Obstetric Nursing

Conference Overview

The complexities of caring for high-risk obstetric patients require that we pay close attention to detail as well as keep an eye on the “big picture.” In order to accomplish this, we must be aware of the spectrum of issues going on with each of our patients. Is the change on the fetal monitoring strip or lab report significant? Are medications being prescribed and managed appropriately? In addition, there are broader issues to take into consideration that will also impact outcomes for both mother and baby. Is communication between team members effective and timely? Does the medical record accurately reflect the clinical picture? Are patient safety guidelines in place and incorporated into daily practice?

Join us at the 27th Annual Obstetric Nursing Conference to explore these and other challenges as we strive to ensure the best possible outcomes for the pregnant women in our care. Meet and mingle with your colleagues and our expert faculty to network, share concerns, and re-evaluate your practice based on the latest research. Return to work with increased knowledge and confidence in the excellent care you provide.

Highlights and Benefits

• Obstetric Emergencies and Complications Pre-Conference, with a focus on common perinatal clinical crises and strategies to stabilize both the mother and baby.
• Main Conference presentations addressing today’s “hottest” topics.
• Concurrent Sessions offering opportunities for lively discussion and interaction with faculty and colleagues.
• The opportunity to Expand Your Career: Become a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant by attending the Special Session immediately following the Main Conference.
• Special attention by the speakers to the clinical applications of the information presented.
• A chance to relax and unwind in dazzling Las Vegas!

Save the dates, invite your colleagues, and plan to join us! Improve your effectiveness as an obstetric nurse, become re-energized to do the work you know and love, and make a significant difference in the health of mothers and their newborns. See you there!

Planning Committee

Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Conference Chair
Julie Martin Arafeh, MSN, RN
Planning Committee Member
Cynthia S. Speer, BSN, RNC
Planning Committee Member
Jeannine Strunk, BSN, RN
Program Manager
Contemporary Forums

Conference Objectives

This Conference will enable the experienced clinician to:

• Examine the physiologic basis of assessment, intervention and management strategies for selected high-risk conditions in pregnant women.
• Explore perinatal safety issues related to effective communication, triage and staff competency.
• Identify the underlying causes of the continuing rise in maternal morbidity and mortality rates, and evaluate potential plans of action.
• State preventive measures that may be implemented to decrease the incidence and severity of complications during pregnancy, labor and delivery.
• Recognize clinical situations that commonly lead to legal ramifications.

Who Should Attend?

• Staff Nurses
• Clinical Specialists
• Certified Nurse-Midwives
• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Managers
• Educators
• Case Managers

Conference Program

Wednesday, April 28 | Thursday, April 29 | Friday, April 30 | Saturday, May 1

Pre-Conference A

Obstetric Emergencies and Complications

During any clinical crisis situation, quick recognition and effective intervention are key to a good outcome for mother and baby. This Pre-Conference provides a physiologic and pathophysiologic foundation for understanding how complications during pregnancy render the pregnant woman vulnerable to acute decompensation. Learn the tools and strategies you need to effectively manage common obstetric crises.

This Pre-Conference will enable you to:

• Elaborate upon strategies directed at restoring maternal and fetal oxygenation.
• Analyze the relationship between maternal hemodynamic instability and impaired fetal oxygenation.
• Strategize methods for optimizing care provided to pregnant women who require stabilization.

Wednesday, April 28

7:00 a.m.	Pre-Conference Registration
8:00	Key Concepts in OB Emergencies and Acute Complications: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Hematologic Systems Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN
8:30	Principles in Hemodynamics: Assessment and Interventions to Achieve Maternal Stability Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB
9:15	Case Studies: Interpreting OB Assessment Findings Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN (Rx = .25 hr.)
10:00	Refreshment Break
10:15	Assessing Oxygenation: Critical Concepts Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN
11:00	Anesthesia Emergencies: Initial Response to Complications of General and Regional Anesthesia Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB (Rx = .25 hr.)
11:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
11:45	Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.	Case Studies: Hypertensive, Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Compromise Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB (Rx = .25 hr.)
1:45	Hemorrhage and DIC: Key Concepts for Clinical Practice Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN (Rx = .25 hr.)
2:30	Refreshment Break
2:45	Beyond Left Side and Oxygen: Intrauterine Resuscitation in the Setting of Maternal Instability Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB
3:45	Clinical Consultation for the Off-Service Pregnant Woman Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN
4:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
4:45	Adjourn

