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2022 National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium Call for Proposals

Share your passion for maternal health and well-being!

Submit a proposal to present at the third National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium. 

Call for Proposals Closed. Expect Decisions by May 23, 2022.

The 2022 Symposium will be held August 2-3 in Chicago, IL with in-person and virtual attendance and presentation options.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal for the Symposium. Our team is reviewing all submissions and will make notifications by May 23, 2022.

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What is the National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium?

The Symposium is an event hosted by the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center.

Attendees will:

  • Deepen understanding of current issues in maternal health,
  • Learn about innovative initiatives to improve maternal health, particularly for Black and Indigenous birthing people, and people living in rural areas, and
  • Obtain skills and information needed to create change in communities.

Our goal is that the Symposium will continue to grow into a trusted, evidence-driven, and community-centered space for maternal health professionals and others invested in the well-being of families to connect, recharge, and to advance maternal health equity in the communities in which they serve and support.

Who attends?

The Symposium serves everyone interested in improving systems of care and maternal health outcomes, including public health professionals, health care providers and administrators, community groups, advocates, policy makers, researchers, and many others. We anticipate over 1,000 registrants in 2022.

What topics are included?

MHLIC is focused on identifying work to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. We focus on engagement, innovation, and policy to advance equitable maternal health outcomes, but will also consider proposals in other categories. While we do include proposals that are focused on clinical interventions, this year, we are especially seeking submissions that focus on public health, policy, or system work to improve maternal health.

See more details below.

Who should submit?

These flexible presentation opportunities are appropriate for a diverse range of groups and individuals working to advance maternal health.

Individuals interested in presenting can submit to present alone, but we encourage presenters to consider presenting in a team which includes a wide representation of individuals who contributed to the work such as people with lived experience, program assistants, and others.

Students are welcome to submit proposals through this Call for Proposals, though we will have a separate call for student work, including posters and panels available in March 2022. For more information on those options, please email Alice Pollard.

We may have limited scholarships to support in-person attendance from presenters.

Deadlines

Proposals Due: April 25 at 11:59 PM EST 

Notification of Decision: May 23, 2022

Final Spark Session Videos Due: July 1, 2022

Announcing a Collaboration with AMCHP’s Innovation Hub

This year, Spark Session proposal submitters can also choose to have their proposal automatically shared with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) for possible inclusion in AMCHP Innovation Hub’s MCH Innovations Database, a searchable database of effective practices and policies grounded in practice-based evidence that positively impact maternal and child health (MCH).  This is a special offering to make it easier for presenters at the National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium to have their work considered for Innovation Hub. Benefits of being featured in Innovation Hub include sharing successes with peers around the country who may want to replicate your work, contributing to the MCH evidence base, and receiving national recognition for your work. If you are only interested in AMCHP’s Innovation Hub, you can learn more on their website.

Submission Type Descriptions are described below. Please read more detail about each session by clicking on the links.

Workshops

Workshops

Description
Workshop sessions highlight new ideas, research, innovative programs, and/or promising practices related to improving maternal health.

How Presented
Workshops are presented in real time either in-person or virtually on August 2 or 3. Presenters can choose to submit a proposal for : 30-minute proposals will include at least 10 minutes of discussion/audience Q&A. MHLIC may match 30-minute sessions with another presentation at the Symposium to fill a 60-minute time slot. 60-minute proposals will include at least 20 minutes of discussion/audience Q&A.

Learn more.

Skills Building Sessions

Skills Building Sessions

Description
Skills-building sessions are designed to teach participant new skills, methods, and tools that they can apply to their maternal health work.

How Presented
Skills sessions are currently planned as in-person only presentations in Chicago on August 2 or 3. Presenters can choose to submit a proposal for: 60-Minutes (1 hour) or 120-Minutes (2 hours).

Learn more.

Spark Videos

Spark Videos

Description
Spark Sessions are short (maximum 10 minutes), pre-recorded videos describing work being developed or implemented to improve maternal health. The goal of this part of the Symposium agenda is to elevate innovations from across the country.

How Presented
Spark Sessions are recorded by the presenters ahead of time and will be hosted on the virtual platform during the Symposium and the MHLIC website after the Symposium. Spark Session presenters do not have to be present during the Symposium event.

Learn more.


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