20th Annual Hudson Valley Regional Perinatal Public Health Conference

When:
November 12, 2024 @ 10:45 pm – November 13, 2024 @ 7:00 am
2024-11-12T22:45:00-05:00
2024-11-13T07:00:00-05:00
Where:
Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center
455 South Broadway
Tarrytown
NY
Cost:
125
Contact:
Westchester Medical Center

“Partnerships for Perinatal Health: Novel Approaches toward Breastfeeding, Equity, and Professional Resilience”

(See Brochure)

Conference at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center,
455 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
8:45am – 4:50pm 

Register by October 23, 2024 for Early Bird Rate – $125
After October 24, 2024 – $150

Discounted Tickets: A discounted registration rate of $55 per participant is available for students, trainees, and community workers.

Please fill out the request form here and upload a copy of student or work ID. Once approved, you will receive and email with a discount code to be used at checkout.

Click here to register:  https://www.hudsonvalleychrf.org/event-details/20th-annual-hudson-valley-regional-perinatal-public-health-conference

 Conference Co-Chairs: Regional Perinatal Center at Westchester Medical Center; Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network; Maternal-Infant Services Network

 

Speakers:

Ben Courchia, MD
Creator and host of The Incubator Podcast
Medical Director of the Neonatal ICU at HCA Florida University Hospital
Adjunct Faculty of Medicine at Nova Southeastern University

“Adaptability, the Key to Navigating the Evolving Role of the Modern Neonatologist”

Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW
Associate Commissioner New York Department of Health
Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Prevention

“Addressing Health Disparities and Achieving Health Equity: The Importance of Communication from a Culture and Linguistic Perspective”

Robert Amler, MD, MMS, MBA, FAAP, FACPM
Vice President and Dean, Professor of Public Health, Pediatrics, Environmental Health Sciences, New York Medical College

“The Multi-System and Multi-Societal Effects of Perinatal Infections”

 

Ashanda Saint Jean, MD, FACOG
Chair of OB/GYN Health Alliance Hospital
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology New York Medical College

“Maternal Mortality and Maternal Mental Health: How Can We Address and Develop Pathways to Reverse this Public Health Crisis”

Amy Brown, MD, M.Bioethics, FAAP
Pediatric Pulmonologist, Children’s Environmental Health Specialist, Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center

and

Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

“Perinatal PFAS Exposure: A Primer for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals”

 

Jennifer Kaswick, MD
Attending Neonatologist, Westchester Medical Center

Boriana Parvez, MD
Professor of Pediatrics NYMC, Medical Director, WMC Preterm Donor Milk Bank

Jennifer Lansiquot, MPH, CLC
Executive Director, Maternal Infant Services Network

Theresa Lasbrey-Peters, CLC
Birth/Postpartum Doula
, Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network

“Innovations Around Human Milk from Hospital to Community”

 

Angela Silber, MD, MBA
Division and Network Chief, Maternal Infant Medicine, Center for Women’s Health Equity

and

Edmund LaGamma, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Chief Division of Newborn Medicine

“State of the Region”

                                                                                                                            

ALSO….

As a prelude to the 20th Annual Hudson Valley Regional Perinatal Public Health Conference, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM,

Westchester Medical Center is hosting a simulation event titled “Labor and Delivery and Neonatal Scenarios” where attendees will receive hands on training designed to equip them in delivering exceptional care in real-life situations, ultimately improving patient safety and outcomes.

Instructors:

Melanie Leong, MD, MS, FAAP
Attending Neonatologist, The Regional Neonatal Center of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
Director of Neonatal ECMO Services, Director of Neonatal Simulation Program, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

 

Brittany Sanford, M.D. FACOG
Assistant Director of Labor and Delivery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Westchester Medical Center

 

Cost: $50 when purchased alone; $25 when purchased with a conference ticket.

Click link to register for Simulation Event: https://www.hudsonvalleychrf.org/event-details/simulation-event-labor-and-delivery-and-neonatal-scenarios-1

 

Questions:  Please contact Anna Reilly, Regional Perinatal Center Coordinator, 914-493-8590, anna.reilly@wmchealth.org