0832_SHVGR_Empowering Healthy Pregnancies With Communities of Care_Live

November 19, 2025

Description: 

This interactive session explores how bringing pregnant patients together in group care settings creates powerful communities that improve both health outcomes and the healthcare experience. You'll hear from clinicians who've found that group prenatal care not only helps patients feel more connected and supported but also brings renewed energy and satisfaction to providers struggling with burnout. Through a combination of evidence-based discussion and real-world insights from experienced practitioners, you'll discover practical ways to implement group care models that benefit everyone involved.

 

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

D'Angelo DV, Dieke A, Williams L, Shulman HB, Kapaya M, Folger S, Warner L. Response to "The Time has Come for All States to Measure Racial Discrimination: A Call to Action for the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)". Matern Child Health J. 2022 Jan;26(1):12-14. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03279-0. Epub 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34854025; PMCID: PMC12039524.

Walton, S., Roberson, K., Onsomu, E. O., Hall, S., & Dearman, C. (2021). Evaluating Centering group prenatal care in rural women with low socioeconomic status to promote access to care and improve pregnancy outcomes. Journal of Public Health, 29(2), 285-291.

Hardeman, R. R., Karbeah, J. M., Almanza, J., & Kozhimannil, K. B. (2020, March). Roots Community Birth Center: A culturally-centered care model for improving value and equity in childbirth. In Healthcare (Vol. 8, No. 1, p. 100367). Elsevier.

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Physical Therapist

Social Workers

Other Healthcare Professionals

Students of Health Professions

Learning Objectives

By the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

1.) Review the history and origin of Centering Pregnancy.

2.) Discover the impact of Group Prenatal Care on Maternal Mental Health.

3.) Summarize the difference between a class and a facilitated Communities of Care appointment.

4.) Consider Sutter's Women's Health Services goal to expand communities of care beyond pregnancy.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 ASWB-ACE

    Social Work Credit 

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

  • 1.00 PTBC

    Physical Therapy Board of California

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course opens: 
11/19/2025
Course expires: 
12/19/2025
Event starts: 
11/19/2025 - 12:00pm PST
Event ends: 
11/19/2025 - 1:00pm PST
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Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Dr. Gnanagurudasan Prakasam, a planning team member, disclosed consultant fees from Novo Nordisk (growth hormones), Medtronic (insulin pumps), Dexcom (glucose sensors), Mankind (inhaled insulin), Alexion (HPP), and K Kirin (XLH), as well as speaker fees from Lilly (diabetes), Sanofi (Type 1 diabetes prevention), and AbbVie (puberty). These relationships were deemed not relevant to this activity’s topic, and mitigation was not required.

No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.    

Additional faculty involved the planning of this learning activity are as follows:

Jennifer Biltoft, Pharm.D., MHA, BCPS

Carolin Delker, NP

Max Ingersoll, FNP-BC, MSN

Jill Kacher Cobb, MD

Tam Nguyen, MD

Lori Petrini

Michelle Mah

Luanne Ridgley, LSW

Christopher Mack

Sharmi Mukherjee, PT

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

Planner(s)

Jill Foley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dorothea Humann Zacharias, Certified Nurse Midwife

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carrie Yiakis, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Jill Foley, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dorothea Humann Zacharias, Certified Nurse Midwife

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Pavithra Venkat, MD, FACOG

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carrie Yiakis, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, 1.00 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists, 1.00 continuing competency hours for physical therapists, 1.00 approved continuing education hours for social workers, and 1.00 continuing competency credits for physical therapists. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.


Attendance & Credit Claiming

Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 ASWB-ACE

    Social Work Credit 

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 continuing education credits.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

  • 1.00 PTBC

    Physical Therapy Board of California

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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