Social Issues in Pregnancy

Social Issues in
Pregnancy: Infant Mortality
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and Racial Disparities
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Oregon Room
Mercy St. Charles Hospital
2600 Navarre Road
Oregon, OH 43616
Offered by:
Region III+ Perinatal Education Consortium
DISCLOSURES
The speakers and planners do not have
disclosures they need to declare.
CareSource will have a display and has
provided an unrestricted grant to support the
conference which allows lunch to be provided.
This does not constitute any endorsement of
their product by ProMedica or the Region III+
Perinatal Education Consortium and the
company did not have any input or influence
into the planning or content of the conference.
This program is an educational event
jointly provided by ProMedica and the
Region III+ Perinatal Education
Consortium.
www.perinatalconsortium.org
Improving perinatal care through networking
and educational opportunities. Region III+
Perinatal Education Consortium is a
collaborative effort of perinatal professionals
at Region III+ member hospitals.
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this conference is to offer an
opportunity for social workers, nurses, and
others who provide services for pregnant and
childbearing aged women and their newborns
to learn more about social issues and services
that pertain to pregnancy.
PLANNERS
Joy Vandock, LSW
Fulton County Health Center
Beth White, MSN, CNS
Celeste Smith, MA, PC-CR
Toledo Lucas County Health Department
Julie Beitelschees, MDiv, BCC
Trisha Nycz, BSSW, MSW, LISW
Debbie Fritz, RNC, MSN
Beth Bortz, MSN/Ed, RNC
Diana Tolles, MSN/Ed, RNC
ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Melissa A. Welch, MSW, LSW
Mercy Children's St. Vincent's Hospital
Carly Miller, MPH
Hospital Council of NWO
LOCATION
The conference will be held in the Oregon
Room at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, 2600
Navarre Road, Oregon, OH 43616. The
hospital is located near the intersection of I280 and Rt 2. For directions, go to
www.perinatalconsortium.org, click on the
hospital name, then choose hospital locations,
and maps and directions. For further
assistance call the hospital operator at 419696-7200.
Note: Conference room temperatures vary
and can sometimes be breezy and cool or
very warm depending on where you sit and
the time of day. As with any conference
please dress in layers and include a warm
outer garment.
REGISTRATION
The full day fee is $25 for staff of Consortium
member hospitals (check the web site for the
list) and $50 for others if postmarked on or
before April 30, 2015 and $30 for staff of
Consortium member hospitals and $55 for
others if postmarked after April 30, 2015.
This includes the conference breakfast,
continuing education credit, and conference
materials. Participants who wish to attend a
half day may call to get a half day fee.
Refunds are available if notification is provided at least
48 hours prior to the conference. The office voice mail
takes messages 24 hours per day. Substitutes are
accepted anytime.
QUESTIONS
Regional Perinatal Education
Debbie Fritz, RNC, MSN, Coordinator
419-291-4646
debbie.fritz@promedica.org
CREDITS
ProMedica (OH-069/4-1-18) is an approved
provider of continuing nursing education by
the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91),
an accredited approver by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
ProMedica Toledo Hospital Social Work
Services has authorized 5.5 clock hours of
Continuing Professional Education credit to
Social Workers (provider # RSX 058902) &
Counselors (provider # RCX 119015)
completing this program* according to the
standards of the State of Ohio Counselor,
Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist
Board. (*Participant must attend entire
program to receive Counselor/Social Worker
credit. No partial credit available).
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Registration/Conference Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Celeste Smith, MA, PC-CR
Minority Health Coordinator
Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
8:45 a.m. If Lions Could Speak: An
Introduction to Racial Apologetics
Kwame Christian, JD, MA
Charles W. Noble III, J.D., M.C.P.
Legal Analysts
Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and
Ethnicity at The Ohio State University
9:45 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m Session Continued
11:45 a.m. Lunch (provided)
12:45 p.m. Infant Mortality
Carly Miller, MPH
Health Improvement Specialist
Hospital Council of NWO, Toledo
How we know we have a problem- the data and
what agencies are working on it-the resources.
Objective: Outline the data and local agency
resources related to infant mortality.
www.kirwaninstitute.osu.edu
As a university-wide, interdisciplinary research
institute, the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race
and Ethnicity works to deepen understanding of the
causes of—and solutions to—racial and ethnic
disparities worldwide and to bring about a society
that is fair and just for all people. The work of
Charles Noble and Kwame Christian includes the
problem of health disparities and the social and
political structures that create and maintain them.
They prepare and edit expert testimony in civil
rights litigation and travel the country to give
presentations to health professionals on the topic of
health disparities.
So how do we talk about race? How should we
think about race? What research supports your
conclusions? How to separate the people from the
problem, focus on interests, not positions, use
objective criteria instead of subjective, ask, listen
and demonstrate understanding.
Objective: Describe the complexity of social
and political structures that contribute to
racial disparities in health outcomes. Discuss
ways to address health outcome disparities
through changes in social and political
structures.
1:00 p.m. Safe Sleep Initiatives
Zyishia K. Bailey, MPH, TTS
Health Educator
Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
Current safe sleep initiatives taking place in the
community as well as resources for providers to
refer clients in need of a crib.
Objective: Describe safe sleep initiatives in
our community including resources to help
clients in need of a crib.
1:25 p.m. Tobacco Cessation Initiatives
DaShe’ Frieson, MPH, TTS
Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
Health Educator, Toledo-Lucas County Health
How we know we have a problem, the link
between tobacco use and infant mortality, and free
tobacco cessation resources available in our
community.
Objective: List free tobacco cessation
resources available in our community.
1:50 p.m. Healthy Start Initiative
Shynell Jones, RN
Public Health Nurse
Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
Social Issues in Pregnancy:
Infant Mortality and Racial
Disparities
Thursday, May 14, 2015
A description and background information of the
Healthy Start initiative including how women can
be enrolled.
Name:
Objective: Outline how Healthy Start is
designed to improve perinatal outcomes.
Cred:
2:15 p.m. Break
Mailing address:
2:30 p.m. Infant Mortality-Everyone's
Issue: How Providers Can Help Move the
Needle
April Snelling, MPH, Outreach Supervisor
Celeste Smith, MA, PC-CR
Toledo Lucas County Health Department
Carly Miller, MPH
Health Improvement Specialist
Hospital Council of NWO, Toledo
Objective: Outline your role in current
initiatives being implemented in health
systems to reduce infant mortality.
3:45 p.m. Concluding Remarks
Evaluation
4:00 p.m. Adjournment
(please print)
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Registration Fee:
Registered/Postmarked on or before 4/30/15:
$25 staff of member hospitals (½ day $15)
$50 all others (½ day $35)
Registered/Postmarked after 4/30/15:
$30 staff of member hospitals (½ day $20)
$55 all others (½ day $40)
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Check enclosed (to ProMedica Toledo Hosp)
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Exp. Date:_______________ Amount:
Authorizing Name/Signature:
Be sure to call first if registering late.
Regional Perinatal Education
ProMedica Toledo Hospital,
Perinatal Office, Legacy 3rd Fl
2142 N. Cove Blvd., Toledo, OH 43606
Fax: 419-479-6981 Phone: 419-291-4646
E-mail: debbie.fritz@promedica.org