Cottage Health System's   Perinatal / Neonatal Symposium May 13, 2011   8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Burtness Auditorium (see map >>)   Download Registration Brochure  (PDF) This day-long conference will present timely issues, some considered controversial, concerning the care of the family and the newborn. The information presented will support changes in the hospital environment to assist the transition to family-centered maternity and newborn care. The focus will also be to enhance "Patients First" in multi-unit care as well as providing perinatal caregivers access to current evidence-based practice and scholars.   Topics include: Complementary and alternative therapies used during the child bearing year with Western medicine treatments Family-Centered Care "Kangaroo care" and its benefits in caring for the baby and family in the neonatal environment The "older" gravida and the "younger" gravida The journey to becoming a "Baby Friendly" organization Program Perinatal Hot Topic: Pre-Eclampsia Alex R. Soffici, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cottage Health System   Kangaroo Care in the NICU Rayleen Phillips, MD Neonatologist, Loma Linda Medical Center   Older Gravida's Concerns / Issues Nancy Williams, MA, MFT, CCE, IBCLC Board Certified Lactation Consultant The Journey to Becoming "Baby Friendly" Ocean Berg, MSN, RN, CNS San Francisco General Hospital   Alternative Therapies for Comfort During Pregnancy Mary Tanguid, L.Ac, Dipl.Ac Provider approved 5 contact hours by the California Board of Nursing. Provider #00252. Course meets the qualifications of 5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs &/or LCSWs as required by the Califor- nia Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider #PCE 741   Registration Instructions 1. CHS Employees to register via Health Stream: Employee number is both User ID and Password; go to "Catalog"; select "Category" Women's Services. No charge to employees. 2. CHS Travelers register via Health Stream and forward check for $40 to "CHS Education Department" 3. NON-Employees complete the registration form. Fee is $75