Current Issues in Maternal-Neonatal Care

Final Agenda to be determined.

0730-0755 - Registration (Breakfast, if served)  

0755-0800 - Welcome/Housekeeping Introductions  

0800-0900 - Including Our LGBTQ+ Neighbors: Best Practices for Patients – Emilia Stauffer, MM, MSW 

1. Comprehend Basic Concepts and Vocab for LGBTQ+ patients.
2. Access Deliverables to Integrate into Clinic Culture. 

0900-1000 - Dr. Bryant Loosle - Anesthesia 

1000-1015 - Break  

1015-1115 - Hidden in Plain Sight – Karolyn Schrage 

1. Identify Red Flag Indicators of Human Trafficking in the Healthcare Setting.
2. Implement Trauma Informed Options for Safety Action Plan. 

1115-1215 - Behavioral Health in the Perinatal Period: Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss - Katherine Aravamudan, MA LPC, NCC, PMH-C

1. Understand anxiety, depression, grief, and loss in the perinatal period.
2. Review treatment for anxiety, depression, grief, and loss in the perinatal period. 

1215-1315 - Lunch  

1315-1445 - Newborn Screening – Brooklyn Currens, BSN, RN and Amanda Schwartze, BSN, RN

1. Describe the Missouri State Newborn Screening Program at its core.
2. Acknowledge the importance of newborn screening and know contact persons for the program. 

1445-1500 - Break  

1500-1600 - Changes to HIE Management – Joshua Baiel, MD 

1. Recognize Patients at Risk for HIE.
2. Utilize Therapeutic Hypothermia in Effective Management. 

1600-1630 - Less Invasive Surfactant Administration – Joshua Baiel, MD 

1. Identify patients with RDS.
2. Assist with the Administration of Surfactant. 

1630-1645 - Evaluations   

CoxHealth Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO623-8. 

7.25 nursing contact hours available with successful completion requirements.

Successful completion requirements to obtain contact hours are:​​

1. Sign in at registration desk/via chat box online​
2. Participate in the entire program​
3. Complete an online evaluation.

Ruth McShane, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM

• Staff Nurse/Nurse Educator, Labor and Delivery, CoxHealth

Julia Dill, RNC

• Staff/Charge Nurse, Women and Newborn, CoxHealth

Maggie Dyke,RN, BSN

• Staff/Charge Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care, CoxHealth

Micelle Creed, BA, RNC-MNN

• Staff/Charge Nurse, Women and Newborn, CoxHealth

Sunny SpragueRNC-NIC

• Staff/Charge Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care, CoxHealth

Melanie Totten, RNC-OB, BSN

• Nurse Educator, Labor and Delivery & Women and Newborn, CoxHealth

Emily Summers, RNC-OB

• Labor and Delivery Assistant Nurse Manager, CoxHealth

Mary Arnold, RN, BSN

• RN, Labor and Delivery, CoxHealth

Amy Jackson, BSN, RN 

• Nurse Planner, Enterprise Educator, CoxHealth

Emilia Stauffer, MM, MSW

• Community Services Specialists, The GLO Center, Springfield, MO

Karolyn Schrage, BSN, RN 

• Executive Director LifeChoices Health Network, Joplin Missouri

Katherine Aravamudan, MA LPC, NCC, PMH-C

• Therapist, Project Coordinator, Washington University School of  Medicine, St Louis Missouri

Brooklyn Currens, BSN, RN

• Missouri Newborn Screening Follow-Up Nurse, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Amanda Schwartze, BSN, RN

• Missouri Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-Up Nurse, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Joshua Baiel, MD

• Neonatologist, CoxHealth Springfield, MO

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite's fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

Refunds will be credited back to the same credit card in which the payment was received. If the payment was made in cash or check, the refund will be provided within 4-6 weeks in the form of a check and mailed to the address obtained at the time of registration.

In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund, or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be received in writing via email or by calling the Education Center.

CoxHealth Education Center

1423 N. Jefferson Ave.

Springfield. MO 65802

Phone: 417-269-4117

Fax: 417-269-4787

Email: educationcenter@coxhealth.com