Presents
2021 Annual Conference
“Serving with Wisdom, Skill and Love”
Main Conference: September 15-17, 2021
Preconference: September 14, 2021
To be held at:
The Holiday Inn Roanoke Valley View
3315 Ordway Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
The Main Conference will include:
Conference Registration Fee
**Special Hotel Room Pricing (Rooms are not included in package price)
Breakfast included for hotel guests
3 Lunches
The Gala Dinner and Annual Meeting!
5 Breaks
The High Tea
All day Coffee, Tea and Water service
CEU’s (MEAC hours will be applied for)
Rooms are not included is this package.
Conference Hotel Reservation and Information
To be held at:
The Holiday Inn Roanoke Valley View
3315 Ordway Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24017
540-362-4500
Room Rate: $129.00 per room (this does not include taxes)
Up to 4 in one room
Up to 4 breakfast tickets per room (one per occupant) for ACBP Room Block only!
The Room block (and special pricing) will be released on August 31, 2021.
To Make Hotel Reservations
Call the hotel: 540-362-4500
Tell them you will be attending the Association of Christian Birth Professionals Conference September 15-17, 2021. This will give you the special room rate to include Monday and Friday.
For the shuttle, you will need to call the hotel front desk at least a couple days in advance to make the shuttle reservation. Please have your flight information handy.
If you want to find a roommate, please announce it on the ACBP FB Members Only Page. It will be up to the individuals to work out their financial and logistical room arrangements
More information about the Hotel, Click here:
Pet-Friendly Roanoke Hotel | Holiday Inn Roanoke – Valley View (ihg.com)
Conference Extras
There will be a pajama party and “tales from the trade” on Tuesday night
The “Call the Midwife” costume day, if you have one, is on Wednesday (with prizes for best costumes).
The Annual Dinner/Gala and Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Wednesday night. This will be a very special treat.
A High Tea will be celebrated on Thursday afternoon.
We will have a Fundraising event again this year and would appreciate each registrant bringing a new item to donate for this fundraiser. All proceeds will go to benefit the “Shonda Parker Scholarship Fund”.
Speakers will include:
James Creekmore, JD
Kelli Brien, CD(DONA) LCCE, CLS, SPBCPE
Martha Addington
Noel Leithart, CPM
Ireena Keeslar, CPM
Jill Whitfield, CNM
Pamela Golliet, CPM
Main Conference Topics will include:
Dying to Be Heard: Improving Deficient Care in the US for Mothers and Babies
Legal Considerations in Business and Practice
Communication Skills: Are You Really Listening to Women?
Work Life Balance
MTHFR
Boundaries and Self Care in Practice
Hemorrhage Safety Bundles and Postpartum Hemorrhage Protocols
Abuse and Trauma in the Female Client
Healing the Gut
Healing the Caregiver after a Traumatic Birth
Round Table Discussions
Preconference: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
NRP
Birth Photography
Peer Review
More to come…….