Schedule
   Key: B=Basic, I=Intermediate, A=Advanced

Thursday, October 16


8:00am -- 4:30pm
Pre-Conference
RTS Coordinator Training
Madonna Daley, MS, RN and Alana Roush, RNC
8:30am -- 12:00pm Guided Participation in Perinatal Bereavement: An Interactive Workshop
Rana Limbo, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
1:00pm -- 4:30pm Pregnancy Following Perinatal Loss: Education and Support for Families
Dorotha Cicchinelli, BASW, LCCE, CBC, MNM and Joann O’Leary, PhD, MPH, MS
4:00pm -- 6:00pm Conference Registration
6:00pm -- 7:30pm Opening Keynote Address
Relationship-Based Care: Creating the Conditions for Healing and Hope
Mary Koloroutis, RN, MSN
7:30pm -- 9:30pm Welcome Reception and Silent Auction

Friday, October 17

 
7:30am -- 8:30am Registration
7:30am -- 3:30am Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am -- 8:30am Breakfast Buffet
8:30am -- 10:00am Keynote Address
Grief, Belief, Relief: What Every Caregiver Should Know about Pregnancy Loss
John C. Nelson, MD, MPH, Former President of the American Medical Association
10:00am -- 10:30am Break
10:30am -- 12:00pm Concurrent Sessions - A
A1 Concurrent title TBD
John C. Nelson, MD, MPH
A2 Reflections on Caring and Healing: Fulfilling our Sacred Trust
Mary Koloroutis, RN, MSN
A3 Moral Distress: Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions (I)
Madonna Daley, MS, RN
A4 Meaningful Moments: The Use of Ritual when a Baby Dies (I)
Kathie Kobler, MSN, RN and Rana Limbo, PhD, APRN, BC
A5 Beyond the Basics: Giving Compassionate Care to Bereaved Families (I/A)
Suzanne Helzer, RNC, LCCE and Sherokee Ilse, BA
A6 Inpatient Perinatal Bereavement Innovations and Outpatient Support Group (B) Shirley Bulen, RN, BSN and Tammy Ruiz, RN
12:00pm -- 1:30pm Networking Lunch
12:00pm -- 1:30pm Poster Presentations
1:30pm -- 1:45pm Break
1:45pm -- 3:15pm Concurrent Sessions - B
B1 The Perinatal Loss Doula Service: Lessons Learned from Attending Over
250 Births of Babies Born Still (A)
Karen Jackson, CCE, Debi Lanning, BA, and Jane Parker, BAN, RN, ICD
B2 Supporting and Understanding Couples when a Baby Dies (I)
Sherokee Ilse, BA and Tim Nelson, BA
B3 Renewing Breaths: Recovering your Life Balance (B)
William Tweedley, BD, ThM, BCC, CPCC, ACC and
Adrienne Zervos, MPS, BCC, CPCC, ACC
B4 Moments Held: Treasured Photographs when our Babies Died (B/I)
Todd Hochberg, BA with a panel of bereaved family members
B5 Facilitating Access to Resources through Regional Collaboration (I)
Denise Cote-Arsenault, PhD, RNC, FNAP, Janet Press, RNC, BSN, CT
Cindy Squillace, LMSW, FT
B6 Continuous Connections: Recognizing Subtle Signs and Messages from
Spirit Babies in the Afterlife (I)
Sharon Wesch, PhD
3:15pm -- 3:30pm Break
3:30pm -- 4:30pm Celebration of Remembrance
4:30pm -- 5:00pm Guided Imagery/Meditation with MaryBeth Cooper

Saturday, October 18

 
7:30am -- 8:00am Registration
8:00am -- 5:00pm Exhibit Hall Open
7:30am -- 8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am -- 9:30am Keynote Address
Keynote title TBD
Jim McManaman, PhD
9:30am -- 9:45am Break
9:45am -- 11:15am Concurrent Sessions - C
C1 Concurrent title TBD
Jim McManaman, PhD
C2 Spirituality: Use It and Don’t Lose It! (B)
Mary Peroutka, RN, BSN
C3 Strengthening Sibling Bonds: Understanding the Unique Experience
of Siblings when Confronted with Perinatal or Infant Loss (B/I)
Kristin James, LCPC and Rebecca Paulson, MS, CCLS
C4 Amazing Grace: Innovative Birth Planning that Promotes Compassionate Care among Multiple Disciplines (I)
MaryAlice Deutsch, RN and Gwynneth Everington, RNC
C5 Bereaved Parents’ Experiences in Raising a Subsequent Child (I)
Joann O’Leary, PhD, MPH, MS
C6 Wave of the Future: Advancing the Art of Caring through the Use
of Modern Technology (I)
Laurie Van Damme, RN, BN
11:15am -- 11:30am Break
11:30am -- 1:00pm Lunch with Keynote Address/Graham Family Award
Extending our Reach: Improving Caregiving for Early Pregnancy and NICU Losses
Irving Leon, PhD
1:00pm -- 1:30pm Break
1:30pm -- 3:00pm Concurrent Sessions – D
D1 Unspeakable Loss: Helping Grieving Parents who End a Pregnancy After Prenatal Diagnosis
Irving Leon, PhD
D2 Delivering Compassionate Care with Healthy Humor
Karen Kaiser Clark, BS
D3 Cultural Diversity in Expressions of Perinatal Grief and Loss (I)
Judi Vitucci, MSN, ARNP, PhD
D4 Parents Experiences of Pregnancy Following Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities (I)
Sally-ann de-Vitry Smith, MSN, RN
D5 Psychological Impact and Clinical Care of Perinatal Loss: Empirical Evidence for Current Practices and Future Directions (I/A)
Shannon Bennett, MA
D6 The Tale of Two “Moms”: Loving and Losing Riley (B)
Ann Fitzsimons, MBA, BS
3:00pm -- 5:00pm Documentary Film Presentation
Capturing a Short Life
Lori Ives-Baine, RN, BScN, MN(c) and Sheona McDonald

Sunday, October 19

 
8:30am -- 9:00am Non-Denominational Spiritual Healing Session
with MaryBeth Cooper
9:15am -- 10:15am PLIDA Membership Meeting
10:00am --11:00am Breakfast Buffet
10:30am -- 12:00pm Closing Keynote Address
Life is Change -- Growth is Optional
Karen Kaiser Clark, BS