Conference 2016 | Midwifery Update

Shoreline, WA US
January 27, 2016

17th Annual Pacific Northwest Conference | January 27, 2016 

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Who Should Attend this Conference?
Certfied nurse midwives, licensed midwives, nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialist and other interested healthcare providers.

Conference Details

This conference provides an annual update on clinical issues in midwifery care. Join us for a day of lectures, discussions and case study analysis.

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Accreditation Information

Provider approved by the ANCC.Provider approved by ACNM.

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss peripartum mood and anxiety disorders.
  2. Identify pathogens, causes and symptoms of breast pain and infections and appropriate treatments for breast infections, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options.
  3. Describe the workup for infertility and related interventions.
  4. Discuss normal and abnormal newborn weight loss, when supplementation might be indicated, how to supplement a newborn while supporting breastfeeding, and jaundice screening in the context of assessing newborn feeding. 
  5. Discuss the implications of “changing rules” on the diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes.
  6. Describe strategies for managing perineal integrity during childbirth from the perspectives of obstetrics, hospital-based midwifery and out-of-hospital midwifery. 

Topics

  • Peripartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Review of Common Presentations and Medication Questions (Rx)
  • Breastfeeding Pains: Bacteria, Fungus, and Blebs – Oh My! (Rx)
  • Infertility Workup and Interventions 
  • A Delicate Balance: Early Newborn Feeding, Weight Loss, and When to Supplement 
  • Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: How to Diagnose and Manage Gestational Diabetes When the Rules Keep Changing  (Rx) 
  • Keeping It Together: The Lost Art of Perineal Integrity 

Rx=pharmacology at the advanced practice level

 

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Additional Information

Format: 
Conference
Course summary
Maximum credit available: 
  • 7.00 Contact hours
  • 5.00 Pharmacology hours at the advanced practice level
Available: 
10/19/2015
Expires: 
01/28/2017
Event starts: 
01/27/2016 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
01/27/2016 - 4:50pm
Cost:
$295.00
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SHORELINE CONFERENCE CENTER
18560 1st Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
United States

Available Credit

  • 7.00 Contact hours
  • 5.00 Pharmacology hours at the advanced practice level

Price

Cost:
$295.00
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