Agenda

Morning Breakout Session

1: Home Visiting in Nebraska and Its Lasting Impact
Location: Auditorium

Moderator:
Dez Brandt
Panhandle Public Health District, Maternal Child Health Program Manager

Panelists: 

• Deanna Schlautman, RN,  BSN
  Visiting Nurse Association, Director of Parenting Support

• Kerry Kernen, MPA, MSN, RN
  Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Dept., Director

• Steph Knust
  Nebraska Head Start Collaboration Office, Director

• Tyson Wessels
  Sixpence, Assistant Vice President Early Childhood

2: Safe Sleep & SUIDS
Location: First Floor

Moderator:
Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD, FAAP
Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative, Medical Director
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Professor, Pediatrics

Panelists:

• Chad Abresch, PhD
  UNMC, College of Public Health, Dept. of Health Promotion, Chair

• Lauren Maskin, MD
  Children's Nebraska, Pediatric Hospitalist, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director of Clinical Effectiveness

• Celeste Illian, MPH
  Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Services, Maternal Child Health Epidemiologist III

• Karina Ruiz-Vargas, IBCLC
  LLCHD Healthy Families America & Nebraska Breastfeeding Coalition

• Liz Lovejoy Brown
  The Picotte Center,  Executive Director

3: Beyond Referrals: Building Community Supports for Postpartum Well-Being
Location: Banquet Hall

Moderator:
Sydnie Carraher, DNP, APRN-NP, NNP-BC, C-ONQS  
Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative, Executive Director
University of Nebraska Medical Center 

Panelists:

• Sara Swenson, MD, DPhil
  University of Nebraska Medical Center, Assistant Professor Neonatology

• Tiffany Uher, MPA
  MilkWorks, Executive Director

• Cydney Gaines, CD
  Malone Maternal Wellness, Assistant Director, Certified Doula (CD)

• Brenda Perez, Parent

• Michaela Weverka, Parent

Afternoon Breakout Session

1: Strengthening Rural Maternal Health: From Challenges to Solutions
Location: Banquet Hall

Moderator:
Sydnie Carraher, DNP, APRN-NP, NNP-BC, C-ONQS  
Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative, Executive Director
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Panelists:

• Todd Pankratz, MD,
  Obstetricians & Gynecologists PC, Hastings

• Matt Felber, MD
  Pender Community Hospital

• Margaret Woeppel, MSN, RN, CPHQ, FACHE
  Nebraska Hospital Association, Chief Nursing & Informatics Officer

• Alisha Mor, MD
  Memorial Community Hospital, Blair

• Haleigh Eschliman
  Two Rivers Public Health Department, Home Visitation Supervisor

2: Barriers to Care Panel with Community Health Workers & Doulas
Location: Auditorium

Moderator:
Jessica Seberger, MA
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Maternal Child Health Program Manager

Panelists:

• Shanika King, CD
  A Mother's Love, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Director

• Angela Johnson, MSW
  Public Health Solutions, Children & Family Wellness Manager

• Cydney Gaines, CD
  Malone Maternal Wellness, Assistant Director, Certified Doula (CD)

3: Fetal Infant Mortality Review - Douglas County Health Department
Location: First Floor

Moderator:
Chad Abresch, PhD
UNMC, College of Public Health, Dept. of Health Promotion, Chair

Panelists:

• Amanda Blomenkamp, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
  Douglas County Health Dept, Fetal Infant Mortality Case Review Coordinator

• Jamin Johnson, EdD, CHES, CPH
  Douglas County Health Dept., Division Chief, Public Health Strategy, Innovation, and Planning 

Federal & State Policy Keynote Presentation

Charity Menefee, MSHS
UNMC College of Public Health, Associate Professor of Practice and Director of Regional Programs and Partnerships
Former Director of Nebraska DHHS Division of Public Health

MCH Policy Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Moderator:
Sara Howard, JD
First Five Nebraska, Policy Advisor

Panelists:

• Senator Merv Riepe, District 12

• Senator George Dungan, District 26