March of Dimes New York State Chapter
36th Annual Perinatal Nurses Conference
Presented by the Nurse Advisory Committee
Promoting Perinatal Health Through Evidence Based Practice
Monday, March 24, 2014
7:45AM
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8:30AM
Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits
8:30AM
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8:45AM
Greetings
Frank DeMeo, State Director, March of Dimes New York State Chapter
Welcome
Donna M. Cashman, PHN, MS; Christine Grippi, RN, MS, CNS; Sasha A. JamesConterilli, DNP, CNM; Co-Chairs of the March of Dimes New York State Chapter Nurse
Advisory Committee
8:45AM
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Hot Topics in Perinatal Health: The March of Dimes Perspective and
Priorities
9:45AM
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, Senior Vice President & Deputy Medical Director,
March of Dimes
9:45AM
- 10:45AM
Wired In: Techno-Stress and the Health Care Professional
Terry S. Johnson, APN, NNP-BC, CLEC, MN, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Founder,
Lode Star Enterprises, Inc.
10:45AM
- 11:00AM
Break & Exhibits
11:00AM
- 12:15PM
Workshop Session I
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Obesity in Pregnancy: Risks, Strategies, and Opportunities
Loralei L. Thornburg, MD, Assistant Professor of OB/GYN of Maternal Fetal Medicine,
University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital
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The Management of Hypertension During Pregnancy: an Overview of
the New York State DOH and ACOG Guidelines
Aleida Llanes-Oberstein, CNM, LM, MS, FACNM, Clinical Associate Professor Midwifery
Education at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
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Newborn Screening Saves Lives - Find Out How
Deborah Rodriguez, RN, MPH, CP, Director, Epidemiology, Policy and Education;
NYMAC Project Coordinator NYS DOH, Newborn Screening; NYMAC
Bonnie Fredrick, MS, Project Coordinator New York-Mid Atlantic Consortium for
Genetics and Newborn Screening Services
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Late Preterm Infants: Baby Boom in the 21st Century
Robert V. Hingre, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Newborn Medicine
Teaching Program and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Clinic, SUNY Upstate Medical
University
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Milk as Medicine: What We Know Now About the Benefits of Human Milk
Feeding
Terry S. Johnson, APN, NNP-BC, CLEC, MN, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Founder,
Lode Star Enterprises, Inc.
12:15PM
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1:30PM
Maternal Child Health Award Luncheon
1:30PM
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2:45PM
Workshop Session II
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Not as Pink as You Think: Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical
Congenital Heart Disease
Robert Koppel, MD, Regional Perinatal Center, Cohen Children's Medical Center
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The Management of Hypertension During Pregnancy: an Overview of the
New York State DOH and ACOG Guidelines
Aleida Llanes-Oberstein, CNM, LM, MS, FACNM, Clinical Associate Professor Midwifery
Education, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
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Late Preterm Infants: Baby Boom in the 21st Century
Robert V. Hingre, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Newborn Medicine
Teaching Program and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Clinic, SUNY Upstate Medical
University
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Diabetes Care for the Pregnant Patient, Finding the Sweet Spot in
Compliance and Treatment
Alexandra Spadola, MD, Assistant Professor of OB/GYN, SUNY Upstate Medical
University
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Communication and Care: Support for Families Struggling, Grieving and
Witnessing in the NICU
Liza G. Cooper, LMSW, Director, Family-Centered Care and Family Engagement,
March of Dimes
2:45PM
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3:00PM
Break & Exhibits
3:00PM
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4:00PM
Perinatal Practice: What's the Evidence?
Susan Gennaro RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Boston College
4:00PM
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4:30PM
Questions, Discussion & Evaluation