PSBC’s 2nd Biennial Conference: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies

March 11-12, 2016

This conference is hosted by Perinatal Services BC, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. It is an opportunity for health care professionals interested in the care of pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns to be updated on new research and clinical best practices across the continuum of perinatal and newborn care. This conference will engage health care professionals from a wide range of disciplines in knowledge transfer and interprofessional collaboration in order to provide the best care possible and ensure healthy mothers and babies. The format will include plenaries, breakout sessions, poster sessions, and networking opportunities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review clinical best practices and new research acquired from researchers, experts, and fellow participants, which will inform the care of pregnant and postpartum women and newborns;

2. Reflect on five new developments across the continuum of care from conception to postpartum that will impact clinical practice;

3. Discuss current surveillance and system improvements in perinatal services that are relevant to improving maternal/fetal and newborn outcomes; and

4. Integrate knowledge learned by engaging in dialogue with other health care professionals from a range of disciplines.