PA PQC - PA Maternal Health Symposium - May 19-May 20, 2026 - JHF

May 19, 2026 to May 20, 2026

This session is a state-wide summit of the Perinatal Action Collaborative (PAC), the Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC), and maternal health advocates to discuss best practices, learn about innovative strategies, and identify opportunities for regional and statewide collaboration to improve perinatal health in Pennsylvania. Participants will also learn more about goals and priorities for Pennsylvania's Maternal Health Strategic Plan and the PA PQC's 2026 - 27 initiatives.

 

 

 

Target Audience

Nurse

Physician

Social Worker

Learning Objectives

DAY ONE – Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss strategies for SDOH screening, setting patient referral expectations, and building localized referral relationships 
  • Describe maternal- and neonatal-specific domains of SDOH screening
  • Identify opportunities for improvement in existing SDOH screening and referral processes

DAY TWO – Learning Objectives:

  • Describe projects and key takeaways from the maternal health innovation grants program
  • Describe postpartum discharge considerations to build support networks in the fourth trimester
  • Discuss how care and services in the postpartum period could be improved based on the personal experiences shared by birthing people
  • Identify successful strategies in own work related to implementing Pennsylvania’s Maternal Health Strategic Plan
  • Describe perinatal health needs, resources, current initiatives and opportunities for maternal and family health partnerships across PA regions

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 9.00 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.
  • 9.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 9.00 ASWB
  • 9.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/19/2026
Course expires: 
06/20/2026
Event starts: 
05/19/2026 - 2:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
05/20/2026 - 4:00pm EDT
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This session is a state-wide summit of the Perinatal Action Collaborative (PAC), the Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC), and maternal health advocates to discuss best practices, learn about innovative strategies, and identify opportunities for regional and statewide collaboration to improve perinatal health in Pennsylvania. Participants will also learn more about goals and priorities for Pennsylvania's Maternal Health Strategic Plan and the PA PQC's 2026 - 27 initiatives.

Blair County Convention Center
Altoona, PA
United States

Fan Lee, MD

 

Jennifer Condel

Carolyn Byrnes

Alaina Conner

Anjelica Sanders, Chief of Staff, Representative Morgan Cephas

Kimberly Harper, MSN, RN, MHA and

Elizabeth Soto, BSN, RN

Joanne Craig, MS, Chief Impact Officer, The Foundation for Delaware County

 Valerie A. Arkoosh, MD, MPH Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

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  9.0 continuing education credits.

Physician (CME) The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 9.0 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 9.0 contact hours.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 9.0 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

  • 9.00 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.
  • 9.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 9.00 ASWB
  • 9.00 Attendance
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