Center for Advocacy & Outreach
Anna Blank Building
1206 Pleasant Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Deanna Robey, RNC, BSN
515.241.8205
robeydl@ihs.org

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Neonatal Medical Outreach

The following outline our medical education outreach opportunities and programs.  We provide classes on the Blank Children's Hospital campus, and also provide classes on your campus:

S.T.A.B.L.E.
This program provides education for healthcare professionals on stabilization of the newborn using the mnemonic S.T.A.B.L.E. to promote the recall of necessary information. Pre- and post-testing is available.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
This program trains healthcare professionals in resuscitation skills specific to the newborn as outlined by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association. The course is taught by a neonatal nurse from Blank Children's Hospital.

Neonatal Topics
A number of general topics on newborn issues are available including system by system education, assessment and management, common disease processes, stabilization, developmental care, family-centered care and physical and gestational age assessment. Specific topics can be discussed upon request.

Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP)
This is an educational self-study program designed to teach bedside care of obstetrical and neonatal patients for healthcare professionals. This program includes clinical competencies as well as pre- and post-testing.

Neonatal Simulation
The Pediatric Mobile Simulation Program uses computerized infant and child size mannequins, along with actual equipment, to reproduce a clinical environment that provides similar physical challenges and mental stressors that would occur in a real emergency.