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ForwardCultivating Connections: Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health Conference 2026
Overview
By participating in this event, attendees will deepen their understanding of evidence-based, equity-focused strategies to improve maternal and child health across Wisconsin. Through collaborative dialogue and learning, participants will explore innovative approaches to address persistent health disparities, particularly among historically underserved populations. The conference will provide a unique space for families, healthcare providers, public health professionals, and community organizations to build connections and learn how to co-create culturally responsive, community-rooted solutions. Attendees will leave with actionable tools to integrate family voices, foster cross-sector partnerships, and advance holistic well-being in their work.
For more information, please see the Department of Pediatrics conference page:
https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/cultivating-connections-wisconsin-maternal-child-health-conference/
Practice Gaps and Needs
There are several critical professional practice gaps impacting the healthcare team’s ability to effectively support maternal and child health in Wisconsin. Many healthcare professionals lack sufficient cultural competence and awareness of evidence-based practices that are effective in diverse and rural communities. There is also a gap in understanding how to build and sustain meaningful partnerships with families, public health professionals, and community organizations—limiting the ability to deliver coordinated, person-centered care. Additionally, healthcare providers often struggle to operationalize equity in practice, despite recognizing its importance, due to a lack of practical tools and strategies. Finally, the integration of family and community voices into care delivery and policy development remains limited, which can result in services that do not fully reflect the lived experiences or needs of the populations they serve.
Intended Audience
This activity is intended for nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, public health workers, patients, caregivers, community members, students, residents, and fellows.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Identify and apply evidence-based practices that address the diverse needs of Wisconsin’s maternal and child health populations, with an emphasis on cultural responsiveness, equity, and innovation
- Describe and engage in cross-sector collaborations between families, community organizations, healthcare providers, and public health professionals to improve access to and quality of MCH services
- Determine and implement community-rooted strategies that elevate the voices and lived experiences of families to shape maternal and child health policies and practices
- Analyze current health disparities impacting Wisconsin’s maternal and child populations and formulate actionable steps to promote equitable outcomes
- Incorporate innovative tools and approaches into professional practice to enhance the holistic well-being of families across the state
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)/Nursing: Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Values and ethics, Roles and Responsibilities, Communication, Teams and Teamwork
- Social Impact and Belonging: Address differences in health outcomes
Cultivating Connections: Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health is provided by the following organizations:
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
- Social Health Sciences and Programs
- Department of Pediatrics
- Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
- UW–Madison Prevention Research Center
Preliminary Agenda
Monday, April 13, 2026
Time | Activity |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Yoga |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Conference Welcome Jill Denson, PhD, MSW |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Keynote: “Barriers from Birth: The Role of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes” Claudette Onyelobi, MD For full details visit the keynote page. |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Engagement Workshops: Bridging Care: A Smooth Transition From Homebirth to Hospital Care For full details on workshop presenters, session overviews and learning objectives, visit the workshop overview pages. |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Poster Session |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Keynote: “Fetal Infant Mortality Review and Child Death Review in Action: Using Data to Drive Community and Health Department Collaboration” Ryan McAdams, MD (moderator); Melissa Seidl; Abbigail Brown; Kristi Ferrara; RN, BSN; Joanna O’Donnell; GC-C, Cateryn Morateck; MPH |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Break/Transition |
| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Engagement Workshops: Advancing Maternal and Child Health via Strengths-based Intervention For full details on workshop presenters, session overviews and learning objectives, visit the workshop overview pages. |
| 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Closing remarks for day 1 Jill Denson, PhD, MSW |
| 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. | An Evening of Art & Connection
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time | Activity |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Yoga |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Conference Welcome Day 2 Jill Denson, PhD, MSW |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Keynote: “It All Starts by Listening: Community Identified Suggestions for Building Trust in Healthcare” Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH For full details visit the keynote page. |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Engagement Workshops: Beyond the Bedside: Systems-Level Change Through Doula Partnerships For full details on workshop presenters, session overviews and learning objectives, visit the workshop overview pages. |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Break/Transition |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Keynote: “The Importance of Fathers’ Mental Health in Perinatal Families” Sheehan Fisher, PhD For full details visit the keynote page. |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | Networking Lunch |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Engagement Workshops: Advancing Black Perinatal Health Through Equitable Physical Activity Promotion For full details on workshop presenters, session overviews and learning objectives, visit the workshop overview pages. |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Conference Closing Jill Denson, PhD, MSW |
Please note: The reservation deadline is Friday, March 13, 2026.
