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SUMMARY:Body and Mind Series - Elkins
DESCRIPTION:Body and Mind – Maternal & Newborn Care\nfor Community-Based Maternity Care Providers\nWednesday\, Oct. 1st – 1:00 pm–4:00 pm\nHighland Birth Support Office\n914 S. Davis Ave\, Elkins\, WV \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. Walk-ins welcome! \nJoin us for a discussion on how our community can better meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum women\, their infants\, and their families. \nTopics Include:\n\nTobacco Use in Pregnancy: Self-Referrals to Baby & Me\nPerinatal Mental Health: Recognition and Provision\nHigh Blood Pressure and Preterm Birth–Postbirth\nBreastfeeding: Helping Moms and Babies be Successful\nHome to Hospital Transfers – Group Discussion and Listening Sessions – Share your experiences when a change in care is needed.\n\nWho Should Attend?\nOut-of-hospital perinatal healthcare providers\, including: \n\nDoulas\nCertified Professional Midwives (CPM)\nCertified Nurse Midwives (CNM)\nTraditional/Direct Entry Midwives\nDoula and Midwife Students\n\n  \nAll Seminar Dates:\nFairmont\, WV – Marion County Public Library – September 9th\, 1-4pm CHANGED\nRegister Here \nShepherdstown\, WV – Shepherd University – September 11th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here \nInwood\, WV – Musselman South Berkeley Library – September 30th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here \nElkins\, WV – Highland Birth Support Office – October 1st\, 1-4pm\nRegister Below \nRonceverte\, WV – WV Healing Home – October 30th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/body-and-mind-series-8/
LOCATION:Highland Birth Support Office\, 914 S. Davis Ave\, Elkins\, WV\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Monthly Love Your Birth Control Virtual Training
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Webinar Series – “Empowering women to choose the birth control method that works for them!” \nEmpowering women to choose the birth control method that works for them! \n\n\nFollowing the training\, participants can request to receive the materials discussed for use in their practice. Materials include posters for clinics and offices\, education grids for patient discussions\, and patient education cards for handouts to clients. All materials are commercial-free and provided at no cost to training participants. \n\n\nBy the end of this presentation\, participants will be able to: \n\n\nList different methods of contraception\, their uses\, and risks and benefits of each\, including resources for factual information about different methods of contraception and myths about birth control\nDemonstrate methods for assisting women to learn about birth control using a client-led approach and interactive education grid\nIdentify ways to build rapport\, and overcome barriers to access to contraception\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThese trainings are offered once per month. Register above. \nTrainings are appropriate for clinical and non-clinical staff\, as using the same reassuring and non-judgmental language is imperative to build rapport and allow free flow of information.\nCEUs and CME’s will be provided.\n  \nIf you are interested in having a site-specific training\, an in-person or virtual training can be planned for your office. Please reach out to Amna Haque at ahaque@wvperinatal.org for scheduling details.
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/monthly-love-your-birth-control-virtual-training-oct2025/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T083000
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SUMMARY:AWHONN Obstetric Patient Safety OB Emergencies Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The OPS workshop is designed to help clinicians work together as a team using effective communication to identify\, assess\, and manage the care for patients with an obstetric emergency through simulation and debriefing. Clinicians working in the following departments: perinatal\, emergency\, medical-surgical\, ICU\, and critical access will find this course essential to caring for patients experiencing an obstetric emergency. \nLocation\nWest Virginia Wesleyan College Department of Nursing\nMiddleton Hall\, Camden Avenue\, Buckhannon\, WV \nLearning Outcomes\n\nIdentify key factors that place the patient at higher risk for an obstetric emergency.\nDemonstrate effective management for pregnant or postpartum person during an obstetric emergency.\nRole-play with a multidisciplinary team using simulation-based cognitive\, behavioral\, and technical learning strategies to practice management of a patient experiencing an obstetric emergency.\n\nParticipant Materials\n\nThe cost is $120 and can be purchased through the AWHONN Store (After purchasing the Workshop\, an email will be sent that contains your participant code and the website to access the prerequisite). Materials are free of charge for this course.\nAll materials are downloadable from your AWHONN webpage under “My Orders & Downloads.”\nNursing contact hours or CME: 10.75 Expires: May 31\, 2028\n\nNOTE: Successful completion of the prerequisite course is required prior to attending the live portion of the Workshop. Access to the online prerequisite course begins 30 days prior to the Workshop date; this access ends 24 hours before the in-person Workshop. \nAdditional Information\nRegistration per hospital is limited to 2. Additional seats may be opened on 9/16/25. An email will be sent to nurse managers to notify of additional available seats. \nRegistration Deadline\nRegistration payment deadline is 10/10/25 \nThe Association of Women’s Health\, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AWHONN or the ANCC of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with an educational activity. AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing\, Provider #CEP580.