Read Between the Lines: It’s 2025. Oxytocin. Let’s talk about the evidence.
May 15 | 4-6PM EST

This session will provide an evidence-based overview of oxytocin administration. Participants will explore the influence of industry and unit cultures, as well as human factors, in the safe use of this high-risk medication. Legal implications and recent obstetric claims related to oxytocin administration will also be presented.

Speaker: Karen Kolega, DNP, MSN-CNL, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
Price: $25/members and $39/non-members
A recording will be sent out to all who register for the event.

Patient-Centered Debriefings: The Role of Active Listening
May 21 | 12:00-1:00

Join Bekah and Miranda for a webinar on enhancing patient engagement through active listening and effective communication. Learn about bedside manners, establishing a Patient Advisory Council, integrating patients into QI work, and the benefits of Candor Training. Elevate your patient care practices—register now!

Speaker: Bekah Elrod, Miranda Klassen
Price: Free
A recording will be sent out to all who register for the event.

Facilitating Challenging Conversations in a Culturally Safe Framework
Build skills to have effective conversations about contraception & substance use
May 27, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm et

Nursing professionals spend a significant amount of inpatient and outpatient care with patients, providing education and having effective conversations about sensitive topics, such as alcohol/substance use and contraception, can be challenging in a busy clinical setting. Bias, prejudice (unconscious or otherwise), and a lack of understanding of patient situations and cultural perspectives also act as barriers to effective communication, compromising the patient’s care and their relationship with the health system as well as their overall health outcomes. Due to the inherent imbalance of power in the patient-provider relationship, the impetus to facilitate meaningful communication falls upon healthcare workers, necessitating the development and implementation of skills-based training within the framework of cultural safety and respectful maternity care communication guidelines.
Earn 1.0 nursing contact hour.
Price: Free
A recording will be sent out to all who register for the event.

AWHONN Accreditation Statement
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AWHONN or the American Nurses Credentialing Center of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with an educational activity.

AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP580.