One of the Texas Medical Association’s key priorities is ensuring that all Texas mothers have access to health care and better outcomes during and after pregnancy.
Join the Women Physicians Section for a free virtual event, Maternal Health Equity in Texas: How Can We Get There?, from 6 to 7 pm (CT) Tuesday, March 9.
During the event, Houston obstetrician-gynecologist Carla Ortique, MD, will present the latest maternal mortality and morbidity data in Texas and explore why Black women continue to have the worst health outcomes.
Other topics to be discussed include:
- Current trends in maternal health in Texas;
- The role medicine has played in health outcomes for Black Americans;
- How social determinants of health and racism affect health outcomes;
- Opportunities to collaborate and advocate for policy level change to ensure equitable health outcomes for all.
Dr. Ortique is vice chair of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, current member of the Council on Science and Public Health, and previous chair of the Committee on Reproductive, Women’s and Perinatal Health.
This event is open to all TMA members and has been accredited for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM with Ethics.
Register today via email and visit the section’s events page for more details.
Last Updated On
March 04, 2021
Originally Published On
February 25, 2021