JULY 21-25, 2025 | COLUMBUS, OH - Sorry, we're full!
Join us in Colorado Springs, September 23-25, 2025!
Register by September 8!
"This fits exactly how I want to practice medicine.
It’s evidence-based and rigorous.
It has integrity and incorporates God.
Medicine is fast, just like this week.
This is how medicine should be practiced."
- LAUC Attendee, July 2024
While there are various ultrasound trainings available for nurses and sonographers who work within the pregnancy help movement, Heartbeat International has championed a new form of training that connects the technical needs and the spiritual needs for those working in pregnancy help. The training is held in two parts: First, students complete an online ultrasound training* through Heartbeat International’s Academy, which meets the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines for didactic training, as well as completing 25 abdominal and 5-10 transvaginal limited obstetrical scans as a prerequisite** to prepare for the in-person training. Next, students come on-site to participate in an in-person scan lab experience with one-on-one instruction from educators who are also sonographers credentialed in RDMS (OB/GYN) and RNs who have multiple years of experience imaging in Pregnancy Help Clinics.
By combining the technical, practical, and spiritual elements into one pregnancy help medical training, trainees will work towards becoming equipped, qualified, and ready to scan within their center. (Looking for training for other Pregnancy Help staff? Click here!)
This Clinical will include:
- 50+ Scanning Drills
- Pregnant models of all gestations
- Unique L.O.V.E. Approach Method of imaging the preborn babies
- Competency scanning pathology is typically encountered in Limited Obstetric Diagnostic Ultrasound
- First simulation training offered nationally in the Pregnancy Help movement
- Transvaginal instruction on simulation models
- Mastering skills by scanning a simulated ectopic pregnancy
- Image Reviews
- Spiritually focused instructional approach
- Case Studies
- How to introduce a mom to her baby for the very first time
- Skills Evaluations for those completing training
- Supportive team to reinforce your calling
*Heartbeat International will offer 20 Continuing Education Contact Hours for nurses for the didactic portion of training and 12 Continuing Education Contact Hours for nurses for the clinical portion of training. Heartbeat International is an approved provider through the California Board of Nursing, Provider Number 16061.
The focus of the clinical event is on repetition and volume, along with spiritual encouragement and reinforcement of techniques and knowledge gained from the didactic training. The ideal participant is someone who is self-motivated and confident and needs a high volume of scans for training. This event is fast-paced and filled with drills, techniques, and one-on-one instruction from educators who are also sonographers credentialed in RDMS (OB/GYN) and RNs who have multiple years of experience imaging in Pregnancy Help Clinics. Each participant receives a skill evaluation by our instructors; however, Heartbeat
Are you concerned about retaining nursing staff after investing in ultrasound training? We understand this may be a concern, that’s why we’ve gathered data from our LAUC training events to help put your mind at ease—and show you the lasting impact of this investment:
- Post-event surveys show that 98% of those who attended LAUC continue to work in pregnancy help
- After one year, 93% of attendees have continued in their clinic roles
NEW! Take a look inside The L.O.V.E. Approach Clinical by listening to Lisa Bourne and Christa Brown discuss how The L.O.V.E. Approach can be effectively used in the ultrasound setting, and how attending the Clinical not only gives you technical experience but also teaches students to deal with the spiritual warfare that we see on the pro-life battlefield. Click here to listen now!
Pricing
The L.O.V.E. Approach Ultrasound Clinical includes 20 hours of didactic training (20 CEUs) and 24 hours of clinical training (12 CEUs).
| Affiliates - Early Bird* | Non-Affiliates - Early Bird* |
| $1,950 | $2,200 |
| After August 18: $2,200 | After August 18: $2,450 |
Registration closes September 8, 2025.
Pre-Training Preparation
- You must complete the didactic portion of Heartbeat's Online Ultrasound Training. You will not be permitted to scan without having met this requirement. You should be automatically enrolled in the didactic training within one business day and will receive an email to complete the training at www.HeartbeatAcademy.org. If the registered attendee has not received an email from Heartbeat International within 36 business hours of the registration, please let us know immediately.
