M.I.S.S. 2008 Conference

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2008 Conference Scheduled Speakers and Daily Events

Thursday Sept 25, 2008

Friday Sept 26, 2008

Saturday Sept 27, 2008

Sunday Sept 28, 2008

Color Guide To Concurrent Sessions:

A Track: , Clinical, or Academic Track
(Intended for professionals and researchers)

B Track: General Track
(Intended for families and professionals)

C Track: The Arts Track
(Intended for families and professionals)

D Track: Bereaved Family Members only

E Track: MISS Facilitators Only

* items denoted with an asterick contain sensitive subject matter

Thursday September 25, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Welcome Kara and Hawk Jones, Washington MISS Foundation
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Facing Families who are Facing Traumatic Loss Invited Presenter: Dr. Barry Schifrin
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Bereaved parent panel Facilitated by: Dr. Barry Schifrin
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Toward a better understanding of perinatal death support: New Zealand Perspective Dr. Vickie Culling, Wellington, New Zealand	Suicide Survivor Grief: A different grief Dr. Dan Reidenberg, PsyD, FAPA, Minnesota, USA	Dying and Death: A Kubler-Rossian Paradigm Marie Hepp, ARNP, MS, CHPN, Florida, USA	Spontaneous drawings, the secret language of the soul Anneloes Eterman Zutphen, The Netherlands
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Current research in neuropsychological testing for chronic grief Dr. Stacey Teruya Charles Drew Univ. of Medicine and Science, California, USA	Fetal monitoring to reduce mortality and cerebral palsy Dr. Barry Schifrin California, USA	Please say her name Nina Bennett, MS Delaware, USA	Journaling as a grief healing strategy Dr. Sandra Howlett Arizona, USA
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	The Hardest Conversation: Funeral planning for children Beth D. Kastner, RN, MDiv, CHPN and Rev Sandra Herrmann Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA	Caregiver debriefing group Dr. Melissa Delgado-Flint Arizona, USA	Sacred listening and storytelling: Companions for the journey Rev Brenda Buckwell Lifland, D. Min. Ohio, USA	Bereaved Parent Support Group Mary Geitz, Illinois, USA and Dr. Peter Barr, Sydney, Australia	Informal group brainstorming meeting: What does the world need to know about bereaved families? Part I
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	Evening Reception- Refreshments, cash bar, band

Friday September 26, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Beauty from Pain: The Paradox of Suffering Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Arizona State University
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	The Body Bears the Burden: Health effects of traumatic loss Invited presenter: Dr. Robert Scaer
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Making Memories: Creative ways to make unique mementos with families experiencing the death of a child Mary Geitz, Illinois, USA	Shame, guilt, envy, jealousy, and maternal grief: A MISS Foundation study Dr. Peter Barr, Sydney, Australia and Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Arizona, USA	Child death in Latin America La muerte prenatal e infantile en Latinoamerica Carla R. de Hoffman, MS, Mexico City, Mexico	Personal experience and reflection: A Gift of Stone Molly Greist, Washington, USA and Dr. Kay Sherman, Oregon, USA	Finding our way: Creative tools and the expression of grief Kara and Hawk Jones, Washington, USA
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Supporting families during subsequent pregnancy Cherie Golant, LCSW, California Pacific Medical Center, California, USA	The Dying Child: A human approach to family, siblings, and the terminally ill child Lic. Alicia G. Hinojosa Ayala, Monterrey, Mexico	Remembrance Photography Cheryl Haggard, Colorado, USA	Bereaved parent support group Dr. John DeFrain, Nebraska, USA and Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Arizona, USA
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Some Babies Die Documentary Movie and Discussion* Peter Barr, MD, PhD Sydney, Australia	The Art of Listening Anneloes Eterman, Zutphen, The Netherlands	Poetry Un-Slam Kara and Hawk Jones, Washington, USA	Bereaved grandparents support group Robin Kennedy, Arizona, USA and Nina Bennett, Delaware, USA

Saturday September 27, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Meaning Making: Parents' stories of Other rituals Todd Hochberg
10:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.	Bereaved parent panel Facilitated by: Dr. John DeFrain
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Five Precious Hours: Lessons from the life and death of Raja Enrique Gounder Dr. Vickie Culling, Wellington, New Zealand	Innovative psychotherapeutic interventions for grieving families Dr. Neil Weiner and Cheryl Malloy, Arizona, USA	The Personal Heart of the Matter: A support group for grieving parents Dr. Peter Barr, Sydney, Australia and Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, Arizona, USA	Bereaved fathers (only) support group Hawk Jones, Washington, USA and Dr. John DeFrain, Nebraska, USA
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.	Perinatal Hospice: Connecting the heart, life, and spirit with the perinatal diagnosis Kathy Cromwell, MSW, LCSW, Hinds Hospice, California, USA	Practicing conscious living and dying Annamaria Hemingway, California, USA	Dream Sketching and Visualization Jane Ivey, CMT, California, USA	Oxygen Mask, Pool Noodle, and Blank Book: Self care tools Dr. Sandra Howlett, Arizona, USA	Informal group brainstorming meeting: What does the world need to know about bereaved families? Part II
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Angel Teams: A program for staff to support bereaved families Abby Suarez, RN, BSN, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio, USA	Writing your ethical will: Bequeathing your values and life learnings Dr. Sandra Howlett, Arizona, USA	Bereaved parent support group Dr. John DeFrain, Nebraska, USA and Sarah Bain, Washington, USA	Reaching out through the world wide web Carla R. de Hoffman, MS, Mexico City, Mexico
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Candlelight memorial service - All conference attendees welcome Festival of desserts

Sunday September 28, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Support group facilitator training Dr. Peter Barr, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, and Mary Geitz
	Lunch and wrap up

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