Maternal Health & Perinatal Safety Symposium: November 1, 2018
October 22 2018 - 11:10AM
Business Wire
…focusing on the prevention of morbidity and
mortality
Today, the United States has the highest maternal death rate of
any industrialized country, and New Jersey ranks 45th in the nation
in maternal deaths (America's Health Rankings by United Health
Foundation and CDC National Vital Statistics System, 2011-2015).
New Jersey’s high rate of racial maternal-health disparities is
alarming: black mothers die at more than three and a half times the
rate of white women. With maternal mortality rates on the rise,
renowned national and international experts are gathering to
present on this topic, address factors contributing to perinatal
morbidity and mortality, and propose prevention strategies that
enhance obstetrical care for both patients and providers.
On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Partnership for Maternal and
Child Health of Northern New Jersey and Hackensack Meridian Health
are collaboratively hosting a Maternal Health & Perinatal
Safety Symposium at the Robert Treat Hotel, in Newark, New Jersey
(50 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102).
This full-day program, held from 7:30 am – 4:00 pm, is designed
to provide physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare
providers insight into the current issues impacting maternal health
and perinatal safety in New Jersey and nationally, and to learn
strategies and protocols to reduce maternal and infant
mortality.
“In light of the alarming rise of maternal mortality in the
state of New Jersey, it is timely and critical that we bring
together some of the nation’s leading experts to take a microscopic
look at prevention strategies to improve care,” said Ilise
Zimmerman, President and CEO for the Partnership for Maternal &
Child Health of Northern New Jersey, one of the conference
organizers. “Maternal health and safety is a major public health
issue in our State and country. Our symposium will give this
serious issue the attention it deserves,” she stated.
“This crisis is now an epidemic. More than two women die every
day in the USA from pregnancy-related causes,” said Andrew
Rubenstein, MD, Chief of Obstetrics at Hackensack University
Medical Center, Chair of the Total Quality Improvement Committee
for the Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New
Jersey, and Co-Chair of the New Jersey Perinatal Quality
Collaborative. “We hope to raise awareness and educate our clinical
colleagues, in an interdisciplinary and inter-professional
educational forum, emphasizing collaborative team-based care to
address the necessary prioritization that we may collectively call
our Crisis Agenda in Maternal Health and Perinatal Safety.”
Critical topics of discussion:
Maternal Early Warning System: Presented
by Mary E. D'Alton, MD
- Chair, Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Director of Services, Sloane Hospital
for Women
- Attending Physician,
NewYork-Presbyterian
Rising Maternal Mortality: Presented by
Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCH
- Senior Vice President of USF
Health
- Dean of the USF Health Morsani College
of Medicine
- Professor of Obstetrics &
Gynecology and Public Health
Perinatal Mood Disorders: Presented by Lee
S. Cohen, MD
- Director of The Ammon-Pinizzotto Center
for Women’s Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Edmund and Carroll Carpenter Professor
of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Re-Engineering Fetal Monitoring: Presented
by Mark Evans, MD
- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Director, Comprehensive Genetics
Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and
Mortality: Presented by Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP
- Professor, Departments of Population
Health Science & Policy, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and
Reproductive Science, and Psychiatry
- System Vice Chair for Research in
the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive
Science
- Associate Dean for Academic
Development, and the Director of The Blavatnik Family Women’s
Health Research Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai
The Opioid Epidemic: Presented by Diane J.
Abatemarco, PhD, MSW
- Director of Maternal Addiction
Treatment, Education and Research Division (MATER) at Sidney Kimmel
Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
The Importance of Women’s Health:
Presented by Senator Loretta Weinberg
- New Jersey State Senate Majority
Leader
Welcome Remarks & the Impact of
Maternal Health in NJ: Shereef M. Elnahal, MD, MBA
- Commissioner, New Jersey Department of
Health
ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP:
The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New
Jersey is a nonprofit, public health organization whose mission is
to initiate a dramatic, positive change in public health by
empowering families through our community outreach initiatives and
professional education programs. The Partnership brings together
hospitals, consumers, and clinicians to collaboratively increase
access to quality prenatal and pediatric access in Northern New
Jersey.
ABOUT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER:
Hackensack University Medical Center, a member of Hackensack
Meridian Health, is a 770-bed non-profit, Magnet-designated,
research and teaching hospital. Located
in Hackensack, New Jersey, the facility is the largest
provider of both inpatient and outpatient services in the
state. In US News Best Hospital Ranking, HUMC was rated second
in New Jersey and fifth in the New York Metropolitan area. HUMC’s
Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital provides expert prenatal and
postpartum care for women, delivering over 6,200 babies per
year.
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For more information:Amy Gole, Director of Professional Programs
at the PartnershipPhone: (973) 268-2280 x100Email:
agole@partnershipmch.orgVisit:
www.partnershipmch.org/perinatalsafety