Join us at the
38th International GRAVENS Meeting
Environment of Care for High Risk Newborns and Their Families
Providing Safe Spaces for Babies, Families, and Staff
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Abstract Submission Agenda Coming Soon
March 5-8, 2025
Sheraton Sand Key Resort
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Abstracts due September 30, 2024
Why Gravens
In a perfect world, there would be no need for a NICU. Yet our reality is that babies continue to be born too sick, too soon, and with medical conditions requiring hospitalization. Activities in the NICU have a profound impact on the babies, their families and the staff. What you do matters. Your work has the potential to impact a neonate’s health outcome, as well as that of the family and staff in the NICU.
Since the 1980s, neonatal care providers have worked to mitigate the stress experienced by babies, parents and providers. Doing so has involved change and its inherent struggles, but eventually we have adapted our NICU culture, policies and approach. We strive to nurture the developmental needs of babies and the emotional and informational needs of their parents through evidence-based knowledge in neuroscience, developmental care, healthcare design, and family support.
This work continues at The 2025 Annual Gravens Conference.
Dr. Stanley Graven
Who Attends & Why
This program has been developed to meet the educational needs of healthcare practitioners.
Families and Support System
Parents, Family and Friends. Family Support Specialists, Development Specialists, Infant & Child Social Workers & Counselors, Navigators
Healthcare Professionals
Neonatologists, Pediatricians, Psychologists, Physical Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Neonatal Nurses (RNs, NNPs, ARNPs), Respiratory Therapists,Family Support Staff, Hospital Administrators, NICU Leadership, Discharge Planners
Environmental Design
Medical planners and design programmers, architects, interior designers and healthcare furniture/furnishings and equipment designers
Researchers
Developmental biologists, neuroscientists,
developmental psychologists, cognitive psychologists, physiologists, psychobiologists
Diversity
We support inclusive participation at the Gravens Conference and value perspectives of professionals from all backgrounds and situations. See our statement that reflects our inclusive policy.
Continuing Education Credits are available for the Following Professionals
Physicians
PAC/LAC is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Nurses
The Perinatal Advisory Council-Leadership, Advocacy, and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Respiratory Therapy
PAC/LAC, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Occupational, Physical, Speech & Language Therapists
PAC/LAC, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Mental Health Providers
PAC/LAC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSW and LMFT. PAC/LAC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
CHES
This activity is sponsored by PAC/LAC, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
Licensee must retain this certificate for a period of four years.