To reserve rooms at the conference venue, please call 1-800-867-9453, and reference "Leader #B10909"
Planners and Faculty
Name | Role | Title/Affiliation |
| Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI | Faculty | Assistant Professor (CHS) Maternal-Fetal Medicine |
| Krissy Buchholz Alaniz, PhD, MPH | Faculty | Clinical Research Manager, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of OBGYN |
| Micaela Berry-Smith, BS | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | Associate Director of Community Engagement, UW Prevention Research Center |
| Emily Blackbourn, BSN, RN | Faculty | OB Care Coordination, Bellin and Gundersen Health System |
| Sarah Ornst Bloomquist | Faculty | PMH-C, CFLE, Co-Founder, Executive Director Moms Mental Health Initiative |
| Jennifer Boulley | Faculty | Lead Trainer, Center for Indigenous Health, Family Spirit Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Jess Bowers, MSW, CAPSW | Faculty | Associate Professor and BSW Program Director, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point |
| Sarah Braaten, Ph.D. | Faculty | Quality Improvement Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families |
| Melissa Brockie | Faculty | Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) Coordinator, WI Department of Health Services (DHS) |
| Abbigail Brown | Faculty | Public Health Nurse, Rock County Public Health |
| Stef Bugasch, MPH | Faculty | Physical Activity and Nutrition Program Coordinator, Chronic Disease Prevention Program, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
| Rachel Charron, MSW, CAPSW, ACC | Faculty | Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences and Wellness, UW Stevens Point |
| Alicia Lynn Cook, CSAC | Faculty | Women’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment Coordinator, Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Wisconsin Department of Health Services |
| Ronda Davis | Planning Committee Member | Justice-Involved Families State Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension |
| Jill Denson, PhD, MSW, APSW | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair, Faculty | UW-Madison Prevention Research Center, Director & Core Research Project Co-Investigator |
| Mahua Dey, MD | Faculty | Physician, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Neurological Surgery |
| Meg Diedrick | Faculty | Maternal Health Innovation Epidemiologist and Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Director, DHS |
| Kathy Doyle | Faculty | Business and Workforce Director, ADVOCAP |
| Christina Drain, BA, BD(DONA), CLD, BADT C-FSD, CLCE, CCCE | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | Doula Program Manager, MHD |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Accreditation Specialist | Cont. Edu. Program Mgr., Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Kristi Ferrara, RN, BSN | Faculty | Public Health Nurse, Rock County Public Health |
| Sheehan Fisher, PhD | Faculty | Associate Dean, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success, The Graduate School, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| David Frazer | Planning Committee Member | Director, UWM Center for Urban Population Health |
| Sharon Gilbert, RN, BSN | Faculty | Public Health Nurse Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Community Health Promotion |
| Katie Gillespie, DNP, RN, CPH,FAAN | Planning Committee Member | Associate Professor, UW-Madison School of Nursing |
| Felicia Graham-Fairfield | Faculty | Impact Coordinator, DHS (UW) |
| Joanna Hagan, MPH | Faculty | Population Health Fellow, UW-Population Health Institute |
| Elizabeth Haucke | Faculty | Innovation Operations Partner Emplify Health by Gundersen |
| Kathleen Hipke, PhD | Faculty | UW Psychiatry & Center for Innovations in Parent-Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health; Assistant Professor |
| Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD | Faculty | Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Associate Professor at UWSMPH Dept of OBGYN |
| Kathryn H. Howell, PhD | Faculty | Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Sarah Hughes, DNP, RN | Faculty | |
| Hannah Huset, RN, BSN | Faculty | Public Health Nurse, Public Health Madison & Dane County |
| Mona Iskandar | Faculty | Student, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Harald Kliems, MA | Faculty | UW-Madison Prevention Research Center, Deputy Director |
| Megan Knutson Sinaise, MS, ACSM-CEP | Faculty | Program Coordinator, UW-Madison Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Desiree Lemagnes, BA | Faculty | Peer Support Specialist, CHW, Recovery Coach, Lived Experience |
| Chandra Lewis, C-FSD | Faculty | Founder, Reimagining Full Spectrum Doula Services |
| Ginny Loehr | Faculty | MPH, Child Health Consultant, Child and Adolescent Health Unit |
| Lauren Lotter, CHES | Faculty | Well Badger Program Manager, Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation |
| Tanya Marcoe | Faculty | Executive Director of ADVOCAP, CPA, CCAP |
| Mala Mathur, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member | Associate professor (CHS) in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Director of Professional Development in Peds |
| Leah Matteson DNP, RNC-OB | Faculty | Clinical Practice Leader, Center for Perinatal Care |
| Paula McIntyre, RDN CD CDCES | Faculty | Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chronic Disease Prevention Program Diabetes Specialist |
| Rachel Meyer, MPH, CIC | Faculty | Chronic Disease Prevention Epidemiologist, DHS |
| Catheryn Morateck, MPH | Faculty | Epidemiologist - Injury Prevention and Death Review Wisconsin's voice for Children's Health" |
| Melissa Neal, PhD, MPH | Faculty | Postdoctoral Fellow, UW-Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health |
| Joanna O'Donnell, GC-C | Faculty | Program Manager, Injury Prevention and Child Death Review, Children's Health Alliance of Wisconsin |
