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ForwardPA PQC NW PA Regional Learning Session - June 22, 2023
The webinar will allow the PA PQC Health care hospital teams in the Northwest PA region to connect to community based organizations that serve that area, to see if these resources can assist the team with their PA PQC initiatives.
Agenda:
1. Introduction: Regional Needs Related to NAS and Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, and Session Objectives – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
2. PA PQC Healthcare Teams: Quality Improvement Goals for 2023-2024 – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- When thinking about the physical, mental, and social health needs of the pregnant/postpartum individuals with substance use you care for, what goals is your PA PQC Healthcare Team prioritizing for the April through March Implementation Period?
- To inform your work on these goals, what would you like to know from the community partners?
3. Panel: Spotlight on Northwest Community Activities – Facilitated by Pauline Taylor, CQIA
Lisa Herrmann Bradley, Program Director, Gaudenzia
Erika Pluta, MSW, Social Worker, Saint Vincent Hospital, AHN
4. Discussion: Community Services and Supports – Co-facilitated by Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation and Robert Ferguson, MPH
- 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
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Describe the current condition of maternal and neonatal care in Northwestern 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 |
|---|---|
 Audience Disclosure slides (002)_6.pptx | 459.31 KB |
 Agenda_PA PQC NW Regional 6.22 Mtg.docx | 68.09 KB |
| Community Resources Brief NWPA.docx | 38.81 KB |
 PA PQC Brief.pdf | 604.3 KB |
The webinar will allow the PA PQC Health care hospital teams in the Northwest PA region to connect to community based organizations that serve that area, to see if these resources can assist the team with their PA PQC initiatives.
Agenda:
1. Introduction: Regional Needs Related to NAS and Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, and Session Objectives – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
2. PA PQC Healthcare Teams: Quality Improvement Goals for 2023-2024 – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
- When thinking about the physical, mental, and social health needs of the pregnant/postpartum individuals with substance use you care for, what goals is your PA PQC Healthcare Team prioritizing for the April through March Implementation Period?
- To inform your work on these goals, what would you like to know from the community partners?
3. Panel: Spotlight on Northwest Community Activities – Facilitated by Pauline Taylor, CQIA
Lisa Herrmann Bradley, Program Director, Gaudenzia
Erika Pluta, MSW, Social Worker, Saint Vincent Hospital, AHN
4. Discussion: Community Services and Supports – Co-facilitated by Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation and Robert Ferguson, MPH
- 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
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Pauline Taylor, CQIA
Lisa Herrmann Bradley, Program Director, Gaudenzia
Erika Pluta, MSW, Social Worker, Saint Vincent Hospital, AHN
Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Lean Healthcare 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 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