Webinar Series on SUID Part I- Introduction to SUID in Connecticut
May 7 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Three-part Series starting on Wednesday May 7, 2025 from 5:00pm-6:30pm
2nd event will be Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
3rd event will be Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Speakers for all 3 webinars:
Kirsten Bechtel, MD, Professor of Pediatrics Yale School of Medicine, Chairperson – CT Child Fatality Review Panel
Destiny Stokes, MPH, Program Director First Candle New Canaan, CT
Barb Himes, IBCLC, Director of Education and Bereavement Services First Candle, NEW Canann, CT
Webinar 1
Learning Objective: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to understand the impact of SUID in Connecticut and use a parent’s experience to improve safe sleep education.
Prework:
1. What strategies/policies are currently in place to educate families about infant safe sleep?
2. What do you hope to learn or gain from this webinar?
Webinar:
1. Welcome activity to build rapport.
2. Provide definitions, demographic statistics on SUID in CT, what happens after SUID in terms of medical examiner response.
3. Shre a testimonial from a parent who has experienced a SUID loss.
4. Participant reflections