PROUD: Reducing Stigma and Bias Webinar #4

Implicit and Explicit Bias: Part Two – Protocols for Treating Patients with Substance Use Disorder

Launch Date: August 26, 2024

Expiration Date: August 21, 2025

Number of Contact Hours: 1.5
Estimated Time of Completion: 90 minutes

This activity will discuss the historical context of bias and healthcare, and how this has evolved over time. Guidance surrounding protocols for how to provide care to patients and their families without stigma and bias will also be addressed.

Learning Objectives:
• Review the birth of modern obstetrics and gynecology in the U.S.
• Review the state of maternal mortality in the U.S.
• Discuss initiatives to address disparities in maternal health.
• Discuss national and local initiatives underway to improve maternal outcomes.
• Describe protocols being used to treat maternity patients with substance use disorder.

Webinar Presenter:
Veronica Maria Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Residency Director of Research, Associate Professor of OBGYN, Trinity Health Of New England

For more information, contact CHA Education Services at EducationServices@chime.org or 203-294-7263.