View Conference SummaryThe Lower Hudson Valley quarterly conference on April 22nd took place at the Chalet on Hudson in Cold Spring, Putnam County. Approximately 95 individuals from Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Dutchess counties attended. The conference hosted a variety of speakers, including physicians, midwives, and nurses. Presentations focused on ways in which we can minimize the risk from STI’s during pregnancy, and spoke specifically about Hepatitis B, HPV, and syphilis. The conference concluded with round table discussions, where representatives from each of the four counties provided feedback on a preconception health screening tool.>
Featured Speakers and Presentations:
Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Data Book: STI/STD Data Profile
Cheryl Hunter-Grant, LMSW, Executive Director of the LHVPN
A Preconception Care Health Strategy: Addressing STIs and Other Infections
Julia Lange-Kessler, CNM, MSM
Maternal Fetal Medicine Outreach Coordinator
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, NY
Perinatal Hepatitis B
Lynn Pollock, RN, MSN
Adolescent and Adult Immunization Coordinator
New York State Department of Health’s Immunization Program
Cervical Cancer and HPV in Pregnancy – "Cancer Screening
and Prevention: Eliminating Deaths from Cervical Cancer"
Christine Herde, MD, FACOG
OB/GYN Private Practice, Woman’s Care Center, Kingston & Rhinebeck,
NY
Clinical Attending Physician, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northern Dutchess, Benedictine & The Kingston Hospitals
Other Resources
CDC Fact Sheet: STDs & Pregnancy (English, 12-07)
CDC
Fact Sheet: STDs & Pregnancy (Spanish, 05-04)
Sex
Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls - New York Times (March 12, 2008)
HPV
Screening Algorithms
Cancer
Screening and Prevention Survey (ACOG)
LHVPN
Conference Theme Resources List