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The Constantly Evolving List of Professional Education Programs:
2008

Prepared by Marie Hogarty, RNC, MSN
Director. Professional Education, Gateway Northwest MCH Network
   

September
 
9/24

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Working Together for Infant Safety and Health
At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.  For details, contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7373 or PBendetto@sbhcs.com or Alissa Sandler at 201-996-5131 or asandler@humed.com or Linda Esposito at (732) 249-2160 or esposili@umdnj.edu
  9/24 Obstetrical Emergencies, sponsored by the Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative at the Barry Brown Health Education Center in Voorhees.  For details, call 856-665-6000
 
9/24

Intra and Postpartum Emergencies
 Sponsored by Hudson Perinatal Consortium at Palisades Medical Center.  For details, contact Julie Fitzgerald 201-876-8900 ext. 231 or by email at  jfitzgerald@hudsonperinatal.org
  9/24 & 9/25 AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course
Sponsored by Central NJ MCH Consortium in North Brunswick.  For details contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org. or 732-937-5437, ext. 120
  9/29 Partnering with Parents: Fostering Family Centered Care in the NICU,
featuring Kathy Dressman RN, MS
sponsored by Saint Barnabas Medical Center at the hospital in Livingston  For details, contact Joyce Major at 973-322-9820 or JMajor@sbhcs.com
  9/29 – 9/30
10/1		 RTS Bereavement Services Training, in Philadelphia
RTS Coordinator Training in Philadelphia 
For more information, go to www.bereavementservices.org or contact ljbushek@gundluth.org
 
9/30

The STABLE Program
At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. For details, contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7373 or PBendetto@sbhcs.com

   

October
  10/1 Women’s Health Conference
Sponsored by Saint Clares Hospital at Franciscan Oaks in Denville.  For details, contact Ellie Zaleski at 973-625-6387 or ezaleski@saintclares.org
 
10/2

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider Course
Sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Lakewood.  For details, contact Kay O’Keefe at 732-363-5400 or kokeefe@rpcmoc.org

  10/2 Perinatal Mood Disorders:  Identification, Treatment and Cultural Perspectives, presented by Jeanne Watson Driscoll
Sponsored by the Hudson Perinatal Consortium at the Meadowlands Crowne Plaza.   For details, contact Julie Fitzgerald at 201-876-8900, ext. 231 or jfitzgerald@hudsonperinatal.org
  10/3 Fetal and Neonatal Neurological Injury – Are We To Blame? – OB Safety Initiative Click for Brochure
 Sponsored by Atlantic Health (Morristown Memorial and Overlook Hospitals) at the Parsippany Hilton in Parsippany. For details, contact Dale Favino at 973-971-6451 or dale.favino@atlantichealth.org
  10/4 & 10/ 5 Pediatric Nursing Certification Review and Update Course
At Rutgers in Newark.  For details, call 1-800- 284-CERT or 1-800-284-2378
  10/4 or 10/7 An Introduction to Calm Birth: The New Potential of Childbirth Click for Brochure
 Presented by Robert Bruce Newman and Christine Novak, sponsored by Atlantic Health, 10/4 at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown or 10/7 at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  For details, contact Amy Gole at 908-522-2346 or amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or Christine Novak at 973-689-1125 or cnovak0815@yahoo.com Also visit www.calmbirth.org
  10/7 20th Annual Lois Franco Pollack Memorial Symposium: Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Issues in Adolescent Health
Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center in Somerset.  For details, contact  Mindy Metch at 732-828-3000, ext. 8500
  10/10-10/12 Calm Birth Teacher Trainer Course Click for Brochure
Presented by Robert Bruce Newman, sponsored by Atlantic Health at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  For details, contact Amy Gole at 908-522-2346 or amy.gole@atlantichealth.org or Christine Novak at 973-689-1125 or cnovak0815@yahoo.com
  10/14 Reducing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in New Jersey
Sponsored by UMDNJ and the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of HIV/AIDS Services at the NJ Hospital Association in Princeton.  For details, call 973-972-3690 or go to http://ccoe.umdnj.edu/catalog/aids
  10/15 Caring for Kids:  Screening and Treating Metabolic and Developmental Disorders
Sponsored by Hudson Perinatal Consortium at the Pines Manor in Edison.  [The focus will be autism, hearing defects, inborn errors of metabolism and Early Intervention Services.]  For details, contact Julie Fitzgerald at jfitzgerald@hudsonperinatal.org  or 201-876-8900 ext. 231
 
10/16

Controversies in Breastfeeding with Jack Newman, MD Click for Brochure
At Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown.  For details, contact Amy Gole at Amy.Gole@atlantichealth.org or
973-971-5783
  10/16 AWHONN Instructor Enhancement Course
Sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at their office in North.  For details contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org. or 732-937-5437, ext. 120
  10/21 & 10/22 Advanced Fetal Monitoring, presented by Michelle Murray, PhD, RNC
Sponsored by Learning Resources International, at Resorts Atlantic City.  For details, visit www.fetalmonitoring.com or call 505-294-2600
 
