Please note that this schedule is subject to change. All times are Eastern (EST).
Updated 05/06/2022
Sunday, August 7, 2022 (Pre-conference Workshops)
| Time | Event | Speaker | Format |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | How to Recognize and Repair Microaggression in Maternal Healthcare Settings: An Interactive Simulation-Based Workshop* | Jeelan Fall, DNP, CNM; Cristi Creal, RN, SNM; Yumi Malik, RN, SNM; Gabriela Garcia, MPA; Karen Tao, PhD; Susanna Cohen, DNP, CNM, FAAN, FACNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Grow Your DEI-Q: Building REALationships and Trust* | Theresa Robinson , BA, MA, ABD | Live (Zoom) |
Monday, August 8, 2022
| Time | Event | Speaker | Format |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM ET | Welcome and Introductions (Moderator) | Live (Zoom) | |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Culture: What It Is, What It’s Not, and Why It Matters for Midwifery | Sydney Spangler, PhD, MSN, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | TBD | TBD | Live (Zoom) |
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Opening Plenary: Fire-side Chat | Nikole Hannah-Jones | Live (Zoom) |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | LUNCH | ||
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Answering the Call: A Strategic Plan to Build a Culture of Anti-Racism Using a Framework of Trauma Informed Care in a Midwifery Faculty Practice and Academic Program | Lisa Scott, CNM, MSN | Live (Zoom) |
| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Racial Disparities in Healthcare | Khiara M. Bridges, PhD, JD | Live (Zoom) |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Reduce Perinatal Racial Inequities Leverage Appreciative Inquiry, Black Feminism, and Radical Imagination | Lauren Arrington, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | BREAK | ||
| 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Plenary Address: Black Infant Mortality | Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM | Understanding Race and Racism in Healthcare | Sherelle Gordon, MBA | Live (Zoom) |
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
| Time | Event | Speaker | Format |
| 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Welcome and Introductions (Moderator) | Live (Zoom) | |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM | Jump Start Session: Dismantling Perinatal Health Disparities | Alexis Dunn Amore, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN | Live (Zoom) |
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Plenary Address: Why Equity Matters | Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN | Live (Zoom) |
| 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Creating a Better Tomorrow by Eradicating Unconscious Bias | Jemma Nonog, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | LUNCH | ||
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Obstetric Experiences of Young Black Mothers: An Intersectional Perspective | Mary Dawn Koenig, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Applying the Principles of Mindfulness to the Practice of Antiracism | Mari-Carmen Farmer, CNM | Live (Zoom) |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | BREAK | ||
| 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM | What is Race and Why Does it Matter (Part I) | Juliette Blount, NP | Live (Zoom) |
| 4:45 PM – 5:15 PM | What is Race and Why Does it Matter (Part II) | Juliette Blount, NP | Live (Zoom) |
*Additional fees apply.