Perinatal Loss: Caring for Those Who Are Hurting

  • Date: October 10, 2012
  • Time: 8:00 am to 12:15 pm
  • Location: MOB (Medical Office Building); 717 North 190th Street Plaza, Omaha, NE, 68022; Second Floor, Bernard and Abbott Room
Target Audience

Target Audience

Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplains and others who are interested in bereavement programs and grief counselor training.

Cost

Cost

No cost - This program is intended for Methodist Hospital, JEH, Methodist Women's Hospital, Methodist Physicians Clinic employees, Nebraska Methodist College faculty/staff/students

Course Description

Course Description

Purpose Statement - To facilitate the health professional's ability to provide appropriate care to families with perinatal loss.

Agenda

Agenda

8:00 am - 8:10 am     
Introduction
8:10 am - 8:30 am
Grief and Healing-Theories and Thoughts on Grief
Reverend Barbara Todd
* Discuss select theories of grieving
8:30 am - 8:50 am
Providing Supportive Care: Early Loss - Term Loss
Reverend Barbara Todd and Abigail Andress, RNC
* Implement appropriate interventions when caring for families of loss in all trimesters of pregnancy
8:50 am - 9:20 am Spiritual Care and Cultural Variations
Reverend Sarah Gettie Burks and Reverend Barbara Todd
* Identify spiritual and cultural variations associated with perinatal loss/final arrangements
9:20 am - 9:45 am Creating Cherished Memories: Early Loss - Term Loss
Reverend Barbara Todd and Abigail Andress, RNC
* Demonstrate caring when working with those affected by perinatal loss.
9:45 am - 9:55 am Educating Families about the Mourning Process
Abigail Andress, RNC
* Implement appropriate perinatal loss interventions when caring for patients and families across the continuum of care.
9:55 am - 10:10 am Break
10:10 am - 10:50 am Case Studies of Perinatal Bereavement
Reverend Barbara Todd and Abigail Andress, RNC
10:50 am - 11:30 am Putting the Pieces Together: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Reverend Barbara Todd and Abigail Andress, RNC
11:20 am - 11:45 am Caregivers" Response to Loss
Abigail Andress, RNC
* Utilize appropriate methods to support healthcare professionals who work with families of loss in all trimesters of pregnancy.
11:45 am - 11:55 am The Journey of Grief and Healing
11:55 am - 12:15 pm

Q/A and Evaluation

In order to obtain contact hours or CEU's for a continuing education event, participants are required to attend the entire event and return a completed evaluation.

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Speakers

Speakers

Reverend Sarah Gettie Burks

Reverend Barbara Todd

Abigail Andress, RNC

Credits/CEUs

Credit Information

Nursing

4.0 contact hours awarded

This includes 0 pharmacology hours for Nurse Practitioners

Master Code #:   NE10-13C32-

Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Nebraska Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Social Work:

This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 4.0 clock hours for Nebraska and Iowa Social Workers.

Education Credit

4.0 education hours.  Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development assigns education hours based on 60 minutes of classroom instruction for each offering.  Participants may use these for their professional continuing education hours and toward re-licensure if so approved within the standards and guidelines of their discipline.

Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development awards educational credit to the disciplines listed below. Each professional is accountable to understand their accrediting/licensing body's standards and requirements. The definitive source of information on continuing education requirements is your state or national regulatory board.

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