2026 CHI Maternal Child Health Conference

Registration

Location

Description

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Jointly Provided By 

Schedule

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

7:30 a.m.
Registration, Light Breakfast, Visit Vendors

7:55 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Lisa Strasheim, MBA, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC
Division Director, Women and Children Service Line- CHI Health

8:00 a.m.
What You Know For Sure That Just Ain't So: The Evolution of Selected Interventions in the NICU
BJ Wilson, MD, FAAP
Neonatologist - CHI Health St. Elizabeth

1. 1. Compare current NICU practices with alternative approaches to care
   2. Identify risks and benefits of adapting neonatal care to include elements of new recommendations/ideas
   3. Discuss innovative changes to neonatal care

9:00 a.m.
Nurse, Nurture, Nourish: Optimizing Breastfeeding Outcomes
Kay Anderson, MD, FAAP, IBCLC
Pediatrician and Breastfeeding Medicine Specialist - Lincoln Pediatric Group

1. 1. Examine current evidence-based recommendations for management of common breastfeeding issues, such as mastitis and ankyloglossia
   2. Evaluate the impact of current hospital practices on early breastfeeding success and post-discharge breastfeeding rates
   3. Identify nursing strategies to optimize breastfeeding success
   4. Evaluate the physiologic response to supply and demand and expected breastmilk volumes during the postpartum period

10:00 a.m. 
Break, Visit Vendors  

10:15 a.m.
Child Birth Trauma: Supporting Patients and Peers When Birth Doesn't Go as Planned
Uneeda Leverett, MD
OB Hospitalist - CHI Health St. Elizabeth

1. 1. Identify potentially traumatic experiences experienced by women in the perinatal period
   2. Discuss a trauma-informed care approach when providing care to women following complicated childbirth experiences
   3. Describe the importance of peer support following critical perinatal events 

11:15 a.m.
Doorstep Boost for New Moms and Babies: How Nebraska's Home Visitation Programs are Improving Postpartum Care
Kerry Kernen, MPA, MSN, RN
Health Director- Lancaster County Health Department

1. 1. Outline the Impact of home nurse visitation programs on maternal and infant health outcomes following hospital discharge
   2. Identify best practices for the successful implementation and sustainability of a home nurse visitation program
   3. Discuss the role of hospital nurses in the promotion of home nurse visitation services with their patients

12:15 p.m. 
Lunch Break, Visit Vendors

1:00 p.m.
From Debate to the Bedside: Hot Topics in Neonatal Medication Administration
Carla Christensen, PharmD
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice - Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Neonatal/ Maternal/Pediatric Medicine - CHI Health CUMC- Bergan Mercy

1. 1. Analyze the rationale, current recommendations and potential controversies surrounding newborn Hepatitis B administration
   2. Assess the causes of vaccine hesitancy and increasing parental refusal of Vitamin K administration in the newborn
   3. Identify education strategies to close the knowledge gap related to parental concerns and evolving recommendations

2:00 p.m. 
Break, Visit Vendors

2:15 p.m.
The Invisible Burden: Providing Holistic Care to Women with Perinatal Mental Health or Substance Use Challenges
Chelsey Kennedy, DNP, APRN-NP, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Women's Health and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - CHI Health

1. 1. Identify the prevalence and manifestation of Perinatal Mood Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) in mothers and fathers
   2. Describe the interplay between Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and pregnancy outcomes, maternal health and infant well-being
   3. Summarize current, evidence-based drug screening guidelines for pregnant and postpartum women with a substance use disorder
   4. Recognize the systemic barriers and stigmas that often prevent women with PMADs and SUDs from seeking and receiving equitable care

3:15 p.m.
The Burden of Proof: A Mock Deposition in a Birth Injury Lawsuit
Rachelle Heser, MSN, APRN-CNS, C-EFM
Clinical Nurse Specialist- CHI Health

Denise Destache, JD, BSN, and Michael Storey, JD
Partners-Lamson, Dugan & Murray, LLP

1. 1. Discuss the critical role of nursing documentation in mitigating legal risk
   2. Identify proactive nursing strategies to minimize risk and enhance patient safety
   3. Analyze how a nursing perspective during a mock deposition can effectively highlight the strengths and weaknesses of documentation, patient safety protocols, and nursing care in a birth injury case

4:15 p.m.
Adjournment and Evaluations

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI Health. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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