Meetings and Special Session

ACOG/CDC Maternal Mortality Prevention Meeting - MSS01

Saturday, May 18, 2024

8:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Location: Marriott - Yerba Buena Ballroom Salons 7

LeJeune Johnson, LCSW-S (she/her/hers)

Founder/CEO
Therapy Plus, LLC
Canton, MS, United States
Julie Zaharatos, MPH (she/her/hers)

Partnerships & Resources Lead, Maternal Mortality Prevention Team
CDC
Atlanta, GA, United States
Lisa M. Hollier, MD, MPH, FACOG (she/her/hers)

Medical Officer
CDC
Houston, TX, United States
Cimone H. Marianos, MBA, MS (she/her/hers)

Public Health Advisor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stone Mountain, GA, United States
Chloe Barrera, MPH, PhD (she/her/hers)

Epidemiologist
Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Emory University
Atlanta , GA, United States
Ashley A. Busacker, PhD (she/her/hers)

Senior Scientist
CDC, Maternal Mortality Prevention Team
Atlanta, GA, United States

Session Description
Learn about leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths, with a focus on hemorrhage, and the importance of informant interviews to understand social contributors. Speakers will present MMRC data that examines how gaps in care coordination impact outcomes of pregnant/postpartum patients with cardiovascular conditions. Also hear how ACOG Districts address maternal mortality.

Disclosure(s):

LeJeune Johnson, LCSW-S: No financial relationships to disclose

Julie Zaharatos, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Lisa M. Hollier, MD, MPH, FACOG: No financial relationships to disclose

Cimone H. Marianos, MBA, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Chloe Barrera, MPH, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ashley A. Busacker, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose