See workshop and session descriptions following the schedule
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks
9:10 - 10:40 Shoulder Dystocia
Suzy Myers, LM, CPM, MPH
10:40- 10:50 Break
10:50 - 12:20 Advanced Suturing
Kathryn Arendt, MD
12:20-1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 MAWS Presentations
Transfer Indications Documents, Shared Decision Making, VBAC Position Statement & Protocol, and Postdates Protocol
2:30 - 2:40 Break
2:40 - 4:10 Breech Delivery
Jennifer Gallardo, CPM, LDM
4:10 - 5:00 Weird and Wacky
Tracy Cooper, LM, CPM & Michele Sarju, LM, CPM
Dinner to follow at a local restaurant
Session Descriptions
Shoulder Dystocia with Suzy Myers, LM, CPM, MPH
In this hands-on workshop, Suzy Myers, longtime Seattle midwife, will review essential should dystocia maneuvers. Please bring a pelvis and baby model if you own one.
Advanced Suturing with Kathryn Arendt, MD
Dr. Arendt is the Medical Director at the Center for Continence and Pelvic Health at Evergreen Hospital. She will be leading us in advanced suturing techniques in this hands-on workshop. Workshop requirement: Bring your suture kit.
Breech Presentation with Jennifer Gallardo, CPM, LDM
What to do when it's not a head? Although midwives are trained in emergency breech maneuvers, what else can we do to hone our technique? Owner and midwife of Andaluz Waterbirth Center in Oregon, Jennifer will offer her unique perspective. Please bring a pelvis and baby model if you own one.
General Meeting—Free
A lively discussion for MAWS members about new documents for transfer indications, shared decision making, VBAC position statement and protocols,and postdates protocols.
WWW: Weird and Wacky (and Wine)—Free
Moderated by Michelle Sarju, LM, CPM and Tracy Cooper, LM, CPM of Expecting the Best (Seattle)
Prepare to hear humorous and jaw dropping birth stories from your colleagues. Learn tricks of the trade and be entertained. Or merely sit back and relax from your day of learning with the libation of your choice!
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