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Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternal and Child Health 2nd Edition



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Reducing Implicit Bias in Maternal and Child Health 2nd Edition is a four-part course that breaks down the conscious and unconscious biases within all individuals; describes their impact on healthcare access and treatment for Black and brown women; and explores interventions designed to eliminate them. Dr. Meika Neblett, MD, lead of equity in clinical care at RWJBarnabas Health and chief medical officer and chief academic officer at Community Medical Center, serves as faculty.

In its second iteration, this important course is complimentary, thanks to funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the N.J. Perinatal Quality Collaborative. It provides credits in continuing medical education, continuing nursing education, public health and certified health education specialists.


Learning Outcomes for this Session:
At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Define implicit and explicit bias and their effects on birthing persons;
  • Describe how historic discrimination effects minority persons in how they approach healthcare;
  • Summarize methods to address bias to provide a meaningful patient-healthcare provider relationship.

New Jersey State Nurses Association Accreditation Statement

Application for continuing education credit will be made.

MSNJ Accreditation Statement
HRET is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. HRET designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

NJ Public Health CE and CHES/ MCHES Accreditation Statement
Participants who complete this webinar will be awarded 1.0 New Jersey Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hour (CE). Rutgers‐SPH has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). 1.0 CHES/MCHES credit will be provided.

The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Disclosure forms are required and reviewed for any issues. Speakers are required to present balanced and unbiased presentations. The presentation’s content has been reviewed and any bias has been eliminated.

Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by HRET, NJSNA, ANCC Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed with this program.

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the CDC, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.