2023 PBGH Health Equity Series

Unpacking Unconscious & Conscious Bias

February 22, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM

Featuring Keynote
Omari Maynard

along with:

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, expert panelist
Jamila Pleas, Moderator


Maternal Instinct

May 31, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM

“Maternal Instinct: Learn the Maternal Lifesaving Warning Signs Surrounding Hypertension in Pregnancy and Beyond, Along with Understanding Postpartum Depression.”

Featuring

Colleen Duncan, RN-BSN, M.Ed, T’era Burton, & Danielle Smith Lubsey, MD/PhD.

Moderated by Jamila Pleas, RN


Championing Life: Addressing Infant Mortality for a Healthier Tomorrow

August 30, 2023 12 PM – 1 PM

Featuring

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, Nicole Whitfield-Powell, and Sara Brown

Moderated by Jamila Pleas, RN


2022 PBGH Health Equity Series

Breaking Mental Health Barriers in Communities of Color

February 24, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM

Featuring Keynote
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry

along with:

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, Moderator
Montia D. Brock
Dr. Scott Cook
Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew


Emergence of NexGen Maternal Health Advocacy

April 14, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM

Featuring Keynote
Wanda Irving

along with

Steve Irwin, Featured Speaker

Ashlee Wisdom, Moderator
Ivelyse Andino
Kimberly Seals Allers


The Power of Community in Improving Maternal Health

June 16, 2022 5 PM – 7 PM

Featuring Keynote presenters
Danielle Smith Lubsey, MD, Ph.D, & Tracey Vogel, MD

along with

Aleta Heard
Jada Shirrel
Mark Lewis


2021 Health Equity Series

On Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, the PBGH Health & Business Institute in conjunction with the Highmark Foundation, hosted a free, public webinar series aimed at driving awareness of the acute racial divide in the care pregnant black women receive in our region compared to white women and the impact that chasm has on maternal and newborn death in black and brown communities.

Based off of the findings of the City of Pittsburgh’s 2019 Gender Equity Committee Report, this 3-part series will dive deep into the implications, realities and repercussions of health inequality here in Pittsburgh and around the country.

PRESENTATIONS


Myths, Pregnancy, and Pandemic Success

Featuring Keynote: Charles Johnson, 4Kira4Moms
Special Guests: Cynthia Jacinthe, Jamila Pleas, Rachel Poerschke


Anxiety, Stress, and Work-Life Balance for Pregnant Women

Featuring Keynote: Steven D’Achille, The Alexis Joy Foundation


HER Birth Rights and Fourth Trimester

Featuring Keynote: Dr. Margaret Pettigrew, Author, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Diversity Officer for Allegheny Health Network /Highmark