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10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET
October 6 &7, 2024 For midwifery practice leaders (and aspiring leaders). Explores components of leadership, financial management, strategic planning, staffing, quality management, and performance evaluation. Participants will receive a workbook that includes all workshop slides, example forms for processes discussed, and worksheets to outline their own next steps and action plans.This is an 8-hour workshop split between two days (Sunday and Monday). This course will provide opportunities to engage an in-depth exploration of what maintaining a midwifery practice entails.
Pre-workshop activities are located in the resources tab on the 'live event' page.
5:30 PM ET
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2:30 PM ET
Almost a quarter of AMCB-certified midwives report not working in the discipline of midwifery. While burnout gets a lot of attention in the media, the process of leaving (and staying in) midwifery is complex and oftentimes painful. This session will explore the reasons why midwives leave practice and offer individual, organizational, and societal-level strategies to retain midwives based on ten years of research about midwives' professional well-being.
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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET
As of 2024 there are approximately 200,000 incarcerated women in the US. It is estimated that upwards of 10% may be pregnant. Each incarcerated person has unique health care needs that are best served by a clinician with a trauma informed care approach and a consideration for reproductive justice. This workshop will present a midwifery program that provides full scope care in the carceral setting, review specific considerations for this population, and discus why midwives are uniquely qualified to provide care for incarcerated individuals
This presentation will focus on the role of pelvic floor physical therapy during peri-menopause, highlighting how pelvic health changes during this transitional phase. We will address common issues midwives may encounter in their patients, such as pelvic pain, incontinence, prolapse, and sexual dysfunction - and discuss how pelvic floor physical therapy can be a critical intervention. Topics will include hormonal changes, the impact of estrogen on pelvic tissue, and how pelvic floor PT can help manage symptoms through tailored exercises, manual therapy, and lifestyle modifications. The goal is to equip midwives with tools and knowledge to support their patients in peri-menopause.
2:00 PM ET
This presentation will provide an introduction to osteoporosis, including pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. There will be emphasis on prevention, and the importance of early detection and management to prevent fractures and associated morbidity and mortality. By the end of the lecture, participants should have a basic understanding of osteoporosis, from its underlying mechanisms to the latest treatment options and preventive strategies.
12:00 PM ET
The 2024 election reflects a stark crossroads in the investment in women's health, maternal child health and health information technology. The speaker will highlight the policy and funding gaps in the Office of the National Coordinator (now Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy) federal policy framework for pregnancy, birth and post-partum care. The speaker will provide non-partisian recommendations on practical HITECH policy and funding that would benefit federal, state, and employers, while centering women's self-determination and privacy.
3:00 PM ET
This presentation will examine emerging evidence about potential epigenetic effects of care practices and interventions in childbirth. The thrifty phenotype hypothesis poses that there are critical windows of development both in utero and childhood which are associated with development of disease later in life. For example, poor nutrition of the fetus and infant during early development programs gene expression and the metabolic profile of the offspring to anticipate a life of starvation. The programming, meant to be protective, becomes hazardous later in life and can be passed onto future generations. The EPIIC hypothesis posits that eustress during the window of the actual labor and birth is protective by assuring that the hormonal physiology is supported and undisturbed.
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
As Midwives, we are often the first line of breastfeeding support and the first ones to assess difficulties. It is crucial to know about, and be able to assess for potential contributors to poor latch, and poor milk transfer such as tongue tie.
November 1 to 3, 2024
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