Oregon Perinatal Collaborative Webinars

Upcoming Webinars

OPC Perinatal SUD Initiative – Open Webinars

As part of the Implementation of the Perinatal SUD Initiative, the OPC is pleased to offer a series of webinars that are open to anyone that would like to join, and will also be recorded and posted to our website.

OPC Perinatal SUD Initiative - Trauma Substance Use and The Brain

Monday, September 21st, 12-1pm.
During this session, we will review the relationship between SUD and trauma and how Trauma Informed Care (TIC) can increase engagement in services, then walk through scenarios for applying a TIC lens across stages of care at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational levels.
Speakers: Dr. Mandy Davis & Trauma Informed Oregon
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OPC Perinatal SUD Initiative - Transforming Care for People with SUD in Pregnancy/ Postpartum

Monday, November 3rd, 12-1pm.
Join us for an exclusive webinar – Continuing education offered through AWHONN for anyone who attends live!
OBJECTIVES
1. Increase understanding of bias and stigma and how they can impact health
2. Provide strategies to reduce bias and stigma and ensure safe and effective care
3. Promote interdisciplinary learning
4.Introduce strategies to improve awareness, teamwork, and communication
5. Increase understanding of lived experience of perinatal SUD and the peer/doula role in supporting patients and care teams
Diana Louise Smith, CNM, MPH is a certified nurse-midwife based in Portland, Oregon and a subject matter expert on perinatal substance use. In her work with Project Nurture, Diana provides integrated substance use treatment and maternity care in a model that centers lived experience and integrated physical and behavioral healthcare during pregnancy and through the year postpartum.

Recent Webinars

OPC Informed Choice and Respectful Care Webinar

On Nov. 4, 2025, the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative coordinated a webinar on informed choice and respectful care with Dr. Nicholas Rubashkin of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Human Rights in Childbirth. We have had many requests from OPC partners, especially those of you working on community birth transfer improvement, for more focused continuing education and this area, and we are excited to share this case study-based webinar highlighting best practices for common areas of conflict or concern in prenatal and labor care.

Informed Choice and Respectful Care Webinar

Watch the recording here: OPC Informed Choice Webinar 11/4/25

Oregon Doula Workforce Analysis

On December 1st, 2025, the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative coordinated a webinar that introduced key findings and recommendations from the recently published Oregon Doula Workforce Analysis. Representatives from CORE, who completed the study and the Oregon Doula Association, who were part of the planning and supported the connections into the community were on the call as well to share about related work and participate in a group discussion about the recommendations.

Watch the recording here: Oregon Doula Workforce Analysis 12/1/25

Severe Hypertension Initiative Webinars

From June 2024-June 2025, hospital teams across Oregon participated in a quality initiative to implement the Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy and Postpartum toolkit. The following webinars were offered in support of the initiative. Additional information on the initiative can be found here: https://oregonperinatalcollaborative.org/our-initiatives/severe-hypertension/

OPC Severe Hypertension Initiative - Final Webinar

The 13-month OPC Severe Hypertension quality improvement initiative is coming to an end in June 2025. On June 12th , 2025, from 12-1pm all are invited to a webinar to hear lessons learned and best practices identified by the 25 hospitals who participated. This final webinar provided an overview of the progress and lessons from the initiative: OPC Severe Hypertension Initiative – Final Webinar (6/12/25)

OPC Postpartum Hypertension Webinar - On Demand

Register below to view an on demand overview on Postpartum Hypertension Management, delivered by Karen Gibbins, MD, MSCI, and supported by the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative.
Recording Link

Hypertension for Doulas Webinar - On Demand

Register below for an on demand webinar on hypertension for doulas supported by the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative and led by Raeben Nolan and Molly MacMorris-Adix, CNM. This webinar will provide an overview of the toolkit published in 2024 for doulas as part of the Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy & Postpartum initiative. This toolkit and the webinar will highlight essential information on hypertension and the important role that doulas can play in helping pregnant and postpartum folks recognize warning signs and access care when needed. Continuing education credit available through the Oregon Doula Association. Please use the QR code and link in the resources page below instead of the QR code in the video as we have transferred to a new form.

Recording Link – Resource Links

Magnesium Sulfate for Seizure Prophylaxis - On Demand

Register below for an on demand webinar on the use of magnesium sulfate for seizure prophylaxis, delivered by Kathleen Brookfield, MD, and supported by the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative.

Recording Link

Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Collaboration & Care in the Emergency Department - On Demand

Register below for an on demand webinar with Dr. Ken Bizovi and Dr. Mark Tomlinson, and learn more about the role that severe hypertension plays in maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as the importance of identification and rapid treatment in the emergency department.

Referenced Materials: Maternal Hypertension Algorithm

Registration Link

Content Last Updated: September 15, 2026