Jan 10, 2024

Innovations in Maternal Health: Local and Global

Maternal health outcomes continue to trail overall advances in modern medicine. With its world-renowned life sciences programs and concentration of medical research institutes, Philadelphia has a unique role to play in addressing these maternal health equity challenges. This panel will examine Philadelphia’s role and the city’s opportunities in medical and patient-care advances from a local, national, and global perspective.

2024-01-10 11:00:00 2024-01-10 12:50:00 America/New_York Innovations in Maternal Health: Local and Global Maternal health outcomes continue to trail overall advances in modern medicine. With its world-renowned life sciences programs and concentration of medical research institutes, Philadelphia has a unique role to play in addressing these maternal health equity challenges. This panel will examine Philadelphia’s role and the city’s opportunities in medical and patient-care advances from a local, national, and global perspective. Quorum at the University City Science Center 3675 Market Street Philadelphia PA 19104 World Affairs Council
Location:

Quorum at the University City Science Center

3675 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Schedule:

11:00 a.m. Registration Opens, catered buffet lunch

11:30 a.m. Program

12:50 p.m. Conclusion of the program

About the Program

Maternal health outcomes continue to trail overall advances in modern medicine, even in the United States, one of the most developed nations in the world.  These challenges reflect continued racial and economic inequities in the healthcare system. With its world-renowned life sciences programs and concentration of medical research institutes, Philadelphia has a unique role to play in reducing pregnancy and post-partum complications and addressing these maternal health equity challenges. This panel will examine Philadelphia’s role and the city’s opportunities in medical and patient-care advances from a local, national, and global perspective. Local and global panelists will provide their outlook on innovations in maternal health.

About the Speakers

  • Marianne Fray, Chief Executive Officer, Maternity Care Coalition

  • Diwakar Mohan, MD, Associate Director of the International Center for Maternal and Newborn Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Heather Burris, MD, MPH, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-lead investigator of the Penn-CHOP NIH grant.

About the Moderator

  • Dr. Jay Feldstein, President & Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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