Tetanus Management in Pregnancy for Maternal Health Providers
Everything Maternal Health Providers Need to Know for Preventing & Managing Tetanus
Healthcare professionals need to be aware of this serious infection that is vaccine preventable but can cause severe morbidity and mortality of those not on time with their vaccination schedules. This class will provide a thorough overview of tetanus for maternal health clinicians including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and complications. It will also provide valuable information for evaluating and improving care for patients with tetanus. This is a great introductory course into tips for midwives around tetanus prevention and management.
Your Instructor
Dr. Jill Chasse is an experienced and accomplished Doctor of Public Health and Indigenous Medicine (DSTIM), Perinatal Epidemiologist and Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist with over 20 years of experience as a birth worker in both health and psychology. In addition, she has over a decade of midwifery schooling and apprenticeships including homebirth, birth center, and hospital experience. She is also a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner and holds a a state registration in naturopathic medicine
Her clinical strengths are in the areas of applied clinical epidemiology including clinical trauma, neuropsychology and psychopathology. Her preventive medicine concentration from her public health post graduate focus is in tropical medicine and global maternal/ infant health. She has worked in various federal health agencies including NIH and the CDC and is a certified EMT and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through CBI.
In 2020, Dr. Chasse passed her Board Certification in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) and was honored with a Doctor of Humanitarian Services award (DHS) . She is dedicated to volunteer and humanitarian work and has worked as a Duty Officer for the Red Cross Disaster Action Response, a Volunteer State Coordinator for Postpartum Support International (PSI), and a Medical Reserve Corps field epidemiologist.
Dr. Chasse lives in Northern NJ with her husband and amazing teenagers. She works as Adjunct Professor and Instructor at several universities, schools and programs and sees clients at Flor da Vida Women's Wellness Center. She enjoys teaching both the science and art of maternal/perinatal health, global health, and integrative medicine.
-Dr. Jill Diana Chasse, DrPH, PhD, MPA, MSpsy, IMD, CLC, CCTS-P, CFMP, DSTIM, ND