MCH Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Invited Posters

Saturday, 7 November 2015: 3:15 PM-4:30 PM
Sunday, 8 November 2015: 11:00 AM-12:15 PM
Sunday, 8 November 2015: 4:00 PM-5:15 PM
Mama Care: An Innovative Care Model for Pregnant Women with a Prenatally Diagnosed Birth Defect

Jessica Schwarz, MSN, RN, CNM
Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Elizabeth Froh, PhD, RN, RN
Lactation, Children's Hospital of Philadlphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Billie Bitowski, MSN, BSN, RN
Sigma Theta Tau International, Shreveport, LA, USA



Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in a Predominantly African-American Patient Population

Michelle L. Harrison, MSN, MBAHCM, RNC-OB
Women Services, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, USA
Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Florence Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
Methodist Hospital North, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, USA



Implementation and Evaluation of Transitioning Newborns at the Bedside Maternal-Child Leadership Project

Sonya L. Clayton, MSN, RN, IBCLC, CCE
Perinatal Unit, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
Shakira Henderson, DNP, MS, MPH, RNC-NIC, IBCLC
Research, Vidant Health, Greenville, NC, USA
Katheryn B. Arterberry, DNP, MSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC
College of Nursing and Allied Health, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, USA



Bereavement Program for the Perinatal Loss Patient and Family

Sabre Ann Knaust, ADN, RN
Women's and Children's Services, Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Meredith Laine Green, MSN, BSN, AGCNS-BC, RN, APRN
Women's Services, Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Julia Snethen, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA



A Novel Approach to Reduce Non-Emergent Visits through a Mentored Postnatal Education Program

Susan A. Hoffman, BSN, BA, RNC-MNN
Department of Nursing--Maternity, WellSpan Health, Tender Care Pregnancy Centers, Gettysburg, PA, USA
Leigh Small, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN
Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Barbara L. Buchko, DNP, MS, BSN, RNC-MNN
Department of Nursing, WellSpan Health, York, PA, USA



Improving Oxygen Management in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates

Vania Blanc, MSN, FNP-C, RNC-NIC1
Colleen Rodriguez, BSN, MHSA, RN, RNC-NIC1
M. Sharon Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC2
(1)Maternal Child Health Leadership Academy, Miami, FL, USA
(2)Maternal Child Health Leadership Academy, Memphis, TN, USA



The Golden Hour: Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

Brooke N. Swails, BSN, RN
Women and Infant Services Department, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, Glendale, AZ, USA
Becky Palmer, RN, CNM, CEC, PCC, PNC (C), PhD
BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital,Agencies of the Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Robyn K. Hale, PhD, RN
Center for Nursing Excellence, HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ, USA



Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding by Changing Hospital Practices

Gwendolen Wheeler, MSN, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Maternal Child Units, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, Germantown, TN, USA
Brittney M. Baird, MSN, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
OB Services, Methodist Hospital Germantown Hospital, Germantown, TN, USA
Carla E. Rider, MBA, MSN, RNC-LRN
Women's Service Line, West Florida Healthcare, Pensacola, FL, USA



Improving Developmental Care Provided by Patient Care Assistants to Prevent Developmental Regression during Acute Hospital Admission

Ashley N. Davis, BSN, RN
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA



A Pilot Exploring Integration of a Home Visiting Public Health Nurse into a Pediatric Medical Home Team

Katharine Joy Besch, BSN, MBA, RN
Parent Child Health Administration, Public Health Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA, USA
Lea Ann Miyagawa, MN, BSN, RN
Community House Calls/Interpreter Services, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA



Early Skin-to-Skin in the Operating Room Following Cesarean Birth

Tonia Squires, BSN, RN, IBCLC
Lactation and Community Education, Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Julia Snethen, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Meredith Laine Green, MSN, BSN, AGCNS-BC, RN, APRN
Women's Services, Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA



Field Birth: A Video Program and Resource Website for Care Providers of Newborns Delivered Outside of the Hospital

Karen Lynne Wright, PhD, MSN, NNP-BC, RN
Department of Women, Children, and Family Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA



Preterm Labor: Enhancing Assessment Competency and Reducing Variation among Telephonic Maternity Care Managers in a Managed Care Organization

Kimberly C. Hite, MSN, RN, RNC-MNN
Maternity, Medical Management, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Laura A. Fennimore, DNP, RN
UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Catherine Burns, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC ret., FAAN
School of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science U, Wilsonville, OR, USA



Keeping Skin in the Game: Bringing Awareness to Neonatal Skin Injuries

Media S. Esser, MSN, BSN, RN, APNP, NNP-BC
Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Christine A. Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, WCC
Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Patricia Clinton, PhD, MSN, BSN, IA, ARNP, CPNP
College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Retired, Iowa City, IA, USA



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