2021 ENRICH Carolinas Learning Collaborative Meeting
Greetings
It is our pleasure to welcome you all to the upcoming ENRICH Carolinas Virtual Learning Collaborative Meeting. We are looking forward to hosting you all for this occasion, and we appreciate the competing priorities that you have sacrificed to put this on your calendars.
The words transformation, pivot, fear, exhaustion, strength, courage, and gratitude come to mind as we reflect on the journey we have been on over the last year and a half with the pandemic. The challenges and opportunities that have been thrown our way have taught us all to adapt to new ways of collaborating with one another. We hope that you learn from each other, get inspired, and leave ENRICHed!
Please take a look below for an overview of our virtual time together. Our hope is that you will take advantage of the opportunity to get to know even just a few others in this project via the Wheel of Forum breakouts and subsequent discussions on the Sharepoint Discussion Board. Each of you are on a similar journey with the shared goal of healthy moms and babies for generations to come. Please share with one another your experiences — we are stronger together.
Sincerely,
Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RD, LDN, IBCLC, FAND
Director/Assistant Professor, Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute
Objectives
Motivate and Inspire
• Provide encouragement and shared goals
• Celebrate the project’s collective impact
• Renew commitment to self-care
Provide Technical Assistance Related to Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
• Ensure a common understanding of the changes included in the latest BFUSA guidelines and criteria
• Take a deeper dive into the 2 most commonly failed steps
Gain Understanding and Tools to Implement System-Level Changes to Reduce Health Disparities
• Deepen understanding of advancing equity in maternity care
• Describe strategies to better serve our diverse communities
Foster Collaborative Learning among Facilities
• Share successes and lessons learned
• Provide networking opportunities, identify areas for future collaboration, and create a network of breastfeeding champions
Virtual Learning Collaborative Meeting 2021
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PAST EVENTS:
>> Wednesday, September 15 (Recordings uploaded to ENRICH Sharepoint site under ENRICH Information >> Learning Collaborative Meetings)
10:00 – 10:15am KICK-OFF | Opening Remarks and Project Updates | Catherine Sullivan
10:15 – 11:00am BREAKOUTS | Wheel of Forum with Challenges and Successes | ENRICH Coaching Team
11:00 – 11:30am WELLNESS BREAK
11:30 – 12:30pm PLENARY | Baby-Friendly: A Global Gold Standard in Maternity Care Practices | Tammy Titus and Eileen Fitzpatrick
This session provides relevant updates and future plans relating to the recently released Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria-6th Edition and gives an overview of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative as the gold standard that has an optimal impact on breastfeeding practices.
12:30 – 12:55pm CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS | Choose your session:
1. 2022 Baby-Friendly USA Assessments – Eileen Fitzpatrick, Baby-Friendly USA
This short breakout provides an overview of the 2022 external assessment preparations and process for facilities in Designation Phase and Re-Designation Phase.
2. Step 2 – Commonly Failed Criteria Plus Interactive TA
This short breakout begins with a description from Baby-Friendly, USA of the requirements for staff trainings as defined in the Interim Guidelines and Criteria. ENRICH coaches will then engage the group in discussion around challenges and opportunities related to these criteria.
3. Step 3 – Commonly Failed Criteria Plus Interactive TA
This short breakout begins with a description from Baby-Friendly, USA of the requirements for prenatal conversations about breastfeeding for facilities with affiliated prenatal services. ENRICH coaches will then engage the group in discussion around challenges and opportunities related to these criteria.
12:55pm ANNOUNCEMENTS and ADJOURN
>> Wednesday, September 22
10:00 – 10:15am KICK-OFF | Opening Remarks and Project Updates | Catherine Sullivan
10:15 – 11:15am PLENARY | Racial Disparities at a Baby-Friendly® Facility in South Carolina | Dr. Shauna Hemingway
Racial disparities in breastfeeding rates persist in the United States with Black women having the lowest rates of initiation and continuation. This session reveals how the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) implementation in South Carolina supported breastfeeding for Black women.
11:15 – 11:45am WELLNESS BREAK
11:45 – 12:55pm PANEL | Advancing Equity in Our Communities | Moderated by Mona Liza Hamlin
In order to advance equitable maternity care practices, we must make improvements to better serve the unique and diverse families in our communities. Leaders from three ENRICH facilities share strategies used in their facilities. Moderator Mona Liza Hamlin will facilitate the discussion and the Q&A with the panelists.
1. Alison Stuebe – UNC Women’s Hospital
2. Christina Atkins, Nicole Ross and Taylor Wands – UNC Rex Healthcare
3. Dana Iglesias – UNC Chatham Hospital
12:55 – 1:00pm ANNOUNCEMENTS and ADJOURN
>> Wednesday, September 29
10:00 – 10:15am KICK-OFF | Opening Remarks and Project Updates | Catherine Sullivan
10:15 – 11:15am PLENARY with BREAKOUTS | ENRICH Equity Plan | ENRICH Coaches
This session provides a deep dive into what it means to “advance equitable maternity care practices” using visuals that illustrate how the bedside care we provide impacts individuals of different races/ethnicities. At the end of the session, you will be able to identify approaches you could take to promote equitable care within your facility.
