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MA AWHONN is looking forward to bringing you another great perinatal conference. Meet up with friends, enjoy great food, and have fun. We will have the latest industry vendor support and displays. Our excellent program includes topics of:
A Thursday keynote dinner offering a sort of "State of the State" with Kate Walsh, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services.
A Friday keynote breakfast with Dr. Shakira Henderson, AWHONN's 2023 President, as she shares AWHONN updates and the Respectful Maternity Care
Importance of Cohesive Nursing and Doula Collaboration w/ Mary McDonough and Shari McBurney
Creating Trauma Informed Care plans in OBGYN Nursing with Erin Connor (#1 rated presenter from our April 2022 conference)
As well as 2 fabulous interdisciplinary panels...
Maternal Mental Health Panel with moderator Jeanne Watson Driscoll, PhD. RN and panel members Jessie Colbert, Uruj Kamal Haider, MD, and Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, DFAPA, FACLP
Reproductive Justice Panel with Elizabeth Janiak, ScD, MSc, MA ,Meghan Dellorco, MSW, LICSW., Youri Hwang, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, and Cassandra Durian, BSN, BA, RN , a Karen Edlund Fellow of the Nurses for Sexual & Reproductive Health (NSRH) organization.
Additionally, we are once again offering a pre-conference workshop on Thursday October 19th from 8a-5p with an in person SPEAK UP Champions course, generously sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and The Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI). Take advantage of the first in person SPEAK UP course since prior to the Covid pandemic!!
Space is limited, be sure to register early and save with our early bird registration.
We have contracted with the MGM Springfield for hotel space. We have rates for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for those who would like to make this a weekend getaway. Hotel Reservations can be made using the following link... https://book.passkey.com/go/GAWH1023SP
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https://www.awhonn.org/join
This activity has been submitted to the American Nurses Association Massachusetts for approval to award contact hours. The American Nurses Association Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
For any questions and dietary requests, please email MA Section Secretary/Treasurer Karen Manganaro @ KManganaro@BWH.Harvard.edu