Dr. Patricia D. Suplee PhD, RNC-OB, FAAN is an Associate Professor at Rutgers University, School of Nursing-Camden. As a seasoned researcher, scholar, and educator, Dr. Suplee’s career has focused on improving maternal child health outcomes and translating evidence into clinical practice especially during the postpartum period. Her collaborative work as CO-PI on AWHONN’s Empowering Women to Obtain Needed Care project led to the development of Post-Birth educational tools that have received national attention. The POST-BIRTH Warning Signs educational tool has been incorporated into postpartum discharge teaching throughout the U.S. and has been cited as an exemplar by the CDC, HRSA, and the Joint Commission. In a follow-up project supported by Merck for Mothers and AWHONN and completed in 2022, she has continued this important work. Dr. Suplee was an appointed member to three interdisciplinary national committees responsible for the development of three AIMS Patient Safety Bundles currently used as best postpartum care practice models. In addition, she was an appointed member of the HHS Office of Minority Health, Think Cultural Health team to advise the development of an e-learning program for physicians, nurses, and health care providers about culturally and linguistically appropriate services in maternal health care. She is currently Chair of NJ AWHONN, is a member of the NJ Maternal Care Quality Collaborative and NJ Maternal Mortality Review team that analyzes cases, identifies gaps in care, and makes recommendations to decrease maternal mortality rates. Dr. Suplee publishes and presents nationally, is a reviewer for several journals, and has mentored numerous faculty colleagues, clinicians, and students over the last three decades.
