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The Urgent Maternal Warning Signs (UMWS) Sprint is designed to help teams develop effective processes to provide patient education focused on general life-threatening pregnancy and postpartum complications and early warning signs, including sepsis signs and symptoms other than fever, and instructions for who to notify with concerns. The first sprint session will focus on strategies for baseline assessment, identifying achievable goals, and action planning for next steps.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Welcome – Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Baseline Assessment – Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chair
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Peer-to-Peer Discussion – Facilitated by Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
1. What is your current state?
2. What do you hope to get out of the sprint?
11:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – Stakeholder Engagement – Kristen Brenneman, MSN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:35 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Workflow Planning – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lead QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. – Metrics & Measures – Karena Moran, PhD, QI Coach and NEPaPQC Manager
11:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, BA, PA PQC Data Manager and QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
1. Identify the current state of Urgent Maternal Warning Signs (UMWS) education at your hospital.
2. Discuss at least two different quality improvement tools for workflow planning.
3. Identify related metrics and measures to track throughout implementation of UMWS education.
Additional Information
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 Audience Disclosure slides (001).pptx | 459.28 KB |
 Agenda PA PQC 8.13.25 Virtual Meeting.pdf | 127.52 KB |
| 8.13.25 Virtual Session.pdf | 2.94 MB |
The Urgent Maternal Warning Signs (UMWS) Sprint is designed to help teams develop effective processes to provide patient education focused on general life-threatening pregnancy and postpartum complications and early warning signs, including sepsis signs and symptoms other than fever, and instructions for who to notify with concerns. The first sprint session will focus on strategies for baseline assessment, identifying achievable goals, and action planning for next steps.
Agenda:
11:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. – Welcome – Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Baseline Assessment – Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chair
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Peer-to-Peer Discussion – Facilitated by Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
1. What is your current state?
2. What do you hope to get out of the sprint?
11:30 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. – Stakeholder Engagement – Kristen Brenneman, MSN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:35 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Workflow Planning – Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lead QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
11:45 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. – Metrics & Measures – Karena Moran, PhD, QI Coach and NEPaPQC Manager
11:55 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Wrap-up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, BA, PA PQC Data Manager and QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Maureen Saxon-Gioia, MSHSA, BSN, RN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP, PA PQC Advisory Group Co-Chair
Aasta Mehta, MD, MPP
Kristen Brenneman, MSN, PA PQC QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT, Manager, Lead QI Coach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Karena Moran, PhD, QI Coach and NEPaPQC Manager
Lisa Boyd, BA, PA PQC Data Manager and QI Coach, 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 University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 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