Collaborative Care for Problems Down There: Actionable Insights for the Perinatal Professional

Collaborative Care for Problems Down There: Actionable Insights for the Perinatal Professional

Date: Wednesday September 18th

Time: 6-7:30pm

Location: 444 S Union St

Description

Pregnant and postpartum clients deserve the best possible care from a multi-disciplinary team – but beyond leakage and pain, how do you know if someone would benefit from pelvic PT? And what do they actually do, anyway?

In this workshop designed for perinatal professionals, you'll learn about what evidence-based pelvic floor care looks like so you can feel confident knowing when to refer clients, who to refer them to, and what happens behind the closed doors of a pelvic floor evaluation both during pregnancy and postpartum. You'll learn tips to protect much more than just the pelvic floor during delivery, and cover techniques you can put into practice right away to better support your clients during their pregnancies and in their postpartum recoveries.

Elevate your knowledge in this informative and engaging talk by seasoned multi-state pelvic health clinician, Dr. Judith Meer, PT, DPT. You won’t want to miss this!

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Describe & explain what happens in a typical pelvic floor physical therapy initial evaluation during pregnancy and postpartum.

2. List at least 5 symptoms that would indicate a referral to a pelvic physical therapist.

3. Share 3-4 new tips or techniques with pregnant clients, including appropriate orthopedic modifications for labor and delivery.

4. Share 3-4 new tips or techniques with postpartum clients for effective post-delivery healing.

All participants will receive a certificate of completion for 1 contact hour for your continuing education records.

About Your Presenter

Dr. Judith Meer, PT, PRPC, CSCS treats a wide variety of pelvic health concerns that span the age and gender spectrum, but she is particularly passionate about providing fertility, pregnancy and postpartum support. She has extensive experience teaching pelvic protective strategies and proper orthopedic modifications for labor as well as treating post-delivery leakage, pelvic heaviness, abdominal separation, pelvic muscle/nerve pain and scar tissue restriction (including C-sections). You’ll also benefit from her skill in addressing common orthopedic issues like shoulder, neck, wrist, hip and back pain, and blocked milk ducts that aren't responsive to traditional lactation consultant strategies. Dr. Meer will guide you in your return to higher level exercise, intimacy with your partner(s) and postpartum body confidence. Collaborative and compassionate care are the hallmarks of her practice.

Dr. Meer consults internationally, mentors other clinicians, and sees patients weekly at her clinics in the NYC area and in Burlington, VT.

About Your Host

This event is hosted and organized by Vermont Birth Network. We help connect families in Vermont to perinatal professionals across the conception, prgnancy, birth and postpartum journey. We support our community of professionals with peer support, networking and continuing education opportunites to strengthen the network of support for Vermont families. Visit the website to FIND SUPPORT or JOIN THE NETWORK.

Host or Publisher Vermont Birth Network