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Midwifery & Sexual/Reproductive Health Update 2022

On-Demand Program

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Sexual/reproductive health, midwifery, pregnancy, and birthing care touch many different people in many different stages of life. This program will present key health updates while centering antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Teaching methods include video, PDF handout and case analysis.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Nurses, Midwives, Birthing Care Professionals, and other Healthcare Professionals who work in the community, in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings.

OBJECTIVES FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Describe the types of conflict and their consequences.
2. Keep Centering patients and partners engaged and connected.
3. Gain a better understanding of the preceptor role in supporting students with diverse backgrounds who may be different from themselves.
4. Describe the prevalence and impacts of trauma on people we care for.
5. Understand the impact of disasters on behavioral health.
6. Learn about how to support a parent experiencing a perinatal mental health complication.
7. Gain comfort in initial and follow-up visits for patients seeking gender affirming healthcare.
8. Recognize the signs and symptoms of primary and secondary syphilis.
9. Gain knowledge of statistics relating to Native Health Disparities in the USA.
10. Understand the risks and benefits of using medication for mental health during the reproductive years.
11. Learn current best practices for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in peripartum women.

FEATURED TOPICS

1. Handling Everyday Conflict with Curiosity, Compassion and Courage – Sara Kim,PhD
2. Centering Pregnancy and Covid-19 – Audrey Allard, CNM & IBCLC  & Elizabeth Rosapepe
3. Precepting Across Differences – Clare Sherley, DNP, CNM, ARNP
4. Survivors, Not Broken: Trauma-Informed Care in SRH – Meghan Eagen-Torkko, PhD, CNM, ARNP
5. Behavioral Health Impacts of Covid-19 – Tona McGuire, PhD
6. Perinatal Mental Health Skills and Tools – Mia Edidin, MSN, CNM, ARNP, FACNM
7. Adult Gender Affirming Healthcare (Rx) – Simon Ellis, MSN, CNM, ARNP, FACNM & Kevin Wang, MD
8. Syphilis in Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis (Rx) – Lindley Barbee, MD, MPH
9. UnSettling Disparities of Native Maternal Health in WA State – Ellen French, DNP, ARNP, CNM
10. Medication Management for Perinatal Mental Health (Rx) – Melissa Rubin, DNP, PMHNP, ARNP, CNM
11. Medications for Peripartum Opioid Use Disorder (Rx) – Abi Plawman, MD, FAAFP, FASAM
12. Supporting BIPOC Certified Nurse Midwives’ Transition into Clinical Practice – Marilyn Acquah, BSN, RN, SNM

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Sexual/reproductive health, midwifery, pregnancy, and birthing care touch many different people in many different stages of life. This program will present key health updates while centering around antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Teaching methods include video, PDF handouts, and case analysis.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Nurses, Midwives, Birthing Care Professionals, and other Healthcare Professionals who work in the community, in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings.

OBJECTIVES FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Implement evidence-based practice, pharmacologic, and clinical guideline updates within their setting.
2. Evaluate work culture and clinical practice to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3. Explore the key causes of maternal morbidity and mortality and discuss strategies to mitigate disparities in clinical practice.

FEATURED TOPICS

1. Meeting the Needs of Teenagers and Adolescents (Rx)  Therese HoranARNP, CNM, MSN
2. Abortion as Midwifery Care: A Primer  Ira Kantrowitz-Gordon, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
3. Emerging Issues in Sexually Transmitted Infections  Christine Johnston, MD, MPH
4. Compassionate Care for People with Substance Use Disorder (Rx)   Vania Rudolf, MD, MPH and Jenny Lau
5. Menopause Management (Rx)   Lise Martin, ARNP, FNP, MSN, NCMP, IBCLC and Angela Petlow, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C

Midwifery Update 2021 | All Modules

On-Demand Program

Course Description

This program will be focusing on reproductive justice. Midwifery, pregnancy, and birthing care touches many different people in many different stages of life, and this Midwifery Update will present key health updates while centering antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Target Audience

For Nurses, Midwives, Birthing Care Professionals, and other Healthcare Professionals who work in the community, in hospitals, ambulatory settings, urgent care clinics, and other healthcare settings that address midwifery, pregnancy, and birthing care.

Objectives for Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be better able to:

1. Discuss the current and most common standards of obstetrical practice and how they result in increased birth trauma.
2. Identify the inherent racism/bias of hospital based L&D emergency Covid policies.
3. Understand the options for early pregnancy termination.
4. Talk about the potential of community-led healthcare for pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
5. Review a systematic road map to building operationalizes anti-racism in a clinical setting.

Featured Topics and Speakers

1. Examining the R.O.O.T.S of Poor Perinatal Outcomes – Nicole Deggins, CNM, MSN, MPH
2. Covid Response and Obstetric Protocols – Monica Larrea de Arellano, LM, CPM
3. Midwives as Abortion Providers in Washington State (Rx) – Meghan Eagen-Torkko, PhD, CNM, ARNP
4. Birth Bundle Project – Tara Lawal, MS, RN & Jodilyn Owen, LM, CPM, MMCHSc
5. Informed Consent with an Anti-Racist Lens – Jemma Nonog, DNP, CNM