6th Biennial Perinatal Palliative Care Symposium: Trauma Informed Perinatal Palliative Care 

6th Biennial Perinatal Palliative Care Symposium:
Trauma Informed Perinatal Palliative Care  

Friday, March 15, 2024; 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Registration opens at 8:00am)

Location: John H. Ammon Education Center, ChristianaCare Newark Campus, Newark, DE

Registration is required! No late registrations will be accepted.

Registration Deadline: March 8, 2024

Questions: For ALL event questions, including virtual event link, sound, and visuals, please contact Amy Minsker in the CME office at amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org 

$95 registration fee for ChristianaCare employees
$125 registration fee for Non-ChristianaCare employees
$25 registration fee for Emeritus Health Care Professionals, Students, and Trainees
 

If paying by check, make checks payable to: 

ChristianaCare (Tax ID: 51-0103684)
Indicate: 6th Biennial Perinatal Palliative Care 2024 in the memo line.
Mail to:  ChristianaCare-Amy Minsker, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd, Room 2E64A, Newark, DE 19718

Cost Center Transfers are accepted (for CC Employees ONLY), an email will be sent to those choosing to pay by cost center at the close of registration.

Overview

This live symposium will cover the importance of weaving principles of trauma informed care into perinatal palliative care.

Target Audience

This event is intended for Primary Care Physicians, Specialty Physicians, Psychologists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Chaplaincy, Social Work, Neonatologists, Pediatricians, and Hospice/Palliative Care.

Statement of Need

Not enough education on trauma informed care for families, addressing trauma that caregivers experience in caring for patients with life limiting illnesses, the role of spirituality in perinatal palliative care, and parents' long-term experience and mental health needs after perinatal loss.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Recognize the importance of trauma informed care for families as part of perinatal palliative care.
2. Recognize the role of spirituality in perinatal palliative care.
3. Recognize that healthcare providers experience trauma in caring for infants with life limiting conditions.
4. Recognize the mental health needs of families after perinatal loss. 

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with commercial interests/ineligible companies. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Shazia Bhat, MD (Planner, Activity Director, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amy Minsker (Planner, Coordinator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Barbara Dean, BSN, RNC-NIC, CPLC (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jineen Flagg, RN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Melanie Chichester, BSN, RNC-OB, CPLC (Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Wendy Sturtz, MD (Planner, Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kathryn Godfrey, PhD (Opening Remarks) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Lani Nelson-Zlupko, LCSW, PhD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Malina Spirito, PsyD, MEd, PMH-C (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Mary Coughlin, MS, RNC-E (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Chaplain Sheryl Allston, MDiv, BCC (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Casey Tyler (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kirstie Tyler (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jason Alan Painter (Panelists) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Shane Corrie Simmons (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational event. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational event does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

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