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2008 Conference Participation by Childbirth Connection
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Childbirth Connection's Associate Director of Programs Rima Jolivet serves as American College of Nurse-Midwives liaison to this standing committee.
DATE: September 18-19, 2008
LOCATION: Washington, DC
PRESENTING: Rima Jolivet
DETAILS: Coming Soon
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National Health Policy Forum
Exploring Comparative Effectiveness Forum
This first forum in a series on comparative effectiveness addressed fundamentals of evidence-based health care and provided an introduction to the Cochrane Collaboration. Childbirth Connection’s Executive Director gave a presentation on Childbirth Connection’s long-term national program to promote evidence-based maternity care and our work with the Cochrane Collaboration and use of its resources. Her slides are available through the link below.
DATE: July 25, 2008
LOCATION: Washington, DC
PRESENTING: Maureen Corry
DETAILS: http://www.nhpf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Details&key=704
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American Academy of Family Physicians Family-Centered Maternity Care Course
Director of Programs Carol Sakala was a faculty member who gave a general session presentation on causes of the rising cesarean section section rate and a workshop on evidence-based clinical, consumer and policy strategies for appropriate use of cesarean section.
DATE: July 23-27, 2008
LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA
PRESENTING: Carol Sakala
DETAILS: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/cme/aafpcourses/
clinicalcourses/maternitycare.html
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Raising Women's Voices
This health care reform conference was sponsored by the Avery Institute for Social Change, MergerWatch and the National Women's Health Network. Executive Director Maureen Corry outlined the maternity care that women, babies and families need in the United States. Childbirth Connection was a meeting co-sponsor.
DATE: April 17-18, 2008
LOCATION: Boston, MA
PRESENTING: Maureen Corry
DETAILS: http://www.raisingwomensvoices.net/
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National Quality Forum Implementation Conference
NQF's spring meeting and implementation conference focused on care coordination. Executive Director Maureen Corry represented NQF's Consumer Council on the closing panel, and Director of Programs Carol Sakala moderated a panel on communications with patients and families. Maureen Corry is Vice Chair of the NQF Consumer Council and serves as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for NQF's Perinatal Care project.
DATE: March 26-28, 2008
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA
PRESENTING: Maureen Corry
DETAILS: http://www.qualityforum.org/about/SpringMeeting/index.asp
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Setting a Vision for Maternity Care in the United States
Childbirth Connection hosted this multi-disciplinary invitational meeting to create a vision for an optimal maternity care system for the United States. The resulting document is informing continuing work leading to Childbirth Connection's 90th anniversary symposium, Transforming Maternity Care: A High Value Proposition. Childbirth Connection's Executive Director, Director of Programs and Associate Director of Programs participated.
DATE: April 8-9, 2008
LOCATION: San Francisco, CA
PRESENTING: Maureen Corry, Rima Jolivet, Carol Sakala
DETAILS: Coming Soon
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Childbirth Connection's Associate Director of Programs Rima Jolivet serves as American College of Nurse-Midwives liaison to this standing committee.
DATE: March 13-14, 2008
LOCATION: Washington, DC
PRESENTING: Rima Jolivet
DETAILS: Coming Soon
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Download Quick Facts (PDF)
"I love being a mother. My children add to so many aspects of my life"
-Listening to Mothers® survey participant
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