Presentation Day & Time

Presentation Title

Presenters &Co-Presenters

Room

Monday

Sept. 27

7:00am-8:00am

Registration & Coffee with Exhibitors

Aleutian

8:00am-8:30am

Announcements & Welcoming Remarks

Ballroom

8:30am-9:30am

Plenary #1- Healthy Weight Across the Lifespan

Karol Fink, MS, RD
Ward Hurlburt, MD
Neil Murphy, MD

Ballroom

9:30am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-10:45am

Workshops A

A1 - Adolescent Vaccines

Tom Hennessy, MD, MPH

Dillingham

A2 - She Drank Before She Knew - Preventing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies

Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, FNP, CNM, MN

Aspen

A3 - Preventing Unintentional Injuries Among Children and Teens

Hillary Strayer, MPH
Kyla Hagan, MPH
Mary Clark

King Salmon

10:45am-11:00am

Break

11:00am-12:00

Workshops B

B1 - Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Katherine Huffman, MAT

Dillingham

B2 - What to do When She is Drinking/Drugging While She is Pregnant

Evelyn Abello, MS
Cheri Scott

Aspen

B3 - Infectious Diseases with Unique Characteristics in Alaska

Jay Butler, MD
Brad Gessner, MD, MPH
Jay Wenger, MD

King Salmon

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch (provided) - Networking & Exhibit Session

1:00pm-1:15pm

Break

1:15pm-2:15pm

Workshops C

C1 - Screening Teens for Depression and Suicide Risk

David Sperbeck, PhD

Dillingham

C2 - Stabilizing the Pregnant Woman for Transport

George Gilson, MD

Aspen

C3 - Environmental and Social Factors in Respiratory Disease Disparities

Tom Hennessy, MD, MPH
Gina Rempel, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Ros Singleton, MD

King Salmon

2:15pm-2:30pm

Break

2:30pm-3:30pm

Workshops D

D1 - How to Communicate Effectively with Teens

Heather Harris, BHS
& The POWER Teen Program

Dillingham

D2 - Tobacco Cessation in Alaska

Jessica Harvill, MPH
Caroline Renner, MPH, CTTS

Aspen

D3 - Recurrent Aspiration Syndrome in Indigenous Children: Association with Chronic Lung Disease

Barb Borton, BMR (OT)
Matt Hirschfeld, MD, PhD
Gina Rempel, MD, FRCPC, FAAP

King Salmon

3:30pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Plenary #2 - The Impact of Domestic Violence on Women and Children and Promising Practices

Linda Chamberlain, PhD, MPH

4:45pm-6:00pm

Vaccinate Alaska Coalition Networking Reception and Exhibit Session

Tuesday

Sept. 28

7:30am-8:00am

Registration, Round Tables & Coffee with Exhibitors

8:00am-8:30am

Announcements & Presentation of Vaccinate Alaska Coalition Excellence in Immunization Awards

Ballroom

8:30am-9:30am

Plenary #3 - Vaccine Safety:  Addressing Parent and Provider Hesitancy

Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH

Ballroom

9:30am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-10:45am

Workshops E

E1 - Strategies for Youth Development & Engagement

Thomas Azzarella

Dillingham

E2 - Maternal Depression & its Effects on the Family

Margi Clifford, LPC, RYT
Sarah Roberts, MD

Aspen

E3 - FAS(D) Birth Defects - Using Data to Tell Stories

Sandy Collins, MPH, RD
Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, FNP, CNM, MN

King Salmon

10:45am-11:00am

Break

11:00am-12:00

Workshops F

F1 - Best Practices in Prevention Programs for Youth

Kyla Hagan, MPH
Connie Jessen, MA

Dillingham

F2 -  Improving the Health of Alaskans: Reproductive Life Planning and Best Practices in Preconception Care

Brad Whistler, DMD
Jan Whitefield, MD

Aspen

F3 - The Role of Family Centered Care in Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

Shannon Shea, BSW

King Salmon

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch (provided) - Plenary #4 - Using Data to Shape Policy – A National Perspective

Mike Fraser, PhD, CAE

Ballroom

1:00pm-1:15pm

Break

1:15pm-2:15pm

Workshops G

G1 - STDs Screening & Testing for Adolescents

Donna Cecere, BA
Connie Jessen, MA

Dillingham

G2 - Don’t get Burned Out:  Ways to De-stress and set Professional Boundaries (For Providers)

Dina Banez, RNC, BSM
Melissa Merrick, LCSW

Aspen

Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH
Ros Singleton, MD
Laurel Wood, MPA

King Salmon

2:15pm-2:30pm

Break

2:30pm-3:30pm

Workshops H

H1 - Caring for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Janie Henderson, BS, MS

Dillingham

H2 - Breast & Cervical Cancer Update

Denise Farleigh, MD
Neil Murphy, MD

Aspen

H3 - Tracking & Preventing Child Maltreatment in Alaska

Cathy Baldwin-Johnson, MD, FAAFP
Mark Erickson, MD
Desire' Shepler

King Salmon

3:30pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Plenary #5 - Infusing Cultural and Linguistic Competence into Care for the MCH Population

Suzanne Bronheim, PhD

Ballroom

4:45-5:00

Closing Remarks

Stephanie Birch, RNC, MPH, MS, FNP
Neil Murphy, MD

Ballroom

Wednesday

Sept. 29

7:30am-8:00am

Infant Safe Sleep Summit:  Registration & Coffee

8:00am-12:00

Infant Safe Sleep Summit:

8:00am-8:30am

Welcome Remarks - Reducing Infant Sleep-related Deaths in Alaska:  Moving Data into Action

Debbie Golden, RN, BC, MS
Margaret Blabey, MPH

Denali

8:30am-9:45am

Promoting Infant Safe Sleep Practices - Cultural Competence and Community Engagement

Suzanne Bronheim, PhD

Denali

9:45am-10:15am

Healthy Native Babies Project Update

Marilyn Pierce-Bulger, FNP, CNM, MN

Denali

10:15am-10:30am

Break

10:30am-11:15am

Physiological Mechanism of Tobacco in SUID

Mike Harris, PhD

Denali

11:15am-11:50am

Bucket Babies

Mary Pomeroy, PT
Joyce Barnett, PT

Denali

11:50am-12:00

Wrap Up and Adjourn

Debbie Golden, RN, BC, MS

Denali

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch on your own or Vaccinate Alaska Coalition 2010 Annual Meeting.  For information or to RSVP call 269-8013 or email Doreen.Stangel@alaska.gov

1:00pm-2:30pm

Training:  Comfortable Conversations About Contraception (Max. 12)

Sherrell Holtshouser, RN, MPH
Faith Walsh, RNC, BSN

Dillingham

1:00pm-5:00pm

Training:Tools for Reducing Burnout and Promoting Health Behavior Change

Melissa Merrick, LCSW

Denali