System Service Line Director for Women’s and Children’s Services
PeaceHealth System
Dixie Weber MS, BSN, RN, Hospital Advisor Family to Family Support Network. The Family to Family Support Network, a non-profit based in Denver, Colorado. She is an expert in best practices in the care of Unique Perinatal Populations including, women making an adoption plan, families growing through surrogacy arrangements, the pregnant incarcerated population, women giving birth after sexual assault or domestic violence and social complex families. She has established expectations for healthcare in the delivery of comprehensive, consistent and high-quality medical care for these complex patients. She has developed numerous innovative programs and has spoken across the country on topics including Generational Workforce Management, Neutral Compassionate Care Models, Adoption and Surrogacy, Bioethics and Leadership Development.
Rebecca Vahle, MA, Founded and Executive Director the Family to Family Support Network™ (FFSN), as a pro-education, non-profit organization in 2015. FFSN’s roots began in 2004, however, during her time as the Adoption Liaison for the Family to Family Adoption Support Network™ Program at Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, Colorado. The program, created by Rebecca, was the first hospital-based adoption support program in the nation and has been recognized as defining best practice in handling the complex, emotional and logistical needs present in infant adoptions in the hospital setting. Following nationwide interest in the program, Rebecca created FFSN to be able to implement the program in hospitals across the country.
Disclosure: No financial relationships or conflicts of interest
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM CDT