identify interventions to make the perinatal experiences less traumatic and more equitable for underrepresented birthing people
Describe three strategies to support self-care
Identify two individual strategies you can utilize to increase engagement and joy in nursing
Bradley Nieder, MD
Stephen P. Emery, MD
Tiffany E. Diehl, MD
Christine Bishop, MD, MA
Sara Rogan, MD, PhD
Carrie McCann, MSW
Rob Bart, MD
Alison Boast, MSN, CARN
Cambria King, BS, CRS
Corey Posa, MSN, RN
Jocelyn Fernandez
Beth Quin, MSN, RNC-MNN
n support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nursing (ANCC) - The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.5 contact hours.
Available Credit
- 5.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Price
Registration opens on July 20th and will close on September 11th. Please reach out to Kim Boulanger at [email protected] with any registration questions.

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