New Horizons in Birth 2025
This program will offer guidance for the audience to be able to find the appropriate resources for our patients. Audience members will learn how a social worker can assist with getting necessary resources for our patients. Nurses and childbirth educators will be able to speak to the doula program for patients that could use extra support. Doulas, childbirth educators, and nurses will learn appropriate tips to assist breastfeeding families and should feel comfortable partnering with a lactation consultant.
Agenda:
8:00-9:00 a.m. - Eating Disorders in Pregnancy - Rachel Mailey, MS, LPC, NCC, UPMC Womens Behavioral Health Specialists
9:00-9:10 a.m.-Break
9:10-10:10 a.m. - Car Seat Safety Basics - Matthew D. Frampton, South Central PA Highway Safety
10:10-11:10 a.m. - UPMC Harrisburg Doula Program - Nancy Cupps, MSN, RNC-OB, UPMC Harrisburg
11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. - Lunch and Learn - UPMC Harrisburg Bridge Milk Program - Amber LeCadre, MSN, RNC-MNN, UPMC Harrisburg
12:10-1:10 p.m. - Breastfeeding Tools and Trends: What is helpful and what to avoid? - Shannon Lilienthal, BA, IBCLC, UPMC Harrisburg
1:10-1:20 p.m.-Break
1:20-2:20 p.m. - Social Work: The Power of Collaboration - Dionna Reeves, MSW, LSW, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists-North Harrisburg
2:20-2:30 p.m. - Evaluations and Adjournment
Target Audience
Nurse
Lactation Consultants
Childbirth Educators
Certified Midwives
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Learning Objectives
At the end of each session participants should be able to:
***Eating Disorders and the Impact on Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Provide insight on how to identify eating disorders in a pregnant patient
- Discuss impact of eating disorders on the pregnancy, baby, and breastfeeding
- Explain strategies on how to counsel patients with eating disorders while pregnant or postpartum
***Car Seat Safety Basics
- Discuss choosing an appropriate car seat for a newborn
- Review proper installation of a car seat
- Offers key points to identify counterfeit car seats
***UPMC Harrisburg Birth Circle Doula Program
- Describe the initiation of the Harrisburg based doula program
- Discuss what the program offers and how they support pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding families
***UPMC Harrisburg Bridge Milk Program
- Discuss process of initiating a bridge milk program at UPMC Harrisburg
- Review guidelines on eligibility for donor milk usage
- Review how the bridge milk has positively affected breastfeeding rates for UPMC Harrisburg
***Breastfeeding Tools and Trends: What is helpful and what to avoid?
- List 3 ways to support a baby who is not latching
- Learn the pros and cons of antenatal colostrum expression
- Identify how some products for treating sore nipples and engorgement can be harmful
***Social Work: The Power of Collaboration
- Provide reason provider referral
- Discuss resources provided by a social worker along with collaboration of internal and external entities
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This program will offer guidance for the audience to be able to find the appropriate resources for our patients. Audience members will learn how a social worker can assist with getting necessary resources for our patients. Nurses and childbirth educators will be able to speak to the doula program for patients that could use extra support. Doulas, childbirth educators, and nurses will learn appropriate tips to assist breastfeeding families and should feel comfortable partnering with a lactation consultant.
This program will offer guidance for the audience to be able to find the appropriate resources for our patients. Audience members will learn how a social worker can assist with getting necessary resources for our patients. Nurses and childbirth educators will be able to speak to the doula program for patients that could use extra support. Doulas, childbirth educators, and nurses will learn appropriate tips to assist breastfeeding families and should feel comfortable partnering with a lactation consultant.
Agenda:
8:00-9:00 a.m. - Eating Disorders in Pregnancy - Rachel Mailey, MS, LPC, NCC, UPMC Womens Behavioral Health Specialists
9:00-9:10 a.m.-Break
9:10-10:10 a.m. - Car Seat Safety Basics - Matthew D. Frampton, South Central PA Highway Safety
10:10-11:10 a.m. - UPMC Harrisburg Doula Program - Nancy Cupps, MSN, RNC-OB, UPMC Harrisburg
11:10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. - Lunch and Learn - UPMC Harrisburg Bridge Milk Program - Amber Lecadre
12:10-1:10 p.m. - Breastfeeding Tools and Trends: What is helpful and what to avoid? - Shannon Lilienthal, BA, IBCLC, UPMC Harrisburg
1:10-1:20 p.m.-Break
1:20-2:20 p.m. - Social Work: The Power of Collaboration - Dionna Reeves, MSW, LSW, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists-North Harrisburg
2:20-2:30 p.m. - Evaluations and Adjournment
Rachel Mailey, MS, LPC, NCC, UPMC Womens Behavioral Health Specialists
Matthew D. Frampton, South Central PA Highway Safety
Nancy Cupps, MSN, RNC-OB, UPMC Harrisburg
Amber LeCadre, MSN, RNC-MNN
Shannon Lilienthal, BA, IBCLC, UPMC Harrisburg
Dionna Reeves, MSW, LSW, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialists-North Harrisburg
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.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is _6.5_ contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals: 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
- 6.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.50 Attendance
Price
Register by: May 15th, 2025
Fee: UPMC Employee: Free
Non-Employee $25
For more information: Call 717-231-8981 or email [email protected]
* If you have any dietary restrictions, please contact Melissa Shaver
Please see the link for our New Horizons in Birth Conference below. Our day of agenda with the instructions to claim your contact hours is attached. Looking forward to 'seeing' you at our virtual conference!
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