Vice Chair of Patient Safety and Quality, Associate Professor
University of Missouri
Lees Summit, Missouri, United States
Dr. Florio is a highly motivated, self-directed individual that has been helping to lead national efforts in reducing maternal mortality attributable to heart disease. She had previously served as the chair-elect for the Missouri Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review
(PAMR) committee for the past two years and was recently promoted to chair in 2022. As PAMR lead, she is guiding state and national efforts to implement public health interventions which specifically target pregnant women with cardiovascular disease. As an advocate for equitable maternal and child health, she also serves on the board for the Midwest region of the March of Dimes, designating programmatic support and implementation throughout the state for mothers in need. Her career has focused on quality of care and reducing disparities, which has earned her several roles including board member on the national Equitable Maternal Health Coalition of the March of Dimes, a fellowship position in the Kansas City Quality and Value Innovation Consortium (HI-IQ), and as a mentor in the UMKC Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Faculty Scholars Program.
As a leader in cardio-obstetrics, she has gained extensive experience in caring for pregnant women with CV disease. In 2014, she helped develop the region’s first cardio-obstetrics clinic where collaboratively they have cared for over 2000 pregnant women with CV disease. She has developed and published on the specific components believed necessary for optimizing obstetrics care for women with CV disease. Recently, she was honored by the nomination to serve on the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (ACOG/AIM) board for the development of the Cardiac Conditions in Obstetric Care bundle. She also serves as an editorial board member for the prestigous American Heart Journal Plus.
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM