Working with parents who lose a baby is hard and heartbreaking. You need skills and compassion to support them through their grief. Join us for the Charlotte Perinatal Bereavement Conference, an event in partnership with Gemma's Hope, a nonprofit that helps families after perinatal loss.

 

You will learn from experts and peers how to: 

Communicate and support parents effectively and empathetically.

Provide parents with appropriate resources after loss.

Understand the fears and decisions parents face about their baby's last moments and/or body.

By attending the conference, you will make a difference in the lives of those you serve.

 

Guest Speaker: Sherokee Ilse

Parent Advocate, bereaved mother, author, International Speaker, President Babies Remembered and Baby Loss Family Advisors™ and co-founder Baby Loss Doulas®. Sherokee has conducted over 2,000 workshops, seminars, support groups and other trainings in the US and internationally; Ilse has had 3 babies who died and is the author of 18 books/booklets on loss.

 

Objectives

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with and provide empathetic support to parents.
• Discuss the ability to support parents with appropriate resources after loss
• Examine fears & decision making parents face when dealing with baby's last moments and/or body.

 

Registration

Please visit South Piedmont AHEC for registration

Available for 0.70 CEU & 6.75 contact hours

 

Target Audience

Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Neonatologists, Respiratory Therapists, Counselor, Doula, Lactation Specialists, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Assistant, OB/GYNs, Physician, & Physician Assistant

 

Schedule & Agenda

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In-Person Location

The Levine Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville

11900 Vanstory Drive. Huntersville, NC 28078

Coming from Atrium CMC or Novant Presbyterian Hospitals: north on I-77 for 16 miles (25 minutes)

 

Other

Breakfast pastries, coffee, and lunch provided. A free raffle will be held at the end for in-person and virtual attendees