PA PQC Learning Session - October 25, 2023

October 25, 2023

The PA PQC hospitals are noting an increase in the use of Xylazine as a Substance in their pregnant population and they are looking for additional information on what is available in PA for provider education and protocols.
Their are PA PQC hospitals who completed the Trauma Informed Care trainings earlier in the year and we want to hear from them on what they learned and any challenges, so that future hospitals can learn from their work and may also be prepared to request a training as well.

Agenda:     

  1. Welcome Sara Nelis, RN, PA PQC Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  1. Xylazine Awareness Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Board Co-Chair
  2. Trauma-Informed Care: After the Workshop  Tracey Vogel, MD, Obstetric Anesthesiologist, Allegheny Health Network and Founder of The Empowerment Equation, LLC
  3. Intimate Partner Violence Resources – Mae Reale, MA, Health Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  4. Q&A Co-Facilitated by Mae Reale, MA, Health Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence , Jennifer Condel SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation,  and Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  5. Wrap-up & Next Steps – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

 

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

• Describe current state of xylazine use in Pennsylvania.
• Discuss next steps to disseminate strategies from Trauma Informed Care trainings provided by the PA PQC.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/25/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
10/25/2023 - 11:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/25/2023 - 12:00pm EDT

The PA PQC hospitals are noting an increase in the use of Xylazine as a Substance in their pregnant population and they are looking for additional information on what is available in PA for provider education and protocols.
Their are PA PQC hospitals who completed the Trauma Informed Care trainings earlier in the year and we want to hear from them on what they learned and any challenges, so that future hospitals can learn from their work and may also be prepared to request a training as well.

Agenda:           

  1. Welcome Sara Nelis, RN, PA PQC Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  1. Xylazine Awareness Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Board Co-Chair
  2. Trauma-Informed Care: After the Workshop – Tracey Vogel, MD, Obstetric Anesthesiologist, Allegheny Health Network and Founder of The Empowerment Equation, LLC
  3. Intimate Partner Violence Resources – Mae Reale, MA, Health Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  4. Q&A Co-Facilitated by Mae Reale, MA, Health Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence , Jennifer Condel SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation,  and Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  1. Wrap-up & Next Steps – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

 

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Sara Nelis, RN, PA PQC Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Board Co-Chair

Tracey Vogel, MD, Obstetric Anesthesiologist, Allegheny Health Network and Founder of The Empowerment Equation, LLC

Mae Reale, MA, Health Education Specialist, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Jennifer Condel SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation,

Kristen Brenneman, MSN, RN, Quality Improvement Facilitator, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, 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  1.0 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0  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 1.0 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

  • 1.00 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.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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