CREDITS OFFERED - CME, LCSW/LMFT, RN-CEU, and CHES
 

• Tiffany Willis, PsyD   (she/her)

• Cody Miller Pyke, MD, JD, LLM, MSBe   (they/them)

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"What the End of Roe Means Beyond

the Right to Abortion"

PLENARY:

• Dana Sussman, JD, MPH  (she/her) - National Advocates for Pregnant Women

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"Cannabis in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Case Study for Policies"

PLENARY:

• Indra Wood Lusero, JD, MA   (they/them) - Elephant Circle

• Heather Thompson, PhD   (she/they) - Elephant Circle

PLENARY:

"Racism in Perinatal Health"

• Sabia C. Wade   (she/they) - The Black Doula

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:

"Opening the Door for Equitable Support Along the Perinatal Journey"

• Pamela Geller, PhD - National Network of NICU Psychologists

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"Sleep as a Catalyst for Mental Health Conversations in Pregnancy"

• Alison Hartman, MS

"Reducing Barriers to Perinatal Mental Health Care through Telehealth"

• Mona Elgohail, PhD

• Leah Sodowick, BA 

"Introducing The Postpartum Toolkit”

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• Ariana Albanese, MS

PLENARY:

"Equity Lessons from Pediatric Primary Care: Listen, Partner, Advocate"

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• Brandi Kaye Freeman, MD, MS   (she/her) - Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

PLENARY:

"Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups in Fertility Spaces"

• Navy C. Spiecker, MS   (she/her)

CLOSING REMARKS

RECEPTION

BREAKFAST

"Intro to Transformative Justice in Healthcare"

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• Tiffany Moore, RN, PhD (she/her) - National Perinatal Association

• Angelique Geehan (she/he/they)

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* 30-minute, non-credit presentation

PLENARY:

"Operationalizing Reproductive and Social Justice for Birth Equity"

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• Inas K. Mahdi, MPH   (she/her) - National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC)

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PLENARY:

"Health Equity and Social Justice: The Role of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC)"

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• Jaime Cabrera, MPH   (she/her) - Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC)

PLENARY:

"The Need for Inclusive Perinatal Health for People with Disabilities: A Call to Action"

• Monika Mitra, PhD   (she/her) - National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities

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PRESENTATION *

"Special Needs Parenting: 

A Perspective on having a Child with Complex Medical and Developmental Needs"

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• Lindsey Gagnon, PsyD

1:00 - 1:30

* 30-minute, non-credit presentation

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:

"Centering a Practice of Hope to Advance Birth Justice"

• Chanel L. Porchia Albert CD, CPD, CLC, CHHC   (she/her) - Ancient Song Doula Services

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:

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"Perinatal Health Inequities

and Obstetrical Racism"

• Hakima Tafunzi Payne MSN RN    (she/her) - Uzazi Village

PLENARY:

"Perinatal Care in Carceral Settings"

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• Cody Miller Pyke, MD, JD, LLM, MSBe  (they/them)

CLOSING REMARKS

BREAKFAST

• View Poster Presentations

• Visit with Exhibitors

• Meet our Sponsors and Partners

WECOME - Poster Awards

• Tiffany Moore, RN, PhD    (she/her)

• Jerasimos Ballas, MD, MPH     (he/him)

PLENARY:

• Amit Agrawal, MD  (he/him) - Arizona Envision Neonatal Programs

• Jennifer Harrison MS, CLE, CIMI  (she/her) - Smooth Way Home  virtual support program

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"Supporting a Successful Transition for Fragile Infants and their Families from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Back to their Community"

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"Promoting Family Engagement and Reducing Disparities in Family Care Practices in the NICU"

PLENARY:

• Allison G. Dempsey, PhD   (she/her)

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"Healthcare at the Intersection(s)"

PLENARY:

• Kim Brewer, MA    (she/her)

"The Importance of NICU Discharge Standards and Guidelines"

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• Vincent C. Smith, MD, MPH  (he/him)

"NPASS and Neonatal Therapy:

Bridging the Gap for Students in the NICU"

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• Jessica Restivo, MS, OTR/L  (she/her) - National Perinatal Student Society (NPASS)

• Aleksandra Popkowska MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, NTMTC   (she/her)

Explore NPA programs + initiatives.
Find out where you're needed most.

PLENARY:

"Creating Equitable Perinatal Spaces:

The Impact of Representation on

Reproductive Health Outcomes"

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• Cheyenne Varner  (she/her) - The Educated Birth

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CLOSING KEYNOTE:

"Ancestral Innovations at the Crossroads of Providing Maternal Health Care"

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• Nicolle L. Gonzales, BSN, RN, MSN, CNM   (she/her)  Changing Woman Initiative

CLOSING KEYNOTE:

• Annie H. Lee, JD   (she/her) - Colorado Access

• Ana I’I Brown Cohen,  MPH   (she/her) - Colorado Access

• Wivine Ngongo.  MPH   (she/her) - Colorado Access

"Community-Powered Approaches

to Impacting Maternal Health"

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CONCLUDING REMARKS - Call to Action

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference

No One Left Behind: 

How Perinatology can be a Leader in Equitable Care

from Public Health to Rare Diseases

Wednesday, April 19 – Friday, April 21

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Courtyard Chapel Hill