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|Videos|November 16, 2022
Deep dive in to trauma-informed care
Author(s)Morgan Ebert
Tracey Vogel, MD, of the Allegheny Health Network, discusses the organization's new Perinatal Trauma-informed Care Clinic, as well as some useful tips for implementing trauma-informed care into your own practice.
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Tracey Vogel, MD, obstetric anesthesiologist, sexual health counselor, and director of the new Perinatal Trauma-informed Care Clinic at Allegheny Health Network, discusses what trauma-informed care is and how clinicains can start implementing it into their practice s well as some useful tips for implementing trauma-informed care into your own practice.
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