RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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BODY MECHANICS

• Spinning Babies, 1-Day Workshop (12/2023)

• Spinning Babies, 2-Day Workshop (6/2024)

• 2024 Better Birth Pro Series, Body Ready Method (6/2024)

 

ALLIANCE FOR INNOVATION ON MATERNAL HEALTH (AIM)

• AIM Patient Safety Bundle: Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (5/2024)

• AIM Patient Safety Bundle: Cardiac Conditions in Pregnancy (5/2024)

• AIM Patient Safety Bundle: Obstetric Hemorrhage (5/2024)

• AIM Patient Safety Bundle: Care for Pregnant and Post-Partum People with Substance Use Disorder (6/2024)

 

CALIFORNIA MATERNAL QUALITY CARE COLLABORATIVE (CMQCC)

• Obstetric Sepsis Treatment & Patient Debriefing (5/2024)

• Maternal Sepsis: Listening Skills, Screening & Diagnostic Criteria (5/2024)

• Respectful Care Environment: A Trauma-Informed Approach (5/2024)

• Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy (6/2024)

 

PUBLIC HEALTH

• Community Health Equipment Technology (6/2024)

• Improving Birth Outcomes in Louisiana by Expanding FQHCs to Include Freestanding Birth Centers (6/2024)

 

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

• Introduction to Childbirth Education (DONA) (1/2024)

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BEREAVEMENT

• Basics of Breastfeeding for Birth Professionals (DONA) (2/2024)

• Basics of Bereavement for Doulas (DONA) (1/2024)

• 2024 Pregnancy Loss Bereavement Training for Nurses (5/2024)

• The Patient-Provider Relationship in Black Perinatal Bereavement (6/2024)

• At the Bedside of the Dying Patient (7/2024)

 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

• Advancing Obstetric Patient Safety: Diagnosing & Dismantling Obstetric Racism (6/2024)

• Doulas and Disabilities (3/2024)

• Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women with Disabilities (3/2024)

• National LGBTQ+ Curriculum (Pt. 1) (6/2024)

• Improving Birth Outcomes in Louisiana by Expanding FQHCs in to Include Freestanding Birth Centers (6/2024)

• Sex Education: An Islamic Perspective (6/2024)

• Health Disparities of LGBTQ+ Older Adults (7/2024)

 

LACTATION

• Lactation Basics for Doulas (2/2024)

• Patient and Provider Checklists to Improve Lactation Rates for Black Parents (6/2024)

• Toolkit for Lactation Support Professionals Supporting Lactating People with Physical Disabilities (6/2024)

• Postpartum Resource Guide for NYC-Based Parents Created with a Reproductive Justice & PMDD Lens (6/2024)

• Lactation in the First Three Weeks (6/2024)

 

CRITICAL CARE

• Critical Care Labs (6/2024)

• Diving Emergencies (6/2024)

 

NUTRITION

• Prenatal/Postnatal Nutrition Review (3/2024)

• Nutrition When Trying to Conceive (3/2024)

• Nutrition During Menopause (3/2024)

• Nutrition and Mood (5/2024)

• Early Childhood Nutrition and Feeding (6/2024)

 

UROGYNECOLOGY

• Period Pain and PMS (6/2024)

• Understanding Vaginal Health: How to Prevent and Manage Infections (6/2024)

• Evaluating & Improving Preparation to Provider Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare by CPMs (6/2024)

• Pelvic Floor for Doulas (7/2024)

• Bladder Pain Syndrome and Recurrent UTI Management (7/2024)

• Uncomplicated UTIs: The Evidence and Patient Perspectives (7/2024)

 

EDUCATION

• Midwifery Education Trends (6/2024)

• An Interprofessional Curriculum for Midwifery and Medical Students (6/2024)

 

MENTAL HEALTH

• Identification & Care of the Person with Bipolar Disorder in a Community Midwifery Setting (6/2024)

• Postpartum Journaling (7/2024)

 

COLLABORATION

• Improving Working Relationships Between Midwives and Obstetricians in Puerto Rico (6/2024)

• Effective Communication for Healthcare Providers (6/2024)

 

LEGISLATION & POLICY

• Family-Friendly Practices and Policies for Working Birthing People (6/2024)

 

ENDOCRINOLOGY

• Hormones & Sex Drive (7/2024)