PreConference Workshops

CABC Workshop: Maintaining Birth Center Accreditation

DATE: Thursday, September 11th
TIME: 9:00am-12:00pm
FACULTY: Michele DeAngelo and Olga Ryan, RN, MS-NL

In this half-day workshop from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, learn everything you need to know about CABC reaccreditation. Review what’s new in the CABC Indicators and site visit process.

Find out:

  • Learn about the path to reaccreditation with a refresher on documents to gather/complete, site visit activities, accreditation decisions, and reports due

  • Review changes in the CABC Indicators and process  

REGISTRATION FEE
FREE - must be from a CABC-accredited birth center
**If you are new to CABC accreditation, register for the CABC Workshop: Achieving Birth Center Accreditation on Thursday afternoon.

FACULTY

Michele DeAngelo

Michele DeAngelo began her career at Reading Birth & Women's Center in Pennsylvania, where she filled various roles, including office staff, billing, and occasional birth photographer.  She started at CABC in 2012, first as the Operations Manager, and has served as CABC Executive Director since 2016. Michele lives with her husband, two exuberant dogs, and three daughters who were brought into the world with the help of midwives. When she’s not overseeing the daily activities of CABC, Michele enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.

Olga Ryan, RN, MS-NL

Olga has been nursing in the birth center model since about 2006. She is an experienced birth center leader and has worked as birth assistant, CenteringPregnancy co-facilitator, nurse manager, and administrative director. She has been a volunteer on AABC’s Standards Committee and has volunteered and worked for the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers since about 2007, especially in sentinel event review. She has been an NRP instructor for more than 20 years and teaching it “attached to the cord” since 2008 thanks to the mentorship and lessons learned from midwives!