Addressing Neonatal Health Disparities: Achieving Health Equity to Improve Outcomes (CSS2)

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

7:45 AM – 8:45 AM CDT

Sponsored By

Presenter(s)

Terri L. Major-Kincade, MD MPH, FAAP

Attending Neonatologist; CEO and Founder Dr. Terri MD
MEDNAX Medical Group, Acclaim Medical Group, Dr. Terri MD
Richardson, Texas, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Slides Handouts

Moderator(s)

LG

Laura Goodman

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Terri L. Major-Kincade, MD MPH, FAAP: Disclosure information not submitted.

Laura Goodman: Disclosure information not submitted.

Dr. Terri Major-Kincade, double board-certified neonatologist and pediatrician, is a national thought leader in the areas of neonatal and perinatal health disparities and neonatal palliative care. In this session, she provides education to promote awareness and resources to increase health equity to improve outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Summarize neonatal health disparities in the US
Explain the relationship between maternal health disparities and neonatal health
Describe the historical context for persistent health disparities
Summarize the role neonatal nurses play in decreasing disparities in the NICU
Provide key areas for neonatal nurses to improve health equity in the NICU