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2024 Conference Agenda
10/24/2024 & 10/25/2024
October 24th, 2024 - Thursday
7:00-8:00 Registration & Breakfast
8:00-8:15 “Sisters, let us confabulate!” - Welcome
8:15-9:15 “I’ve put a spell on you, and now your mine.” - Birth of a Lawsuit
Adam Snyder, JD
9:15-10:15 “Maybe you can learn to breathe through your nose.” - Respiratory Compromise
Stephanie Martin, DO
10:15 -10:30 BREAK - 30 minutes
10:30- 11:30 “Tis firm, tis firm as stone.” - Atony, Hemorrhage, and DIC
Suzanne Baird, DNP, RN
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30- 1:30 “Amok, amok, amok, amok!” - Legal Issues of Poor Communication and Documentation
Adam Snyder, JD
1:30-2:00 BREAK - 30 minutes
TRICK o' TREAT with Vendors
2:00-3:00 “I suggest we form a calming circle.” - Amniotic Fluid Embolus
Stephanie Martin, DO
3:00-4:00 “It’s all a bunch of hocus pocus.” - Hypertension in Pregnancy
Suzanne Baird, DNP, RN
October 25th, 2023 - Friday
7:15-8:00 Registration & Breakfast
7:45-8:00 Welcome
8:00-9:00 “Don’t get your knickers in a twist!” - Management of Category II EFM Patterns
Suzzanne Baird, DNP, RN
9:00-10:00 “Sistahhhhs!” - Sepsis and Septic Shock
Stephanie Martin, DO
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK/ Hotel Checkout (15 minutes)
10:30- 11:30 “Something just flew across the moon.” - Traumatic Birth: Perspectives from a Sepsis Survivor
Jaylee Chladek
11:30-12:30 Lunch
Raffle & Silent Auction
12:30-1:30 “I shall always be with you.” - Social Media: Dos and Don’ts
Adam Snyder, JD
1:30 - 1:45 BREAK (15 minutes)
1:45-2: 45 “Bubble, Bubble, I’m in Trouble” - Case Studies From Your Board
Suzanne, Stephanie, and Adam
2:45 -3:00 - Closing
PENDING: Contact hours are provided by Kendra Schreiner, RN, an independent provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing. Provider #15828. This activity is approved for 13 contact hours.
2024 Speakers
Suzanne Baird, D.N.P., R.N.
Graduate of the Rush College of Nursing’s Doctoral in Nursing Practice Executive Leadership Track, and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science in Nursing
Extensive clinical experience caring for critically ill pregnant women
Served as Assistant Director of Nursing – Clinical Program Development at Texas Children’s Hospital’s Pavilion for Women in Houston, Texas
Responsible for development and implementation of the clinical programs and the Obstetric Intensive Care Unit
Taught obstetric and critical care nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee for many years
Served on numerous programs for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN):
AWHONN Critical Care Obstetrics learning modules (author and editor)
Perinatal Education and Orientation Program modules (previous author of complications modules)
Obstetric Triage toolkit (reviewer)
Served on the AWHONN Implementation of Evidence Based Practice Advisory Board
Author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on high risk and critical care obstetric topics, including:
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing (Editorial Board)
Intrapartum Management Modules, 5th edition textbook (chapter author and editor)
AWHONN High Risk and Critical Care, 4th edition textbook (chapter author and editor)
Adam Snyder, JD
Attorney
Adam Snyder is an accomplished trial lawyer with an unparalleled commitment to litigating birth trauma, catastrophic injury, and women’s health matters. He founded the Birth Injury Alliance in effort to bring about positive change in the way perinatal care is provided and to help those who need help most.
Adam has devoted his career to improving outcomes in women’s healthcare and perinatal medicine. He frequently lectures on obstetrics and pediatrics litigation, serves as co-chair of a leading perinatal care conference, and is invited to be presenting faculty at clinical and legal seminars throughout the country. Adam also serves as a leader on the boards of multiple hospital and charitable organizations whose mission is to support women’s healthcare and women’s health research. He is recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and the Leading Lawyers Network for his dedication.
Stephanie Martin, D.O.
Board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine
Extensive clinical experience caring for critically ill pregnant women
Served as Medical Director for the Obstetric Intensive Care Unit
Responsible for development and implementation the Obstetric Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital Pavilion for Women in Houston, Texas
Highly regarded speaker and educator
Author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on critical care obstetric topics
Active in Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, including having served on the Board of Directors
Participant and co-author on “Putting the M back in Maternal Fetal Medicine” meeting and publication
Serves as peer reviewer for American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Course Director for America’s Board Review MFM Oral Board Exam Review Course, helping MFM candidates prepare for the oral board certifying examination
Learning Objectives
Suzanne Baird
Atony, Hemorrhage, and DIC
1. Define pathophysiology associated with hemorrhage and DIC
2. Illustrate lab values in hemorrhage and DIC
3. Outline management of hemorrhage
Hypertension in Pregnancy
1. Summarize risk factors and diagnostic criteria for hypertensive diseases in pregnancy
2. Describe clinical care of the patient with hypertensive disease in pregnancy
3. Discuss future health issues in patient with hypertensive disease in pregnancy
Management of Category II EFM Patterns
1. Explain components of Category I, II, and III EFM patterns
2. Illustrate Category II EFM patterns in case examples.
3. Plan management for Category II EFM case presentations
Adam Snyder
Birth of a Lawsuit
1. Communicate openly with patients about bad outcomes.
2. Approach the risk of litigation in a thoughtful, proactive manner.
3. Participate actively in litigation as the trial team’s “best expert.”
Legal Issues of Poor Communication and Documentation
1. Explain how communication can impact patient outcomes.
2. Recognize the common barriers to effective communication.
3. Implement documentation practices that improve patient care.
Social Media: Dos and Don’ts
1. Recognize the risks of an online presence in modern litigation.
2. Develop a thoughtful approach to social media use.
3. Share information in a way that will not erode patient trust.
Stephanie Martin
Respiratory Compromise
1. Review oxygen concepts.
2. Discuss clinical presentation of a pregnant women with respiratory compromise.
3. Review common causes of respiratory compromise in pregnancy
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
1. Review diagnostic criteria for AFE.
2. Discuss the 3 Bs for AFE.
3. Outline Management approach to AFE.
Sepsis and Septic Shock
1. Discuss sepsis screening in pregnancy.
2. Review common causes of sepsis on pregnancy.
3. Discuss management of sepsis and septic shock.
Case Studies from Your Board
1. Organize patient history, physical exam, and EFM patterns in selected case studies.
2. Apply pathophysiology to selected case studies.
3. Identify management priorities in selected case studies.
Jaylee Chladek
Traumatic Birth: Perspectives from a Sepsis Survivor
1. When a patient communicates concerns, identify the proper healthcare reaction based on symptoms.
2. Discuss birth trauma and ways a RN can assist a patient with a previous traumatic birth.