2nd Biennial Perinatal Palliative Care Symposium
The 2nd biennial Perinatal Palliative Care Symposium takes place on Friday, March 21, from 7:50 a.m. to
4:20 p.m., in the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center on the Christiana Care Health System
campus, in Newark, DE.
This full day educational opportunity targets regional health care professionals who share a passion to
provide the best possible holistic care for families whose unborn or critically ill infants have a limited life
expectancy. The object of this symposium is to expose participants to various supportive actions to be
used when providing palliative care to this specialized population.
Topics include:
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Ethics or Palliative Care: Which Consultant, When?
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State of the Science: Perinatal Palliative Care
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Supporting Siblings
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Spiritual Support
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Parent Panel
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It’s Just Hard - An Interactive Theater Presentation
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Narrative Ethics
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Neonatal-Perinatal Palliative Care and Enduring Impact of Loss
The registration deadline is March 14 with pre-registration required.
The cost for Christiana Care employees is $75 ($95 day of event, if seating permits). Non-Christiana Care
employees pay $95 ($105 day of event, if seating permits). Emeritus physicians and non-Christiana Care
students pay $35. There is no charge for Christiana Care residents, fellows and students.
If you are paying by credit card, email your name, degree and email address to
aperrin@christianacare.org to receive payment instructions. If you are paying by check, go to
https://cchs.cloud-cme.com/palliativecare2014 and follow the prompts to register.
If you have questions, email Robin Pugh at rough@christianacare.org.
Wendy J Sturtz, MD
Attending Neonatologist
Medical Director, Neonatal Transport Team
Medical Director, Infant Maternal Pediatric Advanced Care Team (IMPACT)
Christiana Care Health System
4745 Ogletown Stanton Road
MAP 1 Suite 217
Newark, De 19713
302-733-2410
302-733-2602 fax