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Main Conference

Thursday, April 29

7:00 a.m.	Main Conference Registration • Displays
8:00	Collaboration and Communication: Strategies for Optimizing Patient Outcomes Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB
8:45	Fetal Programming: A Means to Improve Outcomes from Infancy through Adulthood Brian K. Iriye, MD
9:30	Refreshment Break • Displays
10:00	When High Risk OB Becomes Critical Care: Medical Legal Issues Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN
10:45	Rapid Assessment of the Decompensating Obstetric Patient: What Should I Look For? Laura Krieger, BS, RN, CCRN
11:30	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:05 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30	How to Achieve Your Caring Goals (Without Killing Your Co-Workers!) Donna Wright, MS, RN
2:15	Magnesium for Neuroprotection: It’s Time to Start (Rx = .25 hr.) Kent D. Heyborne, MD
3:00	Refreshment Break • Displays
3:30	Safety Parameters in OB Triage Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
4:15	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
4:50	Adjourn

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Friday, April 30

During each Concurrent Session, 4 topics are presented simultaneously in separate rooms. Sessions are limited in size. Choices are assigned in the order received and will be provided at the conference. Indicate your selection on the Registration Form.

7:00 a.m.	Displays
8:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1 #11 Perinatal Patient Safety: This is a Process, Not a Revolution! Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM #12 Implementing Change: A Case Study on Keeping Mothers and Babies Together Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, LCCE #13 Lots of Clots: Thromboprophylaxis in Obstetrics Kent D. Heyborne, MD (Rx = .25 hr.) #14 This INs and OUTs of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance: What’s Pertinent to My Patient? Laura Krieger, BS, RN, CCRN
9:00	Session Change
9:15	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2 #21 Triage Case Studies Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC #22 Sitting with Pain: Nursing Support of Unmedicated Birth (Part 1) Jennifer Fields, MS, RN, CNM #23 Competency Assessment for the Real World: Getting Out of the Check List Mode Donna Wright, MS, RN #24 Intensive Maternal Care to Prevent Pre-Term Birth (Rx = .5 hr.) Nancy Jo Reedy, MPH, RN, CNM, FACNM
10:15	Refreshment Break • Displays
10:45	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3 #31 Preventing Injury and Death from Maternal Hemorrhage Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, LCCE (Rx = .25 hr.) #32 Sitting with Pain: Nursing Support of Unmedicated Birth (Part 2) Jennifer Fields, MS, RN, CNM #33 Go with the Flow of Second Stage Labor Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM #34 Waves of Change: What an ECG Tracing Can Tell You About Your Patient Laura Krieger, BS, RN, CCRN
11:45	Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4 #41 Cervical Incompetence: A Spectrum of Conditions Garrett Lam, MD #42 Postpartum Emergencies: Expect the Unexpected Mary Ellen Burke Sosa, MS, RNC-OB (Rx = .25 hr.) #43 EFM Case Studies: What Does the Tracing Tell Us? Judith H. Poole, PhD, MHA/MBA, RNC-OB, C-EFM #44 Delivery Complications Including Shoulder Dystocia Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
2:00	Refreshment Break • Displays
2:30	CONCURRENT SESSIONS #5 #51 Elective Induction of Labor: Just Because We Can, Should We Before 39 Weeks? Judith H. Poole, PhD, MHA/MBA, RNC-OB, C-EFM (Rx = .25 hr.) #52 Medicolegal Issues in EFM Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM #53 Common and Uncommon Infections in Pregnancy: UTIs to Strep A Sepsis Mary Ellen Burke Sosa, MS, RNC-OB (Rx = .25 hr.) #54 Caring for “Women of Size” During Pregnancy and Birth Nancy Jo Reedy, MPH, RN, CNM, FACNM (Rx = .25 hr.)
3:30	Adjourn

