DAY ONE
Thursday, October 23

7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (included with registration)

8:00 - 9:30 am 101 -- Dynamics of Group Learning in Childbirth Education

• List four sequential steps in group development
  
• Identify ways to enhance group learning
  

9:30 - 10:00 am Break

10:00 - 11:30 am 201 -- Teaching Skills for the Childbirth Educator

• Discuss importance of knowing own learning style
  
• Identify advantages of immediate application of knowledge
  

11:30 am Lunch (included with registration)

12:30 - 2:00 pm 301 -- Healthy Lifestyles

• Identify biological changes caused by the stress response
  
• Discuss the ACOG Guidelines for exercise during pregnancy
  
• List strategies for teaching nutrition
  

2:00 - 2:15 pm Break

2:15 - 3:45 pm 401 -- Labor Process

• List techniques for teaching normal labor
  
• Discuss labor variations that should be taught
  

3:30 - 6:00 pm Exhibits Open

3:30 - 7:00 pm Bookcenter and Convention Registration Open

5:00 - 6:00 pm Welcome Reception -- Exhibit Hall

6:00 - 6:30 pm New Attendees Meeting
Jeanette Schwartz, ICEA President

6:30 - 7:00 pm Welcome and Opening Ceremonies
Denise Wheatley, ICEA Convention Advisory Committee Chair, and Jeanette Schwartz, ICEA President

7:00 - 9:00 pm General Session -- 1GS: Stress: The Spice of Life or Kiss of Death
Richard Obershaw, MSW, ACSW, LIC SW

DAY TWO
Friday, October 24

8:15 - 9:15 am General Session -- 2GS: Research Update
Debby Amis, RN, BSN, LCCE, CD (DONA), FACCE

9:15 - 9:45 am Exhibits Open

10:00 - 11:30 am 501 -- Relaxation and Breathing/Labor Support

• List benefits of relaxation during labor
  
• Explain two distinct uses of breathing techniques in labor
  
• Summarize labor support research
  
• Identify progression for teaching labor support techniques
  

11:30 am Lunch on Your Own

1:00 - 4:00 pm Exhibits Open to the Public

1:00 - 2:30 pm Preview Ricki Lake Documentary: The Business of Being Born

3:00 - 4:00 pm ICEA Membership Meeting

4:15 - 5:45 pm 601 -- Birth, Postpartum and Breastfeeding

• Discuss coping mechanisms to deal with unexpected outcomes
  
• Identify resources for breastfeeding support
  

5:45 - 6:30 pm Exhibits Open

6:15 pm Bids Close for Silent Auction

6:30 pm Box Meal (included with registration)

6:45 - 8:30 pm General Session -- 3GS: An Evening Celebrating the Decades with Penny Simkin
(This presentation sponsored by New Parent Magazine)

8:30 - 9:15 pm Pick-up and pay for Silent Auction items

DAY THREE
Saturday, October 25

8:00 - 9:00 am General Session -- 4GS: Evaluating Forms of Health Care for Childbearing Women
Ellen Hodnett, RN, PhD, FACHS

9:15 - 10:45 pm 701 -- Second Stage

• Compare Friedman's Curve to Simkin's three-phase model
  
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of second stage positions
  

11:00 am - 12:00 pm General Session -- 5GS: Preventing Late Preterm Birth as Every Week Counts
Karla Damus, RN, MSPH, PhD (Sponsored by March of Dimes)

12:00 pm Lunch (included with registration)

• Define informed choice
  
• Identify techniques for teaching benefits and risks
  

• List four questions educators should ask to determine curriculum
  
• Identify the three domains of learning
  

4:45 - 5:45 pm General Session -- 6GS: Celebrate Childbirth Professionals
Donyale Abe, BA, CLE, ICCE-CD, IAT-CE

5:45 - 6:15 pm Closing Ceremonies -- ICEA Board of Directors