11:15 – 11:45am WELLNESS BREAK
11:45 – 12:45pm PLENARY | See Yourself! Care Talks with Community Healers | Shannon Cohen
Here’s the #ToughSkinSoftHeart truth: Sometimes our strength renders us invisible. Community healers are pillars in their homes, workplaces, and communities. As pillars and problem solvers, it is easy to grow consumed with time invested in seeing and caring for others…even to our own detriment. This interactive session is designed to put the holistic well-being of ENRICH Carolinas difference makers at the center! Learn practical strategies for learning to see yourself with the same intensity you use in caring and seeing about the well-being of others.
12:45 – 1:00pm WINNERS ANNOUNCED and ADJOURN
SPEAKERS
Shannon Cohen is the founder and CEO of Shannon Cohen, Inc., a boutique firm. Cohen specializes in developing customized emotional intelligence, equity, and wellness colloqui for organizations across diverse sectors and industries. She excels in engaging change agents in transparent conversations about the unspoken truths of leadership and self-care to nurture longevity in leadership. Cohen is an author, podcaster, and owner of an inspirational product line called Tough Skin, Soft Heart. In February 2021, Cohen’s signature brand of greeting cards debuted at 1750-plus Target stores nationwide via a partnership with American Greetings. She is the founder of the global Rockstar Woman Brunch Experience, serving 600 women throughout the U.S. and Canada annually. In November 2020, Cohen was named one of the 200 Most Powerful Business Leaders in West Michigan. Cohen is the 2020 YWCA Tribute Award recipient and was named one of the 2020 and 2018 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan by the Grand Rapids Business Journal. Cohen is an alumnus of the prestigious W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network Fellowship and adjunct professor in the Grand Valley State University College of Community and Public Service. Cohen also authored Tough Skin, Soft Heart: A Leadership Guide to Growing Stronger, Better, and Wiser in 2018. She is also co-founder of Sisters Who Lead (sisterswholead.com), a regional talent and wellness affinity movement designed to advance the well-being and career mobility of women of color to executive leadership. Cohen co-authored two regional workplace climate studies: “Invisible Walls, Ceilings, and Floors: Championing the Voices and Inclusion of Female Leaders of Color in West Michigan” and “From Knowing Better to Doing Better: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Women of Color in the Workplace through Transformed Systems Behavior.”
Eileen Fitzpatrick, DrPH, MPH, RD, is the CEO of Baby-Friendly USA. Her wide-ranging experience includes five years in the Obesity Prevention Program (OPP) with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), during which time she was one of the primary coordinators of the initial statewide Breastfeeding Quality Improvement in Hospitals (BQIH) project. She also was the lead for the Breastfeeding Friendly project in Erie County, which was initiated and developed from her field research. Most recently, Dr. Fitzpatrick was chair of and on the faculty of the Russell Sage College Nutrition Science Department. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tufts University, a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Russell Sage College and completed the requirements to become a registered dietitian. She then received a master’s and doctorate in Public Health from the School of Public Health at the University at Albany, where her doctoral work focused on maternity care practices and breastfeeding in New York State. She has co-authored numerous scientific publications and has presented original research at professional meetings, such as the New York State WIC Association, the American Public Health Association, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting.
Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH, is the Medical Director of the Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She attends on the Family Medicine maternal and child health services and provides full scope outpatient care. Dr. Iglesias completed a fellowship in family practice surgical obstetrics at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and received a master’s in Public Health from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Since finishing residency training, she has been committed to providing full-spectrum family medicine and maternity care to underserved populations in her local community. Dr. Iglesias worked for several years as a community physician in Salinas, California, and in the greater triangle area. Her passion for international health has led her to many places across the globe. Most recently, she spent the last four years serving as Head of Department and Director of Training for Family Medicine at Egbe Hospital in rural Nigeria. Dr. Iglesias’ interests lie in community health and development, women’s health, international health and disparities/social determinants of health.
Mona Liza Hamlin, MSN, RN, IBCLC, is the nurse manager of Perinatal Resources, Community Programs and Milk Bank for Women’s & Children’s Services at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware. Her role consists of improving both inpatient and outpatient programs that focus on reaching the quadruple AIM and improving health equity in Delaware. Hamlin has served on several national boards, including the National Perinatal Association, National Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color and USBC. She currently serves as a board member to the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA). Her fundamental belief is that equitable access, holistic and high-quality care are provided to all women and families, especially those most vulnerable. Fueled by her professional and personal experiences and passions, Hamlin strives to ensure that all birthing people have access to a full scope of perinatal care, support and resources.
