Courses and Conferences

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Film Night and Panel Discussion       
Date: April 28th at 7 PM      
Location: Sunnyside Wesleyan Church, 58 Grosvenor Ave. (Free street parking, #7 bus route)       
Free Admission, free-will donations to Aaron's Butterfly Run Ottawa/Gatineau and Roger's House

Three films on pregnancy and infant loss will be shown followed by a panel discussion on the topic.
Films will include:
1) Jacob - A Film on Pregnancy and Infant Loss by Shawn Lovering on his mother's experience with pregnancy loss.  
2) When the storm hits - in French with English subtitles - created by the University of Quebec in Gatineau. Five fathers share their experience of their child’s death and the tools that have helped them to live through this storm. These stories can inspire bereaved families, professionals’ practices toward men as well as the development of policies and services for them.   
3) 100 Minutes with Aaron: One Family's Experience with Perinatal Hospice by Rachel and Rob Samulack. This film will explore one family's journey with the Roger Neilson House Perinatal Hospice and the 100 precious minutes that they spent with their son.        
Panelists include:
Lynn Grandmaison Dumond, Nurse Practitioner with the Roger’s House Perinatal Hospice Program
Viola Polomeno, Registered Nurse, Ph.D, Professor at the University of Ottawa, specializing in Perinatal Education
Alex Pigeon, Bereaved Father and blogger
Sarah McIlwham-Shipley, Doula specializing in perinatal loss with MotherWit Ottawa
Rachel Samulack, Bereaved Mother and Aaron’s Butterfly Run Ottawa/Gatineau Organizer