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Heartbeat International's 2014 Annual Conference );">is loaded with great opportunities for pregnancy help ministers serving in a medical capacity. The Conference features two pre-conference in-depth day opportunities (each of which offer six continuing education contact hours), 12 conference workshops (including 11 that offer 1.25 continuing education contact hours, and one that offers 1 continuing education contact hour), and a conference keynote address from Dr. John Bruchalski, Founder of Tepeyac Family Center & Divine Mercy Center.
);">Contact Hours Information For NursesHeartbeat International will provide continuing education contact hours to all nurses who attend a In-Depth Day Medical training and the Medical Matters and Ultrasound track workshops upon successful completion of the course. Criteria for successful completion include attendance at the entire event, and submission of a completed evaluation form. Please note: All nurses MUST provide their nursing license number to receive their contact hours. There is no commercial support or sponsorship for this event. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16061 for 1.25 contact hours for the workshops (unless otherwise noted) and 6 contact hours for the in-depth day training. |
);">Conference Keynote: John Bruchalski, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., OB/GYN -Wednesday, March 26
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Dr. John Bruchalski received his M.D. degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile, AL, in 1987. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical Center and the Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia in 1991. He received board certification in 1993.
Dr. Bruchalski founded Tepeyac Family Center in Fairfax, VA in 1994, with the mission of establishing an obstetrical and gynecological facility that combines the best of modern medicine with the healing presence of Jesus Christ—providing affordable healthcare to women, in particular, those with crisis pregnancies. In 2000, he founded Divine Mercy Care, a non-profit organization performing spiritual and corporal works of mercy in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia and is currently the Chairman of its Board of Directors.
In 2005, Tepeyac Family Center became a part of Divine Mercy Care and currently operates as the first Catholic healthcare facility in the Diocese of Arlington.
);">Pre-Conference In-Depth Day Opportunities - Monday, March 24 (9am-5pm)
Sonography in the PMC
Audrey Stout RDMS, Dotsy Davis RDMS, NIFLA
Participants in this interactive in-depth day will have the opportunity to bring a couple of sonography study image sets they have done in their PMC for review, critique and input for improvement, along with discussion of methods to safely scan. In the afternoon, there will be live scanning demonstrations with pregnant models to further practice skills improvement. 6 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Adding STI Testing for Today’s Client
Karolyn Schrage RN BSN, Life Choices Medical Clinics
Nurses/attendees will learn to identify the dynamics of providing sexual health medical services with a holistic nursing strategy. This in-depth course will review the blueprint steps needed to equip and empower nursing staff to blend high-tech medicine with high-touch delivery for positive prevention and intervention outcomes to increase healthy patient outcomes. 6 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
);">Workshop Tracks
| Medical Matters | Ultrasound Advancement | |
| Tues., March 25 2-3:15pm |
Breast Cancer Risks of Induced Abortion and Hormonal Contraceptives* Joel Brind, Ph.D. |
Imaging & Inter-Professional Teams Connie Ambrecht RDMS, CMB |
| Tues., March 25 3:45-5pm |
STI Services and Beyond Karolyn Schrage RN, BSN |
Scanning Protocols and Improving Your Ultrasound Images Audrey Stout RN, RDMS |
| Wed., March 26 10:30-11:45am |
Update on Abortion Pill Reversal George Delgado, M.D. |
Ectopic Pregnancy: The Greatest Medical and Legal Risks Audrey Stout RN, RDMS |
| Thurs., March 27 10:30-11:45am |
What's Up with HPV? Barbara Eckstein RN, FNP |
Ultrasound Images: What Do We Submit to the Physician? Kim Hardy RDMS |
| Thurs., March 27 2-3:15pm |
Understanding Perinatal Comfort Care Kathy DeSanto RN |
Caring for Your Client Extends Beyond the Ultrasound Karen Porter RN, RDMS |
| Thurs., March 27 3:45-5pm |
Medical Issues in Clients from Developing Nations |
Flipping Uterus Roxanne Ertel CNMT, RDMS |
*1 continuing education contact hour available
);">Breast Cancer Risks of Induced Abortion and Hormonal Contraceptives – Joel Brind, Ph.D.
Workshop Summary: In this course nurses/attendees will learn the epidemiological and biological evidence related to abortion and contraceptive steroids and the risk of breast cancer. This will provide nurses a basis on which to counsel patients re: screening based on reproductive history and other factors which affect their risk profile. 1 continuing education contact hour is available for this course.
