Neonatal Outreach Education
The Neonatal Outreach Education Program at Children's Mercy is designed to promote the education of the region's health care professionals and the public about neonatal and perinatal care.
We offer both didactic and clinical skills programs. Course options include: Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) provider courses, S.T.A.B.L.E. program learner course, simulation with neonatal stabilization scenarios, cardiac module, physical and gestational age assessment of the newborn, lactation conference, and fetal monitoring courses. Immediate consultation with Children's Mercy physicians, nurses, nutritionists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, and other staff is available on an ongoing basis.
Goals of the program
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Educate professional staff regarding comprehensive neonatal-perinatal care.
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Educate the public to promote optimal newborn health.
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Develop individualized teaching programs for community hospital personnel.
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Provide and promote multidisciplinary communication and timely, professional consultation.
Contact the Neonatal Outreach Education Coordinator
Patricia A. Reuter, MSN, RNC-NIC, has been coordinating the Neonatal Outreach program at Children's Mercy since 1990. She received her diploma in Nursing from Saint Luke's School of Nursing in Sioux City, Iowa; a BSN from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio; and an MSN from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Her areas of expertise include neonatal resuscitation, gestational age assessment, care of parents, ethical concerns, and the coordination of education programs for perinatal health care professionals.
Pat Reuter
(816) 234-1602
preuter@cmh.edu
Annual Regional Neonatal Conferences
9th Annual Regional Neonatal Conference: Decision-making for Optimal Care and Outcomes
Thursday, April 27, 2023
8am – 4:30pm
Register now to attend our hybrid conference with the option of attending in-person or virtually! Early bird registration closes February 28. View the conference flyer for more information.
Register for the in-person conference Register for the virtual conference2022 Virtual Conference
Our 8th Annual Regional Neonatal Virtual Conference took place on April 29, 2022. View the presentations from the conference below.
Presentations:
- Calm in the Eye of the Storm (PDF)
- Parenting in the NICU and Beyond (PDF)
- Continuous Glucose monitoring (PDF)
- Genetic Testing for Neonates (PDF)
- Protecting Our Tiniest Humans: Primum Mon Nocere (PDF)
- Mystery Case Presentation (PDF)
- Panel (PDF)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDF)
- Delirium (PDF)
- Vendors (PDF)
Videos:
- Welcome
- Calm in the Eye of the Storm - Lassen
- Parenting in the NICU and Beyond - Kaylee Hurt
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring - Pandey-Akangire
- Genetic Testing for the Neonate - Kussmann
- Protecting our Tiniest Humans: Primum Non Nocere - Lancaster
- Mystery Case Study - Godwin
- Case Study: Treating the Unknown - Panel
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus - Romans
- Delirium - Rao
2021 Virtual Conference
Our 7th Annual Regional Neonatal Virtual Conference took place on June 4, 2021. View the speaker bios, presentations and videos from the conference below.
Speaker bios:
Presentations:
- Big Baby Bellies - The distended neonatal abdomen (PDF)
- Risk Management/Understanding and Supporting Staff (PDF)
- Racial Disparities in Health Care (PDF)
- The 2am call from the well-baby nursery...(PDF)
- The NICU Dad - My NICU Journey (PDF)
- Trauma Informed Care in the NICU: Transforming Neonatal Care (PDF)
- Bugs, Drugs and Babies - New Decade, New Strategies? (PDF)
- With a Little Help From My Friends - Managing the Difficult Airway in the NICU, Part 1 (PDF)
With a Little Help From My Friends - Managing the Difficult Airway in the NICU, Part 2 (PDF) - Baby-Friendly in the NICU - Best Practices for Increasing Breast Milk Feeding in the NICU (PDF)
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Assessment - New Versus Old - Which is Best? (PDF)
- COVID-19 Pregnancy Update (PDF)
Videos:
- Big Baby Bellies - The distended neonatal abdomen – Dr. Rebecca Rentea
- Risk Management-Understanding and Supporting Staff - Dr. Jennifer Johnson, Patricia Davis, Seth Sonneville
- Racial Disparities in Health Care (Panel) - Michelle Wimes, Dr. Tamorah Lewis, Dr. John (JC) Cowden
- The 2am call from the well-baby nursery... - Dr. John Daniel
- The NICU Dad – Alex Zavala
- Trauma Informed Care in the NICU- Transforming Neonatal Care – Dr. Dena Hubbard
- Bugs, Drugs, and Babies - New Decade, New Strategies - Dr. Alexandra Oschman
- With a Little Help From My Friends - Dr. Daniel Jensen
- Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative – Michelle Finn
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Scoring Models, are the Newer Models Better - Betsy Knappen
- COVID-19 Pregnancy Update – Dr. Devika Maulik
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- Culture and Language Coaching Program
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