2026 Perinatal Substance Use webinar series

From Stigma to Support: Ethical, Person-Centered Care for People with Substance Use

According to the World Health Organization, respectful care is care that is organized and provided in a manner that maintains the patient's dignity, privacy and confidentiality, respects their rights, ensures freedom from harm and mistreatment, and enables informed choice and continuous support.

This presentation focuses on stigma and offers strategies to address it.

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Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet the instructor

Sreevalli Atluru, MD

Sreevalli (Sree) Atluru graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She completed a four-year family medicine residency in Oregon. Her fourth year was spent primarily caring for inpatient and pregnant people with substance use disorders. She now works as a primary care clinician. 


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

Patrick Jones - Course author
Meet the instructor

Tanya Kraege, LCSW, CSAC, WICPS

Tanya Kraege is the Director of Peer Services at Safe Communities Madison Dane County. Tanya works alongside people experiencing substance use and other challenges. Currently, she oversees programs that use Recovery Coaches and Certified Peer Specialists who work in various environments in Dane, Rock, and Jefferson Counties.


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

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  • Describe common pathways and contributing factors that can lead to substance use during pregnancy, including trauma, social determinants of health, and barriers to care.
  • Identify and use person-centered, respectful language when communicating about and with pregnant people experiencing substance use.
  • Apply strategies that support compassionate, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented care for pregnant people navigating substance use.


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 25 March 2026.

The expiration date for this course is 25 March 2029.