WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Pre-Conference Workshops –

• Physicians/Midwives
  • Breaking Bad News: Helping Families When They Need Us The Most – Anthony Orsini, MD
  • Rainbow Clinic: A Model for Antenatal Care in Pregnancies After Stillbirth – Alexander Heazell, MD
  • LESS BABY TORCHEZ: Behavioral Prevention of Congenital Infections – James McGregor, MD
  • Perinatal Ultrasound: The Window to the Baby and What It Tells Us -Emanuel Gaziano, MD, FACOG
  • Post-mortem Evaluation of a Stillborn: A Conversation Between the Pathologist and the Obstetrician – Mana Parast, MD, PhD
• Nursing & Allied Health
  • Perinatal Palliative Care in a Maternity Hospital – Anna Maria Verling
  • Jen Kouri – Making Memories– Jennifer Kouri, RN, MSN
  • Finding Hope: The Journey from Loss to Embracing the Baby That Follows – Joann O’Leary, PhD and Margaret Murphy
  • “I’m So Sorry…” Improving patient-centered communication and empathetic stillbirth care using the ATTEND model. – Suzanne Pullen, PhD
  • Multi-cultural Views of Perinatal Loss: Voices from the Community – Roberta Hunt, RN, PhD, Parent Panel
• Families, Friends & Advocates
  • Helping Bereaved Parents Support Their Other Children – Joann O’Leary, PhD, Deb Fischer
  • Forgotten Mourners in Perinatal Loss: The Grieving Father and Grieving Grandparents– Kelly Farley & Joann O’Leary, PhD
  • Rainbow Clinic: A Model for Antenatal Care in Pregnancies After Stillbirth – Alexander Heazell, MD
  • Their Lives Change the World: How we can rewrite the narrative of pregnancy with our babies stories. – Suzanne Pullen, PhD
  • Moments of Reflection & Connection (Memorial Service) – Suzanne Pullen, PhD

STILLBIRTH SUMMIT: PARTNERSHIPS FOR PREVENTION

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Welcome & Opening Reception

Keynote Address – I Have A Dream– Dr. Jane Warland

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 – 7:30AM – 6:00PM

• Intrapartum Deaths and Intrapartum Event Related Neonatal Deaths – Karen McNamara
• Health Equity in Stillbirth – Roberta J. Hunt, MSN, PhD
• Maternal Sleep Practices and Risk of Late Stillbirth – Lesley McCowan, MD
• The Association Between the 39-week Rule and USA Term Stillbirth Rates: An Update and a Discussion of Ethical Implications – James Nicholson, MD
• Modifying Maternal Sleep Position: Back to the Drawing Board – Allan Kember
• Prenatal Parenting: Reframing OB Care from a Traditional Medical Model to a Prenatal Parenting Model – Noirin Russell, MD & Joann O’Leary, PhD
• Accept the Challenge: Black Fathers’ Roles in Optimizing Reproductive Outcomes – James McGregor, MD
• Poster Presentations

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 7:30AM – 3:30PM

• Knowledge of Stillbirth Risk Factors by Health Professionals – Jennani Magandran, MD
• Stillbirth Assessment, Management & Prevention – Uma Reddy, MD
• Using Maternal Perception of Reduced Fetal Movements to Improve Pregnancy Outcome – Alexander Heazell, MD
• Novel Approaches to Managing Umbilical Cord and Placental Issues – Junichi Hasegawa, MD, PhD
• Hidden Gems and Future Opportunities for Stillbirth Prevention – Group Discussion facilitated by  and Jane Warland, RN, RM, PhD
  • Collaborative Discussions – facilitated by Suzanne Pullen, PhD and Jane Warland, RN, RM, PhD
• Poster Presentations