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Neonatal Outreach Education

Resources

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

  • Educate professional staff regarding comprehensive neonatal-perinatal care.

  • Educate the public to promote optimal newborn health.

  • Develop individualized teaching programs for community hospital personnel.

  • 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

2024 Conference


Our 10th Annual Regional Neonatal Hybrid Conference took place on Thursday, April 18, 2024. View the presentations from the conference below.

Nursing Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant
PDF Slides
Video presentation

Reaching New Heights with Peer Support
PDF Slides
Video presentation

Is it you or me?: Trauma Informed Guidance for Healthcare Professionals Engaging with “Difficult” Parents 
PDF Slides
Video presentation

The Resuscitation Was Unsuccessful. Now What? 
PDF Slides
Video presentation

Let the Baby Drive! NAVA Use in a Level IV NICU 
PDF Slides
Video presentation

Free, Not Reduced Milk: Advocating for Breastfeeding for Mothers of Color 
PDF Slides
Video presentation 

Addressing Preceptor Burnout Through Implementation of a New Orientation Model 
PDF Slides
Video presentation 

Just Say No…?Medications and Mother’s Milk
PDF Slides
Video presentation

Mystery Case
PDF Slides 
Video presentation 

Increasing Kangaroo Care in the NICU 
Video presentation 

CLABSI Reduction Strategies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 
Video presentation 

 

2023 Conference


Our 9th Annual Regional Neonatal Hybrid Conference took place on April 27, 2023. View the presentations from the conference below.

Building Capacity for LGBTQIA Patients and Families
PDF of slides
Video presentation

The Development of The Pediatric Ethics & Professionalism Assessment Tool (Pedi-EPAT)
PDF of slides
Video presentation

"Eat, Sleep, Console" Model of Care, Is It Best for You?
PDF of slides
Video presentation

Feeding Strategies to Prevent NEC: The Current and the Future
PDF of slides
Video presentation

A Mystery Case
PDF of slides
Video presentation

Neonatal Resuscitation Training: Design, Implement, and Evaluate
PDF of slides
Video presentation

New Street Drugs 2023
PDF of slides
Video presentation

Rediscovering Your Passion, Purpose, and Path Forward
PDF of slides

Video presentation

An Unexpected Delivery: Neonate with Undiagnosed Congenital Heart Disease
PDF of slides
Video presentation