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ForwardPCMH 2026 Perinatal Care Sprint - Session #4 - JHF
Participants will reflect on quality improvement work completed throughout the 2026 Perinatal Sprint and learn from the experiences of peer PCMH teams testing changes in practice. Through shared results and lessons learned, teams will explore opportunities to sustain and scale successful changes and apply insights from the sprint to future quality improvement efforts.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
9:05 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. – 2026 Perinatal Sprint Recap – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
- Recap what was learned/shared throughout the sprint
9:25 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – 2026 Final Session Guidance – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
- Review what will be happening at the finale event including the PDSA posters
9:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Peer-to-Peer Learning – Various PCMHs, to answer the prompts:
- Briefly describe your PCMH's quality improvement goal and the intervention(s) your team implemented during the PDSA cycle.
- What measures did your team track to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, and what did the data show?
- What key lessons emerged from your team's experience implementing and evaluating the change?
- What strategies is your PCMH considering to sustain and/or scale these improvements moving forward?
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Next Steps & Wrap Up – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
Target Audience
- Nurse
- Physician
- Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Describe examples of quality improvement interventions implemented by participating PCMHs during the 2026 Perinatal Sprint.
Discuss outcomes, lessons learned, and measures used to evaluate improvement efforts across participating practices.
Identify strategies for sustaining and scaling successful quality improvement interventions beyond the initial PDSA cycles.
Apply peer-to-peer learning to inform future quality improvement initiatives within participants' own practices.
Additional Information
Course summary
- 1.50 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.
- 1.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.50 ASWB
- 1.50 Attendance
Participants will reflect on quality improvement work completed throughout the 2026 Perinatal Sprint and learn from the experiences of peer PCMH teams testing changes in practice. Through shared results and lessons learned, teams will explore opportunities to sustain and scale successful changes and apply insights from the sprint to future quality improvement efforts.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
9:05 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. – 2026 Perinatal Sprint Recap – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
- Recap what was learned/shared throughout the sprint
9:25 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – 2026 Final Session Guidance – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
- Review what will be happening at the finale event including the PDSA posters
9:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – PCMH Peer-to-Peer Learning – Various PCMHs, to answer the prompts:
- Briefly describe your PCMH's quality improvement goal and the intervention(s) your team implemented during the PDSA cycle.
- What measures did your team track to assess the effectiveness of the intervention, and what did the data show?
- What key lessons emerged from your team's experience implementing and evaluating the change?
- What strategies is your PCMH considering to sustain and/or scale these improvements moving forward?
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Next Steps & Wrap Up – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
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 1.50 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 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 1.50 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.50 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
- 1.50 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.
- 1.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.50 ASWB
- 1.50 Attendance