Join Us for a Webinar!

Severe Maternal Morbidity

Thursday, January 30, 2:00pm – 3:30pm Eastern Time

State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals, working to improve pregnancy outcomes for women and newborns by advancing evidence-based clinical practices and processes.

CDC funds statewide PQCs in California, New York, and Ohio and worked with these networks to sponsor a series of Webinars from October 2012 through August 2013. These Webinars were intended to help PQCs share knowledge and experiences, and teach other states how to start, maintain, and grow their own collaboratives. Due to an overwhelming response, a second series of Webinars will be held every two months in 2013–2014, focusing on specific perinatal quality improvement initiatives. Webinars are available to participants in all states.

This Webcast will present a discussion of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), including measurement of SMM at both the population and facility levels, recent trends in SMM, and an overview of national projects designed to address SMM. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion.

Advance registration is strongly encouraged due to space limitations.

Speakers

William Callaghan, MD, MPH

Chief, Maternal and Infant Health Branch

Division of Reproductive Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD

Senior Scientist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch

Division of Reproductive Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elliott Main, MD

Medical Director, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative

Chairman and Chief of Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,

California Pacific Medical Center

Objectives

At the end of this program, participants will be able to—

· Discuss measurement and monitoring of SMM at the population and facility levels.

· Understand trends and how SMM disproportionately affects certain racial and ethnic groups.

· Identify strategies to reduce SMM.

Participant Conference Access Information

To register for this event:

1. Go to the URL listed below.
2. Provide your information for the event leader and then click “Submit.”
3. You will receive a passcode and PIN to access the audio portion of the Webinar. This information will be required to ensure entry.

URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?customHeader=mymeetings&Conference_ID=5893209&passcode=3263721

Webinar participation on the day of the event:

Join the Web portion: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW5893209&p=3263721&t=c

To join the audio portion, dial 1-888-889-6351 (toll free). Enter the passcode and PIN that you received in your registration confirmation.

If you did not register and do not have a PIN, enter the passcode 3263721 and hold for an operator.NOTE: there is a lengthy hold time, during which you will be asked for your PIN multiple times before being rerouted. You may still be able to join the Webinar, if space is available.