Tentative Agenda

Stillbirth: Emerging Research, Prevention and Care Conference

April 22, 2020

7:00 am - 4:30 pm

7:00 am Check in/Registration/Welcome

7:30 am Defining the National Public Health Crisis: Stillbirth

- LIndsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC - Executive Director, Star Legacy Foundation

8:30 am KEYNOTE: The Science Leading to Stillbirth Prevention Initiatives in the UK

- Alexander Heazell, MD -- Manchester, UK

9:30 am Break

9:45 am -Roadmap to Stillbirth Prevention: Learning from Scotland’s Success

• Introduction – Heather Florescue, MD

• Catherine Calderwood, MD - Chief Medical Officer, Scotland 

• Implementation strategies/case studies – Heather Florescue, MD

11:00 am Understanding the Vital Role of Perinatal Evaluation & Autopsy/Pregnancy Research Project

Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC

12:00 pm Lunch

12:30 pm Perinatal Bereavement – Jennifer Kouri, RN, CPLC

1:30 pm  Advanced Bereavement Care: Cultural Issues & Palliative Care - Jennifer Kouri, RN, CPLC

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Parent Panel

– moderator: Lindsey Wimmer, RN, MSN, PHN, CPNP, CPLC

4:45 pm Wrap up and conclusion

Breakfast and Lunch will be served. 

Continuing education credits will be available (approximately 8 hours for all day attendance.)