Pitfalls in Perinatal Care: EFM, Oxytocin Use, & Risk Management for Physicians, Midwives, & Nurses

Lisa Miller, CNM, JD, returns for a full-day interactive session – “Pitfalls in Perinatal Care: EFM, Oxytocin Use, & Risk Management for Physicians, Midwives, & Nurses” –  on Thursday, September 25, 2025. This in-person conference is an essential learning experience for obstetricians, midwives, obstetric inpatient nurses, administrators, residents, and medical/ nursing students. Registration is required.

About Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD: Founder of Perinatal Risk Management and Education Services, Lisa is a certified nurse-midwife with over 40 years of experience in a wide variety of settings. Also an attorney, her legal background gives her a unique understanding of the impact of law on medicine and nursing. Ms. Miller served as an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University Medical School and is published in the areas of EFM, obstetrics, and patient safety. She spends most of her time teaching an evidence- and consensus-based standardized approach to fetal monitoring interpretation & management, based on the NICHD nomenclature.

Course Objectives: After attending this program, the learner will be able to:

• Identify common liability issues in perinatal care
• Apply an evidence-based approach of standardized interpretation and management to intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring.
• Discuss the relationship between uterine activity and fetal oxygenation.
• Utilize the NICHD terminology and 2 principles of interpretation in an FHR tracings review
• Describe & discuss the relationship between documentation & deposition.

Target Audience: Obstetricians, Midwives, and Obstetric Nurses

Disclosure/Commercial Support: The planners do not have any conflicts of interest to report for this activity. The speaker, Lisa Miller, discloses that she serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Clinical Computer Systems, Inc. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated. There is no commercial support for this activity.

Learning Outcomes: After attending the program, 85% of learners will report intent to incorporate information on liability issues in perinatal care, standardized interpretation and management of intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring, and the relationship between documentation & deposition into their professional practice. Three months after the program, 75% of attendees will report having incorporated the information into professional practice.

CME Credit: This activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AffinityCE and the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AffinityCE designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours: The program has been awarded 6.5 contact hours. The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by New Jersey State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. P194-3/23-26. Approval status does not imply endorsement by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, NJSNA or by ANCC of any commercial products discussed/displayed in conjunction with the educational activity.

Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education program, the registrant must sign-in on the sign-in sheet, attend the entire conference, and complete and submit an online evaluation. A certificate of completion will be distributed electronically within two weeks of the event.

Cost: $250 – Early Bird Special: $210 if purchased before August 14, 2025.

Questions? Email [email protected]