Upcoming Webinars
New Webinar Series! "Lessons from the Learning Initiative - Promising Engagement Practices"
Coming this summer! Join CMQCC for a new webinar series, where we will highlight promising practices implemented by participating Learning Initiative hospitals that are working to reduce the differences in their NTSV rates and improve staff and community engagement and respectful care.
July 28 @ 12:00-1:00 pm PT: “Doula Engagement and Patient Advocacy” Register here
Presented by: Savannah Gray, MPH, RN, and Terri Deeds, MSN, RN
August 25 @ 12:00-1:00 pm PT: “Staff and Leadership Engagement” Register here
Presented by: Savannah Gray, MPH, RN, and Terri Deeds, MSN, RN
2025 Webinars
Past CMQCC webinars have been recorded and are available to view in chronological order, below. Please see the drop-down menu at the top of the page for archived webinars.
California Maternal Health Innovation Program
California Maternal Health Task Force Launch Event
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA; Leslie Kowalewski; and Karen Ramstrom, DO, MSPH. 6/27/25
Health Equity
Doula Partnership and Team Engagement: Building Blocks of Culture Change
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Savannah Gray, MPH, RN, and Terri Deeds, MSN, RN. 6/30/25
Obstetric Sepsis
An Update on Antibiotics for Chorioamnionitis and Maternal Sepsis
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Katie Andonian, PharmD; Elliott Main, MD; Natali Aziz, MD; and Lauren Puckett, PharmD. 2/26/25
2024 Webinars
Anemia
Addressing Anemia in Pregnancy: Key Data Elements and CMQCC Maternal Data Center (MDC) Tools
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Irogue Igbinosa, MD; Deirdre Lyell, MD; Elliott Main, MD; Melinda Kent, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS. 5/7/24
Health Equity
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity Webinar Series for California Hospitals - Enhancing Equity Through Engagement: "Strategies for Inclusive Patient and Community Engagement"
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Lindsay du Plessis, DrPH, MPH; Kendra L. Smith, PhD, MPH. 8/21/24
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity Webinar Series for California Hospitals
May Topic - Creating a Respectful Care Environment: "Lessons From a Trauma-Informed Approach"
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Sara Johnson, MD, FACOG; Sharilyn Kelly, RN, MSN, DNP, MSN/MSHA, RN, NE-BC, C-ONQS, RNC-OB. 5/22/24
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity Webinar Series for California Hospitals
February Topic - Understanding Bias and Tracking Equity Progress in the Maternal Data Center
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG; Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE. 2/21/24
MCHRI Seminar Series - CMQCC and CPQCC: Addressing Perinatal Health Equity
Recorded Webinar
Presented by: Amanda Williams, MD, MPH; Jochen Profit, MD, MPH. 2/5/24
Low-Dose Aspirin
Low-dose Aspirin Webinar Series - Doula Roundtable: "Caring for California's Mamas and Birthing Folks"
Recorded Webinar
Moderated by: Lindsay du Plessis, DrPH, MPH. 12/11/24
Low-dose Aspirin Webinar Series - How Community Engagement Enhances Clinical Care: "Promoting LDA Awareness"
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Sarah Vaillancourt, DNP, WHNP-BC, RN; Lindsay du Plessis, DrPH, MPH. 7/29/24
Low-dose Aspirin Webinar Series - Preventing Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia: "How Can Pharmacists Help?"
Recorded Webinar; slide set; and answered questions
Presented by: Joice Huang, PharmD, MBA; Gina Ahmadyar, PharmD, MS; Lindsay du Plessis, DrPH, MPH. 1/16/24
Obstetric Sepsis
Obstetric Sepsis Collaborative 2024 Webinar Series: Lessons and Progress
Recorded Webinar and slide set, plus poster booklet
Moderated by: Elliott Main, MD. 11/12/24
Chorioamnionitis: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Elliott Main, MD; Ronald Gibbs, MD. 8/7/24
Obstetric Sepsis Treatment and Patient Debriefs
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Melissa Bauer, DO; Leah Bahrencu, MBA; Kayleigh Summers, LCSW; Elliott Main, MD. 5/15/24
Maternal Sepsis: Improving our Listening Skills and Update on Screening and Diagnostic Criteria
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Alethia Carr, RD, MBA; April Chavez, MA; Elliott Main, MD. 2/6/24
2023 Webinars
Community-Based Care, Midwives & Doulas
The Role of Community Birth in Improving Outcomes: Insights, Strategies, & Tools for an Integrated Care Continuum
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by Facilitator: Holly Smith, MPH, CNM, FACNM. Presenters: Silke Akerson, MPH, CPM, LDM, Blair Dudley, MPH. Panelists: Melissa Denmark, LM, CPM, Kimberly Durdin, LM, CPM, IBCLC, and Madeleine Wisner, LM, RM, IBCLC. 10/25/23
Partnering with Doulas to Improve Perinatal Outcomes
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by Holly Smith, CNM, MPH, FACNM; Michelle Sanders, CD, CLEC; Ann Fulcher, CD, CLE. 8/30/2023
Tackling the midwife question: What is midwifery integration and why is it important for moms and birthing people in California?
