| Date: | June 17, 2008 |
| Location: | Dutchess County: The Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park, NY |
| Educational Topic: | Understanding the Spectrum of Fetal Loss: Helping Families to Cope |
| The Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network held its third quarterly Education and Networking Conference for 2008 on June 17th at The Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park, NY. It was a well attended event by seventy (70) participants from Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster and Orange counties. A variety of healthcare disciplines were represented, including physicians, midwives, nurses, social workers, community health workers and healthcare students. The two keynote presentations focused on the perinatal autopsy, perinatal loss bereavement and helping families deal with perinatal loss. The conference concluded with an open discussion on identifying available perinatal loss bereavement services and resources in the Lower Hudson Valley region, determining needed services, resources and organizational policies that will support families experiencing perinatal loss. >> Featured Speakers and Presentations
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| Date: | April 22, 2008 |
| Location: | Putnam County |
| Educational Topic: | Addressing the Risk: A Preconception/ Interconception Focus on STIs and Other Infections |
| The Lower Hudson Valley quarterly conference on April 22nd took place at the Chalet on Hudson in Cold Spring, Putnam County. About 100 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
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| Date: | January 22, 2008 |
| Location: | Rockland County: Nyack Hospital |
| Educational Topic: | Optimizing Birth: A Tale of Two Delivery Modes |
| The Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network (LHVPN) hosted another successful education & networking conference on the topic Optimizing Birth: A Tale of Two Delivery Modes on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY (Rockland County). This conference focused on the concept of naturalizing birth and the benefits and risks associated with this practice >> Featured Speakers and Presentations
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