REGISTER

2024 AGENDA

8:30 Am - 9:00 AM

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 Am - 9:05 AM

Opening Prayer and welcome

Clyde e. glenn, md

9:05 Am - 10:05 AM

1.00 ce/cme

Pregnant While Black

Objectives:

  • Identify Maternal health disparities experienced by Black women in America with particular attention to those experienced in Mississippi.
  • Identify causes for the health disparities. 
  • Identify solutions to address the health disparities. 

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

1.00 ce/cme

Exploring the Intersections of Trauma, Mental Health and Motherhood

Objectives:

  • Assess the role of structural oppression, bias and intersectionality to reframe trauma.
  • Interrogate trauma as a social determinant of psycho-social mental health.
  • Engage with evidence-based practices to reinforce preventative action-based strategies for optimal mental health and well-being.

11:05 AM - 12:00 PM

1.00 ce/cme/cd

From Trauma to Triumph: Navigating Our Children through Pain and Pandemics to Purpose and Peace

Objectives:

  • Investigate Parental Behaviors and Attitudes in Stressful Situations
  • Examine the Impact of Stress on Children’s Health
  • Discuss Tips to Manage Parental Stress
  • Explore Ways to Teach Stress Management and Create Resilience in Children

12:05 pm - 1:00 pM

Lunch & Networking

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

1.00 ce/cme

Mississippi Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) Status of Morbidity and Mortality in Mississippi

Objectives:

  • Discuss evidence related to the cause for maternal deaths, specifically related to cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement to prevent early death among mothers in Mississippi.
  • Outline how comprehensive primary care for women prior to pregnancy, during pregnancy, and extending after the postpartum period can prevent future deaths.

2:05 PM - 3:00 PM

1.00 ce/cme

Black Perinatal Mental Health: Who's Talking and Who's Not

Objectives:

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
  • Name one of the key characteristics of Superwoman Schema
  •  Identify the prevalence of perinatal anxiety
  • Articulate one of the ways Black women describe the stressors of pregnancy

3:10 PM - 3:20 PM

Break

3:20 PM - 4:05 PM

0.75 ce/cme

Addressing Maternal Health Issues and Trauma through Community-based Partnerships

Objectives:

  • Provide an overview of gaps and needs related to maternal health and trauma in Mississippi. 
  • Describe effective community-based interventions that address maternal health disparities and trauma. 

4:05 PM - 4:50 PM

0.75 ce/cme

Call-to-Action and Drawnversation Takeaways

Objectives:

  • Outline the intersections of key symposium themes/topics.
  • Describe action steps to address maternal health disparities and trauma.
  • Discuss policy interventions to address/mitigate impacts of maternal and child health.

4:50 PM - 5:00 PM

THANK YOU AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Howard Glenn, DMD

Treasurer, Board of Directors Essie B. & William Earl Glenn Foundation for Better Living

Helen Glenn-Beady, PhD

Secretary, Board of Directors Essie B. & William Earl Glenn Foundation for Better Living

Total 6.5 CEs/CMEs

” This activity has been submitted  for CE credit to the Mississippi Nurses Foundation for approval to award contact hours.  The Mississippi Nurses Foundation is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.”

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Clyde Glenn, MD

President, Glenn Family Foundation Mississippi Rehoboth Psychiatric Services, LLC

Dr. Clyde E. Glenn, MD, is President and CEO of the Essie B. and William Glenn Family Foundation and ACEs Awareness Foundation of Mississippi. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology awarded Dr. Glenn certification and licensure in psychiatry. He is also a licensed psychiatrist practicing in Mississippi and the founder of Rehoboth Psychiatric Services LLC. Dr. Glenn received his medical degree from the University of Iowa’s Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 30 years. His residency in psychiatry was done at Ohio State University Hospital. At Iowa, he was awarded two research fellowships from the Department of Internal Medicine. He has top marks in all patient-rated categories, including thorough examination, clarity of instructions, actively listening, positive attitude, and follow-up. Dr. Glenn has dedicated his career and clinical practice to patients experiencing trauma. He is pleased to share what the Glenns have been learning across the intergenerational life spectrum. This learning will contribute to building applicable practices and tools to foster peaceful, thriving, and cohesive communities and families.

Nia J. Heard-Garris, MD, MSc

Pediatrician ACEs Trauma Researcher Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University

Nia J. Heard-Garris, MD, MSc is a pediatrician and researcher at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, and in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics and Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy Center at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Heard-Garris is the founding member and serves as the Chair of the Provisional Section of Minority Health, Equity, and Inclusion. In addition, Dr. Heard-Garris recently completed a prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Fellowship at the University of Michigan. She earned her Master of Science in Health and Healthcare Research from the University of Michigan, where she studied the influence of social adversities and environmental adversities, such as the Flint Water Crisis on health. She received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Howard University College of Medicine and helped to launch the student-run free clinic serving DC residents. Dr. Heard-Garris earned her Bachelor of Science in biology at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, Dr. Garris is focusing on work related to childhood trauma, racism and impacts on violence in communities.

Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH

Assistant Dean for Community Engagement Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH, oversees the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine’s strategic efforts to engage with community partners in Pasadena and across the broader Los Angeles County area, working with stakeholders in the non-profit, healthcare, government, faith-based-and social services sectors. A nationally recognized expert in community-engaged research, Dr. Carter-Edwards has 25 years of experience conducting observational studies, interventions, and programs—including numerous grant-funded projects—with emphasis on social determinants of health associated with cardiovascular-related risk factors and outcomes in African American faith communities. She has authored or co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and books.