Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Outreach

The Perinatal Outreach Education program supports the mission of the University of New Mexico, School of Medicine to engage in community service by providing continuing medical and nursing education for health professionals to promote quality perinatal care throughout New Mexico by:

Providing continuing education programs on a community needs basis for nurses and physicians that serve as a framework for promoting evidence based care
Promoting collaboration and networking with community and statewide professionals in women’s health
Assisting with the development establishment, and operation of high risk OB clinics in rural areas
Serving as a regional resource and referral center for standards and practices in perinatal care

Perinatal Outreach Education
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine, UNM, Health Sciences Center
2211 Lomas NE ACC-4
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Program Request (505) 272-6905

Kimberly K. Leslie, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Director
Professor of OB/GYN

PHYSICIAN'S ACCESS LINE 1-888-UNM-PALS

Programs Offered

AWHONN 2-Day Fetal Monitoring course collaborative
4-hour fetal monitoring for providers/nurses
CME & CEU credits
Consultant and Transport case reviews
AWHONN instruction training course
Prenatal Grief Workshops
Mini-preceptor

Perinatal Topics of Interest

Embryology/fetal growth
Maternal/fetal physiology
Prenatal fetal surveillance
Prenatal Diagnosis
- Biochemical markers
- Genetic counseling
- Ultrasound Basics
Cancer risk assessment
Intrapartum assessment
Update: induction & augmentation of labor
Current concepts of obstetrics analgesia/anesthesia
Positioning in labor & physiologic management
Supportive techniques for the laboring woman
Perioperative issues
Emergency deliveries
Breastfeeding update
Postpartum mood disorders
Care of mother/baby after delivery
Maternal lab markers
Perinatal nursing issues in the new millennium
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

Obstetrical high risk topics:

High risk nursing assessment
Care of the critically ill obstetrical patient (hemodynamics)
Trauma & resuscitation of the perinatal patient
Preeclampsia/eclampsia
Hellp
Code red: Third trimester bleeding
PP Hemorrage
Fetal hydrops and isoimmune issues
Respiratory complications in pregnancy
Perinatal diabetes
Thyroid disorders
Renal/urinary & Cardiac issues in pregnancy
Lupus and pregnancy
Anti-phospholipid & other autoimmune antibodies
Perinatal grief
Legal issues in perinatal nursing
Emergency assessment/maternal transports
Septic shock·
STDS and pregnancy
Torch and pregnancy
HIV and pregnancy
Hepatitis in pregnancy
Group B strep
Preterm labor: Update
Women and violence
Substance use in pregnancy
Teen pregnancy
Amniotic fluid, ammionfusion
Stress management