perinatal grand rounds/culturally-responsive care

Foundations of Culturally Responsive Care

This webinar series is designed to strengthen the perinatal workforce’s ability to provide culturally responsive, equitable, and client-centered care. The series emphasizes practical strategies, reflective practice, and evidence-informed approaches that support diverse birthing people and families across Wisconsin. Each session will be interactive, skill-based, and applicable across perinatal roles.

This presentation provides an introduction to culturally responsive care with a focus on the relationship between culture and health.

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Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet the instructor

Elizabeth Hovis, MD

Lizzie Hovis is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin where she specializes in women's mental health and perinatal substance use disorders. She is the psychiatrist for the MOTHERS (Maternal Opioid Treatment, Holistic Education, Resources and Support) program.

 

The speaker has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Define identity, culture, and culturally responsive care (CRC)
  • Identify the relationship between culture and health
  • Describe how culturally responsive care can improve perinatal health outcomes
  • Describe examples of culturally responsive practices

Accreditation Statement

Continuing Medical Education

The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. 

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planning Committee

No one in control of content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.*
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients.

Course Information

This webinar was recorded on 19 February 2026.

The expiration date for this course is 19 February 2029.