2024 Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

Keynote Speaker:
Jamie Belsito

Jamie Belsito, founder of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA), sets the stage for maternal mental health. MMHLA is dedicated to improving the mental health of mothers with a focus on national policy and health equity. The non-profit organization advocates for improved mental health care during pregnancy and postpartum.

Registration + Fee

Register here. Our Annual Meeting is free to attend for all Nurture KC members and funders. If you are not a member, join here or the fee to attend is $25 (a payment option is included at the end of the registration process).

AGENDA

8:00 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 a.m. – Welcome – Seabrin Jensen

• Nurture KC Executive Director Report – Tracy Russell

8:50 a.m. – Keynote Speaker: Setting the Stage of Maternal Mental Health

• Jamie Belsito, Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance

9:15 a.m. – Support for Grieving Parents – Panel

• Leonae DelaTorre, Infant Loss Resources
  Breanne Bradley, Saint Luke’s Hospital System
  Tricia Rausch, Advent Health
  Erica Bailey, Lived experience

9:35 a.m. – Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs (PPAPs) – Panel

• Erin Bider, University of Kansas Hospital Systems
  Kim Brandt, Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative
  Cory Niemeyer, University Health System

10:05 a.m. – Break

10:20 a.m. – Social Determinants and Maternal Mental Health – Panel

• Janet Rhone, University Health
  Candace Ladd, Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom
  Ahkeya Howard, Nurture KC
  Sharla Smith, Birth Equity Network

10:50 a.m. – Kansas City Metro Mental Health Initiatives

• Danielle Chiang, University of Missouri, Kansas City
  Laura Warren-Hughes, Missouri Hospital Association
  Parul Nguyen, Unified Government of Wyandotte County

11:20 a.m. – Addressing Family Wellbeing: Paid Parental Leave

• Wendy Doyle, United WE
  Jan Marrs, Mize CPAs, Inc.
  Christina VanCleave, Unified Government of Wyandotte County

11:50 a.m. – Q&A

12:10 p.m. – Call to Action & Closing

• Traci Gleason, Missouri Budget Project

No conflicts of interest have been identified for the planners and presenters for this education activity.

For Those Seeking Continuing-Education Credits

Learning Objectives:
• Learners will self-report an increased knowledge on the Maternal Health disparities of Black mothers suffering from fetal or infant loss.
• Learners will self-report an increased knowledge about local bereavement resources.
• Learners will self-report an increased knowledge about how experts convene to curate information to advance the field of maternal mental health.
• Learners will self-report an increased knowledge about how providers can utilize the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program to provide improved maternal mental health services for patients.
• Learners will self-report an increased knowledge of how social determinants of health negatively impact maternal mental health.

This Continuing Education:
B.E. Education Group, LLC is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 1.5 credit hours applicable for APRN, RN, LPN, and LMHT re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number LT0258-0310. B.E. Education Group, LLC is a pre-approved provider for social workers through the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB) Provider Number 14-002. This course offering is approved for 1.25 credit hours applicable for social workers and is accepted for psychologists, professional counselors. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance. For licensed professionals, please provide license # when registering and complete an online evaluation to receive your CEU Certificate of Attendance.