\nPhysicians\, this activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and AWHONN. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AffinityCE designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians\, physician assistants\, and nurse practitioners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Mention of any products in AWHONN’s Obstetric Patient Safety: OB Emergencies Workshop does not constitute an endorsement by AWHONN.\nDiplomates who successfully complete this approved simulation activity are eligible to receive Part IV Practice Improvement credit for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/2025-awhonn-obstetric-patient-safety-ob-emergencies-workshop/
LOCATION:West Virginia Wesleyan College Nursing School\, Buckhannon\, WV\, 26201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:2025 West Virginia Perinatal Summit
DESCRIPTION:Where professionals in perinatal care come together to share best practices\, current trends and experiences in patient care!\nThe Summit is designed to bring professionals from multiple disciplines together to discuss perinatal and child health issues. Sessions will include innovative research\, best practices\, collaborative and new strategies in perinatal health policy and education. \nAfter attending the Summit\, participants will be able to: \n\nDescribe best practices in perinatal\, neonatal and gynecologic health\nIdentify quality improvement strategies to promote better health outcomes for pregnant women and newborns\nDiscuss barriers and opportunities for improving access to care for women and infants in West Virginia\nOutline policies and practices that lead to improvements in the quality and delivery of health care in West Virginia\nEngage in collegial conversations about appropriate and necessary treatment for women and infants\nBuild alliances and discuss initiatives to strengthen the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership\n\nFor full information about registration\, lodging discounts\, agenda details\, speakers and more: click here\n  \nGroup Discounts Available!\n$215 for the Summit when you register 3 or more people at the same time. \nUse code GROUP2025 at checkout for your discount! \n  \nEvent Policies\nClick +/- to adjust ticket amounts
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/2025-west-virginia-perinatal-partnership-summit/
LOCATION:Stonewall Resort\, 940 Resort Dr\, Roanoke\, WV\, 26447\, United States
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SUMMARY:Project ECHO Series - Physiological Care of the Newborn (Breastfeeding and Safer Infant Sleep)
DESCRIPTION:Dates:\nAugust 5\, 12-1pm\nKickoff to the series (and National Breastfeeding Month!) by Jordan Beckett DO\, Pediatric Hospitalist WVU Medicine Camden Clark \nSeptember 2\, 12-1pm\nThe Mastitis Spectrum – Update on guidelines for the treatment of Mastitis and related breast issues by Dr Katrina Mitchell\, MD\, IBCLC\, PMH-C \nOctober 21\, 12-1pm\nPhysiological Care of the Newborn (Breastfeeding and Safer Infant Sleep) by Dr Lori Feldman Winter MD\, MPH\, FAAP\, FABM \nNovember 18\, 12-1pm\nTongue Tie – Evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and management by Dr Kathy Leeper\, MD\, IBCLC\, FABM\n \nThis series will be FREE and open to healthcare professionals caring for mothers and infants. CME\, CE and LCERPs for each presentation are in the works!\n \nRegister Here
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/project-echo-series-physiological-care-of-the-newborn/
CATEGORIES:Events,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T130000
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SUMMARY:Body and Mind Series - Ronceverte
DESCRIPTION:Body and Mind – Maternal & Newborn Care\nfor Community-Based Maternity Care Providers\nThursday\, Oct. 30th – 1:00 pm–4:00 pm\nWV Healing Home\n1500 Maplewood Ave\, Ronceverte\, WV \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. Walk-ins welcome! \nJoin us for a discussion on how our community can better meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum women\, their infants\, and their families. \nTopics Include:\n\nTobacco Use in Pregnancy: Self-Referrals to Baby & Me\nPerinatal Mental Health: Recognition and Provision\nHigh Blood Pressure and Preterm Birth–Postbirth\nBreastfeeding: Helping Moms and Babies be Successful\nHome to Hospital Transfers – Group Discussion and Listening Sessions – Share your experiences when a change in care is needed.\n\nWho Should Attend?\nOut-of-hospital perinatal healthcare providers\, including: \n\nDoulas\nCertified Professional Midwives (CPM)\nCertified Nurse Midwives (CNM)\nTraditional/Direct Entry Midwives\nDoula and Midwife Students\n\n  \nAll Seminar Dates:\nFairmont\, WV – Marion County Public Library – September 9th\, 1-4pm CHANGED\nRegister Here \nShepherdstown\, WV – Shepherd University – September 11th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here \nInwood\, WV – Musselman South Berkeley Library – September 30th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here \nElkins\, WV – Highland Birth Support Office – October 1st\, 1-4pm\nRegister Here \nRonceverte\, WV – WV Healing Home – October 30th\, 1-4pm\nRegister Below
URL:https://wvperinatal.org/event/body-and-mind-series-9/
LOCATION:WV Healing Home\, 1500 Maplewood Ave\, Ronceverte\, 24970\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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