March of Dimes 2015 Prematurity Prevention Conference
Panel 1 – The Science of Prematurity: What We Know and What We Need to Do
Moderator: Edward RB McCabe, MD, PhD, March of Dimes
Fighting for the Next Generation: Addressing the Challenge of Prematurity
Speaker: Edward RB McCabe, MD, PhD, March of Dimes
Science of Preterm Birth
Speaker: Catherine Y Spong, MD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
In Search of Answers: The Value of Transdisciplinary Research
Speaker: Deborah A Driscoll, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania
Panel 2: Collaborations to Prevent Prematurity
Moderator: Wanda D Barfield, MD, MPH, CAPT, USPHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives: Lessons from Two Different States
Speakers: Elliot K Main, MD,California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
Barbara O’Brien, RN, MS Perinatal Quality Improvement, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Texas’ Collaborative Initiatives: Working Towards Better Birth Outcomes
Speaker: David L Lakey, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Population Health, University of Texas System
Panel 3: Roadmap to Reducing Prematurity
Moderator: Paul Jarris, MD, MBA, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Quality Improvement as an Essential Tool to Achieve the 2030 Goal
Speaker: Erin S Dupree, MD, FACOG, Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
Commentary about Quality Improvement
Speaker: Sean C Blackwell, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Panel 4: Roadmap to Reducing Prematurity
Moderator: Diane M Ashton, MD, MPH, March of Dimes
Promoting Health Equity and Preventing Prematurity
Speakers: Arthur R James, MD, Obstetrics/Geynecology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Diana E Ramos, MD, MPH, Reproductive Health, Los Angeles County Public Health
Global Initiative Addressing Prematurity
Speaker: Judith Robb-McCord, MAAS, MPH, Every Preemie-SCALE, Project Concern International
Interventions to Prevent Prematurity
Birth Spacing and Interconception Care
Speakers: Merry K Moos, BSN, (FNP), MPH, FAAN March of Dimes
Stephen D. Ratcliffe, MD, MSPH, Lancaster General Family Medicine Residency
Daniel Frayne, MD, MAHEC, Family Medicine Residency Program, Asheville, NC
National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative
Jessica Brubach, IMPLICIT Network (Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low birth Weight Infants through Continuous Improvement Techniques) UPMC McKeesport, Shadyside, & St. Margaret Family Health Centers
Prenatal Risk Reduction Strategies: Screening for Short Cervices and Access to 17P (17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate)
Speakers: Ellen Pliska, MHS, CPH, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Allison Bryant, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
Rita W Driggers, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine
