Keynote Speaker: Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH, RADM USPHS, Director of the Division of Reproductive Health in the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Race Equity Training pre-session will take place from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM and will be led by Joyce James, LMSW-AP. Attendees will learn about the history of institutional racism and its current impacts on maternal and infant health outcomes. Attendees will also begin developing the language and skills needed to have conversations on equity in maternal and infant health and create effective and culturally responsive interventions. This session will set the stage for the afternoon session, and attendees are encouraged to attend both.

The Using Quality Improvement to Address Health Equity (QI Training Academy) pre-session will take place from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Attendees will learn about racial disparities; strategies and tools to identify health disparities; and to incorporate health equity strategies into quality improvement. The training will be led by:

• Christina Davidson, MD, Texas Children's Hospital

• Carey Eppes, MPH, MD, Ben Taub Hospital

• Patrick Ramsey, MD, MSPH, UT Health San Antonio

• Amanda Wagner, DNP, WHNP-BC, CPHQ, CNE, UT Health Science Center at Tyler

Continuing education credit/contact hours for this event are provided by The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service and include the following:

Continuing Medical Education:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through the joint providership of The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited by TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 18.75 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education.

Social Workers:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service under sponsor number CS3065 has been approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (https://dshs.texas.gov/socialwork) to offer continuing education contact hours to social workers. The approved status of The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service expires annually on December 31. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 18.75 contact hours of Continuing Social Work Education.

Certified Health Education Specialists:

Sponsored by The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 18.75 total entry-level Category I contact education contact hours.

Certified in Public Health

On 10/18/2017 the Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service was awarded multi-event provider status (ID #1360) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners to award CPH continuing education credits.  This activity has been awarded 18.75 credits.

Licensed Professional Counselors:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is an approved provider (#690) by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors to offer continuing education contact hours to Licensed Professional Counselors. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded 18.75 contact hours for Licensed Professional Counselors.

Certificate of Attendance:

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has designated 18.75 hours for attendance.

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