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ForwardPA PQC NEPA Regional Session - July 26, 2023
The webinar will help the PA PQC teams learn more about the regional resources available to them and also assist the Community Based Organizations to know who to connect to at their local hospital, to improve health outcomes for pregnant and post partum women.
Agenda:
10:00 am to 10:10 am – Introduction: Regional Needs Related to NAS and Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, and Session Objectives – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF)
10:10 am to 10:40 am – PA PQC Healthcare Teams: Quality Improvement Goals for 2023-2024 – Facilitated by Karena Moran, PhD, Research & Quality Project Manager, NEPaPQC and Geisinger Health System
10:40 am to 11:00 am – Panel: Spotlight on Northeast Community Activities
Geri Buckwalter, BS, M.Ed., RN, Healthy Beginnings Care Coordinator, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Meagan Oliveras, LSW, ED, Social Worker, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Cynthia Matthews, Director of Developmental Programs, Wayne County DoH
Maria Kolcharno, MSW, LSW, Director of Addiction Services and leader of Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS), The Wright Center
11:00 am to 11:55 am – Discussion: Community Services and Supports – Facilitated by Karena Moran
11:55 am to 12:00 pm – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Pauline
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Describe the current condition of maternal and neonatal care in Northeastern PA related to continuum of care needs
- Discuss regional resources and quality improvement opportunities for healthcare teams to engage with community organizations and agencies
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 Audience Disclosure slides (002)_8.pptx | 460.14 KB |
 Community Resources Brief NWPA.pdf | 158.02 KB |
 Agenda_PA PQC NE Regional Mtg.docx | 68.55 KB |
The webinar will help the PA PQC teams learn more about the regional resources available to them and also assist the Community Based Organizations to know who to connect to at their local hospital, to improve health outcomes for pregnant and post partum women.
Agenda:
10:00 am to 10:10 am – Introduction: Regional Needs Related to NAS and Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, and Session Objectives – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF)
10:10 am to 10:40 am – PA PQC Healthcare Teams: Quality Improvement Goals for 2023-2024 – Facilitated by Karena Moran, PhD, Research & Quality Project Manager, NEPaPQC and Geisinger Health System
10:40 am to 11:00 am – Panel: Spotlight on Northeast Community Activities
Geri Buckwalter, BS, M.Ed., RN, Healthy Beginnings Care Coordinator, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Meagan Oliveras, LSW, ED, Social Worker, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Cynthia Matthews, Director of Developmental Programs, Wayne County DoH
Maria Kolcharno, MSW, LSW, Director of Addiction Services and leader of Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS), The Wright Center
11:00 am to 11:55 am – Discussion: Community Services and Supports – Facilitated by Karena Moran
11:55 am to 12:00 pm – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Pauline
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF)
Karena Moran, PhD, Research & Quality Project Manager, NEPaPQC and Geisinger Health System
Geri Buckwalter, BS, M.Ed., RN, Healthy Beginnings Care Coordinator, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Meagan Oliveras, LSW, ED, Social Worker, Wayne Memorial Hospital
Cynthia Matthews, Director of Developmental Programs, Wayne County DoH
Maria Kolcharno, MSW, LSW, Director of Addiction Services and leader of Healthy Maternal Opiate Medical Support (MOMS), The Wright Center
Pauline Taylor, Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF)
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 2.0 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 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 2.0 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
- 2.00 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.
- 2.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.00 ASWB
- 2.00 Attendance