Maternal & Child Health Symposium
April 22, 2025
Cook County Health - Professional Building
1950 West Polk Street 5th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Parking Available SpotHero for other convenient parking.
As a independent nonprofit 501c3, IOMC appreciates support from sponsors, contact us to find out how you can be a recognized supporter at sponsorship@iomc.org.
A half-day of awareness, learning, and networking addressing maternal & child health issues. Addressing: Medical Perspectives, Social Determinants of Health, Advocacy, Public Health & Policy. Implications, Payor Perspectives, Accessibility, Transportation issues, and more. Open to all.
Program Schedule
8:30 AM Registration & Networking
9:00 AM Welcome
Beena Peters, DNP, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, Cook County Health;
Maternal & Child Health Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Billings Fellow, IOMC
Anita Stewart, MD, MPH, JD, MBA
Chair, Maternal & Child Health Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Billings Fellow, IOMC
Opening Remarks
Erik Mikaitis, MD, MBA, FACP, CPE, CEO, Cook County Health
Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Special Guests
Courtney Avery Davis, MPH, President, Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Commissioners - Bill Lowry & Donna Miller
Presentations
9:15 AM
Laura Miller, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Improving Perinatal Mental Health Key Priorities
9:30 AM
Kylea Liese, PhD, CNM, Melanated Group Midwifery Care
Implementing and Evaluating Innovative Models to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities
9:45 AM
Pamela Xaverius, PhD, MEd, CPH, Associate Dean of Loyola University Chicago Parkinson's School of Health Sciences & Public Health
Exploring the Convergence of Epidemics: Maternal Pre-pregnancy Obesity and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
10:00 AM
Emma Anselin, MD, MPH, American Academy of Pediatrics - IL Chapter
Strengthening the Voice of Pregnant persons, Young children, and Families in our Housing System
10:15 AM
Beena Peters, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Executive, Cook County Health
Care Coordination to Decrease Preterm Births
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM
Arvind Goyal, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, FACPM, Medical Director of Illinois Medicaid
Illinois' MCH Challenges-Strategies Implemented, and Remaining Work
11:00 AM
Denise Gilbert, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, & Kiran Joshi, MD, Senior Medical Office, Cook County Department of Public Health
Maternal & Health Community Resources
11:15 AM
Lisa Green, DO, CEO, Family Christian Health Center
Federally Qualified Health Center
11:30 AM
Ashlesha Patel, MD, Associate Medical Chairman, Cook County Health
Too Much at Stake Not to Have a Reproductive Life Plan
11:45 AM Break
12:00 PM Panel & Interactive Discussion
Moderated by
Ian Jasenof, MD, FACOG, MHA, CPE, Chief Medical Officer at UI Health Mile Square; Maternal & Child Health Workgroup, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, & Fellow, IOMC
Panelists
Christina Urbina, MBA, Service Line Business Director, Cook County Health
Cook County Strategy to Advance Maternal & Child Health Care
Tonia Branche, MD, MPH, Director, High-Risk Perinatal Initiatives, West Side Healthy Parents & Babies, Lurie Children's Magoon Institute
Collaboratively Addressing Maternal & Child Health Disparities on Chicago's West Side
Michelle Alero Adeniyi, Director, MCH Collective Impact, March of Dimes, Illinois
Bridging the Gap: Advancing Equity in Maternal & Child Health Through Advocacy and Innovative Community
Melissa Dennis, MD, MHA, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer, Partum Health
The Need for the Whole Person, Whole Family Care in the Perinatal Period
12:55 PM Closing Remarks
Thank You
Grab-N-Go Box Lunch
1:00 PM Adjournment
TICKETS
Members (Billings Fellow, Fellow and Associate Fellows) $65.00 per ticket*.**.***,****
Non-Members (Guests) $85.00 per ticket *.**.***,****
Register by using the Blue Register button.
SPONSORS
Anita Stewart, MD, MPH, JD, MBA
Interested in Supporting this Program? Sponsors are welcome.
*Tickets are non-refundable as of April 17, 2025
** By attending this event, you are consenting to photos that may be used in communications.
*** Reservations accepted through April 17, 2025
****All substitutions must be of comparable level.
Contact us at sponsorship@iomc.org. or call 312.709.2685.
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