Register Today: Removing Structural and Financial Barriers ─ Region 7 Maternal Health ECHO®

Region 7 Maternal Health ECHO Session 3

Removing Structural and Financial Barriers

Maternal health outcomes are shaped not only by clinical care, but by the structural and financial barriers families face every day. Session 3 of the Region 7 Maternal Health ECHO series — Removing Structural and Financial Barriers — focuses on the policies, systems and economic challenges that limit access to quality care in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. Participants will hear from experts and community partners on actionable strategies to reduce barriers, improve care coordination and advance equitable maternal health solutions across the region.

🗓️ Date: Aug. 25, 2026
🕘 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. CDT
📍 Location: Zoom through the iECHO platform

All ECHO sessions (Sessions 1–5) require a one-time registration through the iECHO platform. Once you’ve created your iECHO account, log in and complete your registration. This step is required to access all sessions in the series.

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Continuing Education Credit  

All participants are required to sign in at registration and verify attendance online through ‘eeds’ along with completing an evaluation online.  

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas Health Institute. University of Kansas Medical Center 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. 

Physician: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit 

The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing: ANCC Contact Hours (APRN/RN) 

The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 ANCC contact hours.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Social Worker:   

The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East, as an approved provider of continuing education by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board presents this offering for a maximum of 1.5 hour(s) credit applicable for relicensure of LASWSs, LBSWs, LMSWs, and LSCSWs.  Kansas Provider Number 12-002.  Mary Susan Kircher, MSW, LSCSW, Coordinator. 

Social Work Attendance Requirement: If a participant misses more than 10% of an offering, a certificate of continuing education will not be issued. Partial credit is NOT given. 

All other attendees may receive a certificate of attendance. 

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