Bio: Joel Brind, Ph.D., New York University (Biochemistry, Physiology, Immunology), studies blood levels of steroid compounds as indicators and predictors of human health. His work is published in journals such as Steroids and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is a consultant to the Orentreich Foundation for the Advancement of Science. His unusual versatility in subject areas, and his familiarity with both the academic and industrial worlds are a particular asset to this department. Recently, he has been studying and gathering the published evidence of a link between abortion and increased risk of breast cancer.
);">STI Services and Beyond – Karolyn Schrage RN, BSN
Workshop Summary: Learn how you can utilize STI testing to develop a proactive strategy to reach a generation facing an increasingly widespread sexual health crisis. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how the topics of abortion and sexual health affect one another, as well as an understanding of the steps involved in adding STI healthcare services. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Karolyn Schrage RN, BSN, serves as Executive Director for LifeChoices Medical Clinics, a three-location organization based in Joplin, Missouri. For 20 years, Karolyn served as a medical missionary in Kenya, where she helped establish rural primary healthcare clinics with an emphasis on women’s health. Karolyn has been married to Mike for 33 years, and they have three children and two grandchildren.
);">Update on Abortion Pill Reversal – George Delgado, M.D.
Workshop Summary: Get up to speed on the background and latest developments surrounding the Abortion Pill Reversal process and network, while learning how you can pass along potentially life-saving information to a woman who has already taken Mifepristone (RU-486). 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: George Delgado, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., is Medical Director for Culture of Life Family Health Care in Escondido, California. He practices family medicine, as well as hospice and palliative medicine, and is an NFP Medical Consultant trained in NaPro technology. Dr. Delgado is board certified in family medicine and in hospice and palliative medicine, and also serves as Voluntary Associate Clinical Professor at University of California at San Diego. Dr. Delgado’s public speaking topics include abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research, cloning, personhood, bioethics, abortion pill reversal, NaPro Technology and Natural Family Planning.
);">What’s Up with HPV? – Barbara Eckstein RN, FNP
Workshop Summary: There are over 100 strands of human papillomavirus (HPV), which constitutes the world’s most common STI, and it is estimated that at least 80 percent of the women who come into our pregnancy centers are either infected with HPV or carriers of the virus. Learn the latest information related to HPV, including cancer strains, pap tests, vaccines, treatments, and more. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Barbara Eckstein has served the last seven years as Nurse Manager at ZoeCare, a pregnancy medical clinic in Bozeman, Montana. She has experience in all areas of nursing, including med-surg, intensive care, emergency, out-patient psychiatry and post-partum, and family practice. Barbara served nine years in the United States Navy Nurse Corps, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander. She is married and has two grown daughters.
);">Understanding Perinatal Comfort Care – Kathy DeSanto RN, CGC
Workshop Summary: Discover why families receiving a life-limiting diagnosis feel alone and abandoned, and learn how you can walk alongside them with your expertise, compassion, and support, helping to calm feelings of fear and confusion while empowering families to make meaningful decisions that validate the life of their baby. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: A registered nurse with over 30 years’ experience in labor and delivery, as well as high risk obstetrics, Kathy DeSanto is a Certified Grief Counselor, and began Perinatal Comfort Care of Tampa, an organization she then directed for three years.
);">Medical Issues in Clients from Developing Nations
Workshop Summary: Learn how early-age marriage and childhood pregnancy, female circumcision practices, and past sexual abuse and trauma can affect a client’s childbirth with morbidity/mortality, marriage, delivery and reactions/behavior regarding ultrasound exams. You’ll also learn to identify signs of possible human sex trafficking, post-traumatic stress and post-abortion stress disorders, as well as how differences in cultural habits, customs impact women’s decision making from undeveloped or developing nations. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
);">Imaging and Inter-Professional Teams – Connie Ambrecht RDMS, CMB
Workshop Summary: What, exactly, is an inter-professional team, and how does the answer to that question inform your long-term plans for your organization, as well as your focus on patient care? You’ll learn the basics of building a better imaging team made up of multi-professionals with this informative workshop. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Connie Ambrecht RDMS, CMB, Co-Founder and President of Sonography Now, has served in the pregnancy medical clinic setting for over 12 years. Since 2002, Sonography Now has provided training to physicians, nurses, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives, radiologic technologists, as well as cross-training other sonography specialists. Connie has been published in professional journals, has spoken at national conferences, and is always anticipating and watching for new approaches to serve their customers as well as their customers' patients.
