International Cesarean Awareness Network
2009 International Conference

Real Women.  Real Lives.

 

Atlanta (GA) Sheraton Gateway Hotel
April 24-26, 2009

 

Conference Agenda
(click here for downloadable agenda in PDF format)

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Pre-Conference

Noon – 3:00 pm Board meeting
Noon - 4:00 pm Exhibit Area Set-up
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Exhibit Area Walk Through
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Chapter Leader Training
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Exhibit Area Open Hours

Friday, April 24, 2009

8:00 am – 11:30 am Chapter Leader Training
9:00 am - Noon Exhibit Area
9:30 am - Noon Registration
12:45pm–1:00 pm Opening Ceremonies
1:00 pm–2:00pm
Plenary Session 1:

Sarah Buckley

"Undisturbed Birth: Mother Nature's recipe for safety, ease and ecstasy"

(Grand Ballroom)

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm 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 Refreshments in Exhibit Area
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Plenary Session 2:

Joni Nichols - "Respectful Cesarean"

(Grand Ballroom)

7:00 pm – 10:00pm "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 pm12:30pm Presidents Panel Lunch Session (Grand Ballroom)
12:45 pm2:15 pm

 

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
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)

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"

Noon - 12:15 pm Closing Ceremonies with photo review

 

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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).

Contact ICAN at 1-800-686-ICAN or conference@ican-online.org

 

 

 

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