Join PEC again or attend for the first time!
Rebecca Cypher MSN, PNNP, AWHONN President-Elect; Nationally Respected expert in EFM.
Advanced Principles of EFM: Speaking the language of the fetus:
Updated Content to reflect NIGHD, AWHONN, ACOG, ACNM Guidelines.
Interactive Knowledge Sessions Case Reviews and Liability.
Rebecca, who has been with PEC for 4 years,
and already teaches the InPatient OB Review and the Antepartum OB seminars.
Rebecca is also the co-author, with Lisa, on the Mosby’s Pocket Guide Fetal Monitoring, 8th edition.
Her professional achievements and excellent lecture skills are well known.
We congratulate Rebecca on her recent election as AWHONN President-elect,
and welcome her expanded role with PEC.
Changes are coming for 2019
Lisa’s last class in Vegas is now closed! Please email Cindy at Cindy@proedcenter.com to get on the waiting list or plan for Rebecca’s class in San Diego. Please note the office is closed due to the CAMP FIRE. We will do our best answer questions via email.
PEC profoundly thanks Lisa A. Miller for her devotion to education, especially in regards to Fetal Monitoring!
Lisa is handing over the reins of PEC’s Fetal Monitoring education to Rebecca Cypher, RNC, MSN, PNNP for 2019.
She is not retiring, so you will continue to learn from Lisa within her private programs and endeavors with PRMES.
OUTLINE OF DAY ONE AND TWO
Day One
7:30 Check-In – Continental Breakfast
8:00
INTERACTIVE EFM ASSESSMENT USING YOUR SMARTPHONE
Application of EFM definitions, interpretation & management
Are you up to date?
How do you compare with colleagues?
EFM RESEARCH: PART I
What AWHONN “says” versus what literature, “says”
Overview of clinical research, study designs and protocols
Reading studies without a PhD
“Homework” assignment
PLACENTA AS AN ORGAN
Placental development and function
Utero-Placental Physiology
Fetal acid-base status
Umbilical cord lactate
COMPLEX FACTORS AFFECTING OXYGENATION
Placenta, Umbilical Cord, Amniotic Fluid Variations
Oxygenation Pathway
Intrinsic/Extrinsic Influences
THE MILLER MODEL
A standardized approach to interpretation
Application of the Category II Consensus Algorithm
Errors related to interpretation and management
COMPLEX CASE STUDIES
IUGR, signal ambiguity, non-OB surgery
PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE EFM DOCUMENTATION
Pitfalls, essential elements, frequency, late entries
The frequency of assessment and documentation
Bedside documentation and chart audits
Adjourn: 4:00
Day Two
7:30 Check In – Continental Breakfast
0800
EFM RESEARCH Part II
NICDH MFMU Network
OB patient recruitment
“Homework” assignment critique
INTRAUTERINE RESUSCITATION
Current techniques
What’s the evidence say
Oxygen versus room air
SECOND STAGE LABOR AND EFM
Impact on maternal-fetal well-being
Immediate or Delayed Pushing?
Open versus closed glottis
Signal Ambiguity
IOL and the ARRIVE TRIAL
Elective versus indicated IOL
Who, what, why, and the results
AWHONN, ACOG, ACNM, SMFM
Approaches to limit interventions
Shared decision making
COMPLEX CASE STUDIES
Perinatal stroke, preterm FHR, vasa previa
LIABILITY IN EFM
What makes a case successful
Common OB and EFM allegations
Minimizing malpractice risks
EFM policies, procedures, and competencies
The updated 2019 2- Day Seminar details will be available very soon.
Be assured that the content will reflect the current principles of Fetal Monitoring supported by AWHONN, NICHD, ACNM, and ACOG.
Rebecca will be utilizing an audience response system to enhance your learing experience.
PEC highly recommends Mosby’s Pocket Guide Fetal Monitoring 8th Edition as an adjuct to the seminar.
