The webinar will bring together the PA PQC hospital teams and the community based organizations for the area to potentially create new partnerships so that the the local resources will have a hospital connection and the hospital team will have an organization to help them work on their initiatives, especially as mom and baby return to the community.

Agenda:
    
1.    Introduction: Regional Needs Related to NAS and Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, and Session Objectives – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF)

2.    PA PQC Healthcare Teams: Quality Improvement Goals for 2023-2024 – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

3.    Panel: Spotlight on Lehigh Capital Community Activities – Facilitated by Sara Nelis, RN, Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

Courtney Boyle, DO, Medical Director, Connections Program, LVPG Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Mary Beth Kollar, MS, LPC, Clinical Case Manager, Connections Program, LVPG Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Christina Lichtenwalner, BS, Plan of Safe Care Coordinator, Lehigh Valley Drug & Alcohol Intake Unit
Rhoda Stoudt, MSW, Supervisor, Lehigh County Children & Youth

4.    Discussion: Community Services and Supports – Co-facilitated by Robert Ferguson, MPH and Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager of Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation, Jewish Healthcare Foundation

What guidance do you have for the PA PQC Healthcare Teams?
Based on the needs of pregnant/postpartum individuals, what processes have worked well to engage individuals in your services?

5.    Wrap-up & Next Steps – Pauline Taylor, CQIA