Northwest Mothers Milk Bank welcomes healthcare and allied health professionals to this thoughtful symposium, which aims to provide tools and resources to those who care for bereaved families in their work.

Healthcare professionals have been invited to speak on a variety of tough topics, for which our field rarely receives formal instruction or education. Among others, topics include:

• Developing a model of patient care that offers support from a place of strength and calm
• Understanding your role in memory-making
• Strengthening your workplace's palliative care/perinatal loss program
• The implications of maternal lactation if neonatal survival is not expected
• Recognizing the effects of chronic stress and burnout
• Reviewing evidence-based self-care skills that impact stress and trauma
• Stories from real families; how their needs were met or unmet

Come curious, leave with confidence—it's okay to talk about it, and your bereaved patients and clients are grateful that you do.


Speakers

Lecia Boyd RN, MSN – Providence Newberg Birth Center
Raina Dey – Nora Madelyn Fund for Infant and Child Loss
Sonia Brown RDN, IBCLC – Northwest Mothers Milk Bank
Lesley Mondeaux RN, IBCLC – Northwest Mothers Milk Bank
Carly Itami CSWA, MSW – OHSU NICU Family Support Program
Melanie Fauth RN, BSN – Ignite Wellbeing, LLC


Parent Panel

Kristine Bates – Aivlene's Mom
Suzanne and Garrett Bishop – Avyanna's Parents
Kerry Ladd – Gerald's Mom
Amber McCulloch – Higgins's Mom
Allison Sherrill – Ethan's Mom


Continuing Education Credits for Nurses

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 5.50 ANCC contact hours.

See below for the Joint Accreditation Statement from Amedco LLC.

For all other continuing education credits, please refer to the rules of your specific licensing board to find out if you are able to apply for credit hours on your own.


Date

Friday, June 21st, 2024


Time

9:00 AM
Registration

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Symposium

We highly recommend arriving with enough time to complete registration, help yourself to the coffee or tea provided, peruse the art gallery, and find a seat.


Location and Parking

Vancouver Water Resources Education Center - Community Room
4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661

Free, ample, on-site parking is available.

This event takes place in the warm, inviting Community Room of the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver, a hidden gem which overlooks Portland from the Washington side of the magnificent Columbia River. 


Dining Included

Lunch is included in the cost of your ticket and provided by Artemis Foods, a Portland catering company with a menu created from food that is local, organic, and sustainably brought to the table. Vegan and gluten free options are available.


Art Gallery

Peruse the gallery of paintings and essays featured by our community partner, Buzzy's Bees, a nonprofit organization that pairs grieving families with a professional writer and artist to create a collaborative artistic representation of their child's life.


Content Warning

The topics in this Symposium will feature in-depth discussion of infant demise. Please take care of yourself.


About Northwest Mothers Milk Bank

Our mission is to improve the health and survival of the Northwest's most vulnerable infants. We believe every baby deserves access to human milk. Roughly 10% of our volunteer milk donors donate their milk after the loss of their infant. Hosting this symposium resonates with some of our core values: compassion, collaboration, innovation, and the promotion of health.

Northwest Mothers Milk Bank is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, Federal Tax ID #26-3458029. To learn more, visit www.donatemilk.org.


Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Northwest Mothers Milk Bank (NWMMB).  Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco Joint Accreditation #4008163.