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Overview
Current evidence indicates persistent gaps in perinatal practice across maternal, neonatal, and allied health disciplines, leading to variability in outcomes for mothers and infants. Providers may lack updated, evidence-based knowledge in sevePractice Gap and Needsral critical areas, including the history and implementation of therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), optimal perioperative pain management for cesarean delivery, and safe anesthesia practices in obstetric emergencies. Additionally, the growing prevalence of antepartum substance use and diabetes requires interdisciplinary collaboration and trauma-informed care strategies that many clinicians feel underprepared to deliver. Healthcare professionals must maintain awareness of evolving medico-legal standards and documentation practices to mitigate malpractice risks in complex perinatal cases. This conference addresses these gaps by providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary education that integrates maternal health, neonatal care, allied health disciplines, and legal considerations to improve clinical outcomes and promote collaborative, ethical, and patient-centered care.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: Patient care and procedural skills and systems-based practice
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Interprofessional Communication
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, advance practice nurses, physician assistants, nurses, genetic counselors, and respiratory therapists.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, participants, as members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Describe the interdisciplinary roles and collaborative strategies among maternal, neonatal, and allied health professionals to optimize perinatal outcomes.
- Discuss the evolution of therapeutic hypothermia protocols and recognize how this intervention has dramatically improved outcomes for neonates with HIE.
- Recognize the most common substances affecting perinatal and neonatal outcomes and describe current management approaches.
- Discuss optimal strategies for management of maternal diabetes as well as hypoglycemia and other sequelae in neonates.
- Compare and contrast multimodal pain management regimens for perioperative cesarean patients, emphasizing non-opioid and regional techniques.
- Identify key anesthesia management principles specific to obstetric emergencies.
- Discuss common medico-legal issues encountered in perinatal and neonatal care, including the 4 elements of medical malpractice and how to minimize risk.
7:30 am - 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
8:00 am - 8:15 am | Introduction and Review of Global Objectives OB Leadership Team UW Health |
8:15 am - 10:15 am | Diabetes - maternal, neonatal, and speech pathology Dr. Elizabeth Duffell Dr. Gillian Headley Dr. Jacquelyn Adams |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am - 11:30 am | History of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Neonates Dr. Jamie Limjoco Physician - UW Health |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Lunch |
12:30 pm -1:30 pm | Substance Use 101 Philip Carlson-Dexter, MD Physician - Family Medicine UW Health |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | C-Section Pain Management Heather Nixon, MD XXXX Medicine XXXXXXXXXX |
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Break |
| 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Airway Management Lisa Solomon, DO Physician - Anesthesiologist UW Health |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Malpractice/Legalities Sarah Bradley, MD Physician - OBGYN UW Health |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Conclusion and CME Information OBGYN Leadership Team UW Health |
Valet parking and Shuttle Services are available
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Name | Role(s) | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
Sarah Bradley, MD Physician UW Health | Course Director; Faculty | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Courtney Fisk, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM Women & Children's Education Coordinator UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Heather Nieves, MHA Medical Education Coordinator UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Jen Callison, MSN, MBA, RNC-OB, NE-BC Women, Children & Clinical Director UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Hannah Balka, CGC Genetic Counselor UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Carly Metzger, PT Physical Therapist UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Thomas Torres, RRT-NPS, ACCS, BGS Respiratory Therapist UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Kathryn Ferris, PA Physician Assistant UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Holly Hall, APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Donna Kauke, MSN, RNC-NIC, C-ONQS Clinical Nurse Specialist UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Michelle Strand, LSW NICU Care Coordinator UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Sarthak Kulshrestha, MD Physician - Resident UW Health | Planning Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Elizabeth Duffell, MD Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Gillian Headley, MD Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Jacquelyn Adams, MD Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Jamie Limjoco, MD, MS, MMM Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Philip Carlson-Dexter, MD Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Lisa Solomon, DO, FASA Physician - UW Health | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Heather Nixon, MD Physician - | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly 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. |
Credit Designation Statements
| American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
 | American Board of Surgery (ABS) - CME Only Successful completion of this CME activity, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s) |
 | American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 7.0 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 ANCC contact hours. | |
 | Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive <<number>> <<type>> continuing education credits. |
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 8.0 continuing education units (CEUs) or 7.0 hours. |
Available Credit
- 7.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 1.00 Wisconsin Responsible Opioid Prescribing Credit
- 7.00 ABS Accredited CME
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Wisconsin Responsible Opioid Prescribing Credit
- 7.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 1.00 Wisconsin Responsible Opioid Prescribing Credit
- 7.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 7.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Wisconsin Responsible Opioid Prescribing Credit
Registration Fees
$50 - Non-UW Health Professionals
$25 - UW/VA/UnityPoint Health/UW Health Northern Illinois (SwedishAmerican) Faculty & Staff/Fellows
The registration fee includes cost of tuition, and a nonrefundable processing fee of $25. In-person attendee fees also include a breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
Use Early Bird Discount of $10 (on or before January 9, 2026): Use Coupon Code NILPC26EB
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee ($25.00). No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Questions about Registration
Email [email protected].
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
For Further Information
For conference information please contact Courtney Fisk ([email protected])