2009 Prematurity Symposium 2 Day Schedule of Events

Please register online by November 6, 2009. For more information contact: March of Dimes at 401.454.1911 or ri440@marchofdimes.com
or visit www.marchofdimes.com/rhodeisland. 

*CEU’s and CME’s Contact  Hours Available Thursday,  November 12, 2009

Thursday, November 12, 2009

RI Prematurity Summit Grand Rounds*
2009 Summit Chair, Betty Vohr, MD
Director, Neonatal Follow-up Clinic, Women & Infants
Professor of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

7:00 a.m. Registration

7:30 a.m. Grand Rounds
Perinatal Neuroscience and Skin-to-Skin Contact
Nils Bergman, MB, ChB, DCH, MPH, MD

RI Prematurity Task Force Update*
Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, Chair
Division Director for Research in the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Call to Action
David Gifford, MD, MPH
Director, RI Department of Health
Women & Infants Hospital South Pavilion Auditoriums

Friday, November 13, 2009

Grand Rounds Presentation*

8:00 a.m. Grand Rounds
Kangaroo Mother Care: Restoring the Original Paradigm for Infant Care
Nils Bergman, MB, ChB, DCH, MPH, MD
Rhode Island Hospital—George Auditorium

Multi-Disciplinary Conference for MCH Healthcare Professionals*
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Conference (4 Contact Hours)
Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care to the Premature Infant
Nils Bergman, MB, ChB, DCH, MPH, MD
Registration Fee - $20.00 (includes lunch)
Women & Infants Hospital South Pavilion Auditoriums

Dr. Bergman is a public health physician from South Africa who developed and implemented Kangaroo Mother Care for premature infants right from birth, resulting in a five-fold improvement in the survival of very low birthweight babies.