National Conference Will Help CPC’s Become Medical Clinics

The National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) a national network of nearly 800 pro-life pregnancy resource centers in 47 states, announces its first annual national conference for Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics to be held March 20-22, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Who Should Attend? This three-day conference is designed for executive directors, clinic directors, medical directors, nurses, physicians, board members and volunteers of both pregnancy resource centers who are operating as medical clinics and for centers who are considering converting to clinic status in the future.

Featured Speakers and Topics Include:

&#8226 Dr. Joel Brind, Ph.D., Professor of Endocrinology, Baruch College, City University of New York, NY. “The Abortion/Breast Cancer Link”

&#8226 Elizabeth Shadigian, MD. Clinical Associate Professor of OB/Gyn, University of Michigan, School of Medicine. “The Long Term Complications of Induced Abortion”

&#8226 Byron Calhoun, MD. Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Rockford Health System at Rockford Memorial Hospital. “The Role of the Medical Community in Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics”

&#8226 Congressman Rick Renzi, First District Arizona. “Pro-life Initiatives in the Current Congress”

&#8226 Thomas Glessner, JD. Attorney, Founder and CEO of NIFLA. “Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics: Building the Wall of Protection in Your Community”

Workshop Topics Include: How to convert your center to a medical clinic, STD testing, Client marketing strategies, The roles of the Nurse Manager and Medical Director, Clinic infrastructure models, Life-affirming communication principles, Standards of medical excellence, How to grow your medical clinic, and Client marketing strategies for your medical clinic.

Location: The Westin Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia

Registration Costs: $350 per attendee before Feb. 15, 2003 &#0151 space is limited. After Feb. 15, cost is $389 per attendee.

For more information and a registration form to be faxed to you call Chris Revelle at (703) 753-4737

(This article courtesy of Steven Ertelt and the Pro-Life Infonet email newsletter. For more information or to subscribe go to www.prolifeinfo.org or email infonet@prolifeinfo.org.)