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ForwardPA PQC - PA Maternal Health Symposium - May 19-May 20, 2026 - JHF
This session is a state-wide summit of the Perinatal Action Collaborative (PAC), the Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC), and maternal health advocates to discuss best practices, learn about innovative strategies, and identify opportunities for regional and statewide collaboration to improve perinatal health in Pennsylvania. Participants will also learn more about goals and priorities for Pennsylvania's Maternal Health Strategic Plan and the PA PQC's 2026 - 27 initiatives.
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
DAY ONE – Learning Objectives:
- Discuss strategies for SDOH screening, setting patient referral expectations, and building localized referral relationships
- Describe maternal- and neonatal-specific domains of SDOH screening
- Identify opportunities for improvement in existing SDOH screening and referral processes
DAY TWO – Learning Objectives:
- Describe projects and key takeaways from the maternal health innovation grants program
- Describe postpartum discharge considerations to build support networks in the fourth trimester
- Discuss how care and services in the postpartum period could be improved based on the personal experiences shared by birthing people
- Identify successful strategies in own work related to implementing Pennsylvania’s Maternal Health Strategic Plan
- Describe perinatal health needs, resources, current initiatives and opportunities for maternal and family health partnerships across PA regions
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Audience Disclosure slides (009).pptx | 460.79 KB |
 Day 2 Slide Deck.pdf | 3.4 MB |
 Maternal Health Summit Agenda.docx | 75.71 KB |
| 1. Welcome and Data slides.pdf | 1.58 MB |
| 2. SDOH with notes_5.19.26.pdf | 7.03 MB |
| Community-Centered Approaches to 4th Trimester Care Systems.pdf | 6.23 MB |
| PA PQC _ Maternal Health Symposium - May 2026 - Management of COI Grid_2025.pdf | 1.72 MB |
| 3. HRSN Workshop Slides.pdf | 295.31 KB |
Course summary
- 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 9.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 9.00 ASWB
- 9.00 Attendance
This session is a state-wide summit of the Perinatal Action Collaborative (PAC), the Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC), and maternal health advocates to discuss best practices, learn about innovative strategies, and identify opportunities for regional and statewide collaboration to improve perinatal health in Pennsylvania. Participants will also learn more about goals and priorities for Pennsylvania's Maternal Health Strategic Plan and the PA PQC's 2026 - 27 initiatives.
Tim Rader, Director – Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Bureau of Operational Excellence
Jen Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT – Senior Program Manager, Perinatal Health PA PQC
Fan Lee, MD – Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, Data Manager & QI Coach, PA PQC
Kristen Rodack, Executive Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Carolyn Byrnes, MPH, CPH, Policy Director
Alaina Conner, MPPM, Women’s Health Grants Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Anjelica Sanders – Chief of Staff, Representative Morgan Cephas
Michele Tedder, MSN, RN, BCC – Lead Coach, Malama Health
Dr. Meredith Spada, MD Med – Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Mackenzie Kemp, MSW, MPH – IMPACT Institute, Jefferson Health
Syreeta Gordon, DONA-Certified Doula – Founder, Lead Doula, and Operations Director of Kangaroo Birthing & Unshakeable Motherhood
Katherine Guyon-Harris – Family Check Up, University of Pittsburgh
Kimberly D. Harper, MSN, RN, MHA, C-EFM – Perinatal Neonatal Outreach Coordinator Research Associate, UNC School of Medicine, Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health
Liz Morris BSN, RN – Perinatal Nurse Champion, Region IV (NC) UNC Collaborative for Maternal & Infant Health
Joanne Craig, Chief Impact Officer, Foundation for Delaware County
Caitlin Davidson, PAC Lived Experience Team
Roxanne Greene, PQC Advisory, Lived Experience Member
Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 9.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME) The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 9.0 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 9.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 9.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 9.00 ASWB
- 9.00 Attendance