The next Scientific Liaison Coalition (SLC) webinar, focused on Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: A Primer on the Problem, and What We Can Do About It, will be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 11:00 am–12:30 pm (EST). The presenters are Suzan Carmichael, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine, and Emma Roberts, MPH, Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic, Hartford Hospital. As the SLC past Chair and Teratology Society representative, I look forward to serving as the moderator for this important and timely webinar.
As noted in the webinar abstract: “Despite the United States spending more money per capita on maternity care than any other country in the world, maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity have increased substantially in recent decades. Furthermore, racial-ethnic disparities are strong for these outcomes; they are two to four times higher among black women than non-Hispanic white women.” This webinar will explore the problem of maternal mortality globally, the risk factors contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality, and what can be done to reduce maternal mortality both in industrialized and in developing nations.
This webinar series is open only to members of the partnering societies of the SLC listed on the SLC website, and you must register in advance to attend.
The mission of the SLC is “improving the ability of societies to partner with other domestic and international organizations with the goal of advancing science to improve human and environmental health” by efforts to:
- Strengthen partnerships among health science organizations to increase awareness of toxicology and related sciences on human health.
- Enhance cooperation among societies with the goal of accomplishing tasks benefitting human health and disease prevention through joint and shared activities.
For more information about the SLC, please contact SLC Headquarters, Heather Carskaddan, at 703.438.3103 ext. 1606 or by email.