SPEAK-UP Champion Implicit and Explicit Bias Training, Live, Virtual Meeting; 3/23/23 and 3/30/23
This 7.75 hour virtually presented live program, provides education designed for healthcare .professionals who support and care for women before, during and after pregnancy or care for newborns.
It is an unacceptable fact that Black and Indigenous people are more likely than people from other races to die or suffer injuries during pregnancy and childbirth. SPEAK UP Champions© Implicit and Explicit Racial Bias education is provided via a live virtual interactive format. The education outlines strategies to help individuals and groups dismantle racism, provide quality equitable care, and reduce health disparities.
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals who support and care for women before, during and after pregnancy or care for newborns.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to (or better able to):
1. Describe factors that contribute to perinatal disparities based on a social justice framework.
2. Outline quality improvement strategies and tactics for eliminating implicit and explicit bias when caring for women before, during, and after pregnancy.
3. Develop a quality improvement action plan for ensuring equity in perinatal outcomes.
Renee Byfield, MS, RN, FNP-C-EFM has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Debra Bingham, DrPH, RN, FAAN, activity Course Director, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Faculty members do not plan on discussing unlabeled/investigational uses of a commercial product.
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Boston University School of Medicine designates this livefor a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.75 Participation