);">Scanning Protocols and Improving Your Ultrasound Images – Audrey Stout RN, RDMS
Workshop Summary: Understand why systematic scanning protocols are critical, learn to describe the protocols and documentation necessary for limited OB sonograms, and learn identify and describe anatomical landmarks for imaging protocols in this practical workshop that will leave you better equipped to deliver optimized images to reading physicians. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Involved with pregnancy help centers since 1987, Audrey Stout has served as a Nurse Manager in pregnancy medical clinics in both Georgia and Oregon, and worked in a high-risk obstetrician office before joining NIFLA as a Limited OB Ultrasound instructor in 2000. Audrey has trained RN’s and other medical professionals in over 100 PMCs, including one clinic in Ukraine. Audrey and her husband, Dave, have three grown adopted children, two of which live with disabilities, and they live in Lexington, Virginia.
);">Ectopic Pregnancy: The Greatest Medical and Legal Risks – Audrey Stout RN, RDMS
Workshop Summary: Since ectopic pregnancy presents the greatest risk for patient complications and possible death, missing one in the pregnancy medical center could have catastrophic effects. This workshop covers ectopic pregnancy, including its etiology, locations, signs, symptoms, management, and more. Participants will review case studies of actual ectopics found in PMCs, as well as how to safely assess patients, scan to rule out ectopic, document intrauterine pregnancies, and develop protocols when ectopic is expected. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Involved with pregnancy help centers since 1987, Audrey Stout has served as a Nurse Manager in pregnancy medical clinics in both Georgia and Oregon, and worked in a high-risk obstetrician office before joining NIFLA as a Limited OB Ultrasound instructor in 2000. Audrey has trained RN’s and other medical professionals in over 100 PMCs, including one clinic in Ukraine. Audrey and her husband, Dave, have three grown adopted children, two of which live with disabilities, and they live in Lexington, Virginia.
);">Ultrasound Images: What Do We Submit to the Physician? – Kim Hardy MA, RT(R), RDMS
Workshop Summary: Nurse sonographers often work without feedback on their images, so how can we know the correct ultrasound images are being taken to submit to the interpreting physician? If you have been performing ultrasounds in a pregnancy center and need a review, or, if you need to learn more about ultrasound imaging, this workshop is for you. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: Kim Hardy MA, RT(R), RDMS, is Co-Founder of Take A Peek Ultrasound Training, where she has served as an instructor since 2010. She has been in the sonography and radiology fields since 1977, and has been published in journals such as Molecular Cancer Therapeutics (January 2008), Journal of Translation Medicine (October 2008), and Heartbeat International’s Medical Matters (June, August 2012).
);">Caring for your Client Extends Beyond the Ultrasound – Karen Porter RN, RDMS
Workshop Summary: Designed for the new nurse just adapting to her role in the pregnancy medical clinic/center setting, this workshop will lead you step-by-step through what to expect in the ultrasound room. Using case studies, you’ll gain confidence in your abilities to minister to your client physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: As a registered nurse, Karen started the medical services for Charlotte (N.C.) Pregnancy Care Center in 1996. She served as Nurse Manager for 15 years and was privileged to introduce over 10,000 moms to their unborn babies through ultrasound. In 2011, Karen resigned her position to pursue her RDMS credentials. She now works with Innovative Imaging Technology and travels to pregnancy centers around the United States to train and equip nurses.
);">Flipping Uterus – Roxanne Ertel CNMT, RDMS
Workshop Summary: Gain a better understanding of the uterus, and learn to describe, identify, and demonstrate uterine positions on ultrasound images in this highly practical workshop. You’ll walk out with a clearer, 3D understanding of the uterus, as well as how to better utilize your ultrasound probes in the pregnancy medical center. 1.25 continuing education contact hours are available for this course.
Bio: A professional with over 20 years of experience in medical imaging, including Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and Magnetic Resonance both in private and hospital corporations, Roxanne Ertel is Founder and President of Forget Me Not Ultrasound LLC, which trains nurses to demonstrate life using ultrasound. Roxanne volunteers at her local pregnancy center in North Pole, Alaska, where she and her husband, Tom, live.
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