Focus on Perinatal Health – Strengthening Regional Partnerships to Improve Outcomes
Tamarack 1 Tamarack Place, Beckley, WV, United StatesDo you work with pregnant/postpartum women or infants in Mercer, McDowell, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, or Wyoming County? If so, please enjoy a day full of learning, resource sharing, and networking with Right From the Start Region 1, CASEWV, and West Virginia Perinatal Partnership at Tamarack in Beckley. Topics include: Current Statistics of Perinatal Health in the Region Maternal Mental Health ... Read More
Presummit Drug Free Moms and Babies Meet Up and Substance Use in Pregnancy Committee Meeting
Stonewall Resort 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, United StatesPresummit Drug Free Moms and Babies Meet Up and Substance Use in Pregnancy Committee Meeting 10:00am - 12:00 pm: Presummit Drug Free Moms and Babies (DFMB) Meet up This is a meeting of the multi-disciplinary teams working in the Drug Free Moms and Babies programs 1:00 pm-4:00pm: Substance Use in Pregnancy Committee Meeting Meeting is open to any West Virginia ... Read More
2019 WV Perinatal Summit/WV ACOG Meeting
Stonewall Resort 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, United StatesRegister for the WV Perinatal Summit/WV ACOG Meeting Click here to register! West Virginia Perinatal Summit, October 17 & 18, 2019 West Virginia ACOG Section Meeting, October 19, 2019 Topics for this year: Hypertension in Pregnancy Tobacco and vaping - impact on mothers and infants Maternal mental health issues Neonatal issues And much more! www.wvperinatal.org
Lamaze Evidence Review
Stonewall Resort 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, United StatesReview for the November 2019 LCCE (Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator) exam with Kate Colvin, RN, MSN, LCCE and Michele Ondeck, RN, MSN, LCCE, IBCLC begins on August 7 with Module One of the Lamaze Learning Guide. There will be assignments every other week ending on October 19 from 8:30a to 11:30a at Stonewall Resort, Greenbrier Room with a Review of ... Read More
Lactation Counselor Training Course
Canaan Valley Resort Davis, WV, United States2019 Lactation Counselor Training Information November 4-8, 2019 Canaan Valley Resort, Davis WV About the training: The course is intended for professional and volunteer health care workers, such as nurses, midwives, physicians, dietitians, nutritionists, WIC staff, breastfeeding peer counselors, mother-to-mother counselors, childbirth educators, doulas, speech and occupational therapists, child welfare workers, etc. While professional and personal experiences with breastfeeding are ... Read More
Improving the Identification and Care of Substance Exposed Newborns
20 Hospital Drive, Logan, WV, United StatesWhere: Logan Regional Medical Center OB Classroom When: December 6, 2019 4:30 – 6:00 pm (dinner provided) Cost: The event is free, but PLEASE RSVP to Jeanette Sexton Jeanette.Sexton1@lpnt.net or 304.831.1245 or Janine Breyel at jbreyel@hsc.wvu.edu or 304.216.3437 Featured Speakers: Stefan Maxwell, MD Clinical Associate Professor, WVU Charleston Division Medical Director, Neonatology Charleston Area Medical, MEDNAX and Molly Scarborough McMillion ... Read More
*POSTPONED* – Perinatal Bereavement Caregivers Workshop: “Remember Me”
Flatwoods Days Inn and Suites 350 Days Dr, Sutton, WV, United StatesPlease join us for a workshop for healthcare providers who work with families experiencing perinatal loss in hospitals of West Virginia on May 5th in Flatwoods, WV Event Runs from 10am-3pm at the Days Inn and Suites Conference Center. Registration starts at 9:30am. Cinco de Mayo Buffet Lunch provided. Agenda Topics Include: Caring for Bereaved Families Care of Siblings in ... Read More
*POSTPONED* Teaching You to Teach Others Lamaze Childbirth Instructor Program
St. John XXIII Pastoral Center 100 Hodges Rd, Charleston, WV, United StatesJoin us for a three day seminar to advance safe and healthy pregnancies, births, and early parenting through evidence-base education and advocacy. The purpose of the Lamaze Childbirth Education Seminar is to enable learners to develop the knowledge and skills to plan, facilitate, and evaluate a childbirth education program. This seminar is an Accredited Childbirth Educator Program of Lamaze International ... Read More
WEBINAR: Turning the Tables on Tobacco: Empowering families to live healthier lives free of smoke and nicotine
Charleston, WV, United StatesRegister in advance: https://wvumdtv.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1qgHAWP6Tu30cn9rv0NlA Speaker: Timothy Lefeber, MD Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics West Virginia University School of Medicine This presentation will discuss the important role the pediatric provider plays in helping parents and caregivers understand the harmful effects of second and third hand smoke on babies and young children. It also features information on how to help ... Read More
WEBINAR: Help2Quit: A Training for OB-GYN Providers on Helping Pregnant and Postpartum Women Quit Smoking/Vaping
Charleston, WV, United StatesSpeakers: Wanda M. Hembree MD, FACOG, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University School of Medicine Liz Cohen, MSW, LCSW-Director Women’s Mental Health & Wellness Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West Virginia University School of Medicine The Help2Quit program, a project of the WV Perinatal Partnership aims to improve birth outcomes by reducing smoking before, during and ... Read More
*CANCELLED* Hypertension in Pregnancy: AIM Patient Safety Bundle Kick-Off!
West Virginia Regional Technology Park 1740 Union Carbide Drive, South Charleston, WV, United Stateskick off meeting has been cancelled. A series of virtual meetings and webinars will be conducted in place of the fact to fact meeting. Dates to be announced. Questions? Contact Melanie Riley at rileym@marshall.edu WV Perinatal Partnership Hypertension Bundle Kick-Off, is generously supported by WV DHHR, the WV Higher Education Policy Commission and ACOG.
Webinar: Should She Be Breastfeeding?? Breastfeeding in Women with Substance Use Disorder
Online WV, United StatesThe West Virginia Perinatal Partnership and West Virginia Breastfeeding Alliance Present, "Should She Be Breastfeeding?? Breastfeeding in Women with Substance Use Disorder" a free webinar intended for nurses, social workers, hospital & clinic staff caring for women who have a history of substance use disorder and their infants. When: August 11, 2020 12pm-1pm Presenter: Molly McMillion, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE ... Read More