Maternal Child Symposium 2025

Altoona, PA US
April 10, 2025

This is a conference for maternal child health professions of our local community. We chose health issues that mothers and children may need assistance with. The conference attendees usually consist of nurses and lactation consultants that work in the maternity, nursery and pediatric hospital units, OB and Pediatric offices and Nurse Family Partnership program. WIC agency staff and other local community agencies that work with this patient population. We do sometimes have physicians attend also.

Target Audience

Nurses and lactation consultants that work in the maternity, nursery and pediatric hospital units.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to...

1. list 3 ways to support a baby who is not latching, provide information about antenatal colostrum expression and identify products for treating sore nipple that can be harmful.

2. list 3 or more common drugs of abuse and the clinical and general indicators that a patient presents.

3. Identify effects of marijuana during pregnancy and nursing period of a child,

4. explain the impact of alcohol exposure during pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

5. describe screening methods for prenatal alcohol use.

6. learn about and use resources to address alcohol use in pregnancy.

7. refer clients to local community programs that can assist/enhance the maternal/child relationship

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Course opens: 
04/10/2025
Course expires: 
04/24/2025
Event starts: 
04/10/2025 - 3:30am EDT
Event ends: 
04/10/2025 - 11:15am EDT
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0730 Welcome

0800 Breastfeeding Tools and Trends: What is Helpful and What to Avoid

0930 Break

0945 Recognizing Impairment -- A Head to Toe Approach

1130 Lunch

1230 Alcohol Use During Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

1400 Break

1415 Who is Our Community Support for the Maternal / Child Population

1515 Evaluation

The Casino at Lakemont Park
300 Lakemont Park Blvd
Altoona, PA 16602
United States

Shannon Lillenthal, BA, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant, UPMC Harrisburg

Shawn Noonan, Regional DUI Program Administrator, PA DUI Association

Elizabeth Krans, MD, Associate Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Maribel Campos, MD, MSc, MBA, FAAP, Neonatologist and Professor University of Puerto Rico

Julene Zizza, Advocate, Circle of Hope

Lynn Watt, BSN, RN, CLC, SFW, HNA Nurse-Family Partnership

Tracy Kelley, BS, CLS Regional Director, Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children

Emily Krider, Program Coordinator, AASD ELECT

Megan Alwine, BA, CLC and Samantha Radford, PhD, CLC Cofounders Blair County Breastfeeding Coalition

In 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.

Available Credit

  • 5.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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