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ForwardPA PQC LEARNING SESSION - Plans of Safe Care - August 2026- JHF
Participants will learn about strategies for improving processes and family engagement in Plans of Safe Care at the hopsital level, and information on effective partnerships with county agencies. The session will also include a patient voice perspective and facilitated discussion.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:03 a.m. – Welcome – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Senior Program Manager, Perinatal Health, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:03 a.m. to 11:18 a.m. – Plans of Safe Care at UPMC Northwest – Samantha Hartle, BSN, RN, CARN, FIAAN, CRS, Outpatient RN Coordinator, UPMC Northwest
11:18 a.m. to 11:33 a.m. – Venango County – Plans of Safe Care Coordination –Michelle Sanchez, POSC Coordinator and Justin Heffernan, SCA Administrator, Venango County Human Services
11:33 a.m. to 11:48 a.m. – Plans of Safe Care: Patient Perspective – Speaker to Be Confirmed
11:48 a.m. to 11:58 a.m. – Facilitated Discussion
11:58 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Describe an example of how a hospital has improved discharge processes and engaging with families for Plans of Safe Care
- Describe the role of the Plans of Safe Care Coordinator and county agency in engaging and supporting families with Plans of Safe Care
Additional Information
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 Agenda PA PQC 8.12.26 Virtual Session - Plans of Safe Care.docx | 68.04 KB |
Participants will learn about strategies for improving processes and family engagement in Plans of Safe Care at the hopsital level, and information on effective partnerships with county agencies. The session will also include a patient voice perspective and facilitated discussion.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:03 a.m. – Welcome – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Senior Program Manager, Perinatal Health, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:03 a.m. to 11:18 a.m. – Plans of Safe Care at UPMC Northwest – Samantha Hartle, BSN, RN, CARN, FIAAN, CRS, Outpatient RN Coordinator, UPMC Northwest
11:18 a.m. to 11:33 a.m. – Venango County – Plans of Safe Care Coordination –Michelle Sanchez, POSC Coordinator and Justin Heffernan, SCA Administrator, Venango County Human Services
11:33 a.m. to 11:48 a.m. – Plans of Safe Care: Patient Perspective – Speaker to Be Confirmed
11:48 a.m. to 11:58 a.m. – Facilitated Discussion
11:58 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Senior Program Manager, Perinatal Health, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Samantha Hartle, BSN, RN, CARN, FIAAN, CRS, Outpatient RN Coordinator, UPMC Northwest
Michelle Sanchez, POSC Coordinator and Justin Heffernan, SCA Administrator, Venango County Human Services
Lisa Boyd, 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 maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 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.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work 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 ANCCUPMC 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