Fundamentals and Priorities in the Field
About
In the first webinar in a three-part series -- ACEs and Trauma-Informed Care in Reproductive Health: Fundamentals and Priorities in the Field -- participants will learn about the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how a trauma-informed approach can be applied in sexual and reproductive health settings. Led by Sara Johnson, MD, FACOG, an OB/GYN and adviser to the ACEs Aware initiative, this webinar will provide a foundation of simple practice shifts and a discussion with Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, about how this work aligns with key priorities in the field such as health equity and mental health; lessons learned from rolling out perinatal ACE screening in a large health system; and how and why she centers her own well-being while working to advance Reproductive Justice.
Learning Objectives
- Define trauma, resilience, and trauma-informed care and discuss the relevance to reproductive and sexual health care and perinatal care
- Define ACEs and toxic stress and discuss what including ACEs contributes to trauma-informed reproductive health
- Explore the interconnections between ACEs and trauma-informed care in reproductive health, current health priorities, reproductive justice, and opportunities in California
Professional Credit
- This activity provides the following types of credit: AMA, ANCC, ASWB, ABIM-MOC, ABP-MOC, AAPA, APA.
- 1.0 credits are available.
- Activity document
Featuring
Sara Johnson, MD leads efforts to advance trauma-informed care in reproductive health and translate the science of resilience and adversity into clinical practice and policy. Dr. Johnson serves as an advisor to UCAAN on training and strategy for reproductive health. A practicing obstetrician gynecologist at La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland, she led the organizations California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) project, which implemented prenatal ACE screening, and with an ACEs Aware grant developed a supplemental training entitled ACE Screening and Trauma-Informed Care in Reproductive Health. She is the lead author of recent recommendations from the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, Addressing Adverse Childhood and Adult Experiences During Prenatal Care, published in the June 2023 edition of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Amanda P. Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG
Amanda P. Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG is the Medical Director at Mahmee, a maternal healthcare company dedicated to improving health equity and empowering all families with wraparound care during the pregnancy and postpartum period. In this role, she oversees the company's clinical programming to better support mothers and birthing people, while fostering institutional partnerships with academic medical centers, health systems, and payors. Dr. Williams also acts as the Clinical Innovation Advisor to the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) and serves as an adjunct faculty member in the OBGYN Department at Stanford University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Mahmee, Dr. Williams worked at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center where she served as Director of Maternity Services. Additionally, she oversaw the maternity continuum for the Chiefs of OBGYN across Kaiser’s 15 medical centers in Northern California. She has also served on several state and national committees, such as the California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review committee and the National Quality Forum Maternal Morbidity and Mortality work group. Dr. Williams is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, MA where she majored in American Medical History and Biochemistry. She completed her medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA where she also received a master’s degree in public health, focusing on health policy and management. She completed her graduate medical training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of California, San Francisco.