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PAC/LAC Quality Care for Mothers and Babies
Annual Conference
     
     
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Location

PAC/LAC's 2009 Annual Conference will be held at the California Endowment, located at 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. This convenient downtown location has FREE PARKING (first come, first serve) and is within a block of the METRO stop for those interested in using public transportation. For more information on the California Endowment, visit www.calendow.org

Agenda and Featured Speakers

Time Session Faculty
7:30am Registration and Breakfast  
8:00am Opening Remarks

Kim Uyeda, MD, MPH
President, PAC/LAC Board of Directors   

8:15am The Placenta’s Critical Role in Diagnosing a Newborn Kurt Benirschke, MD
Professor of Pathology and Reproductive Medicine, Emeritus 
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
9:15am Are NORMAL Vaginal Births Possible?

Kimberly Gregory, MD, MPH,
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Elliott K. Main, MD,
Chair, OB/GYN
California Pacific Medical Center

Rangasamy Ramanathan, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine,
Associate Division Chief
USC Division of Neonatal Medicine

10:15am Break and Exhibits  

10:45am

Concurrent Session I

A. Saving Mothers' Lives:
A CMQCC Update


Elliott K. Main, MD

Chair, OB/GYN
California Pacific Medical Center
Principle Investigator
California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

Debra Bingham, MS, RN, LCCE, DrPH(c)
Executive Director
California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
Director, Reproductive Health
Los Angeles Public Health Department

 

B. Technology Advances: Perfusion Index and Pleth Variability Index

Maribeth Sayre, MD
Retired Neonatologist
Former Chief of Neonatology
Oakland Children’s Hospital

C. Get Ready to Get Pregnant: An Innovative Approach to Perinatal Care

Michael Lu, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Professor Department of OB/GYN
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Study Location Principal Investigator
National Children’s Study Los Angeles & Ventura Counties

11:45am Lunch and Exhibits  

12:45pm

Concurrent Session II

A. Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Evolution of Consensus

David Miller, MD
Professor, Clinical OB/GYN
Keck School of Medicine, CHLA
Medical Director, CHLA-USC Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health

B. Methemoglobinemia


Mitchell Goldstein, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Division of Neonatology
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital


C. When Does Adult Disease Begin? Fetal Programming and Epigenetics

      
Calvin J. Hobel, MD

Miriam Jacobs Chair in Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of OB/GYN,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Co-Principal Investigator,
National Children’s Study Los Angeles & Ventura Counties

1:45pm

Concurrent Session III

A. Technology and Obstetrics: Is More Really Better?

Matthew Kim, MD
Chief, Inpatient Obstetrics,
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine

Department of OB/GYN,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

B. Transporting California’s Sickest Newborns: Quality Issues and Opportunities D. Lisa Bollman, RNC, MSN, CPHQ
Executive Director
Community Perinatal Network
2:35pm Break and Exhibits  
2:45pm PAC/LAC Annual Meeting/ Presidential Inauguration  
2:55pm When Does a Guideline Turn into a Standard of Care?

William Ginsburg, JD, ABOTA, FACLM
WHG Mediation and Arbitration Services

3:40pm Closing Remarks/CEU Certificates/ Raffle  
4:00pm Conference Close  

 

Continuing Education


Physicians

The Perinatal Advisory Council - Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/ California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAC/LAC takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. PAC/LAC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)T. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Nurses

The Perinatal Advisory Council - Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number CEP 5862. This course is designated for 6.5 contact hours of continuing education credit.

MFT/LCSW

PAC/LAC has applied for CEUs for MFT/LCSW and the approval is pending. Please check back on a future date for the approved number of CEUs.

CHES

PAC/LAC has applied for CEUs for CHES. Approval is pending. Please check back on a future date for the approved number of CEUs.

 

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