1. Supporting Families After
Perinatal Loss and Infant Death:
A Professional Conference
September 19, 2012
8:15am - 3:30pm
Location:
Angela Hospice
14100 Newburgh Road
Livonia, MI 48154
This event is an educational activity of the
Perinatal Bereavement Coalition (PBC)
Financial support provided by Angel Kisses
Dedicated to preventing infant death and supporting those affected by it.

2. PURPOSE
The purpose of this training is to provide education for the healthcare
professional to increase their knowledge, and offer tools for supporting patients
and families experiencing perinatal loss or death of an infant.
OBJECTIVES
AGENDA
1. Identify components of a perinatal hospice program.
8:15-8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast 2. Understand the epidemiology of perinatal loss and who is at
highest risk.
8:45-9:00 Welcome 3. Recognize the medical and emotional impact of loss and potential
Mary Adkins aftermath for families.
4. Consider the need for research-based evidence in caring for
9:00-9:30 “My Nest Is Best” Perinatal Hospice Program patients with perinatal loss.
Ann-Patrice Foley 5. Recognize how perinatal loss differs from other losses.
6. Identify strategies to help families cope with perinatal loss.
9:30-10:30 Perinatal Loss and Grief: Why It Matters 7. Describe the impact of perinatal/neonatal and infant deaths on
Dr. Katherine Gold families.
8. Explore the impact of grief on the caregiver.
10:30-10:45 BREAK 9. Describe strategies to recognize and address issues of caregiver
fatigue.
10:45-11:45 Understanding and Coping with Perinatal Loss
Dr. Irving Leon CONTINUING EDUCATION
Nurses: Approval is pending for 5.25 contact hours by Michigan
11:45-12:15 Question and Answer Session Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the Michigan Board of
Dr. Katherine Gold, Dr. Irving Leon Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of
Accreditation.
12:15-1:00 LUNCH Introduction to Angel Kisses
Social Workers: Approval is pending for 4 social work continuing
1:00-2:00 Experience, Strength and Hope: Parent Panel clock hours by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education
Mary Adkins, Moderator Collaborative.
2:00-2:15 BREAK Contact hours are awarded to individuals after attendance at full conference,
with completion and submission of an evaluation.
2:15-3:15 Caring for the Caregiver
Dr. John Canine PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Mary Adkins, MSW, RN
3:15-3:30 Questions and Answers, Evaluations Mary Machowicz, BSN, RN
Chris Gardner-Platt, BA
Ann-Patrice Foley, LMSW

3. SPEAKERS
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Mary Adkins, RN, MSW
As Program Director for Tomorrow’s Child, Ms. Adkins is responsible for
Angel Kisses coordination of grief services for Michigan families who experience a fetal or
Angel Kisses was formed in 2009 by three women who had infant death, and training the professionals who provide this service.
experienced late-term pregnancy losses, looking for ways to make
a difference for others who were grieving a stillbirth or infant John Canine, Ed.D, Ph.D
death. Today, Angel Kisses has evolved into a non-profit founda- Dr. Canine has worked as a consultant and psychological counselor for over 25
tion dedicated to improving bereavement care. They are actively years. With degrees in Philosophy and Psychology he has served as faculty at
involved with the Perinatal Bereavement Coalition and have pro- Wayne State University and has published numerous articles and books, including
vided financial support for this conference. “Psychosocial Aspects of Death and Dying”.
Perinatal Bereavement Coalition (PBC) Katherine J. Gold, MD, MSW, MS
The Perinatal Bereavement Coalition (PBC) was convened by Trained as a family medicine physician Dr. Gold holds joint appointments in
Tomorrow’s Child in 2006 in response to concerns raised by hos- family medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Michigan with
pital nurses about grief services for families experiencing perinatal a focus on health services research in the area of perinatal grief and bereavement.
loss. Coalition members represent many areas of practice: labor She has published widely on topics related to care and outcomes for bereaved
and delivery, postpartum, neonatal units, perinatal and pediatric families, mental health issues in pregnancy and postpartum, and how providers
hospice nursing and social work, as well as spiritual care, funeral cope with perinatal loss.
home care and community support. The PBC mission is to assure
appropriate bereavement services by promoting best practice Irving G. Leon, Ph.D.
guidelines and providing training for professionals. As a license clinical psychologist, Dr. Leon, Ph.D., has worked for over twenty-
five years with adults and/or couples in the areas of reproductive loss, adoption
counseling, and bereavement. He is a recognized expert on reproductive losses
and author of the first guide to psychotherapy for pregnancy and perinatal loss,
“When a Baby Dies: Psychotherapy for Pregnancy and Newborn Loss (Yale
University Press, 1990)”.
Ann-Patrice Foley, LMSW
Since January of 2005. Ann-Patrice Foley has worked with prenatal families at
Angela Hospice prior to, during and after the loss of an infant. As part of this
work, Ms. Foley provides 25 month bereavement support to families experiencing
the death of a child. She also provides ongoing monthly pediatric and prenatal
hospice education to University of Michigan Pediatric Residents.

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