New study suggests that a prenatal intervention program, for stopping substance use in pregnancy, could save almost $2 billion annually if it were implemented nationwide. Click here to read about this study aimed at reducing the risk of substance abuse with pregnant women.

NJ Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, of  The Arc of New Jersey has provided this timely and relevant update.

What’s Going on in Prevention?

New Jersey will begin to implement a new concussion law and new guidelines for managing sports-related concussions

A new test will be able to look for a biomarker that indicates exposure to alcohol in the umbilical cord of fetuses

A healthy pregnancy diet has been found to reduce the likelihood of birth defects

Toxic chemicals are being found in umbilical cord blood of babies and air pollution has been linked to pre-term births

A frightening new trend among youth has them able to creatively disguise underage drinking

Does your weight and diabetes affect your unborn child? Learn more by clicking on this link.

Pure Encapsulations, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Egg Allergen In Prenatal Nutrients. Read more about the recall by this nutritional supplement company by clicking this link.

EFNEP helps limited-resource families and youth improve their eating behaviors and contributes to other personal development skills through behaviorally focused nutrition education. The program is administered by Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension, and is supported by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Smith- Lever funds

Located in Essex, County New Jersey, you can get more information by clicking directly on this link.

This is a must have resource for anyone dealing with families with limited resources.

Can Exposure to  Pesticides While Pregnant Can Affect the IQ of the Unborn Child? This New York Times article says yes.

We are pleased to announce that we have secured additional funding and are now able to offer this conference at

no cost to you.  There is still time to register!

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Agenda

7:30AM – 8:30AM     Registration/Breakfast

8:30AM – 8:40AM     Welcome

Richard Miller, MD, FACOG

Chairman, Department of Obstetrics

and Gynecology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

8:40AM – 9:30AM     Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the

Genetics of Preterm Birth

Jerome Strauss, MD, PhD

Dean, Virginia Commonwealth

University School of Medicine

9:30AM – 10:15AM   Epigenetics: Linking Early Life Exposures

and Disease Susceptibility

Francine Einstein, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Montefiore Medical Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

10:15AM – 10:45AM Break

10:45AM – 11:30AM The Influence of Infant Nutrition on Outcome

Deborah Campbell, MD, FAAP

Director, Division of Neonatology

Department of Pediatrics

The Jack D. Weiler Hospital of the

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

11:30AM – 12:15PM Panel Discussion

Richard Miller, MD, FACOG

Chairman, Department of Obstetrics

and Gynecology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

12:15PM – 1:15PM   Lunch

1:15PM – 1:30PM     Introduction

Timothy Yeh, MD, FAAP, FCCM

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

1:30PM – 2:15PM    Systems-Based Initiatives to Reduce

Infant Mortality

Denice Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA

Executive Director, Goldberg Center

Community and Pediatric Health

Children’s National Medical Center

Center for Clinical and Community

Research

2:15PM – 3:00PM    Pitfalls, Opportunities & Racial

Disparity

John Thorp, MD

Division Director, Professor

North Carolina Hospital

3:00PM – 3:45PM    Panel Discussion

Timothy Yeh, MD, FAAP, FCCM

Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

3:45PM – 4:00PM   Closing Remarks and Evaluation

Target Audience

Neonatologists, Obstetricians/Gynecologists, Pediatricians,
Perinatologists, Family Practice Physicians, Nurses, and others
interested in perinatal medicine.

Conference Goal

To present recent research findings from the clinical and scientific
community to enhance physician knowledge about perinatal health
disparities.

Learning Objectives

*   Identify the scope of racial disparities in infant mortality
*   Identify key genetic, nutritional, and biologic factors that may
contribute to racial disparities in infant mortality
*   Ascertain appropriate system implementation of important
components of prenatal and neonatal care in regard to racial disparities
in infant mortality

Parking:

Free parking in SBMC Visitor Lot.

Continuing Medical Education:

Saint Barnabas Medical Center designates this educational activity for a
maximum of (6.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity. Saint Barnabas Medical Center is accredited by the Medical
Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) to provide continuing education for
physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance
with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Medical Society of New
Jersey (MSNJ) through the sponsorship of Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

Contact:
Please register using the links provided.  If you have questions, please
contact:
Tanya Giro
(201) 843-7400
tgiro@nnjm-chc.org

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