About this event
Safe maternal care is on the minds of many healthcare professionals and patients, but what is needed to ensure patients receive respectful maternal care? In this presentation, you will learn why respectful care is important to achieving trust with your patients. While respectful care is key to equitable care, there are barriers to achieving respectful care. Join Dr. Gillispie-Bell as she explains how to identify and overcome those barriers to build better relationships with your patients.
Who can attend
Registration is limited to ISMIE and SEMPIC policyholders, ISMS members, and their employed staff.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize what is meant by "respectful care"
- Explain how equity links to quality
- Identify barriers and solutions to achieving respectful care
About the presenter
Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell is a board-certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist and associate professor for Ochsner Health in New Orleans, Louisiana. She serves as the Senior Site Lead and Section Head of Women’s Services at Ochsner Kenner. Additionally, she serves as the Director of Quality for Women’s Services for the Ochsner Health System and is the Medical Director of the Ochsner Center for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Uterine Fibroids. She earned her medical degree from Meharry Medical College and completed her residency training at Ochsner Health System. She has a Master of Applied Science in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Additionally, she has received certification in diversity and inclusion from Cornell University. Clinically, in addition to providing obstetric care, Dr. Gillispie-Bell performs advanced laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic procedures and is known nationally for her expertise in management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with fibroids.
Dr. Gillispie-Bell is also the Medical Director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review for the Louisiana Department of Health. In this role, she leads initiatives in the state of Louisiana to improve birth outcomes for all birthing persons in Louisiana and eliminate the Black-white disparity gap. Dr. Gillispie-Bell has testified before Congress and led congressional briefings to inform on the drivers of maternal mortality and legislative policy to improve maternal outcomes. She was an invited speaker at the White House Maternal Health Day of Action.
She has served in several other local and national leadership roles and received many accolades for her clinical, academic and community services contributions. She has also been quoted in and published in several local and national publications, including USA Today and the New York Times, and has been a featured speaker at Essence Festival, Good Morning America, CNBC, Scripps News, and was featured in the 1619 Project Docuseries.
Accreditation
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.
Credit Designation
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
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