- In order to get the most out of your time with us, you must complete 25 abdominal and 5-10 transvaginal limited obstetrical scans before arriving at the training site.
**Nurses attending the LOVE Approach Ultrasound Clinical have found many ways to obtain the prerequisite of 25 OB/GYN scans. Here are a few ways to fulfill this requirement.
- Scan with another clinic. Here is a locator [ https://optionline.org/center-locator?view=map ] to find nearby pregnancy help organizations.
- Offer a scanning day to scan clients who have been scanned previously with a sonographer or a trained nurse.
- Scan some women who are not pregnant (such as coworkers or friends) to image female anatomy and to become acquainted with the function of an ultrasound system.
- Contact a local OB office for possible assistance with training scans.
Hotel & Other Helpful Information
Please remember your registration does not include your hotel accommodations.
Recommended Lodging: Homewood Suites | 9130 Explorer Drive | Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Training Schedule
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Monday, September 23
Please use Monday as your travel day. Check-in at the hotel is available starting at 3:00 p.m. Early check-in may be available if rooms are available. -
Tuesday - Thursday, September 24-25, will include all-day sessions (typically 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). We will end at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday to allow travel home.
Meals
Lunch meals will be hosted at the training facility.
Attention Affiliates: Be sure to log in as an affiliate using the button in the top right corner of the webpage to receive a discount on the pricing below. (Go to “My Affiliate Dashboard” to make sure your organization is listed. If it is not listed, reach out to awood@heartbeatinternational.
Conference Exhibit Interest List
Conference Recordings Order Form
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Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at the Heartbeat Annual Conference! By participating in one of the largest pregnancy help conferences in the world, you expand your reach to equip those on the frontlines of pregnancy help. It is because of our Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Marketing Partners that we can keep training costs low for those working directly with women so they can be as effective as possible within their ministries.
Before registering below, please be certain to review our Exhibitor Terms and Conditions as you will be asked to acknowledge them before submitting your form.
Reproductive Grief Care for Clinics
One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage and one in four women in the US will have an abortion by the age of 45. Although these losses occur very differently, the grief experience is similar and affects men, women, family members and friends. The Institute of Reproductive Grief Care's course for healthcare professionals, clinics, pregnancy centers, universities and social service agencies, can bring hope and healing to hurting people who may be suffering alone.
Objectives/Desired Outcomes:
- Describe the grief experience after reproductive loss.
- Identify three compassionate care practices to facilitate grieving for those impacted by reproductive loss.
- Utilize new communication skills and healing resources.
About the Instructor(s):
The Institute of Reproductive Grief Care® is the global expert in reproductive grief care, offering education, research, expertise and support after pregnancy and reproductive loss. With the stated goal of encouraging the widespread adoption of a reproductive grief standard of care, they provide education and resources to healthcare professionals including hospitals, medical professionals, therapists, social workers and pregnancy centers, as well as community and faith leaders.
Next Session: July 10 (11 AM - 2 PM EDT)
Finding and Fostering Major Gifts
Finding and Fostering Major Gifts is a six-week crash course on how to raise major gifts from supporters in your database. In this course, you will learn how to set up a successful development shop, find supporters who are major givers and learn to grow those relationships to ask for major gifts. This class will have a weekly live session, as well as reading and homework assignments with the oversight of your instructor, Haley Limo. Each week you will come together in the live class to discuss your reading assignments, go over your homework assignments and learn important skills to grow your development shop. Through this class you will:
- Learn to set up a successful development shop
- Understand the basics of putting together an annual fundraising plan
- Find out who your major donors are
- Learn to grow relationships with your top prospects
- Be able to ask for a major gift (face to face!)
- Learn to write a successful proposal
- Work on putting together an effective thanking strategy
Training Requirements:
- Participate in live weekly Zoom sessions beginning July 7, every Monday from 12-1 PM EST.
- Have reliable access to a computer with an internet connection.
- Be able to devote 3-4 hours per week to the training.
- Be self-motivated and comfortable completing additional reading assignments, and activities on your own.
