Iceberg Ahead! Obstetric Disaster Planning for Emerging Infectious, Environmental and Manmade Threats
Jan. 25, 2021 11am - 8pm
Course Directors:
Kjersti Aagaard, MD, PhD
Kay daniels, MD
Carey Eppes, MD, MPH, MD, MPH
Catherine Eppes, MD
Romeo Galang, MD, MPH
Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD
Blair Wylie, MD, MPH
Course Faculty:
Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
Mary D'Alton, MD
Linda Giudice, MD, PhD
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD
Denise Jamieson,
Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH
Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSC
Dineo Khabele,
Suzanne Lundeen, PhD, RN
Dana Meaney-Delman, MD, MPH
Manju Monga, MD
Amy Murtha, MD
Alireza Shamshirsaz, MD
Vivi Siegel, MPH
Catherine Spong, MD
James versalovic, MD, PhD
Marya Zlatnik, MD, MMS
Course Description:
Following this course, attendees will be able to recognize the unique and often unmet health needs of pregnant women and newborns in both natural and manmade disaster settings. The basic principles of emergency preparedness and response will be explained allowing participants to initiative or enhance an obstetrical specific disaster plan for their hospital. Highlights of course will be a panel-based discussion on lessons learned during pandemics, with a focus on practical experiences and preparation and an in depth description of the adaptations of the maternal immune system during pregnancy and its implications for responsiveness to novel viruses and other pathogens including unique perinatal risks associated with transplacental passage.
Learning Objectives:
Course Schedule (All times Eastern Standard Time):
CME Credits: 8.0
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) and SMFM. GLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Global Learning Collaborative designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Following this course, attendees will be able to recognize the unique and often unmet health needs of pregnant women and newborns in both natural and manmade disaster settings. The basic principles of emergency preparedness and response will be explained allowing participants to initiative or enhance an obstetrical specific disaster plan for their hospital. Highlights of course will be a panel-based discussion on lessons learned during pandemics, with a focus on practical experiences and preparation and an in depth description of the adaptations of the maternal immune system during pregnancy and its implications for responsiveness to novel viruses and other pathogens including unique perinatal risks associated with transplacental passage.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the unique and often unmet health needs of pregnant women and newborns in both natural and manmade disaster settings, particularly for those in vulnerable and underserved patient populations.
- Understand the basic principles of emergency preparedness and response including incident command structure and communication as it applies to the obstetric population.
- Describe the adaptations of the maternal immune system during pregnancy and its implications for responsiveness to novel viruses and other pathogens including unique perinatal risks associated with transplacental passage.
- Allow for a panel-based
discussion on leadership lessons during pandemics, with a focus on practical
experiences and preparation.
Course Schedule (All times Eastern Standard Time):
| Time | Lecture Title | Faculty |
| Part 1: Understanding Potential Risks to Pregnant Women and Infants in the Post-Disaster Environment | ||
| 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM | Women and children first: Unique needs of the obstetric population in disaster planning | Galang and Meaney-Delman |
| 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM | Abandoning ship: Evacuation of the labor and delivery unit and safe transport of the obstetric patient | Daniels |
| Part 2: Frontline Provider Experiences and Lessons Learned | ||
| 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Wildfires, the swift moving threat | Zlatnik |
| 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM | Coastal Hurricanes, the slow moving threat | Monga |
| 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM | Active shooter, the unpredictable threat | Lundeen |
| 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM | Q&A | Daniels, Lundeen, Galang, Monga, and Zlatnik |
| Part 3: Plans are Worthless, but Planning is Everything: Disaster Preparedness for the OB Team | ||
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Navigating the disaster response structure and the role of the obstetric team | Daniels |
| 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | This is your captain speaking: A roadmap for communicating in disasters | Siegel |
| 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM | Sending out an SOS: Leveraging regional OB collaboration and maternal LOC designations in responses | Eppes |
| 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Q&A | Daniels, Eppes, and Siegel |
| 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | Moderated panel discussion: Leading with purpose in times of disaster and emergency | D'Alton, Jamieson, Khabele, Murtha, Eppes, and Wylie |
| 2:50 PM – 3:00 PM | Wrap-up of morning session | Daniels, Galang, and Eppes |
| Part 4: Bugs and Babies | ||
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Bugs and Babies: Dr. Peter Hotez | Hotez |
| Part 5: Health Disparities and How They Lead to Disproportionate Harm During Pandemics and Disasters | ||
| 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM | Disasters and disparities, Case lessons from COVID-19 | Bryant Mantha |
| 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Natural disasters, environmental exposures, and environmental justice | Wylie |
| 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM | Meaningful international collaborations for the common good in global disasters | Shamshirsaz |
| 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM | Q&A | Bryant Mantha, Wylie, and Shamshirsaz |
| Part 6: The Importance of Science in Preparedness and Medication (5th Influence Being Biology) | ||
| 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM | Building testing capacity before the pandemic and establishing organizational resiliency | Versalovic |
| 6:15 PM – 6:30 PM | Understanding the maternal-fetal conduit and appreciating the placenta is not a barrier after all | Aagaard |
| 6:30 PM – 6:45 PM | The importance of integrating research and inclusion of pregnant and lactating individuals in clinical trials | Spong |
| 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM | Q&A | Versalovic, Aagaard, and Spong |
| Part 7: Moderated Panel | ||
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Uncomfortable Truths and Leadership in Times of Anti-Science: Moderated Panel | Hotez, Giudice, Kerry, Spong, and Aagaard |
CME Credits: 8.0
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Global Learning Collaborative (GLC) and SMFM. GLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Global Learning Collaborative designates this enduring material for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Price: $550.00