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Reducing Provider and Patient Risk in Pregnancy-Related Care

Monday, October 5, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zlotnik Ballroom

Overview

This multidisciplinary panel will introduce a new Texas hospital protocol and policy toolkit developed through a collaboration between the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Doctor–Lawyer Alliance, and Lawyers for Good Government. Bringing together emergency medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and attorneys with extensive experience in reproductive health law, the session will focus on the role health law attorneys and in-house counsel can play in helping hospitals and clinicians navigate pregnancy-related emergency care in Texas. Designed for hospitals, health systems, clinicians, and in-house counsel, this toolkit offers practical, protocol-based guidance to support lawful, timely, evidence-based care for pregnancy-related emergencies in Texas. The panel will review the evolving legal landscape, including Senate Bill 31, and explore how hospitals can translate legal frameworks into actionable policies and clinical protocols. Panelists will discuss the critical role attorneys can play in reducing risk to patients, clinicians, and institutions through clear protocols, decision support, and stronger institutional preparedness.


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Priya Ghelani
Emergency Medicine Physician
Doctor Lawyer Alliance, Feminem

Reducing Provider and Patient Risk in Pregnancy-Related Care

Dr. Priya Ghelani completed her undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin and earned her medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She went on to complete her residency in Emergency Medicine at Jacobi/Montefiore in New York City, where she served as chief resident in her final year. After staying on as faculty at Jacobi, she returned to Texas to continue her academic and clinical career. Currently, Dr. Ghelani serves as core faculty at an emergency medicine residency program at an academic center in Texas. She has held national leadership roles through the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and serves as a section editor for the OB/GYN section of Corependium. Her clinical interests include ultrasound and critical care. Her academic focus spans medical student education, reproductive health education with a focus on knowledge translation, and improving geriatric care in the emergency department through quality improvement initiatives. She is one of three physician members of the Doctor-Lawyer Alliance, which works to provide clear, accurate guidance for physicians and healthcare organizations in Texas caring for pregnant patients. She also holds a national leadership position within Access Bridge, an organization focused on improving reproductive health and health equity in emergency departments across the country. She was most recently grant-funded, along with Dr. Lauren Fine, to travel across Texas in the last two years to deliver education on early pregnancy complications to emergency medicine physicians. She is grateful to be supported by her husband, who is also a physician, and their two young sons.
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