Events

Certified Doula Training Course

Date: 
07/01/2012 - 00:00
Location: 
Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery

Please click here for more accurate dates - thanks www.commonsensechildbirth.org/doula

Total hours: 18 clock hours

Instructor(s): Kathy Bradley, IBCLC, ICCE, CD
Contact: 321-213-1112 or kathy.ccsmidwifery@gmail.com

Lactation Educator Training

Date: 
12/09/2011 - 00:00 - 12/11/2011 - 00:00
Location: 
Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery

Lactation Educator Training & Certification Program - The JJ WAY®

Please click here for more information on upcoming dates www.commonsensechildbirth.org/certified-lactation-educator

Add Effective Lactation Education to Your Skills Now!

Open to ANY professional or para profesional in the field of Maternal Child Health Care

For registration information:
Kathy Bradley, IBCLC, ICCE, CD email: kathy.ccsmidwifery@gmail.com or call: 321-213-1112

Completion of this 24 hour course and exam, text reading, and observation of community resources are all that you need for to be a JJ WAY® Lactation Educator!

Join us this fall!

Childbirth Education Programs

Date: 
12/07/2011 - 00:00 - 12/09/2011 - 00:00
Location: 
Winne Palmer Hospital, Orlando, Florida


CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR

Please click here for more accurate dates for these programs http://www.commonsensechildbirth.org/childbirth-education-program-lamaze...

COURSE INFORMATION

Dates: TBA (LAMAZE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM)
Times: TBA
Total hours: 24 clock hours
Location: Winnie Palmer Hospital, Orlando

Instructor(s): Connie L. Livingston RN, BS, FACCE, LCCE, CD(DONA), BDT, ICCE
, Kathy Bradley, ICCE, ICCE, CCA

Contact: 321-213-1112 or kathy.ccsmidwifery@gmail.com for more details

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will prepare the student to be able to create and teach a childbirth education class. Focus will be on curriculum development and teaching strategies and will lead to full Lamaze Certification.

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CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR

COURSE INFORMATION

Dates: TBA (CCSM CERTIFICATION)
Times: TBA
Total hours: 20 clock hours
Location: Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery, Winter Garden, Fl

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Birth Summit

Date: 
04/09/2011 - 09:00 - 04/10/2011 - 18:00

NATIONAL SUMMIT TO ADDRESS RISE IN U.S. MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE

Between two and three women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. On April 9th, the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Birth Summit 2011 will bring experts from multiple disciplines, including physicians, researchers, universities, midwives, childbirth professionals, and advocacy groups to examine the rising maternal mortality rate in the US.

Setting aside all cultural, personal, and professional bias, this group of professionals and lay people will tackle an almost silent epidemic in the United States. The results from this working day will be a formal white paper recommendation that will be distributed widely across the country and YouTube documentaries of the day's events. The all day summit will take place at Shenandoah University's Dulles campus on April 9th, 2011.

WV Perinatal Summit

Date: 
11/11/2010 - 15:00 - 11/12/2010 - 17:30
Location: 
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University/Charleston Division, 3110 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV

This program has been designed to bring together multiple disciplines that provide perinatal healthcare through clinical practice, community programs and professional and patient education. Local and regionally recognized faculty will encourage participants to consider collaborative, innovative strategies when faced with challenges in perinatal healthcare delivery and education.

Please see the attached PDF for more details.

2-Day Doula Training and Certification Program - Offered by Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery(CCSM)

Date: 
09/03/2010 - 08:30 - 09/10/2010 - 08:30
Location: 
Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery 1150 E. Palnt St. Winter GArden, Florida 34787

The Training Program...

Is designed for those with no prior specialized training and certification. It is well paced, thorough and covers every aspect needed to be a dynamic part of the birthing community. During the training and internship program, the following topics will be addressed:

anatomy and physiology
process of labor, delivery and the postpartum period
obstetrical procedures
comfort measures and labor support
newborn care and procedures
breastfeeding
working with your client & medical staff
communication and listening skills
specialized and one-on-one care
benefits of social support systems
impact of racial and class disparities on pregnancy and birth outcomes
setting up and running your doula practice
HIPAA compliance

The program includes training manual, I.D. badge, Certificate of Completion and opportunity to complete full certification through CCSM and The JJ Way® .

For more info call: click here or call 321-213-1112

International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) Conference

Date: 
04/08/2010 - 19:00 - 04/08/2010 - 21:00


Penn-ICOWHI Conference April 2010 Philadelphia

http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/penn-icowhi/Pages/default.aspx

Advancing Women's Health in Urban Environments Through Public Health Advocacy.

This panel will focus on the work of advocacy groups in the US toward changing policy and practice to advance women's health. The speakers will discuss efforts to promote women’s health in urban environments and describe the strategies of successful initiatives. The panelists represent groups involved in 3 key issues in women's health: Maternal and child health; Intimate Partner Violence; and Environmental Health and Justice and will highlight current and future opportunities for prevention and intervention in urban settings in clinical practice and public health initiatives.

Promoting Healthy Birth Outcomes

Date: 
10/27/2009 - 09:00 - 10/29/2009 - 16:15
Location: 
Novant Health - Forsyth Medical Center 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Jennie Joseph will be speaking at the Northwest AHEC Conference in North Carolina on October 27th and 28th. "The purpose of this two-day conference is to present best practices, promising new interventions, community engagement models, and policy initiatives to improve equity in healthy birth outcomes through enhancing preconception and interconception health of women." For more information please visit the Northwest AHEC website.

BABY! International Film Festival

Date: 
10/02/2009 - 15:00 - 10/03/2009 - 10:00
Location: 
Plaza Theater at 425 N. Bumby Ave. in Orlando, FL.

The Orlando Baby International Film Festival will feature films that offer healthy, amazing images of pregnancy, child birth and early infancy. Films will be supported with panel discussions featuring local experts from the Orlando Birthing Community. There will be networking opportunities and time to connect with friends. If you want to be part of a community that supports families and babies the Orlando Baby International Film Festival is the place to be!

Find more information here on the Film Festival page.

Click here to purchase tickets!

2009 Midwives Association Of Florida CONFERENCE

Date: 
08/15/2009 - 00:00 - 08/16/2009 - 00:00
Location: 
Tradewinds Island Grand Resort St. Petersburg Beach, Florida

2009 MAF CONFERENCE

August 15-16, 2009

Midwives Association Of Florida

Tradewinds Island Grand Resort St. Petersburg Beach, Florida

Join Jennie Joseph And Barbara Harper (Waterbirth International) as Florida midwives gather at the beach!