Shauna Hemingway, MD, is a native of South Carolina and completed her medical school and residency training at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. She is a board-certified OB/GYN with an interest in lactation as well as abnormal uterine bleeding. She is a practicing OB/GYN at the Medical University of South Carolina-Florence, SC campus.
Nicole Ross, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPN, earned her Master of Science in Nursing Degree from DePaul University in Chicago. She has 6 years of experience as a neonatal intensive care nurse. Currently, she is working as the Newborn Screening Coordinator at UNC Rex Healthcare. Ross currently serves as a team leader within the ENRICH Carolinas Project. In this role, she represents UNC Rex Healthcare, and she is committed to impacting her sphere of influence by cultivating learning and the practice experience of healthcare and childcare providers. She also focuses her efforts on nurturing the patient experience, family engagement and her hospital’s commitment to the community it serves. Ross is passionate about providing equitable and evidence-based care to families who choose to deliver at UNC Rex Healthcare. Her current undertaking that supports this passion is building a donor breastmilk program for all postpartum families outside of the NICU who desire to provide their infant with human milk.
Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, is a professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Medical Director of Lactation Services, Co-Director of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health, and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dr. Stuebe completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She completed fellowship training in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s, and she earned a Masters in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has published more than 110 peer-reviewed articles. Her current research focuses on the role of oxytocin in women’s health and postpartum depression, and on developing models for holistic care of families during the fourth trimester. She is a member of the Steering Committee for Moms Rising North Carolina, the Breastfeeding Expert Work Group for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and a board member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Tammy Titus, BSN, RN, IBCLC, is currently the Clinical Director of Baby-Friendly USA. She has also served as a review specialist, providing feedback to more than 200 hospitals on infant feeding policies, patient education, data collection and training plans. She was also an on-site assessor. Prior to coming to Baby-Friendly USA, she coordinated the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in a large Midwest hospital, where she was employed for over 34 years. Becoming a mother-baby nurse was a lifelong dream of hers. She has had the privilege of assisting mothers and newborns with breastfeeding for more than 30 years. Many of those years were spent working at the bedside of new couplets.
MODERATOR
Catherine Sullivan, MPH, RD, LDN, IBCLC, FAND,is Director and assistant professor at the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI). Sullivan leads CGBI’s programmatic efforts in the areas of breastfeeding-friendly healthcare, childcare, communities, and in lactation training. She serves as CGBI’s Principal Investigator on the core leadership team of the CDC’s EMPower Breastfeeding Initiatives and leads ENRICH Carolinas and RISE: Lactation Training Model (Reclaiming, Improving, and Sustaining Equity). Additionally, Sullivan serves as course coordinator for the Mary Rose Tully Training Initiative, a CAAHEP accredited pathway 2 lactation training program. She served as State Breastfeeding Coordinator in the NC Division of Public Health (2006-2013) and has worked at the local level as a WIC Director and as field faculty for NC State’s Cooperative Extension Service. Additionally, she has been a faculty member and clinician in the Department of Family Medicine at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine (2000-2006). She is a registered and licensed dietitian and an international board-certified lactation consultant. Sullivan served on the executive board of the NC Breastfeeding Coalition for ten years. She has also served as Co-Chair of the NC Lactation Consultant Association, elected director to the United States Breastfeeding Committee, and is a past chair of the Women’s Health Dietetic Practice Group for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She was inducted as a Fellow for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2017. Sullivan is a frequent invited speaker with more than 100 presentations in the areas of lactation training, maternity care practices, breastfeeding advocacy, and nutrition. She has over twenty-four years of experience in the fields of nutrition and lactation. She currently lives in Pittsboro, NC.
A special thanks to the ENRICH Carolinas Team members who helped support this meeting:
Julia Bourg, CGBI
Michelle Hendricks, CGBI
Sherry Leonard, Improvement Partners
Sara Massie, Improvement Partners
Robert A. Poarch, CGBI
Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist, CGBI
Kathy Parry, CGBI
Judy Perry, CGBI
Dr. Katie Wouk, CGBI
Dr. Alexis Woods-Barr, CGBI
Daina Huntley, CGBI
Jessica Bridgman, CGBI
Amanda Cornett, Improvement Partners
Mary Webster, Improvement Partners
Kerri Deloso, Improvement Partners
Dr. Kori Flower, UNC
Gale Pettiford, CGBI
Chris Masterman, CGBI
Learn more about ENRICH Carolinas
The Duke Endowment
The ENRICH Carolinas team is grateful to The Duke Endowment for sharing our vision to improve maternity care in the Carolinas. Based in Charlotte and established in 1924 by industrialist and philanthropist James B. Duke, The Duke Endowment is a private foundation that strengthens communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Since its founding, it has distributed more than $4 billion in grants. The Duke Endowment shares a name with Duke University and Duke Energy, but all are separate organizations.
