Conference Agenda
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Pre-Conference
Noon – 3:00 pm
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Board meeting
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Noon - 4:00 pm
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Exhibit Area Set-up
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Exhibit Area Walk
Through |
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Chapter Leader
Training |
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Exhibit Area Open
Hours |
Friday,
April 24, 2009
8:00 am – 11:30 am
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Chapter Leader
Training |
9:00 am - Noon
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Exhibit Area
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9:30 am - Noon
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Registration
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12:45pm–1:00 pm
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Opening Ceremonies
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1:00 pm–2:00pm
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Plenary Session 1:
Sarah Buckley
"Undisturbed Birth: Mother Nature's recipe for safety, ease
and ecstasy"
(Grand Ballroom) |
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2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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A1 - Stacey Kerr,
MD
Homebirth in the Hospital |
A2 - Pam Chubbuck Empowering
Our Girls and Women Promotes Healthy Birth Practices |
A3 - S. Storton and
C. Craigie-Carter
Listening to Mothers: Lessons learned from SOLACE |
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Refreshments in
Exhibit Area |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Plenary Session 2:
Joni Nichols - "Respectful Cesarean"
(Grand Ballroom) |
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7:00 pm – 10:00pm
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"Pregnant in America"
Film Showing |
Saturday,
April 25, 2009
7:00 am –
8:00 am |
Registration |
6:30 am- 7:00 am |
Sunrise Yoga Session- Rose St. John |
7:00 am –
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
8:00 am –
9:00 am |
Plenary Session 3:
Steve Buonaugurio - "Pregnant Fathers in America"
(Grand Ballroom) |
9:00 am –
9:30 am |
Exhibit Area Break |
9:30 am -
11:00 am |
B1 - Rose St. John
Role of Father in Preventing Cesarean |
B2 - Gretchen
Humphries
Interpreting Your Medical Records |
B3 - P. Perez and
T. Howard
When Meconium Hits the Fan |
11:15 pm–12:30pm
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Presidents Panel
Lunch Session (Grand Ballroom) |
12:45 pm–
2:15 pm |
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C1 - Sandy Jones
Healing the Wounds of Birth |
C2 - Alyce Adams
Kegel Queen: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training |
C3 - Ruth Ancheta
Getting the message out: Using the diffusion of innovation
technique |
3:00 pm –
3:30 pm |
Refreshments in Exhibit Area |
3:45pm –
5:00 pm |
Plenary Session 4:
Eugene Declercq - "Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
in the US"
(Grand Ballroom) |
6:30 pm –
8:00 pm |
Evening Social with
Hors D’oeuvres in Exhibit Area
Speaker Book Signings |
8:00pm –
10:00pm |
President’s Meeting
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8:00pm –
10:00pm |
Evening Social Activities |
Sunday, April 26, 2009
6:30 am - 7:00 am |
Sunrise Prayer Circle - All faiths and beliefs welcome. |
7:00 am –
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
7:15 am –
7:45 am |
ICAN Business Meeting |
8:00am - 9:00 am |
Plenary Session 5:
Shafia M. Monroe - TBA
(Grand Ballroom) |
9:00 am - 9:30am |
Last chance Exhibit
area
(pick up silent auction and raffle items)
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9:30 am -
11:00 am |
D1 - Eileen
Sullivan
Emotional Freedom Technique |
D2 - Jenny
Griebenow
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
D3 - Debbie
Schneider
Arvigo Mayan Massage |
D4 - Susan Hodges
VBAC and midwifery legislation panel |
11:00 am - Noon |
Plenary Session 6:
Susan Jenkins - "Patients Rights"
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Noon - 12:15 pm |
Closing Ceremonies
with photo review |
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History]
Continuing Education credits offered: please see our
registration information
for further information.
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International
Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN) is a nonprofit organization
founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve
maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through
education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
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Contact ICAN at 1-800-686-ICAN or conference@ican-online.org
The International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.
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2008
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