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Saturday, May 1

8:00 a.m.	Both Young and Old Age Extremes in Pregnancy Nancy Jo Reedy, MPH, RN, CNM, FACNM
8:45	Rising Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Rates Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, LCCE
9:30	Diabetes in Pregnancy: From Discarding Glyburide to Increasing Pump Use Mary Ellen Burke Sosa, MS, RNC-OB (Rx = .5 hr.)
10:15	Refreshment Break
10:45	Hypertension in Pregnancy (Rx = .25 hr.) Judith H. Poole, PhD, MHA/MBA, RNC-OB, C-EFM
11:30	The Dangers of Twinning Garret Lam, MD
12:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion Faculty Panel
12:50	Conference Summary and Evaluation
1:05	Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC Senior Editor: Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing Clinical Associate Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Director, Nurse-Midwifery Women and Infants' Hospital Providence, Rhode Island	Judith H. Poole, PhD, MHA/MBA, RNC-OB, C-EFM Nurse Manager Birthing Care/Special Maternity Care Women's Services Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, North Carolina
Julie Martin Arafeh, MSN, RN Planning Committee Member Obstetric Simulation Specialist Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford University Palo Alto, California	Nancy Jo Reedy, MPH, RN, CNM, FACNM Director of Nurse-Midwifery Services Texas Health Care, PLLC Andrews Midwife Center Fort Worth, Texas
Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, LCCE Executive Director, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative Stanford University Palo Alto, California	Elizabeth G. Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN Attorney and President Jurex™ Center for Legal Nurse Consulting Memphis, Tennessee
Jennifer Fields, MS, RN, CNM Certified Nurse Midwife St. Anthony Central Hospital Bloom Coordinator Faculty, Centering Healthcare Institute Denver, Colorado	Mary Ellen Burke Sosa, MS, RNC-OB President, Perinatal Resources Per Diem Staff Nurse Labor/Delivery/Recovery Kent Hospital Warwick, Rhode Island Diabetes Nurse Clinician Women & Infants' Hospital Providence, Rhode Island
Kent D. Heyborne, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Swedish Medical Center Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado	Cynthia S. Speer, BSN, RNC Planning Committee Member Director, Women's Services Mountain View Hospital Las Vegas, Nevada
Brian K. Iriye, MD Perinatologist and Managing Partner Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Las Vegas, Nevada	Nan H. Troiano, MSN, RN Clinical Nurse Specialist Women's Services Labor, Delivery & Recovery; High Risk Perinatal; Family Care Center Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, Virginia
Cyndy Krening, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM Conference Chair Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist Littleton Adventist Hospital Littleton, Colorado	Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB Clinical Nurse Specialist Labor & Delivery/High Risk Obstetrics Northside Hospital Atlanta, Georgia
Laura Krieger, BS, RN, CCRN President & Education Consultant MedEd Consulting Corporation Denver, Colorado	Donna Wright, MS, RN Creative Health Care Management Minneapolis, Minnesota
Garrett Lam, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Arizona School of Medicine Associate Program Director Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Associate Director of Perinatal Services Phoenix Perinatal Associates, A Division of Obstetrix Phoenix, Arizona

Accreditation

A Certificate of Attendance is given upon completion of course requirements, enabling you to register your credit with the appropriate licensing boards or associations. To apply for credit not listed below, use the procedure established by the specific organization.

Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

Pre-Conference: 7 ANCC/8.4 CA BRN contact hours
Main Conference: 16 ANCC/19.2 CA BRN contact hours
Special Session: 10 ANCC/12 CA BRN contact hours

Contemporary Forums is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialin Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Contemporary Forums is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #04516.
(CA BRN contact hour = 50 minutes)

Nurse-Midwives

Special Session: 10 hours

Application for specialty credit for the Pre-Conference and Main Conference has been filed with the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority

Pre-Conference: 1 hour
Main Conference: 2.5 hours available

indicates pharmacology content. Because states’ requirements vary, contact your Board of Nursing for more information.

Case Managers

Application has been made for continuing education credit from the Commission for Case Manager Certification.

Exhibits

At each of the Conferences, to enhance your educational experience, we are inviting representatives from professionally relevant companies, organizations and hospitals to exhibit equipment, supplies, services and career opportunities. The schedule provides participants time for one-on-one discussion with exhibitors. For exhibit space availability or additional information:
Call the Exhibitor Information Line: (925) 828-7100, Ext. 5260

For prospectus information

Email: exhibits@cforums.com

Location

Las Vegas

Dazzling Location

Viva Las Vegas … you can’t resist the excitement of the neon lights, the unbridled cheers and shrieks of delight from jackpot winners, and the glitz and glamour of the new hotels on the strip. A Disneyland for adults? You bet … and Las Vegas is so much more! Now home to the world’s greatest collection of chefs, Las Vegas boasts restaurants from Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay and Thomas Keller, just to name a few. Show-biz entertainment is tops here too, including several world-famous shows: Cirque du Soleil, Mamma Mia, the Blue Man Group, The Producers and Menopause the Musical. Bette Midler, Elton John, Barry Manilow, David Copperfield and Penn & Teller are just a few of the well-known headliners performing from the worlds of music, comedy and magic.

There’s never a dull moment in Las Vegas. Watch the volcano erupt at the Mirage, don’t miss the rousing pirate battle at Treasure Island, marvel at the dancing waters display at the Bellagio, take a romantic gondola ride through the canals of the Venetian or dine at the top of the Eiffel Tower at Paris. For a break from The Strip, take a day trip to Hoover Dam where you’ll be impressed with the power of the mighty Colorado River.

The Las Vegas Hilton offers gambling at the hotel Casino, dancing at the NightClub, big-name entertainment at the Hilton Theater and a chance to relaxon the eight-acre rooftop recreation deck, pool and indoor health club (fee required). And you’ll never go hungry with the variety of restaurants offering culinary treats from the traditional to the exotic.

Getting around Vegas is easy on the Las Vegas Monorail, a high-speed transportation system that operates daily, making numerous stops along the Las Vegas Strip, including the Las Vegas Hilton. (Visit www.lvmonorail.com.)

World-class dining, internationally-known boutiques, award-winning golf courses, savvy nightclubs and European-style spas are calling you to this glittering city, known as “Vegas!” Join your colleagues for “Obstetric Nursing” and enjoy all of the fun in the city that never sleeps. For more information, call the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority at (702) 892-7575 or go online to www.lasvegas.com.

Hotel/Travel

Hotel Accommodations

The Conference will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109. A limited block of rooms is being held for you and your guests at special group rates which will be in effect, based on room availability, from April 26 to May 2 for those wishing to extend their stay to enjoy area activities or qualify for discount airfares.

Rates: $99 single/double
Rates are per room and subject to prevailing state and local taxes.

To obtain the special group rates, make your reservation early and before the “hotel room block release date” which is March 27. Rooms may sell out before this date so be sure to make your reservation now. After the release date, rooms and group rates may no longer be available so call the hotel regarding availability.

To reserve your room online click here

For room reservations, call (800) 635-7711 and inform them that you are attending the Contemporary Forums’ Conference Obstetric Nursing. Request a confirmation number and written confirmation of your reservation. Reservations must include a first night’s deposit.

Contact the hotel regarding cancellation policy. For arrivals after 3 p.m., call the hotel on the day of travel to reconfirm reservations.

For additional hotel information, please call the Las Vegas Hilton at (702) 732-5111.

For assistance in locating a roommate, please call Contemporary Forums at (800) 377-7707, Ext. 0.

