* Agenda subject to change without notice.
See our SPEAKERS' page for:
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bios
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presentation slides + handouts
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contact information
Monday
9:00 am to 5:35 pm
May 2
Promoting Equity in Practice
"What the End of Roe Means Beyond
the Right to Abortion"
PLENARY:
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Dana Sussman, JD, MPH (she/her) - National Advocates for Pregnant Women
"Cannabis in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Case Study for Policies"
PLENARY:
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Indra Wood Lusero, JD, MA (they/them) - Elephant Circle
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Heather Thompson, PhD (she/they) - Elephant Circle
LUNCH
11:30 - 12:45
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
"Opening the Door for Equitable Support Along the Perinatal Journey"
"Sleep as a Catalyst for Mental Health Conversations in Pregnancy"
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Alison Hartman, MS
"Reducing Barriers to Perinatal Mental Health Care through Telehealth"
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Mona Elgohail, PhD
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Leah Sodowick, BA
"Introducing The Postpartum Toolkit”
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Ariana Albanese, MS
BREAK
2:55 - 3:25
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
CLOSING REMARKS
RECEPTION
* Agenda subject to change without notice.
Tuesday
9:00 am to 5:30 pm
May 3
Practicing Social and Reproductive Justice
BREAKFAST
"Intro to Transformative Justice in Healthcare"
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Tiffany Moore, RN, PhD (she/her) - National Perinatal Association
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Angelique Geehan (she/he/they)
* 30-minute, non-credit presentation
WELCOME
PLENARY:
"Operationalizing Reproductive and Social Justice for Birth Equity"
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Inas K. Mahdi, MPH (she/her) - National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC)
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)
BREAK
11:30 - 11:45
PLENARY:
"The Need for Inclusive Perinatal Health for People with Disabilities: A Call to Action"
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Monika Mitra, PhD (she/her) - National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
"Centering a Practice of Hope to Advance Birth Justice"
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Chanel L. Porchia Albert CD, CPD, CLC, CHHC (she/her) - Ancient Song Doula Services
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS:
"Perinatal Health Inequities
and Obstetrical Racism"
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Hakima Tafunzi Payne MSN RN (she/her) - Uzazi Village
BREAK
3:45 - 4:15
CLOSING REMARKS
* Agenda subject to change without notice.
Wednesday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
May 4
Changing Policy and Practice
BREAKFAST
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View Poster Presentations
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Visit with Exhibitors
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Meet our Sponsors and Partners
PLENARY:
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Amit Agrawal, MD (he/him) - Arizona Envision Neonatal Programs
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Jennifer Harrison MS, CLE, CIMI (she/her) - Smooth Way Home virtual support program
"Supporting a Successful Transition for Fragile Infants and their Families from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit Back to their Community"
LUNCH
12:30 - 1:30
"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)
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Aleksandra Popkowska MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, NTMTC (she/her)
PLENARY:
"Creating Equitable Perinatal Spaces:
The Impact of Representation on
Reproductive Health Outcomes"
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:
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Annie H. Lee, JD (she/her) - Colorado Access
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Ana I’I Brown Cohen, MPH (she/her) - Colorado Access
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Wivine Ngongo. MPH (she/her) - Colorado Access
"Community-Powered Approaches
to Impacting Maternal Health"
CONCLUDING REMARKS - Call to Action
* Agenda subject to change without notice.
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
