IRC Office Hours - Cybersecurity

Protecting Your Practice: Cybersecurity for Birth Centers

You might feel like just "small potatoes" with a plate that is already overfull. You have no time to worry about cybersecurity, and you likely can’t afford to hire someone to worry for you. But you don't need a large budget or a dedicated IT team to protect your birth center from costly data breaches. 

Spend an hour with an expert to discover why human error is often the biggest security risk and how to effectively manage your exposure. We'll share free or low-cost tools and techniques that you can implement today to avoid the expensive headache of a cyber event. This session will be conversational, not a formal presentation, so please bring your questions and we'll be happy to discuss the answers!

Join IRC Leaders Cynthia Flynn and special guest Paul Smith, CEO of Techromatic, Inc. for this interactive IRC Office Hours session. 

AABC membership is required for IRC Office Hours. Registration is free and open to all AABC members. 

Guest Presenter

Paul Smith

Paul Smith is an Information Technology expert and CEO of Techromatic Incorporated, serving the healthcare and legal industries. With a background in network engineering for global banks and nearly 20 years of consulting for small businesses, Paul helps organizations reduce risk and operational inefficiencies. His unique perspective on Information Technology and real-world small business operations has allowed him to help hundreds of businesses become more efficient, mitigate security risks, and achieve their goals through his guidance.

A graduate of Stony Brook University, Paul has served on the board of EO New York for over five years. Dedicated to lifelong learning and leadership, he currently resides in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, children, and their many pets.

IRC Leader

Cynthia Flynn, PhD, CNM, FACNM

Cynthia has extensive management experience, having served as executive director of The Birth Center, Bryn Mawr, PA; the general director of Family Health and Birth Center, Washington DC, where she negotiated the merger of the birth center with a Federally Qualified Health Center in order to provide stable financing; and founder/owner of Columbia Women’s Clinic and Birth Center, Kennewick, WA.

At the national level, she is a past president of the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC), and serves on the AABC Government Affairs and Industry Relations Committees as well as the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Midwives Association of Washington State (MAWS). Additionally, she has provided consulting for organizations wishing to start, expand, sustain or replicate midwifery practices and/or birth centers in order to increase access for healthy women to a proven method of obtaining a safe delivery.