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The University of Chicago Medicine Second Perinatal Conference
Chicago, IL US
September 26, 2023
Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey that will shape the future of perinatal care?
Join us at our highly anticipated conference, where we will delve into the latest and most critical topics affecting perinatal patients, focusing on both mothers and neonates. Knowledge and innovation can have a profound impact on improving patient outcomes. This conference is thoughtfully designed to be a platform for exploring cutting-edge advancements in perinatology, current literature, and guidelines that have the potential to revolutionize the way we care for perinatal patients. Register now and be part of the transformative journey that will elevate perinatal care to new heights!
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals dedicated to treating perinatal patients.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recall etiologies, diagnostic criteria, and management strategies of sepsis in the obstetric patient;
- Recognize the components of a pediatric transport team and the importance of multidisciplinary team training;
- Identify the various causes of neonatal encephalopathy, its presentation, and the benefit of being monitored and treated in a neonatal neuro-critical intensive care unit;
- State the normal physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy;
- Define the relationship between the establishment of a small baby unit and improved neonatal outcomes;
- Discuss the impact of birth trauma on maternal mental health and practices of trauma-informed care;
- Describe preterm birth, the public health impact, and the landmark trials/landscape surrounding prevention;
- Explain the impact of marijuana and kratom use during pregnancy;
- Determine available resources in Illinois to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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7:30 – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10 am
Welcome/Introduction
Disclosure/Conflict of Interest
Donna Lemmenes, MSN, CPCNP, RNC-NIC
UCM Perinatal Network Neonatal Outreach Educator
Autumn Mels, DNP, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNE
UCM Perinatal Network Obstetrical Outreach Educator
8:10 – 9:10 am
Transport
Gillian Brennan, MD
Gillian Brennan, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatologist
9:10 – 9:20 am
Resource Round: Telehealth/Doc Assist
Resource Round: Telehealth/Doc Assist
Rhapsody Mason
Illinois DocAssist, Program Coordinator
Illinois DocAssist, Program Coordinator
9:20 – 10:05 am
Small Baby Unit
Holly Rene
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Small Baby Unit
Holly Rene
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
10:05 – 10:15 am
Resource Round: Safe Families
Resource Round: Safe Families
Autumn Mels, DNP, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, CEFM, CNE
Obstetrical Outreach Nurse Educator
10:15 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 11:15 am
Sepsis in the Obstetric Patient
Ashish Premkumar, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
11:15 am- 12:15 pm
Neonatal Encephalopathy
Neonatal Encephalopathy
Jeremy Marks, PhD, MD
Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Neurology and the University of Chicago Neuroscience Institute
Donna Lemmenes, MSN, CPCNP, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Outreach Educator
Donna Lemmenes, MSN, CPCNP, RNC-NIC
Neonatal Outreach Educator
12:15 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Trauma-Informed Care in Obstetric Anesthesia
Trauma-Informed Care in Obstetric Anesthesia
Mariana Montes, MD, MPH
Obstetrical Anesthesiology
2:00 - 2:15 pm
Resource Round: Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)
Jose Ortiz, MSW, MPH
FIMR Administrator
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
Break
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Impact of Marijuana & Kratom Use During Pregnancy
Andrew Fisher, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
3:15 – 4:00 pm
17 OHP
17 OHP
Rachel Ruderman, MD
Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Evaluations and Certificates
*The agenda is subject to change.
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Evaluations and Certificates
*The agenda is subject to change.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Learn more about the University of Chicago Medicine via our website. For questions concerning the activity, contact Donna Lemmenes via e-mail.
REVA AND DAVID LOGAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Designed as a home for the creative life of the University of Chicago campus and the city of Chicago, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is a partner, resource, and catalyst for developing deeper cultural networks and richer creative projects citywide and beyond.
Parking. Parking is free to all registrants. It is available at the Drexel parking lot located at 60th and Drexel Ave., just west of the Logan Center.
To help plan your stay in Chicago visit www.choosechicago.com.
Chicago is truly a city with something for everyone and September is a wonderful time to take advantage of all that Chicago has to offer. Enjoy concerts at the spectacular Millennium Park, jogging or cycling along the Lakefront, relaxing at Oak Street Beach, or strolling down Michigan Avenue, “the Magnificent Mile.”Parking. Parking is free to all registrants. It is available at the Drexel parking lot located at 60th and Drexel Ave., just west of the Logan Center.
To help plan your stay in Chicago visit www.choosechicago.com.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at via email at Donna.Lemmenes@uchicagomedicine.org.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PLANNING COMMITTEE
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Manager, Administrative Perinatal Center | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics |
 Donna Lemmenes, MSN, CPNP, RNC-NIC Neonatal Outreach Educator |  Autumn Mels, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM Obstetrical Outreach Educator |  Michael Schreiber, MDProfessor of Pediatrics Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics Chief, Section of Neonatology |
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 6.5 contact hours.
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 6.5 contact hours.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the 2nd University of Chicago Medicine Perinatal Conference for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
6.5 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Health Professional Credit
Other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference ends. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
Registration: Registration is open! Click below to reserve your space before it closes September 20.
Claiming Credit: Enter the access code to unlock the credit-claiming process.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference ends. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
| Profession Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Physicians | $100 |
| Nurses, Social Workers, & Other Healthcare Professionals | $80 |
Claiming Credit: Enter the access code to unlock the credit-claiming process.
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference ends. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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