55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference Presentation: Racial Disparities in Indiana’s Infant Mortality Crisis


55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference Presentation: Racial Disparities in Indiana’s Infant Mortality Crisis Banner

Add to Calendar 55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference Presentation: Racial Disparities in Indiana’s Infant Mortality Crisis 5/6/2020 12:00:00 PM 5/6/2020 1:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://iu.cloud-cme.com/55Riley Description: The in-person 55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference originally planned for May 1-May 14, 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Registration fees are being refunded. Thank you for your patience as the IU School of Medicine, Division of Continuing Medical Education, works to issue refunds.Join us each Wednesday in May for a Noon Series that will feature important topics originally planned for the conferenc... false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Target Audience
Specialties - Adolescent Medicine, Child Abuse Pediatrics , Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Neurology , Clinical Neurophysiology , Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism , Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Patient Safety and Quality, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology , Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Surgery , Pediatrics, Public Health, Sleep Medicine, Social Work

Overview

The in-person 55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference originally planned for May 1-May 14, 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Registration fees are being refunded. Thank you for your patience as the IU School of Medicine, Division of Continuing Medical Education, works to issue refunds.

Join us each Wednesday in May for a Noon Series that will feature important topics originally planned for the conference. There is no charge for this series. 

This annual conference brings together hundreds of pediatric primary care providers (pediatricians, family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, residents, and allied health professionals) from across Indiana and the Midwest.The majority of the clinicians come from outpatient settings with interests in learning more about current evidence-based diagnostic and management tools pertinent to their pediatric practice. The title and theme for the 2020  conference is: Quality Care is Never an Accident: Putting Patients First. 

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Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to: 

  1. Recognize Indiana’s high infant mortality rate and the existing black-white disparity;
  2. Recall how structural racism and implicit bias may play a role in disparities in infant mortality rates; and
  3. Discuss strategies health care providers can use to counteract implicit bias.

Registration

Join us each Wednesday in May to hear presentations originally planned for the 55th Annual Riley Children's Health Conference. The presentations begin at 12:00 PM.

Go here to register and view the presentation. 

There is no charge to participate in this virtual activity.


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Indiana University School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the IUSM CME office at 317-274-0104 or [email protected]. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)