10/22

AWHONN’s Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course
Sponsored by the Central NJ MCH Consortium at the consortium’s office in North Brunswick.  For details, contact Charlotte Feeney at 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org

 

10/22

Advanced Lactation Skill for Nurses
Sponsored by Lactation Services at Capital Health in Trenton.  For details, call 609-394-4163
  10/24 Post Anesthesia Care for the Obstetric Patient Click for Brochure
Sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Denville.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11
  10/24 Annual Domestic Violence Conference, focusing on Adolescents and Intimate Partner Violence Sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and others at the Ramada Inn in Lakewood.  For details, contact Patricia Kaiser at 732-363-5400 or pkaiser@rpcmoc.com
  10/24 When Does Early Make a Difference: Issues in Late Preterm Birth
Sponsored by NJ AWHONN and the Central NJ MCH Consortium at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.  For details contact Charlotte Feeney at 732-937-5437 or cfeeney@cnjmchc.org
 
10/25

Second Annual Advanced Practice Nurse Conference Women’s and Children’s Health: Our Patients, Our Families, Ourselves
Sponsored by Hackensack University Medical Center at the Hilton Hotel Hasbrouck Heights / Meadowlands.  For details, call 201-996-2173
 
10/29

Preventing BOTH Pregnancy and STDs During Adolescence: Lessons for Success
Sponsored by Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Answer Program of Rutgers University and Jersey City Board of Education.  This workshop will be held in Jersey City and will provide an update about the rates of STDs, and overview new methods of contraception available today.  For details, contact jmcmahon@hudsonperinatal.org or 201-876-8900
   

November
 
11/3

20th Annual Symposium, NJ Women and AIDS Network
Sponsored by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services at Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott. For details call 800-747-1108
  11/5 STABLE Program: Post-Resuscitation and Pre-Transport Stabilization Care of Sick Newborns – Guidelines for Neonatal Healthcare Providers
Sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at JFK Medical Center’s Conference Center in Edison.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11
 
11/6 & 11/19

Fourth Annual Vaccines for Children Program Provider Education Conference – Vaccines through the Lifespan
Sponsored by the PCORE, Pediatric Council on Research and Education, the foundation of the AAP / NJ Chapter and the NJ Department of Health.
On 11/6 at Merion Catering in Cinnaminson, and on 11/19 at the Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset.  For details, call 609-588-9988
  11/5 & 11/6 AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course
Sponsored by Central NJ MCH Consortium in North Brunswick.  For details contact Charlotte Feeney at cfeeney@cnjmchc.org. or 732-937-5437, ext. 120
  11/7 NJ OB/GYN Society and NJ-AWHONN Semi-Annual Meeting
At the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel.  For details, contact Linda Bartolo at 973-597-0938
 
11/8

Spirituality and Healthcare: A Moral and Faith-Filled Enterprise
Sponsored by the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development at the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown.  For details, visit www.cse.edu/center or call 973-290-4300
 
11/10

STABLE Program: Post-Resuscitation and Pre-Transport Stabilization Care of Sick Newborns – Guidelines for Neonatal Healthcare Providers
Sponsored by Gateway Northwest MCH Network at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11
 
11/12

Pediatric Nursing: Assessment and Triage of Common Health Problems in Infants and Toddlers sponsored by Northern NJ MCH Consortium at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck  For details, visit www.maternalchildhealth.org or contact Irina Polanco-Ventura at 201-843-7400 or iventura@nnjm-chc.org
  11/13 2008 Annual Sex Ed Conference
Sponsored by the Center for Family Life Education at Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey at the Holiday Inn in Somerset.  For details, call 973-539-9580, ext. 120
  11/14 STABLE Program: Post-Resuscitation and Pre-Transport Stabilization Care of Sick Newborns – Guidelines for Neonatal Healthcare Providers
Sponsored by the Regional Perinatal Consortium of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.  For details, Tricia Kaiser at pkaiser@rpcmoc.org or 732-363-5400
  11/17 & 11/18  RTS Bereavement Training in Early Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth, and Neonatal Death
Click for Brochure
Sponsored by NJ’s Six Maternal and Child Health Consortia, at Stella Maris Retreat Center in Elberon.  For details, contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11
 
11/19

Annual Perinatal Fall Symposium
Sponsored by Newark Beth Israel at the Woodbridge Hilton in Iselin.  For details, Contact Pat Benedetto at 973-926-7373 or PBendetto@sbhcs.com
   

December
  12/3 Management of Second Stage Labor
An evening program, sponsored by the Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative at the Barry Brown Health Education Center in Voorhees.  For details, call 856-665-6000
  12/5 Changing the Landscape of Prematurity
Sponsored by the March of Dimes at the Pines Manor in Edison.  For details contact Laurie Navin at (609) 655-7400 , ext. 212 or LNavin@marchofdimes.com
 

 

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TO ADD A PROGRAM TO THIS LIST:
Contact Marie Hogarty at mhogarty@gatewaymch.org or 973-290-9444, ext. 11. Provide program title, date, sponsored by, location of program, and a contact name with phone number and email address.