PA PQC Annual Meeting - May 22, 2024
The 2024 PA PQC annual meeting will provide opportunities for PA PQC hospital teams to learn about measures and interventions for the new 2024-25 PQC initiatives, Maternal Sepsis and Safe Sleep, and to participate in collaborative learning and quality improvement planning for all of the 2024-25 initiatives. Participants will also engage in peer-to-peer learning and discussion of team successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the 2023-24 implementation year initiatives.
Agenda:
8:00 am to 8:30 am – Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am to 9:00 am – PA PQC Welcome, Updates and Data – Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP and James A. Cook, MD, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chairs
9:00 am to 9:55 am – Maternal Sepsis: Why Mothers Die and How We Can Prevent It– Melissa Bauer, DO, Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor Duke University Health System
9:55 am to 10:00 am – Break
10:00 am to 10:50 am – Regional Breakouts
Regional breakouts to support collaboration regarding QI work in the OUD, NAS, Maternal Sepsis and Safe Sleep initiatives for the 2024-2025 implementation year.
- Northwest & Southwest PA – facilitated by Lisa Boyd, BA, Program Associate, and Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- Northeast PA – facilitated by Karena Moran, PhD, Improvement Optimization Advisor, NePAPQC
- Southeast PA – facilitated by Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, Nurse Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- Lehigh/Capital PA – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
10:50 am to 11:00 am – Break
If your team has questions or feedback about the PA PQC, please visit the Help Desk.
11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Safe Sleep: The Current State of Infant Sleep in PA and How Connecting to the Community can Improve Outcomes – Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
12:00 am to 12:55 pm – Peer-to-Peer Networking Lunch
Posters will be available to view during this time.
12:55 pm to 1:40 pm – Desserts & Designations
1:40 pm to 2:25 pm – Health Equity Panel: Opportunities Exist Everywhere to Improve Care for Our Most Vulnerable Populations – Facilitated by Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
- Rose Fisher, CNM, Rose Fisher Midwifery, & Darlis Sunderland, CNM, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital – Collaborating with Community Midwives for Better Outcomes in the Plain Community
- Sharee Livingston, DO, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Lititz – Equity in Hospital Policies and the Importance of the Workforce Reflecting the Community It Serves
2:25 pm to 3:25 pm – Poster Presentations
3:25pm to 4:20 pm – Initiative-Specific Breakouts
- OUD & NAS: Implementing Prenatal Consultations – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman and Karena Moran
- Maternal Sepsis: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Melissa Bauer, DO
- Safe Sleep: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
4:20 pm to 4:30 pm – Wrap-Up & Next Steps – Sara Nelis, RN, Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Discuss successes and future directions of the PA PQC based on initiative-specific structure and process measures.
Describe 3 delays that lead to maternal death from sepsis.
Summarize recommended treatment for maternal sepsis.
Review elements from the Sepsis in Obstetric Care Bundle.
Discuss quality improvement planning for new implementation year with regional peers.
Review current state data on sleep-related deaths and opportunities to standardize safe sleep messaging across healthcare settings and community.
Describe the broad scope of health equity in patient care.
Discuss 2023-24 initiative successes and barriers among PA PQC Healthcare Teams.
Discuss strategies for multidisciplinary collaboration in support of care for newborns with opioid exposure.
Additional Information
Attachment | Size |
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Audience Disclosure slides (006)_3.pptx | 460.13 KB |
Agenda for accreditation.docx | 71.17 KB |
1. Welcome and Data slides.pdf | 1.62 MB |
2. Maternal Sepsis PA PQC5.13.pdf | 4.11 MB |
3. Safe Sleep - Tyrala FINAL.pdf | 3.22 MB |
4. Cribs for Kids PAPQC.pdf | 5.08 MB |
The 2024 PA PQC annual meeting will provide opportunities for PA PQC hospital teams to learn about measures and interventions for the new 2024-25 PQC initiatives, Maternal Sepsis and Safe Sleep, and to participate in collaborative learning and quality improvement planning for all of the 2024-25 initiatives. Participants will also engage in peer-to-peer learning and discussion of team successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the 2023-24 implementation year initiatives.
Agenda:
8:00 am to 8:30 am – Registration and Breakfast
8:30 am to 9:00 am – PA PQC Welcome, Updates and Data – Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP and James A. Cook, MD, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chairs
9:00 am to 9:55 am – Maternal Sepsis: Why Mothers Die and How We Can Prevent It– Melissa Bauer, DO, Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor Duke University Health System
9:55 am to 10:00 am – Break
10:00 am to 10:50 am – Regional Breakouts
Regional breakouts to support collaboration regarding QI work in the OUD, NAS, Maternal Sepsis and Safe Sleep initiatives for the 2024-2025 implementation year.
- Northwest & Southwest PA – facilitated by Lisa Boyd, BA, Program Associate, and Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- Northeast PA – facilitated by Karena Moran, PhD, Improvement Optimization Advisor, NePAPQC
- Southeast PA – facilitated by Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, Nurse Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- Lehigh/Capital PA – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
10:50 am to 11:00 am – Break
If your team has questions or feedback about the PA PQC, please visit the Help Desk.
11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Safe Sleep: The Current State of Infant Sleep in PA and How Connecting to the Community can Improve Outcomes – Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
12:00 am to 12:55 pm – Peer-to-Peer Networking Lunch
Posters will be available to view during this time.
12:55 pm to 1:40 pm – Desserts & Designations
1:40 pm to 2:25 pm – Health Equity Panel: Opportunities Exist Everywhere to Improve Care for Our Most Vulnerable Populations – Facilitated by Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
- Rose Fisher, CNM, Rose Fisher Midwifery, & Darlis Sunderland, CNM, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital – Collaborating with Community Midwives for Better Outcomes in the Plain Community
- Sharee Livingston, DO, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Lititz – Equity in Hospital Policies and the Importance of the Workforce Reflecting the Community It Serves
2:25 pm to 3:25 pm – Poster Presentations
3:25pm to 4:20 pm – Initiative-Specific Breakouts
- OUD & NAS: Implementing Prenatal Consultations – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman and Karena Moran
- Maternal Sepsis: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Melissa Bauer, DO
- Safe Sleep: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
4:20 pm to 4:30 pm – Wrap-Up & Next Steps – Sara Nelis, RN, Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP and James A. Cook, MD, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chairs
Melissa Bauer, DO, Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor Duke University Health System
Northwest & Southwest PA – facilitated by Lisa Boyd, BA, Program Associate, and Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Northeast PA – facilitated by Karena Moran, PhD, Improvement Optimization Advisor, NePAPQC
Southeast PA – facilitated by Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, Nurse Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Lehigh/Capital PA – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
Rose Fisher, CNM, Rose Fisher Midwifery
Darlis Sunderland, CNM, Geisinger Lewistown Hospital – Collaborating with Community Midwives for Better Outcomes in the Plain Community
Sharee Livingston, DO, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Lititz – Equity in Hospital Policies and the Importance of the Workforce Reflecting the Community It Serves
OUD & NAS: Implementing Prenatal Consultations – facilitated by Kristen Brenneman and Karena Moran
Maternal Sepsis: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Melissa Bauer, DO
Safe Sleep: Debrief and Deep Dive Questions – facilitated by Eileen Tyrala, MD & Devon George, MSN, RN
Sara Nelis, RN, Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
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 6.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 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 6.0 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
- 6.00 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.
- 6.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.00 ASWB
- 6.00 Attendance