Travel Discounts

Contemporary Forums has a special discount agreement with United Airlines unavailable to the general public. To obtain these special Conference fares visit www.united.com or call the Special Meeting Desk at (800) 521-4041, Account Code 510CW.

Relax and stretch out before and after you hit the convention floor—you can now enjoy JetBlue’s award-winning service and roomy leather seats for less! Book now and choose your way to save:
Traveling by yourself — Use convention code: Obstetric as you book on jetblue.com/promo to save 5% off your travel.
Traveling as a group of five or more - Use JetBlue’s Meetings & Convention program to receive a customized fare. Simply call our dedicated desk at 888-JETBLUE, prompt 4. Your group will also receive one free change waiver per traveler.

Hertz is the official car rental agency for the conference. Special rates will be in effect throughout the Conference as well as one week before and after. For special rates, call HERTZ at (800) 654-2240 and refer to Contemporary Forums plus the Conference discount code CV# 03000232.

Fees

Registrations must include full tuition payment to be accepted. Registrations faxed without payment will not be
processed. Confirmation is sent by email if your completed registration form and payment are received two weeks before
the Conference begins. Since Conference registration and hotel rooms are limited, early registration is advised.

Out of consideration to registrants, children of any age and spouses may not attend the sessions.

Tuition Fee (U.S. Funds)
	Pre-Conference April 28	Main Conference April 29-May1	Legal Nurse Consultant May 1-2
Early Registration Fee* (On/Before March 17)	$240	$485	$495
Regular Registration Fee (After March 17)	$280	$525	$495

*Postmarked or phone/fax/online registration and fees received on/before March 17.

Your tuition includes Certificate of Attendance, refreshment breaks and access to the Online CE Library for the Pre-Conference and/or Main Conference for which you registered. Main Conference registrants have access to all Concurrent Sessions that were recorded.

Group Discounts (Mail, fax or call in together – Online registration unavailable)

Tuition discounts are given to groups of 3 or more registering for the complete Main Conference. Discounts do not
apply to the Pre-Conference. To qualify for the group discount, all registration information must be complete for all group
members, payment included and forms sent together. If faxing, list all group members on cover sheet. Subtract the
discount from the tuition fee. Groups may not be formed after individual registrations are received.

• $25 per person discount for 3 or 4 in a group
  $45 per person discount for 5 or more in a group

Method of Tuition Payment

Make payment by check (payable to Contemporary Forums and enclose with Registration Form), Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express or Purchase Order. A $30 fee is charged for any returned check. Personal checks are NOT accepted at the Conference. Purchase Orders must be received with registration by the Conference date and include the P.O. number, invoice address, tuition, approval signature, and contact name, email address and phone number.

Register by Phone, Fax, Mail or Online (Payment required to register)

Register only ONCE, by mail, fax (800) 329-9923, online, or by calling (800) 377-7707, Ext. 5252, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time). Before calling, complete all registration information.

Tax Deductibility

Expenses of training, tuition, travel, lodging and meals to maintain or improve professional skills may be TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Consult your tax advisor.

Partial Attendance (No online registration available)

To register, call Contemporary Forums for tuition and CE credit for individual days. Group discounts do not apply. Registrations may not be shared. Online registration is not available for partial attendance.

Cancellations

Cancellations may be made by phone or in writing. Cancellations received on/before March 17 receive a full tuition refund. Cancellations received after March 17 are assessed a $20 processing fee. No refunds for cancellations received after the Conference begins or for “no shows.” If this meeting is cancelled for any reason, including labor strikes or acts of God, liability is limited to a full refund of registration fees.

Program Changes

Contemporary Forums reserves the right to make necessary changes in speakers, topics or schedule.

Questions?

Contact Contemporary Forums at (800) 377-7707, Ext. 0, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) or email info@cforums.com. If you require special arrangements at this Conference, call (800) 377-7707, Ext. 5252, at least 30 days prior to the Conference.