Location: Ft. Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas.
http://www.birthconference.org
The Only Conference Bringing Together:
Obstetricians, Pediatricians, Family Physicians, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Professional Midwives, Certified Midwives, Nurses, Doulas, Educators, Lactation Professionals, Hospital Administrators, Health Insurers, Regulators, Advocates, Legislators and Insurers to address the major contemporary controversies in childbirth.
The Only Conference that Discusses the Real Financial Issues:
Obstetricians stop delivering babies, hospitals close their L&D units and midwifery schools can't fill their slots...all for financial reasons, WHILE the press reports on home birth. We will examine whether it is feasable to continue to deliver babies and under what circumstances. Real financial statements will be examined.
We will examine, debate and discuss: Evidence, Economics, Perception and Politics.
Of course, there will also be a debate on home birth!
The Birth Conference Where Real Solutions are Discussed!
A debate and discussion of the issues is half the job. We will also look at various solutions that have been successful, or, could be successful with modifications, or may be possible to implement in the near future. Solutions must work for patient, provider and payor to be viable.
This Birth Conference is Neutral Territory!
No predetermined outcomes or agenda. This birth conference is not produced by any organization beholden to its membership or other group. Many seminars will be debate format or panels with opposing viewpoints. Jonathan Kotch, M.D., M.P.H. professor, department of maternal and child health at University of North Carolina will moderate the livelier panels, ensuring a full and fair airing of facts and views.
The Conference Where the Speakers are as Diverse as the Audience
Our speakers include: obstetricians, nurse-midwives, family physicians, neonatologists, hospital administrators and executives, nurses, doulas, birth advocates, insurance executives, risk managers, home birth midwives, lawyers, and other disciplines to assure that various viewpoints are fairly represented.
No preaching to the choir!
An ideal setting for intelligent progress!
Call 360-314-6552 to register or for questions