Women's Health, Reproductive Justice, and Mass Incarceration

In this session, Dr. Sufrin, reviews public policy and clinical care concerns for addressing the reproductive health needs of incarcerated women in U.S. jails and prisons.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals caring for incarcerated patient populations.

 

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, clinicians should be able to:

  • Review the background on gendered dimensions of mass incarceration and characteristics of women behind bars.
  • Detail the mutually reinforcing relationship among poverty, health, reproductive justice and incarceration.
  • Describe the unique reproductive health needs of incarcerated women including pregnancy, use of restraints in pregnant women, abortion, and contraception.
  • Discuss some of the broader social and political complexities of reproductive health issues for this vulnerable population and their implications for all women.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
Course opens: 
02/27/2020
Course expires: 
02/27/2023
Carolyn Sufrin, MD, PhD
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Department of Health Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

For Physicians

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals

A certificate of participation will be provided to all other healthcare professionals.

Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
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