Addressing Infant Mortality: Surveillance, Prevention and Bereavement Support A Continuing Education Program for Inpatient Perinatal, Neonatal and Pediatric Nurses and other providers of health care and support to pregnant and new mothers Provided by The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey Tuesday Morning, December 10, 2013 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in the Parsonnet-Danzis Auditorium 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112 Agenda 7:30 AM Sign In and Continental Breakfast Breakfast Compliments of the NJ Chapter of the March of Dimes 8:00 AM Welcome Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC Director of Education, Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey 8:15 AM Overview of the Partnership’s Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program Goals, Process, Findings and Recommendations Carly Worman Ryan, MA Director, Public Health Programs, Partnership for MCH of Northern New Jersey 9:00 AM Providing Bereavement Support to Families after an Infant Death Carly Worman Ryan 9:45 AM Stretch Break 10:00 AM Nurses LEAD the Way: Safe Sleep Practices for Infants Barbara Ostfeld, PhD Program Director, SIDS Center of New Jersey Professor, Pediatrics, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 11:45 AM Program Evaluation 12 Noon Adjourn Conference Goals To increase nurses’ knowledge about the Partnership’s Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program and what they can do to refer families to it To increase nurses’ understanding of the bereavement process and how they can support families who are grieving To update nurses on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2011 Guidelines for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment Objectives As a result of attending this continuing nursing education program, participants will be able to: Describe New Jersey’s Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program. Explain to a woman who has lost a baby the potential benefits of her participating in the Partnership’s Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program. Describe the bereavement process. Name at least three actions a nurse can take to support a family who has lost an infant. Name at least three resources nurses can use with grieving families. Discuss the critical risk reduction message for parents and caregivers in order to reduce the risk of SIDS/SUID (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death). List at least three barriers to back sleeping. Describe the nurse’s key role as educator to parents and caregivers about SIDS/SUID. Describe at least three ways to effectively communicate SIDS/SUID risk reduction messages to parents and caregivers. Target Audience Inpatient perinatal, neonatal and pediatric nurses, who provide care for newborns and education for their parents, especially nurses who work in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours This program has been awarded 3.5 contact hours. The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, an accredited approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider #P194-11/10-13. Provider approval is valid through November 30, 2013. Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education activities only and does not imply approval or endorsement of any commercial product. Successful completion: To receive contact hours for this CNE program, the registrant must sign in on the sign-in sheet, attend the entire program and complete and submit the program evaluation form. Registration Fee: None – this is a free continuing nursing education program. However, a personal check for $15 payable to the Partnership for MCH is requested to hold your seat. Check will be returned to you when you sign in. If you do not attend, the Partnership will deposit your check. Directions for Parking and Finding the Meeting Room Parking garage is located across the street from Newark Beth Israel’s main entrance on Osborne Terrace. Parking is $5 for the day – use the visitors parking which is clearly marked. You must bring your ticket with you and pay in the lobby before you leave. Enter the main lobby which is on the same side as the parking garage. The posted directions will lead up the escalator, across the bridge, to the D building elevators. Take these elevators to the 3rd floor. The Parsonnet Auditorium is directly across the elevators to the right. Disclosures The speakers and the planners have no vested interest in the content of this continuing nursing education activity to disclose. Funding for the continental breakfast for this continuing nursing education activity is being provided by an unrestricted educational grant from the NJ Chapter of the March of Dimes. Conference Planning Committee Marie Hogarty, Carly Worman Ryan and Amy Gole from the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey and Barbara Ostfeld from the SIDS Center of New Jersey For more information, contact Amy Gole at agole@partnershipmch.org 973-268-2280, ext. 100. To register, complete the form on the next page: Mail registration form ASAP with your personal check for $15 payable to the Partnership for MCH of Northern NJ to Amy Gole at the Partnership for MCH of Northern NJ; 50 Park Place, Suite 700; Newark, New Jersey 07102 Registration Form Addressing Infant Mortality December 10, 2013 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Name ___________________________________________________ Home Address ___________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________ Home Phone ___________________________________________________ Cell Phone ___________________________________________________ Email ___________________________________________________ Employer ___________________________________________________ If you are not a nurse, please list your profession ______________________________ Mail registration form ASAP with your personal check for $15 payable to the Partnership for MCH of Northern NJ to Amy Gole at the Partnership for MCH of Northern NJ; 50 Park Place, Suite 700; Newark, New Jersey 07102