Save the date for the 2024 PSU Conference on Sept. 11!
Join your Indiana peers for a day focused exclusively on perinatal substance use and its significant impact on families, caregivers, and communities. We are honored to welcome some of the foremost experts from around the country to discuss innovative, supportive care approaches designed to improve outcomes for families and avoid staff burnout for those charged with caring for this vulnerable population.
Audience
CMOs, CNOs, maternal/child teams, neonatal teams, patient safety officers, risk managers, quality leaders, nursing caregivers and managers, case managers, care transition managers, social workers, and others responsible for patient safety. Teams are encouraged to attend.
Educational Objectives
At the end of the day, attendees will be able to:
- Apply practical strategies in their facilities to respond to the opiate epidemic within the maternal/child population
- Engage with local partners to identify strategies to address the perinatal substance use crisis
- Understand how a statewide approach to perinatal substance use can lead to infrastructure development for improved outcomes
Registration
Cost to attend this full day event is $50/person
Location
FORUM Events Center | 11313 USA Pkwy, Fishers, IN 46037
* This event is in-person only. A virtual option will not be available.Date/Time
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024
Questions?
Reach out to
Molly Kelly, Member Engagement and Marketing Coordinator at IHA.
Speakers & Session Descriptions
Ira J Chasnoff, MD
The Art of Social Change: Preventing Misinformation About Marijuana and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
How do we change society's perception of the dangers of alcohol and marijuana use in pregnancy? Such use continues to be a significant factor in the morbidity and mortality associated with pregnancy and the newborn, and it is almost guaranteed that current circumstances will translate into increasing behavioral and learning difficulties for children in the classroom and in the home. However, it is within our capabilities to prevent these problems and enhance children's long-term developmental trajectory through community-based and holistic approaches. This program will present the basic science of marijuana's and alcohol's impact on the developing fetal brain and the resulting behavior in childhood, will explore strategies for primary and secondary prevention grounded in four basic principles of ethical prevention, and examine population-based and individual prevention strategies that have the potential to change behavior at a societal and a personal level.
At the completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe changes in the function and structure of the developing fetal brain caused by prenatal exposure to marijuana and alcohol.
- Name four principles of ethical prevention.
- List four important theories that can guide communication with the public.
- Explain four steps through which individuals learn new behaviors.
