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ForwardMaternal Health Crisis: OB Emergencies in the ER
Pricing
ISMS members: Free
Non-ISMS members: Free
Course Description
More than 2 million women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts, areas without access to birthing facilities or maternity care providers. According to the March of Dimes, 34.3 percent of Illinois counties are defined as maternity care deserts compared to 32.6 percent of counties in the U.S. overall. The loss of hospital-based OB services in these areas puts additional pressure on ER physicians, providers, and staff to provide emergency care for pregnant and perinatal patients. In Illinois from 2018-2022, 66% of pregnant or postpartum people who experienced a pregnancy related death visited the ED at least once, most visited 3 or more times. In rural areas it was 90%. Following case reviews of maternal deaths in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Public Health Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) recommended enhanced education and engagement in obstetric (OB) care, mental health, and substance use disorders (SUDs) for all Illinois EDs.
Join the Illinois State Medical Society for this webinar presented by Ann Borders, MD, from Endeavor Health, and Stacie Geller, Ph.D., from the University of Illinois Chicago to learn more about the maternal health crisis in Illinois and state-wide educational initiatives currently underway to address this urgent concern. This presentation will review MMRC findings for Illinois and highlight opportunities for improvement, particularly related to mental health and substance use disorders in the pregnant and postpartum patient. Finally, this activity will present learners with immediately available resources for patients and physicians, and improve learners’ skill in finding curricula available for additional training..
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the ramifications and scope of maternity care deserts throughout the US and Illinois
- Outline the role of Emergency Departments in obstetric care
- Examine Illinois Maternal Mortality Review Committee data and discuss opportunities for improvement, particularly related to mental health conditions and substance use disorders
- Identify and locate online resources and curricula available for additional training for OB emergencies.
Target Audience
ISMS members and their staffs
Disclosure
The planners, faculty, and others in control of content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
CME information
The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Illinois Nurse Practice Act rules deem CME credit provided by approved sponsors as acceptable to fulfill nursing continuing education requirements for licensure. Nurses may claim one contact hour per unit of CME in the state of Illinois.
Additional information
The recommendations contained in this resource are not intended to define conduct that is appropriate in every case, should not be considered as establishing any standard of care, and do not constitute legal advice. Physicians, clinicians and healthcare providers should take care to ensure that all care rendered reflects the best clinical judgment and complies with the laws and regulations of the state or location at which the care was provided.
Stacie Geller, Ph.D.
Stacie Geller, Ph.D., is the G. William Arends Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Center for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine. She conducts clinical, health services and epidemiological research both nationally and internationally. She is also a founding and continuing member of the Illinois Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
Ann Borders, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H.
Ann Borders, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., is a Maternal Fetal Medicine physician and Ian Bernard Horowitz Chair of Obstetrics at Endeavor Health at Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, and Clinical Professor, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. She is the Executive Director and Obstetric Lead for the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative, a collaborative of over 100 birthing hospitals focused on improving outcomes for mothers and newborns. She is a PCORI, CDC, NIH-funded researcher addressing inequities in pregnancy outcomes. She serves on the Illinois Department of Public Health Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the State Quality Council as well as an OB Co-Chair for the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Executive Committee.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 Participation Credit