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ForwardNAS Symposium - Mercer County May 16, 2025
The purpose of the symposium is to educate attendees on the condition and effective interventions and resources for children affected by NAS, their families, and those tasked with supporting them. Together, professionals from various child and family serving agencies and organizations within Mercer County will explore Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and the available supports and services within the community to better assist children and families affected by NAS.
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Define and understand Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and who is affected by it
• Identify and be educated on effective and available interventions
• Demonstrate ways they can support children and families affected by NAS
Additional Information
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition that occurs when infants are exposed to drugs that cause dependency while in-utero. This condition can cause a range of symptoms beginning at birth. The purpose of the symposium is to educate attendees on the condition and effective interventions and resources for children affected by NAS, their families, and those tasked with supporting them.
Mercer County CVS
Dr. Tammy Corr, DO
Ellen Helmbreck Certified FBT Consultants Family Services of NWPA
Anna Stright, Certified FBT Consultants Family Services of NWPA
Brenda Lutz, Education & Awareness Coordinator, The Asservo Project
Dr. Michelle Wright, DO UPMC Northwest Perinatal Addiction Medicine
Samantha Hartle, RN, UPMC
Brian Pleasant, Director of Recovery Services
Cambria King, BA, CRS
Larry Strosser, RRC – Program Outreach Coordinator
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. 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.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 5.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 5.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 5.00 ASWB
- 5.00 Attendance