Recorded webinar and slide set
Presented by Holly Smith, CNM, MPH, FACNM, Sue Baelen, LM, CPM, Eva Goodfriend-Reaño, CNM, WHNP, IBCLC, Mimi Niles, PhD, MPH, CNM/LM; 5/9/2023
Harnessing the Power of Team-Based Care to Improve Maternity Outcomes: Medicine and Midwifery as Partners in Care
Recorded webinar and slide set
Presented by Holly Smith, MPH, CNM, FACNM; Ana Delgado, MS, CNM, Annette Fineberg, MD; Malini Nijagal, MD, MPH; Ana Rapoport, MS, CNM, WHNP. 2/3/2023
Health Equity
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity Webinar Series for California Hospitals
November Topic: Patient Experience Baseline Assessments & Respectful Care
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Kim Gregory, MD, MPH; Sharilyn Kelly, DNP, MSN/MSHA, RN, NE-BC, C-ONQS, RNC-OB; Terri Deeds, RN, MSN, NE-BC, C-CONQS; Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG; Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE. 11/15/23
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity and Moving Beyond Implicit Bias Training
May Topic: CMQCC's equity-centered initiatives
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by Christina Oldini, RN, MBA, CPHQ; Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG; Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D., MPH; Rev. Dr. Candace Kelly, D.Min., M.Div., BCC, GC-C; Leslie Kowalewski; 5/2/2023
Let's Talk Perinatal Equity Webinar Series for California Hospitals
August Topic: Tools to Get Started
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by Terri Deeds, RN, MSN, NE-BC, C-CONQS; Amanda Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG; Kendra L. Smith, Ph.D., MPH; and Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE. 8/24/2023
Low-Dose Aspirin
Low-dose Aspirin Webinar Series - Discussing Risk Respectfully
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Amanda Williams, MD, MPH; Melinda Kent, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS; Lindsay du Plessis, DrPH, MPH; Emily McCormick, MPH, RNC-MNN, C-ONQS, IBCLC, CMQCC. 12/7/23
Obstetric Sepsis
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstetric Sepsis
Recorded Webinar-Part I and slide set
Recorded Webinar Part II - Collaborative Kick-off
Presented by: Elliott Main, MD; Kendra Scott, PhD, MPH; Melissa E Bauer, D.O.; Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE. 11/7/2023
Other Topics
Non-Medically Indicated (NMI) Inductions: Why Are They On The Schedule?
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by David Lagrew Jr., MD; Melinda Kent, MSN-Ed, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS; Emily McCormick, MPH, RNC-MNN, C-ONQS, IBCLC. 9/19/2023
2022 Webinars
Community-Based Care, Midwives & Doulas
The Next Step in California's Quality Improvement Journey: Integrating Midwives, Doulas, and Community-Based Birth Care
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by Holly Smith, MPH, CNM, FACNM; Michelle Sanders, CD, CLEC; Nikki Schuster, MSN, CNM. 11/30/22
Hemorrhage
Introductory Webinar Recording presented 5/19: Introduction to Improving Health Care Response to Obstetric Hemorrhage Toolkit V3.0 Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by David Lagrew, MD; Jennifer McNulty, MD; and Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE; 5/19/22
Hypertensive Disorders
Treat it to Beat it: Supporting Timely Treatment of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy webinar and slideset
Presented by: John Ozimek, DO; Naomi Greene, PhD; and Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE; 6/30/22
Other Topics
Journey to QBL: Creating a Culture Change on Labor and Delivery
Recorded Webinar and slide set
Presented by: Melissa Rosenstein, MD, MAS; Jennifer Airhart, BSN, RN; Marichele Punla, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, RNC-OB. 10/12/22
Supplemental Resources for QBL: NSVD Calculator, LDR Dry Weights, QBL Workflow C-Section
Special Presentation by California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP for the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center
Slide set
Presented by Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH, FAAP. 1/12/22
2021 Webinars
Introducing the "Improving Health Care Response to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy" Toolkit webinar and slideset
Presented by Maurice Druzin, MD; Nancy Peterson, MSN, RNC, PNNP; Laurence E. Shields, MD; 11/19/21
A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated: A Discussion Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine, a joint webinar with ACOG / webinar and slideset available on our COVID-19 website
Presented by Karen Tammela MD, Kiran Kavipurapu DO, Christina S Han MD; 10/6/21
Supporting Your Units During COVID-19: A Q&A with Frontline Perinatal Leaders webinar and Additional Questions from the Q&A Box Note: As this was a live Q&A panel discussion, slides are not provided.
Presented by Elliot Main, MD; Rosa Ortega-Tucker, MSN, RN, NE-BC, PHN; Vineet Kumar Shrivastava, MD; Rashmi Rao, MD; Courtney Martin, DO; Kacey Cox, MD, FAAP, IBCLC. 2/16/2021