| Valerie Oliver, MSN, CNM, APNP, CEN | Faculty | Certified Nurse Midwife, Advocate Aurora Health |
| Elizabeth Olsen, M.Ed. | Faculty | Outreach and Technical Assistance Coordinator, Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation |
| Claudette Onyelobi, MD | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology & Newborn Nursery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Jen Perfetti, MA | Faculty | UW Psychiatry & Center for Innovations in Parent-Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health; Clinical Counselor & Center Leadership |
| Jessie Phalen, BSN, RN | Faculty | Public Health Sauk County Deputy Director |
| Julie Poehlmann, PhD | Planning Committee Member | Child Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, UW- Madison |
| Jaimee Prado | Planning Committee Member | Program Officer, Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), UW-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health |
| Heather Riese, MD FACOG, OBGYN | Faculty | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center |
| Shannon Riley | Faculty | Program Manager, OBGYN and Healthy Living Center |
| Alexa Roscizewski, MA, UWPRC | Faculty | Health Communications Specialist |
| Tracey Russell, CD (DONA) | Faculty | Founder/CEO, Russell Family Doula Services |
| Martin Salas | Faculty | MPH, Chronic Disease Prevention Educator, Chronic Disease Prevention Unit |
| MaryAnne Scherer, CNM, APNP | Faculty | Lead Nurse Midwife, Aurora Sinai |
| Melissa Seidl | Faculty | Public Health Strategist, City of Milwaukee Health Department |
| Jack Shireman | Faculty | PhD Candidate, UW Madison Dey Lab |
| Kelli Stader, MPH, RD, CLS | Faculty | Nutrition Coordinator, DHS |
| Daniel Stattelman-Scanlan | Planning Committee Member | Public Health Nurse Supervisor, PHMDC |
| Elisabeth Stockton | Faculty | Business Development Specialist, ADVOCAP |
| Tamara Thompson, CLC, CD, CBE, SM | Faculty | Co-founder, Maroon Calabash |
Jacquelyn Tock MA, CSAC, LPC, PMH-C | Faculty | Gunderson Health System |
| Lucky Tomasek, LM, CPM | Faculty | Licensed Midwife, Transitions Birth Services |
| Melissa Ugland, MPH, MCHES | Planning Committee Member | Public Health Advisor, Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center |
| Janice Valenzuela, MPH, UWPRC | Faculty | Engagement & Translation Specialist |
| Christina Veling, CPM, CD(DONA), CPD, CPST, CHW, CBS | Faculty | Doula Coordinator |
| Tova Walsh, PhD | Planning Committee Member | Associate Professor, UW-Madison School of Social Work |
| Danielle Weary | Faculty | Marquette Trinity Fellow, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families |
| Stephanie Welsh, CD(DONA), CBS, CPD, BA | Faculty | Doula |
| Mary Wienkers | Faculty | Maternal Mortality Review Program Coordinator, DHS (UW) |
| Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | Chief Medical Officer, State Epidemiologist for Maternal Child Health and Chronic Diseases, Newborn Nursery Hospitalist, Assistant Professor UWSMPH Division of Neonatology and Newborn Nursery |
Disclosures
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 | Relevant Financial Relationships Disclosed | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Jacquelyn Adams, MD, MSCI | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Krissy Buchholz Alaniz, PhD, MPH | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Micaela Berry-Smith, BS | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Emily Blackbourn, BSN, RN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sarah Ornst Bloomquist | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jennifer Boulley | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jess Bowers, MSW, CAPSW | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sarah Braaten, Ph.D. | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Melissa Brockie | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Abbigail Brown | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Stef Bugasch, MPH | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Rachel Charron, MSW, CAPSW, ACC | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Alicia Lynn Cook, CSAC | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Ronda Davis | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jill Denson, PhD, MSW, APSW | Clinical Director/Planning Committee Chair, Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Mahua Dey, MD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Meg Diedrick | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kathy Doyle | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Christina Drain, BA, BD(DONA), CLD, BADT C-FSD, CLCE, CCCE | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Accreditation Specialist | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| James Eberhard, MFA | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kristi Ferrara, RN, BSN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sheehan Fisher, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| David Frazer | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sharon Gilbert, RN, BSN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Katie Gillespie, DNP, RN, CPH,FAAN | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Felicia Graham-Fairfield | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Joanna Hagan, MPH | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Elizabeth Haucke | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kathleen Hipke, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kara Hoppe, DO, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kathryn H. Howell, PhD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sarah Hughes, DNP, RN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Hannah Huset, RN, BSN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Mona Iskandar | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Harald Kliems, MA | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Megan Knutson