Continuing Education
Promoting Healthy Pregnancies and Beyond
Day/Time: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mode: Web Conferencing via Zoom
Catalog Number: 47-509-409
AAMA Number: Pending
Brochure
This program is designed to enhance the learning of CMAs working in area health facilities providing new information on current trends in healthcare.
This program is sponsored by: Northwood Technical College.
Program Notes:
- Every attendee must log-in individually to gain access to the workshop so virtual attendance is documented
- The live, 4-hour session is required for CEU attainment; recorded video or partial participation will not be allowed
- The Zoom link will be sent to your email address 2-3 days prior to the workshop.
* Please check junk or spam folder if you don't find information in your main inbox. Emails from Northwood Tech employees will come from an @NorthwoodTech.edu domain.
Agenda
8 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome and announcements; technology overview and log-in name, evaluation to come in link at end of each session |
8:10 - 9 a.m. | When Pregnancies Don’t Go As Expected |
9 - 9:10 a.m. | Break |
9:10 - 10 a.m. | Addiction in Pregnancy |
10 - 10:10 a.m. | Break |
10:10 - 11 a.m. | Perinatal Complications |
| 11 - 11:10 a.m. | Break |
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Prenatal Nutrition and WIC |
12 p.m. | Wrap up and evaluations |
- Session One
- Title: When Pregnancies Don’t Go As Expected
- Presenter: Lindsey J. Wimmer, DNP, CPNP, Executive Director, Star Legacy Foundation
- Objectives:
- Discuss the experience of perinatal loss for families.
- Describe interventions to support families enduring perinatal loss.
- Identify resources for health professionals and families during perinatal loss
- Session Two
- Title: Addiction in Pregnancy
- Presenter: Misty Fast, LCSW, Therapist, Northwest Passage; Rosemary Kosin, BWS, LSW, Community Services-Social Worker, Washington County (MN)
- Objectives:
- Identify the common adverse outcomes associated with the most commonly used substances during pregnancy.
- Collaborate with an interprofessional team to counsel and support women during treatment for substance use during pregnancy for better outcomes.
- Explain details of a harm reduction tool kit.
- Session Three
- Title: Perinatal Complications
- Presenter: Sarah Tyler Peterson, CNM, APNP; Kayla Lombard, RN, Western Wisconsin Health
- Objectives:
- Become familiar with the most common perinatal complications.
- Identify warning signs associated with these complications.
- Display basic knowledge of typical supportive measures, treatments and management strategies.
- Session Four
- Title: Perinatal Nutrition and Wic
- Presenter: Sarah Kosmalski, RDN, CD, CLS, Public Health Nutritionist, St. Croix County Health and Humans Services
- Objectives:
- Understand the role of WIC during Pregnancy: Explain how the WIC program supports pregnant individuals, including services and resources available.
- Identify Key Nutritional Needs During Pregnancy: Highlight essential nutrients, dietary recommendations, and common nutritional challenges faced during pregnancy.
- Explore WIC Food Packages for Pregnant Individuals: Provide an overview of the food packages offered through WIC, including their purpose and how they meet nutritional needs during pregnancy.
Registration
Fee: $30 | $15.05 (62 +)
Welcome to our brand new online registration system!
If you’re registering and self-paying, click here to create your student profile (one-time only step).
Once your profile is complete, go to the CMA CE Conference class, add it to your shopping cart, check-out (have your AAMA number ready), and pay.
If your business needs to register a group and wants to be billed or you are a out of state resident (outside of Wisconsin or Minnesota), please contact
melissa.buxton@northwoodtech.edu
for details.
