The Wayne State University School of Medicine Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) welcomes all members of our community to join us for an upcoming interactive discussion:

“An Overview of Black Women’s Perceptions of Prenatal Care Quality and Examining its Relationship to Healthcare Discrimination in the Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) Study”

Dr. Dailey will provide an overview of the impact of social determinants of health (economic, neighborhood environment, and healthcare) on perinatal health disparities and will discuss her publication of a validity and reliability analysis of the Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire (QPCQ), a 46-item instrument used to measure prenatal care quality perceptions in a cohort of Black women enrolled in the Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) study. She will also discuss preliminary results of the association of Black women’s personal experiences with everyday healthcare discrimination and the subscales of the QPCQ.

When: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. 

Platform: ZOOM

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will learn about current statistics and the impact of social determinants of health (economic, neighborhood environment, and healthcare) on perinatal health disparities.
2. Attendees will gain new knowledge about the validity and reliability analysis of the Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire (QPCQ), a 46-item instrument used to measure prenatal care quality perceptions in a cohort of Black women enrolled in the Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) study.
3. Attendees will gain new knowledge about the preliminary results of the association of Black women’s personal experiences with everyday healthcare discrimination and the subscales of the QPCQ.

Guest Speaker:

Rhonda Dailey, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (DFMPHS) in the School of Medicine and Scientific Director to the Office of Community Engaged Research (OCEnR), within the Office of the Vice President of Research, at Wayne State University. Formally trained in medicine, Dr. Dailey has over 20 years of experience in behavioral and health-disparities research and expertise in the recruitment and retention of minority populations in clinical settings and the engagement of medical professionals and community stakeholders in research. Her research work includes projects focused on implicit bias awareness and training, community engaged research, perinatal health, health equity and disparities related to systemic racism and chronic disease (particularly cardiovascular disease), patient attitudes and beliefs about health, and healthcare quality.

Dr. Dailey currently serves as the site PI to the Biosocial Impact on Black Births (BIBB) and Father’s Matter studies, the Co-Associate Director of the Community Engagement Core of the ACHIEVE GREATER center and the clinical coordinator to the Michigan Developmental Institute’s (MI-DDI) COVID-19 Vaccination grant.

Target Audience: Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty, staff, medical students, fellow and residents

The Wayne State University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: This program is not related to specific diseases or conditions but rather deal exclusively with medical education. Therefore there are no potential conflicts of interest with ineligible companies as defined by ACCME and there is no need to identify, disclose or mitigate commercial conflicts of interest.