WEBINAR: Addressing Implicit Bias in Perinatal Care I October 16, 3:00pm EST

This 90 minute webinar will provide an intersectional anti-racist presentation on what implicit bias is, how this relates to the social determinants of health, and how bias manifests in healthcare and pregnancy/perinatal/postpartum care.

Using scenarios and role-playing, the workshop will generate strategies for identifying bias in oneself, and strategies for disrupting it without causing additional stress for the birthing person.

When:  October 16th, 2022
Time:  3:00pm EST
Where:  Zoom, a link will be sent to registrants prior to the event start time
Type of Event:  Webinar, Public, Educational

Host:  Keira Grant, Inclusion & Engagement Lead at Doula Canada
Total Cost:  $25.00

Registration will remain open until 8 hours before the event.

About your host:

Keira Grant (she/her) brings a wealth of experience to the Online Community Moderator role. She is a Queer, Black woman with a twenty-year track record in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) education, projects, and community building initiatives. Organizations Keira has worked and volunteered for include Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC), Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian Gay Alliance at York (TBLGAY), and Teens Confronting and Educating Homophobia (TEACH) at Planned Parenthood of Toronto.

In 2020, Keira was the Policy and Research Analyst at Rainbow Health Ontario, Sherbourne Health Centre. In this role, she developed resources and policy advice on health issues affecting LGBT2SQ+ communities in Ontario.