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8:00 - 9:00

Continental Breakfast

Blueberry Hill

Welcome from our Conference Chairs

  • Patti Bridges, MSW, LCSW   (she/her)

  • Chavis Patterson, PhD   (he/him)

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"Standard versus Enhanced Social Needs Screening and Referral to Resources in the NICU

- A Mixed Method Study"

PLENARY: NICU Family Support

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  • Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova-Ramos, MD   (she/her)

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"UNC Horizons - A Comprehensive Model of Dyadic Care"

PLENARY: Substance Use

  • Hendrée E. Jones, PhD   (she/her)   

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LUNCH 
11:30 - 12:30

in the Trillium Dining Room

with our Partners from Sobi

 

* 30-minute, non-credit presentation

PLENARY: Emerging Practices

"Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Neonatal and Pediatric Acute Care:

Keys to Successful Implementation"

  • Linda Franck, RN, PhD, FRCPCH, FAAN   (she/her) 

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PLENARY: Developmental Care

"What's Everybody Talking About?"

  • Lara Liszka, OTD, OTR/L, NTMTC   (she/her)

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BREAK
2:30 - 3:00

PLENARY: 

Reshaping Black Maternal Health

from the Community Up

  • Dr. Nastassia Harris,  DNP, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC

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"The Imperative of Equitable, Accessible Childbirth Education"

PLENARY: Correcting Disparities

Moderated by:

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CLOSING REMARKS

NETWORKING

* Agenda subject to change without notice.
Thursday
Thursday

9:00 am to 5:30 pm

April 20

BREAKFAST

  • pick up your continental breakfast from Blueberry Hill

  • join us for our breakfast presentation

"The Past, Present, and Future of NPA"

  • Viveka Prakash-Zawisza, MD, MS, MBA   (she/her) 

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WELCOME

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PLENARY: PMADs

"Innovative Approaches in Psychopharmacology and Delivery of Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Perinatal Mood Disorders"

  • Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH   (she/her) 

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PLENARY: Health Equity

"Where the Genetic Code Meets the ZIP Code: Diagnostic Equity in Perinatal Rare Disease"

  • Monica Hsiung Wojcik, MD, MPH   (she/her) 

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PLENARY: Patient-Provider Collaboration

"Ensuring Mental Health for All: Finding Moments to Empower You and Empower Your Patients"

  • Mary Kimmel, MD   (she/her) 

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LUNCH 
12:15 - 1:30

in the Trillium Dining Room

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* 30-minute, non-credit presentation

with our Partners from AngelEye Health

BREAK-OUT "A" SESSIONS:

  • Therapeutic Approaches to Working with Perinatal Loss Clients: A Grounded Theory Study

  • The Need for Parental Support following Prenatal Genetic Testing

  • Leveraging a User-Friendly Approach to Develop MommaConnect - A mobile therapy application for mothers with postpartum depression and their infants

  • vSIT: Using Virtual Reality Technology as a Tool for Stress Inoculation for NICU Caregivers

  • Engaging a Lived Experience Advisory Group in the Evaluation of Maternal Telehealth Access Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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BREAK-OUT "B" SESSIONS:

  • Effects of Timing of Birth and Pandemic-Related Experiences on Mother-Infant Bonding during COVID

  • The Effects of Pharmacological Interventions Caring for Neonates with NAS (neonatal opioid withdrawal)

  • Family Integrated Care Interventions May Improve Preterm Infant and Maternal Outcomes Compared with Family-Centered Care in U.S. NICUs

  • Addressing Early Childhood Mental Health and Social Determinants of Health in Neurologic Neonatal Follow Up Clinic

 

  • A Multi-Tiered Systemic Approach to Helping Families Thrive in the NICU and Beyond

CHOOSE to attend either "A" or "B" Session.

Then meet with our poster presenters during

scheduled poster viewing times. 

Or view the online poster gallery.

 

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BREAK-OUT "C" SESSIONS:

  • Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Promoting Care in the Perinatal Settings

  • Cultivating Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU: Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation

  • A Single Institution Neuroprotection and Developmental Care Quality Improvement Initiative

  • Psychological Distress in NICU Providers - A Scoping Review in Progress

  • Recognizing and Working with Medical Trauma in the Perinatal Period: A Multidisciplinary Approach

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BREAK-OUT "D" SESSIONS:

  • Cultural "Competemility" and Professionalism: An Innovative Approach to Enhancing Culturally Sensitive Equitable Perinatal Care 

  • Preliminary Validation of a New Family Psychosocial Risk Measure in the NICU - The PAT-NICU-CICU

  • Development and Evaluation of a Virtual Postpartum Psychosocial Support Program Based upon ACT

  • H.A.T.C.H.: Helping All to Come Home

  • Maternal Postpartum Care in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Congenital Anomalies

CHOOSE to attend either "C" or "D" Session.

Then meet with our poster presenters during

scheduled poster viewing times. 

Or view the online poster gallery.

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BREAK
3:45 - 4:15

PLENARY: Community-Responsive Care

"Perinatal Mental Health for Black People: Who's Talking and Who's Not"

  • Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, PhD, RN, CNM  (she/her)

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CLOSING REMARKS

* Agenda subject to change without notice.
Friday
Friday

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

April 21

BREAKFAST

  • complimentary continental breakfast

  • networking opportunities

WELCOME - Poster Awards

  • Kristy Love    (she/her)

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

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PLENARY: Setting Up Families for Success

"The Importance of NICU Discharge Planning Guidelines and Standards"

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PLENARY: Understanding the Legal Landscape

"Pregnancy Criminalization in Post-Roe America"

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"Long Term Care for Medically-Complex Children: How to Advocate for and Support

Paid Family Caregivers"

PLENARY: Family-Friendly Public Health Policies

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CONCLUDING REMARKS - Call to Action

* Agenda subject to change without notice.
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Take a Break

RELAX    REVIVE    REFRESH

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