OUR SPEAKERS
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Dr. Nastassia Harris DNP, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC
Wednesday
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Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova-Ramos, MD
"Standard versus Enhanced Social Needs Screening and Referral to Resources in the NICU a Mixed Method Study"
ARTICLE: Beyond income: material hardship and the health and healthcare of premature children
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ARTICLE: Social Risk Screening & Referral Addresses the High Burden of Unmet Needs Among NICU Families
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ARTICLE: Implementing Social Risk Screening and Referral to Resources in the NICU
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ARTICLE: National Prevalence of Social Determinants of Health Screening Among US Neonatal Care Units
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"Evidence and implementation are driven by social processes and relationships in an unequal world"- Snell-Rood
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Hendrée E. Jones, PhD
"UNC Horizons - A Comprehensive Model of Dyadic Care"
ARTICLE: Buprenorphine versus Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
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RESOURCE: Women & Addiction Group
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
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Linda Franck, RN, PhD, FRCPCH, FAAN
"Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care:
Keys to Successful Implementation"
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ARTICLE: Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes toward Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Acute Care
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Lara Liszka, OTD, OTR/L, NTMTC
"What's Everybody Talking About?"
ARTICLE: Differences in Early Auditory Exposure across Neonatal Environments
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ARTICLE: Auditory exposure of high-risk infants discharged from the NICU and the impact of social factors
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Dr. Nastassia Harris, DNP, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC
"Reshaping Black Maternal Health
from the Community Up"
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Denise Bolds, MSW, Adv. CD (DONA), CLC, CBE
"The Imperative of Equitable, Accessible Childbirth Education"
"Racism is taught."
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Michelle Gabriel-Caldwell, PhD, CD, CBE
"The Imperative of Equitable, Accessible Childbirth Education"
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Talsasha (Sasha) M. Sumling, LMT/CD/EBB Instructor
"The Imperative of Equitable, Accessible Childbirth Education"
Create a Positive Environment, for a Positive Experience, and a Positive Outcome!!!
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Maggie Runyon, MSN, RNC-OB, CYT2000
"The Imperative of Equitable, Accessible Childbirth Education"
"Positive progress towards excellence, that's what we want. If you stand still and settle for the status quo, that's exactly what you will have."
- Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown
Thursday
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Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH
"Innovative Approaches in Psychopharmacology and Delivery of Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Perinatal Mood Disorders"
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Monica Hsiung Wojcik, MD, MPH
"Where the Genetic Code Meets the ZIP Code: Diagnostic Equity in Perinatal Rare Disease"
ARTICLE: Rare Diseases, Common Barriers: Disparities in Pediatric Clinical Genetics Outcomes
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ARTICLE: Further Considerations on the Value of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Critically Ill Infants
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RESOURCE: Global Genes: Allies in Rare Disease
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Mary Kimmel, MD
"Ensuring Mental Health for All: Finding Moments to Empower You and Empower Your Patients"
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Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, PhD, RN, CNM
"Perinatal Mental Health for Black People: Who's Talking and Who's Not"
* This presentation includes unpublished research data.
Do not share without permission.
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Friday
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Vincent C. Smith, MD, MPH
"The Importance of NICU Discharge Planning Guidelines and Standards"
PUBLICATION: Interdisciplinary Guidelines and Recommendations for NICU Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning
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Emma Roth, JD
"Pregnancy Criminalization in Post-Roe America"
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TOOLKIT: Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit
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ARTICLE from the New Yorker: We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse
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Erin Thatcher
"Long Term Care for Medically-Complex Children:
How to Advocate for and Support Paid Family Caregivers"
ARTICLE: Home Health Care For Children With Medical Complexity: Workforce Gaps, Policy, and Future Directions
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POLICY BRIEF: State Approaches to Reimbursing Family Caregivers of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs through Medicaid
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ARTICLE: The gender gap in caring for children with medical complexity