Sinaise, MS, ACSM-CEP | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Ginny Loehr | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Lauren Lotter, CHES | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Desiree Lemagnes | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Chandra Lewis, C-FSD | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tanya Marcoe | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Mala Mathur, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Leah Matteson DNP, RNC-OB | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Paula McIntyre, RDN CD CDCES | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Rachel Meyer, MPH, CIC | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Catheryn Morateck, MPH | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Melissa Neal, PhD, MPH | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Joanna O'Donnell, GC-C | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Valerie Oliver, MSN, CNM, APNP, CEN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Elizabeth Olsen, M.Ed. | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Claudette Onyelobi, MD | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jen Perfetti, MA | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jessie Phalen, BSN, RN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Julie Poehlmann, PhD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jaimee Prado | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Heather Riese, MD FACOG, OBGYN | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Shannon Riley | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Alexa Roscizewski, MA, UWPRC | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tracey Russell, CD (DONA) | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Martin Salas | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| MaryAnne Scherer, CNM, APNP | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Melissa Seidl | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jack Shireman | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kelli Stader, MPH, RD, CLS | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Daniel Stattelman-Scanlan | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Elisabeth Stockton | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tamara Thompson, CLC, CD, CBE, SM | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Jacquelyn Tock MA, CSAC, LPC, PMH-C | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Lucky Tomasek, LM, CPM | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Melissa Ugland, MPH, MCHES | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Janice Valenzuela, MPH, UWPRC | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Christina Veling, CPM, CD(DONA), CPD, CPST, CHW, CBS | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Tova Walsh, PhD | Planning Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Danielle Weary | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Stephanie Welsh, CD(DONA), CBS, CPD, BA | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Mary Wienkers | Faculty | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH | Planning Committee Member, Faculty | No relevant 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
| Accreditation Logos | Accreditation Statements |
 | In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP and Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 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 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. | |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 ANCC contact hours. | |
 | American Psychological Association (APA) Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co‐sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs. |
 | 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 8.0 general continuing education credits. |
Continuing Education Units (CEU) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 8.0 CEUs or .08 hours. | |
Available Credit
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 8.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 8.00 APA CE Credits
- 8.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 8.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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Questions about Registration
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Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserves 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.
Additional Information
Conference registration is facilitated through UW–Madison’s Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP). Because this event offers continuing education credits for pediatricians, social workers, nurses, psychologists, and other professionals, the ICEP registration system helps ensure that eligible participants receive the appropriate credits required for their licensure. Using this platform allows us to meet accreditation standards and streamline the documentation needed for continuing medical education.
Even if you do not need continuing education credits, you will still need to register through ICEP and create an account in order to attend. Creating an account is free, though it may take a few moments. By registering and creating an account, you will also be able to receive the University of Wisconsin continuing education units associated with the conference—everyone is considered a learner.
When registering as someone who does not need credits, it is important to complete all required fields to finalize your registration. If you have any questions or need help with account setup, please reach out to [email protected], and their team will be happy to assist.
Registration for this conference will close on March 13, 2026.
For program questions, contact Reva Finkelman [email protected]. For more information, see https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/cultivating-connections-wisconsin-maternal-child-health-conference/