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Call for Proposals

Chicago: 2024 International Perinatal Bereavement Conference

The 2024 PLIDA Education and Planning Committees seek concurrent and poster presenters for the 22nd Biennial International Perinatal Bereavement Conference May 15-18, 2024, at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, IL.  Presenters are invited to share evidence-based clinical practice, research, and experiential opportunities with an interprofessional audience to over 400 professionals. This 3.5-day conference includes one day of pre-conference presentations followed by 2.5 days of plenary, concurrent, and networking sessions. 

Download the full Call for Proposals here.

Additional documents include:
Gap Analysis 
2023 Disclosure Form
Education Table

  • Proposal must be typed; handwritten documents will not be accepted.
  • Conference planners will not review incomplete, incorrect, or late submissions. 
  • Please submit proposals via email to [email protected] by April 24, 2023

The Conference Planning Committee is seeking submissions for concurrent session presentations and posters that reflect the conference theme JOIN US IN CHICAGO: UNITING RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT CARE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH

      

     

    II.         Conference Objectives

  • Identify skills for working within an interprofessional team when providing care for bereaved families.
  • Examine ways of promoting health equity through health care access and quality in the perinatal population.
  • Discuss trauma related to death, unexpected outcomes, and insensitive care during childbearing.
  • Explore communication skills appropriate for the perinatal period.
  • Describe grief and bereavement in diverse populations.
  • Provide opportunities for relationship building. 
  • List ways of translating research findings into clinical practice to promote a compassionate standard of care for bereaved families.
  • Explain principles and practice of self-care.

  III.         Review Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Education and Conference Planning Committees using these criteria:

  • Topic is innovative and relevant to perinatal bereavement care.
  • Submission focuses on one or more of these areas: clinical practice, research, education, and/or advocacy.
  • Time allocation and presentation content are well organized. 
  • Presenter has appropriate and relevant presentation experience.
  • Learning objectives are measurable (i.e., using verbs such as discuss, describe, list, explain and avoid the verb “understand”)
  • Participants are likely to have significant interest in the session.

   IV.         SPEAKER REQUIREMENTS

  • Speaker and Poster Presenters are required to register for the main conference. Preconference registration is optional. 
  • Poster Presenters are expected to be at their posters and available for questions during specified times.
  • Presentations will be scheduled for either May 16 or May 17. We are unable to accommodate specific requests for presentation scheduling, so speaker must be available on either date.
  • In gratitude there is one $100.00 registration discount per proposal that is accepted as a concurrent or poster presentation
  • Submissions with more than one speaker will receive only one discount to be shared among presenters.
  • Submission is limited to a maximum of 2 speakers per proposal. All speakers are required to register for the main conference. 
  • Speakers and Poster Presenters are responsible for all travel and lodging expenses, including parking.

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Conference planners encourage proposals on the following topics: 

Supporting Families Through Loss of the Expected Pregnancy

 

Ethical Issues and Decision Making 

Disparities in Perinatal Bereavement Care

 

Miscarriage Care Across the Health Care System

Perinatal Bereavement Mental Health

 

Traumatic or Complicated Bereavement 

Current Theories, Models, and Concepts 

 

Perinatal Loss and Expressive Therapies 

Integration of Evidence-Based Practices

 

Managerial, Leadership, Administrative Roles in Bereavement Programs

Traumatic Grief

 

Parental Advocacy 

Cultural Response to Pregnancy Loss and Death

 

Ritual, Suffering, and Hope 

Prenatal Care Planning 

 

Mentoring Relationships in Perinatal Bereavement

Supporting Families Through Decision Making 

 

Maternal Mental Health

Perinatal Bereavement Care for Families Choosing Medical Termination 

 

Stillbirth 

Genetics and Genomics In Perinatal Care 

 

Maternal Death

Perinatal Palliative Care

 

Self-Care: Caregiver Grief and Suffering in Perinatal Loss

Role of Fetal Center Care Coordination

 

Perinatal Loss: The Grief of Children

Memory Making During Pregnancy

 

Perinatal Loss: Grief of Grandparents and Other Family Members

Perinatal Loss: Caring for Marginalized Populations

 

Quality and Safety Measures

Collaborative Bereavement Care Models

 

Moral Distress

Developing a Reflective Practice

 

Spiritual Care

Mindfulness and Meditation

 

Growth and Transformation 

 

 


CONCURRENT SESSION SUBMISSION

Please complete the following forms and submit as your proposal: 

  • EDUCATIONAL PLANNING TABLE 
  • CURRICULUM VITAE or BIOSKETCH per speaker and planning committee member* (See below for guidelines)
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM per speaker
  • GAP ANALYSIS FORM
  • The EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, PLANNER/FACULTY CURRICULUM VITAE or BIOSKETCH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST and GAP ANALYSIS FORMS, are required to award continuing education credits. We appreciate your assistance in maintaining records as prescribed by Rush University Medical Center’s Office of Interprofessional Continuing Education and other continuing education providers.
  • Concurrent presentations must include 10 minutes for audience questions as part of this 60-minute session.
  • All forms must be typed; handwritten documents will not be accepted.
  • Submission is limited to a maximum of 2 speakers per proposal.
  • Conference planners will not review incomplete, incorrect, or late submissions. Please review instructions at the end of this document or tutorial available on our website www.plida.org
  • Please submit completed forms via email to [email protected] by April 16, 2023.

*Note: PLIDA recognizes highest completed degrees only. Please do not use degree candidacy in your credentials [e.g., DNP(c)]. This is standard practice in most universities and colleges as a way of recognizing the work that goes into degree completion.


Poster presentation submission
Please submit a 1-page proposal for your poster presentation. Please include:

  • Title of the Poster
  • First & Last Name of Author(s)*
  • Detailed Contact Information for each author, including email address.

Please include the type of poster you will present (Innovative or Research), in addition to a brief description of each of the headings listed below:

Innovative Program Poster includes

 

Research Poster includes 

*  objectives

  

*  objectives 

*  background information

   

*  introduction 

*  description

 

*  design and methods

*  evaluation

 

*  results

 

 

*  conclusions

  • Proposal must be typed; handwritten documents will not be accepted.
  • Conference planners will not review incomplete, incorrect, or late submissions. 

Please submit proposals via email to [email protected] by April 24, 2023. 

Download the full Call for Proposals here.

Additional documents include:
Gap Analysis 
2023 Disclosure Form
Education Table

 

*Note: PLIDA recognizes highest completed degrees only. Please do not use degree candidacy in your credentials [e.g., DNP(c)]. This is standard practice in most universities and colleges as a way of recognizing the work that goes into degree completion.


Notification of Decision 
Those who submit a proposal will receive email notification of the reviewers’ decision no later than June 1, 2023. Those selected to present a concurrent or poster session will receive an agreement and presenter information packet by June 23, 2023.