Northwestern Perinatal Center
Course Information and Schedules

Educational Services

One of the primary functions of the Perinatal Center is to coordinate professional educational
opportunities within the network to promote quality maternal and child health care. Medical
education is an integral component of the joint mortality and morbidity reviews provided by
the center. The center staff will make every effort to respond to all additional requests for
medical education.

The center establishes, coordinates, and maintains a yearly calendar of educational program-
ming for perinatal nurses including courses on basic fetal monitoring, perinatal loss and depression,
and maternal and neonatal simulation course and stabilization for transport.
Additional programming is planned in response to the changing needs of the network. Tuition
fees are charged to participants so that courses will be financially self-sustaining.

Course Registration Information

As each program has a maximum number of participants, early registration is encouraged.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and classes fill quickly. Please use the
Northwestern Perinatal Center registration form for all courses. You may e-mail, fax, or mail
the form to the center. Telephone registrations are not accepted. If course fees are required,
your registration form and payment should be mailed to the Perinatal Center (see registration form).
If your employer is paying your course fees, this must be indicated on the registration form with
the appropriate contact name given. The registration deadline is two weeks before each workshop
date, unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to cancel a course if there is insufficient
registration.

Refund Policy

Full fees will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received two weeks prior to class, or if the
program is canceled by the Perinatal Center. No refunds will be provided for cancellations made
less than two weeks prior to class. However, if canceled at least 24 hours prior to class, partici-
pants can apply fees toward a new class. No refunds or credits will be provided for no-shows or
cancellations less than 24 hours prior to the course.

Receipts

Receipts are available upon request to the Perinatal Center.

Course Confirmation

Confirmation by fax or e-mail will be sent once the registration form and payment are received.
Contact the Perinatal Center at (312) 472-3780 to verify registration if no confirmation has been
received. Please bring a hard copy of the course confirmation with you to the class.

2012 Perinatal Loss and Perinatal Depression Presentation

DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Wednesday, April 11, 2012	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Holiday Inn North Shore
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012	8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Holiday Inn North Shore

The purpose of this course is to provide education to the staff caring for the family experiencing perinatal loss,
to recognize the signs and symptoms of perinatal depression, its effect on the family, to improve care
provided to the family, and to better understand one's role and feelings about loss and grief.

This presentation is free of charge and intended for Northwestern Perinatal Center Network RN's,
Clinical Educators and Leadership Group.

To register for the 2012 Perinatal Loss and Perinatal Depression Presentation, click here.