Continuing Education
Day/Time: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mode: Web Conferencing via Zoom
AAMA Number: Pending
CEUs: 4 ACG CEUs
- 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.
- Resources
- 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.
- Resources
- 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.
- Resources:
- 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.
- Resources:
Thank you to our conference sponsors!
