Advocate Perinatal Bereavement Education Day 2026

Libertyville, IL US
February 19, 2026

This presentation is designed to identify and implement strategies to provide individualized care of the patient and family experiencing a perinatal loss in the hospital setting.

This conference is being held in person.

NOTE: Please note this activity will be presented 8:00am – 4:30pm CST / 9:00am - 5:30pm EST

Target Audience

This course is intended for nurses, social workers and chaplains involved in the clinical and non-clinical aspects of caring for a patient and their families experiencing perinatal loss.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Describe the key elements of the Perinatal Bereavement Care Model and Standards of Care.
  2. Apply evidence-based methods related to perinatal loss.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
    Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 7.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits.
  • 7.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 7.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 7.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Course opens: 
12/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
02/19/2026 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/19/2026 - 4:30pm CST
Cost:
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Time

Program (Topic and Speakers)

8:00 – 8:30am 

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:35am

Welcome and Invocation
Rev Lindsay Bona, MDiv, BCC, Vice President Mission Spiritual Care - Spiritual Care Leadership, Advocate Health

 

8:35 – 8:50am

Perinatal Bereavement Council Background and Purpose
Danielle Penman, MSN, BS, RN, Obstetrics Bereavement Coordinator, Advocate Lutheran General

Leah Stein-Fredbeck, BSN, RNC-OB, Assistant Clinical Manager IL, Advocate Condell Medical Center

8:50 – 9:50am

Resiliency and Self-Care

Staycie Flint, MDiv, BCC, Spiritual Care Wellbeing Coordinator Senior, Advocate Health

9:50-10:50am

Education Session 1: Early Pregnancy Loss

Giovanna Vandiver, RN, CBC

10:50-11:00am

Break

11:00am-12:00pm

Education Session 2: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death

Vikki Crandall, BSN, RN, RNC-OB

Sheila Roggemann, BSN, RNC-OB

12:00-12:30pm

Lactation after Loss

Megan Newhauser, BSN, RNC-EFM, CLC

12:30-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00-1:15pm

Resiliency and Self-Care

Staycie Flint, MDiv, BCC, Spiritual Care Wellbeing Coordinator Senior, Advocate Health

1:15-2:45pm

Parent Perspectives: Grief and life after loss

Hollie Harris & Michael Haluszczak

Amanda Hacker

Latoya Bingham

2:45-3:00pm

Break

3:00-3:30pm

Pregnancy after Loss

Trisha Skidmore, BSN, RN, RNC-OB, Registered Nurse MW - Labor and Delivery, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

3:30-4:00pm

 Resiliency and Self-Care

Staycie Flint, MDiv, BCC, Spiritual Care Wellbeing Coordinator Senior, Advocate Health

4:00-4:30pm

Question and Answer Session

Closing Comments and Evaluations

Danielle Penman, MSN, BS, RN, Obstetrics Bereavement Coordinator, Advocate Lutheran General

Advocate Condell Medical Center
801 S Milwaukee Ave
Conference Center
Libertyville, IL 60048
United States

Faculty
 

  • Lindsay Bona, MDiv, MPH, BCC; Vice President Mission & Spiritual Care, Advocate Health
  • Danielle Penman, MSN, BS, RN; Obstetrics Bereavement Coordinator, Perinatal Services, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
  • Vikki Crandall BSN, RNC-OB; Labor and Delivery, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
  • Giovanna Vandiver RN, CBC; Registered Nurse MW - Labor and Delivery, Advocate Sherman Hospital
  • Sheila Roggermann BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM; Nursing Professional Development Generalist, Advocate Condell Medical Center
  • Trisha Skidmore BSN, RN, RNC-OB; Registered Nurse MW - Labor and Delivery, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
  • Staycie Flint MDiv, BCC; Spiritual Care Wellbeing Coordinator Senior, Advocate Health
  • Leah Stein-Fredbeck BSN, RNC-OB; Assistant Clinical Manager IL, Advocate Condell Medical Center
  • Megan Newhauser; BSN, RN, C-EFM, CLC, Registered Nurse MW - Womens Health and OB Services, Aurora Medical Center Grafton
  • Stacey Roberson, AM, LCSW; Inpatient Medical Social Worker - Case Management, Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
  • Parent Panel: Hollie Harris, Michael Haluszczak, Amanda Hacker, and Latoya Bingham

 

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement
 

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Statement(s)
 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.00  clinical continuing education credits.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
    Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 7.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits.
  • 7.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 7.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 7.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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How to Register
 

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Participation Options


This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only. 

For Further Information
 

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Danielle Penman at [email protected] or Lindsay Bona at [email protected].

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]

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