Jena Roeber, OTR/L, PHS This course covers how to collaborate with maternal health professionals in your hospital and community to expand access to rehab services for families who benefit the most during high-risk pregnancy and immediately after birth prior to returning home.  Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET REGISTER HERE!

Pelvic health is not about OT vs PT qualifications, insurance reimbursement, or physician preference. It's about Race. As the largest recipients of c-section and hysterectomy worldwide, Black women are becoming more aware that their surgical recovery is considered Low Priority by surgeons and rehab professionals alike. On Wednesday, November 6th, join acute care therapists who publicly discuss how they challenged the status quo in order to expand access to rehab after birth across 12 hospitals in their health system to include the largest recipients of cesarean section surgery: Black women. Special guests: Jasmine Dockett, OTR/L and Rachel Lewis, OTR/L, Acute Care Occupational Therapists from Sentara Health, Virginia. VIEW HERE

  World Health Organization: Women account for 67% of the global health and social care workforce. Deloitte: Women pay $15.4 billion more than men for annual out-of-pocket expenses. U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics: Women make up 75% of total employment in hospitals. The New England Journal of Medicine: Female primary care physicians spend 15.7% more time with their patients yet earn 8 to 29% less than male counterparts. BMC Primary Care: Women are more likely to visit their primary care physician for physical and mental health concerns than men. Is rehab education staying current with academic medicine and including the largest healthcare consumers in the world: Women? If so, where are the rehab and early recovery protocols after the most commonly performed major surgeries in the world including cesarean section, hysterectomy, and mastectomy? In this 1-hour workshop with Rebeca Segraves, you will learn how to develop early recovery care plans called rehab protocols, that prioritize the mental and physical function of patients who currently lack early access to occupational and physical therapy to enhance their recovery after major procedures. Open to women's health advocates, occupational therapy practitioners, physical therapy practitioners, nurse practitioners, physicians, midwives, doulas, fitness/wellness professionals, and more! ACCESS HERE

Were you ever frustrated with how many people struggled with pelvic floor symptoms before they received help? Have you ever heard someone say, "Why didn't anyone tell me about pelvic floor therapy sooner?" OR "I had to wait several months to get an appointment with you?!" How did it make you feel? After years of practice, Dr. Janelle Howell, PT, DPT, WCS, a pelvic health therapist, discovered how to help more people than she ever could in her 1:1 visits with one of the most intimate conditions that people deal with for years before receiving proper care. As a women's health clinical specialist in physical therapy and expert on vaginismus, she grew her social media following to an audience of more than 300K across Instagram and Tik Tok in less than 2 years. Her channel, @vaginarehabdoctor is one of the most sought-after resources on relieving pain with intimacy. In her annual workshop, Raising Your Value as a Pelvic Health Provider, she teaches professionals how to use their most valuable asset to reach the people who benefit the most from their services sooner rather than later. REGISTER HERE to join her workshop live or to access the recording! See you soon!

In this talk, we explore the factors that support the evidence-based decisions to offer rehab in the hospital after birth. We discuss optimal timing for postpartum occupational and physical therapy and showcase their benefits in supporting 4th trimester recovery and perinatal health. Whether you're a healthcare professional or maternal health advocate, you will gain valuable tools and knowledge to enhance family-centered care and grow sustainable acute care OB rehab programs. Watch HERE

Join our discussion with Dr. Ann Croghan about early intervention strategies that will help breastfeeding function and goals in the first 0 - 6 weeks of postpartum recovery. WATCH HERE

April 2, 2025 In hospitals across the country, rehab therapists routinely monitor vital signs with patients during the activity they are expected to perform at home. Dr. Jennifer Bonia, PT, DPT is an acute care therapist treating patients in the hospital after c-section who inspired this month's inaugural Women's Health Research Club on the use of the Adult Vital Sign Interpretation in Acute Care Guide to expand evidence-based rehab practice on the maternity unit. Join us HERE for a discussion on using this guide for immediate postpartum recovery care on Wednesday, April 2nd at 7:30 PM ET.

🏥 Postpartum pain has been closely linked with maternal mental health and studies have examined the impact of maternal pain on newborn bonding. 🩺 Dr. Addy Javes, PT, DPT shares her recent case report on the impact that physical therapy has in the hospital after birth on postpartum pain and function to improve maternal outcomes after cesarean section. 🗓️ Join us for an exclusive interview with her on why she wrote about this area of recovery care that’s rarely offered to new moms: Monday, May 12, 2025 at 8 PM ET. Watch the livestream HERE

As interest in maternal and pelvic health continues to rise in both acute care and home health settings, an increasing number of programs and businesses are introducing OT and PT services earlier than traditional standards of care. Join us for a dynamic roundtable discussion featuring occupational and physical therapy students, capstone advisors, and practicing clinicians. Together, they’ll explore how maternal and pelvic health are being redefined across hospital, home, and virtual care environments. REGISTER HERE

This special Q/A will be open to the public and to Pelvic Health Network members who have specific questions on starting a new service line, business, or hospital-based program that provides acute care, virtual, and home-health services during: pregnancy (including high-risk conditions) and within 0-6 days following any birth experience and pelvic surgery (e.g. hysterectomy, high-degree perineal tear, sterilization, hemorrhage management, and more). We will discuss the upcoming Enhanced Recovery After Delivery training that prepares licensed health providers and birth professionals to expedite maternal health support faster than the current standard of care. This training will be offered via livestream and in-person, providing breakfast, lunch, and a beautiful hike with iconic views of the Pikes Peak region. The training will be professionally recorded for future, self-paced participants while our livestream and in-person participants will master the hands-on techniques that can be started in the hospital and home. Every trainee will have access to a 1:1 meeting with an ERAD instructor that they can request within the 12 months from the start of their training: live or self-paced. This Q/A will answer your questions on whether or not you should continue observing perinatal health practice across all settings OR if you are ready to advance your career and join us at our beautiful headquarters in Colorado Springs on July 19-20, 2025. After this training, you can choose to pursue the Perinatal Health Specialist Certification that is 100% unique to this specialized area of practice. We can't wait to meet you, learn about your mission, and help you succeed! This Q/A will be recorded for members of Pelvic Health Network where memberships directly support program and professional development to advance early interventions in acute care, home health, virtual practice, and community-based support for maternal health, women's health, and pelvic health care. REGISTER HERE