Webinar title: Hyperemesis Gravidarum
This webinar explores hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting that can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and maternal complications. Participants will learn to recognize key symptoms, assess severity, and apply evidence-based treatment strategies including fluid management, nutritional support, and antiemetic therapy. Emphasis is placed on timely intervention and compassionate, patient-centered care to support maternal and fetal well-being.
Speaker: Katrina Johnson, MSN/ED, RN, C-EFM, RNC-OB
Katrina Johnson is a nationally recognized voice for Birth Equity and Perinatal Safety. As a passionate, committed patient advocate for women and newborns, she supports them through safe, equitable, culturally sensitive care. She actively promotes healthcare equity and best practices to improve the outcomes of underrepresented mothers and their newborns through education and advocacy. Katrina’s professional experience includes Nurse Manager of labor and delivery and Women and Infant Pavilion surgical services, Educator and Simulation Coordinator in women’s and perinatal health, and Perinatal Quality and Safety Coordinator. She is currently an Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring Instructor/Mentor, as well as a Neonatal Resuscitation BLS Instructor and a Team STEPPS Master Trainer for the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses, known as AWHONN in the United States. An active member of AWHONN for more than 16 years, Katrina was elected to the AWHONN Board of Directors in 2021. She is also a member of the Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) board of directors.
Objectives:
- Discuss the pathophysiology of hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Differentiate nausea of pregnancy from hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Implement appropriate management for patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.
- Apply interprofessional team strategies to improve care coordination and outcomes in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum.
Date: Monday, 17th of November 2025
Time: 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT
Duration: 60 minutes
CPD Points: 1