- Be able to obtain copies of How to Win Friends and Influence People and Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (library copy is fine).
Your instructor for this live class is Heartbeat Academy Faculty member Haley Limo. Haley is the Founder and President of Least of These Philanthropy (LOT), a boutique fundraising consulting firm. With a background in major gifts development, Haley's desire is to help teach the art of relational fundraising to Christian nonprofits. As the former CEO of a medical pregnancy center, pregnancy help organizations hold a special place in her heart.
Next Session: June 30-August 11
Informational Websites for PHOs
Andrea Trudden, Vice President of Communications and Marketing of Heartbeat International, shares three valuable resources for Pregnancy Help Organizations (PHOs):
Pregnancy Center Truth – Pregnancycentertruth.com
A resource created to refute claims made against pregnancy centers “in an effort to ditch the rhetoric and stick to the facts..."
Pregnancy Help News – Pregnancyhelpnews.com
A website that reports on “current events, happenings, and milestones,” as well as inspirational stories within the pregnancy help community for PHOs around the world.
Pregnancy Help Podcast – Pregnancyhelppodcast.com
A collection of conversations and interviews with prominent pregnancy help experts around the world.
Save and subscribe!
Save Pregnancy Help Podcast as your favorite podcast.
Subscribe for Pregnancy Help News updates.
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United for Life
The past few years have shown how resilient the pregnancy help movement is.
In 2020, we dramatically shifted our efforts to serve pregnant women and families during a worldwide pandemic. Our VISION never changed, though our processes did.
In 2021, we celebrated the frontline workers of pregnancy help, recognizing the perseverance and passion that kept our doors open while many closed because pregnancy help is ESSENTIAL.
In 2022, we saw how states pushed more aggressive abortion laws, and we understood that our work was even more important. In response, we pressed ONWARD, adapting our services to meet the new needs of women.
In 2023, we celebrated the BREAKTHROUGH we had with the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. With the issue of regulating abortion returned to each state, we knew there were new barriers we must BREAK THROUGH.
As we worked through these years of dramatic change, it has become more and more evident that to truly become a culture that values life as a movement, we must be intentionally UNITED FOR LIFE.
We were each called into the pregnancy help movement to save lives from the horrors of abortion. While our methods may differ, our mission is the same! We embrace this as our 2024 Annual Conference theme, remembering we are all UNITED FOR LIFE. This movement is bigger than any one of us. We must work together and stand strong against those who work so hard to break us apart. Divided, we fall, but united, we stand!
"...then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose." Philippians 2:2
Academy Learning Plan
Did you know that you can utilize a guided learning plan for free? As a Heartbeat Affiliate, this complimentary feature is included as part of the benefits of partnering with us. With Academy, you are in charge of your progress and training. Accessing a learning plan is easy!
Step 1. Log in to your Academy Dashboard.
Step 2. Select the button "Enroll in a Learning Plan."
Step 3. Make one or more selections and click, “Save Changes.”
It will automatically save your selections and populate your Dashboard page.
To return to your Dashboard, select “Dashboard” from the top left menu.
Step 4. There will be a new section titled, “Learning Plans” with your selection(s).
Click on a selection to be taken to a catalog of options about your role(s).
On this page, you can view all the available competencies we have about the role you selected. Select “Edit” to find the course linked to each competency. The progress bar towards the top will show you how many you’ve already received out of the number available.
In just four simple steps, you can begin a Learning Plan designed just for you. Whether you are in leadership, development, client care, or medical, we have training and resources for you.
TIP: Keep this page bookmarked for future staff and volunteers of your pregnancy help organization!
Sign me up to carry a flag in the Parade of Nations!
While we wish every affiliated individual could join us at the Conference, some of our friends and affiliates from outside the United States are not able to join us this year. Still, we want to celebrate those who are doing the great work of pregnancy help around the world. As is our tradition, we celebrate with a Parade of Nations at the Heartbeat International Annual Conference. Every country with a Heartbeat affiliate will be represented at this parade, and we need your help to carry a flag and represent a country.