Advocate Health Implicit Bias: Maternal Health, Training for Licensed Healthcare Professionals 2026

Research reveals that implicit biases can create harmful disparities in patient care and it is one of the leading causes of inequity in America. This course will help healthcare professionals to better understand implicit and explicit bias and how to recognize, interrupt, and mitigate biases that may negatively impact patient care.

This education fulfills the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Implicit Bias Continuing Education (CE) requirement and includes maternal implicit bias training in alignment with Illinois General Assembly Public Act 104-0061, to renew licenses issued by the Division of Professional Regulation (DPR). The law requires licensees to complete a one-hour CE course related to maternal implicit bias and is effective for all renewals on or after July 1, 2026.

Please note: this course was created for Advocate Health and aligned healthcare professionals.

Target Audience

This course is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and other interested healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Differentiate explicit and implicit bias in maternal care
  2. Recognize how bias influences clinical decisions and patient outcomes
  3. Identify its impact on maternal morbidity and mortality disparities
  4. Apply strategies to interrupt and mitigate bias in clinical practice

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
    Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 1.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
08/07/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2028
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Amanda Archer; Advocate Health 
Frank Belmonte, DO; Advocate Health 
Carissa Blumenshine, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN; Advocate Health 
Diana Bottari, DO; Advocate Health 
Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP; Emory University School of Medicine
Thomas Klarquist, MD; Advocate Health
Deshon Moore, MD; Advocate Health 
Jennifer Myles-Clair, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN-K, CNE; Advocate Health 
Oyinkansola Okubanjo, MD; Advocate Health 
Jessica Richardson, MD; University of Illinois at Chicago
David Trotter, MD; Advocate Health 
Megan Pignatari, MSN, RNC-OB, C-ONQS, Advocate Health 

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement
 

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Statement(s)
 

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum 1.00 hours of CPE credit for (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians). CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
Pharmacy UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-123-H04-P
Pharmacy Technician UAN: JA0006327-0000-26-123-H04-T

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00  cultural competence continuing education credits. Content Level: Intermediate

 

Board Recognition Statement(s)


American Board of Surgery (ABS)

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.


Additional Credit(s)
 

The credits listed below are NOT accredited through the CE Learning Platform. For questions about these external credits, please contact Daniel Green at [email protected]

This activity will provide participants with a certificate of completion, and discipline specific credit, for PT/OT/Speech. 

IL Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Advocate Healthcare is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education for live courses/activities in addition to on-demand content and sessions. This program is approved for 1.0 contact hours for IL PT/OT/SLP. Advocate Health Care CE Sponsor License 216.000106 (PT); 224.000115 (OT); 202.000194 (SLP).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 American Board of Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
    Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Advocate Aurora Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers receiving this course receive 1.00 of ethics, clinical, cultural competence, and/or general continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 1.00 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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If you have any questions regarding the presentation, please contact Megan Pignatari at [email protected] 

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