Perinatal Conference 2016: Programme of Speakers
Please arrive early for REGISTRATION between 9am – 9.50am
Starting at 10am SHARP
WELCOME:
Tracy Harkin and Dr Eamon McGuinness
DR. MARTIN MCCAFFREY, USA
Clinical Professor in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill & Director PQCNC
EVERY CASE IS UNIQUE: Delivering optimal medical care to babies born with Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18
DR. PAULA KELLY, UNITED KINGDOM
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, Great Ormond Hospital
WHEN THERE IS NO CURE: Training neonatal staff for the future of neonatal palliative care
MS FRANCES MCCARTHY, RN, USA
Clinical Care Coordinator, Neonatal Comfort Care Program, New York Presbyterian Hospital
THE GIFT OF TIME: Providing a comfortable and compassionate environment for families to spend time with their newborn.
DR. WAYNE TWOERTZKY, SOUTH AFRICA
Director of Fetal Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Associate Professor Harvard Medical School
FIXING HEART DEFECTS BEFORE BIRTH: In-utero treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
DR. MEREDIT BIRSNER, USA
Assistant Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
HOPE FOR RENAL AGENESIS: Serial amnioinfusion as a potential treatment for Bilateral Renal Agenesis
DR. ELVIRA PARRAVICINI, ITALY
Neonatologist and Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, Columbia University
COMFORT AND DIGNITY: Meeting the needs of a baby born with a life-limiting condition and their families
DAN AND JENNA HALEY, USA
Parents to Baby Shane Michael Haley, who was diagnosed with anencephaly while in utero, he is fondly known as the Bucket List Baby
MAKING MEMORIES: Preparing for the arrival of your baby with anencephaly
BARBARA FARLOW, CANADA
Published Medical Researcher and Founder of the International Trisomy 13/18 Alliance
WORDS MATTER: Communicating difficult perinatal diagnoses to families honestly and compassionately
MS BRID SHINE, CMS, IRELAND
Clinical Midwife Specialist in Bereavement & Loss, Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital
HEALING AFTER LOSS: Bereavement care following perinatal loss in a large Dublin Maternity Hospital