Tuesday, February 22
11:00 am — 12:30 pm
Workshops
Workshops
F1 — The Power of Nutrition: WIC and Birth Outcomes
Ruth Shrock, MPHResearch and Evaluator Section Administrator, Ohio Department of Health
Stephen Saunders, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Family Health
F2 — Promoting Positive Pregnancy Outcomes
Donna Cohen RossOutreach Director, Center for Budget & Policy Priorities
Christopher Botsko
Senior Policy Associate, Health Systems Research, Inc.
Tom Miller, MD
Director, Bureau of Family Health Services, Alabama Department of Public Health
F3 — Promising Strategies to Prevent Perinatal HIV
Margaret Lampe, RN, MPHProject Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lois Bloebaum, BSN
Manager, Reproductive Health Division, Utah Department of Health
Chan McDermott
Coordinator, Perinatal Health Program, Texas Department of Health
F4 — Injury and Violence During Pregnancy: The Hidden Epidemic
Harold Weiss, PhDAssociate Professor, Director, Center for Injury Research & Control, University of Pittsburgh
Rebecca Whiteman, MA
Senior Health Analyst, Family Violence Prevention Fund
F5 — Obesity as a Risk Factor for Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth and Pregnancy-Related Mortality
Rodney Wise, MDMedical Director of Maternity Program, Office of Public Health, State of Louisiana
Betsy Wood, RN, MPH
Unit Director, Florida Department of Health
Kathleen Buckley
Director, NFIMR, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
12:30 pm — 2:00 pm
Luncheon and Lecture
Luncheon and Lecture
L2 — Challenges in Maternal and Child Health
Jennifer L. Howse, PhDPresident, March of Dimes
2:30 pm — 4:00 pm
Workshops
Workshops
G1 — Linking Data Files to Address Birth Outcomes
David Hollar, Jr, PhDAssistant Professor, Medical Genetics, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Mary Lee, PhD
Senior Policy Fellow, Connecticut Voices for Children
Amanda Learned
Systems Manager, MAXIMUS
G2 — Healthy Transitioning from Hospital to Home
Lauri Levin, MSWManager, Technical Assistance, National Center of Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs, American Academy of Pediatrics
Jennifer Sedlmeyer, BSN, RN, VDH
Director of Northern Virginia Perinatal Outreach, Inova Fairfax Hospital
G3 — Centering Pregnancy: A New Model for Prenatal Care
Rima JolivetConsultant, Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association
Chan McDermott
Coordinator, Perinatal Health Program, Texas Department of Health
Jane Peacock
Family Health Bureau Chief, New Mexico Department of Health
G4 — What is the Future of Newborn Screening?
Kay Johnson, MPH, EdMPresident, Johnson Group Consulting
Susan Panny, MD
Director, Office of Genetics and CSHCN, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Teresa Blake, MS
Genetic Counselor, University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Medicine
4:15 pm — 5:30 pm
Plenary
Plenary
P3 — Promoting Healthy Outcomes for Successful Infants
Kathleen WenckParent of a child with special health care needs
Marie McCormick, MD, ScD
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard School of Public Health

