Agenda
This agenda is subject to change
Wednesday, June 18
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:00am | Exhibitor Set Up |
| 7:30am | Registration Open Exhibits Open |
| 8:00am |
Welcome Perinatal Health: Learning from the Past to Create a Better Future |
| 9:00am | Session One: Using Novel Approaches to Understand How Placental Structure and Function is Altered in Stillbirth Professor Alexander Heazell, MBCHB, PhD, MRCOG Restoring placental function to treat fetal growth restriction Helen Jones, PhD |
| 10:30am | Break Exhibits |
| 11:00am | Session Two: Impacts of Perinatal Loss on Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Determinants of Health; Mitigating Factors and Implications for Practice Alisha Reginal, MHA, MHFA The Future of Compassionate Care: IPPE Training for Residents Leading the Way in Perinatal Loss Heather Florescue, MD, IPPE-C |
| 12:30pm | Lunch Exhibits |
| 1:30pm | Session Three:Beat the Clock: Detecting Placental Ageing to Signal Stillbirth Risk Anya Arthurs, PhD Potential Impact of mid-Trimester Placental Growth Factor Screening on Stillbirth John C.P. Kingdom, MD FCAHS FRCSC |
| 3:00pm | Break Exhibits |
| 3:30pm | Session Four: Working Toward a Widely-Adopted, Standardized Placental Pathology Report Mana Parast, MD, PhD Stillbirth Surveillance & Review at the Community Level in Districts of Haryana, India Dr. Bharti Sharma |
| 5:30pm | Opening Reception Welcome by Dr. Halkeno Tura, Assistant Commissioner of Health, Minnesota Department of Health Exhibits |
| 7:00pm | Reception and Exhibits close |
Thursday, June 19
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:30am |
Registration Open |
| 8:00am | Session Five: Postpartum Care: The potential flaws in traditional mental health screening for bereaved parents. Kathleen Massmann, PhD, LPCC, IPPE-C Spirituality in perinatal loss: Loss, love connection Daniel Nuzum, PhD, MTh |
| 9:30am | Break Exhibits Posters |
| 10:00am | Session Six: From Cradle to Grave: Cultural Practices and Rituals Around Perinatal Loss Erin Denney-Koelsch, MD, FAAHPM The Ripple Effect of Perinatal Loss Joann O’Leary, PhD, IPPE-C |
| 11:30am | Lunch Exhibits Posters |
| 12:30pm | Session Seven: Investigating Genetic Contributions to Stillbirth in Families Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, PhD Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance Impact Pre-conception, Pregnancy, and Beyond Professor Claire Roberts, PhD |
| 2:00pm | Break Exhibits Posters |
| 2:30pm | Session Eight: Treatment of Maternal Sleep Disorders to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes Louise O’Brien, PhD Working with Indigenous Nations to Co-Design Stillbirth Awareness for Prevention Resources: Imperfect Ally or Strong Advocate? Jane Warland, PhD, RN, RM, IPPE-C |
| 4:00pm | Poster Presentations Exhibits |
| 5:00pm | Posters Takedown Exhibits close |
Friday, June 20
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:30am | Registration Open Exhibits Open |
| 8:00am | Session Nine: Hunting for life-saving treatments that tackle preeclampsia Professor Stephen Tong, MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRANZCOG Thrombosis, Cardiometabolic Inflammation, and Infertility Gregory Piazza, MD, MS |
| 9:30am | Break Exhibits |
| 10:00am | Session Ten: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Ronald Librizzi, DO and Megan Hanson, MBA |
| 11:00am | Lunch Exhibits |
| 12:00pm | Session Eleven: Communicating an intrapartum stillbirth diagnosis when working with culturally and linguistically diverse bereaved parents: Recommendations for practice Tosin Popoola, PhD Lessons Learned: How culturally appropriate care directs perinatal bereavement training in Uganda Sue Steen, MS, RN, CPLE, IPPE-C; Lynn Zdechlik MS RN CNM |
| 1:30pm | Break |
| 2:00pm | Session Twelve: Improving Care in Pregnancy After Loss Professor Alexander Heazell, MBCHB, PhD, MRCOG Implementing Parent Perspective and Experience in Pregnancy After Loss Clinical Care Stacey Fletcher |
| 3:30pm
4:00pm |
Closing
Faculty Roundtable Discussion |
Saturday, June 21
Our Stars Community Summit
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 7:30am | Registration Opens |
| 8:30am |
Welcome Navigating Grief: A Guide for Bereaved Parents |
| 10:15am | Break |
| 10:45am |
Session Two Challenges faced by parents after their baby’s death Talking to your doctor about preventing pregnancy loss |
| 12:15pm |
Lunch/Exhibits |
| 1:15pm |
Session Three The role of specialist clinics in helping families navigate pregnancy after loss. Alexander Heazell, MBChB, PhD, MRCOG After Loss: Journey of the Next Pregnancy Joann O’Leary, PhD |
| 2:45pm | Break/Exhibits |
| 3:15pm | Remembering Our Babies Memorial Event |
| 4:15pm | Closing |