PCMH 2026 Perinatal Care Sprint - Session #2 - JHF
Members of the care team will learn about strategies for family and patient engagement and education on vaccination in pediatric settings. The session will also include peer-to-peer learning related to implementation of each PCMH's PDSA cycle in pediatric and family practice settings and project-specific guidance on the "DO" and "STUDY" stages stage of the PDSA cycle.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
9:05 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – Family and Patient Engagement and Education Strategies for Vaccination – Alicia Hartung, DO, IBCLC and Lisa G. Zur, MPH, Health Innovations Program Manager, Kids Plus Pediatrics
9:45 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – Facilitated Discussion, Peer-to-Peer Learning & Guidance for Next Steps in PDSA Cycle
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Next Steps & Wrap Up – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
Target Audience
- Nurse
- Physician
- Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Describe strategies for family and patient engagement and education on vaccination in pediatric settings
- Discuss progress in PCMH quality improvement projects for improving perinatal care in family and pediatric offices
- Describe strategies to prepare for and implement the Do and Study stages of the PDSA cycle
Additional Information
Members of the care team will learn about strategies for family and patient engagement and education on vaccination in pediatric settings. The session will also include peer-to-peer learning related to implementation of each PCMH's PDSA cycle in pediatric and family practice settings and project-specific guidance on the "DO" and "STUDY" stages stage of the PDSA cycle.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. – Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
9:05 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. – Family and Patient Engagement and Education Strategies for Vaccination – Alicia Hartung, DO, IBCLC and Lisa G. Zur, MPH, Health Innovations Program Manager, Kids Plus Pediatrics
9:45 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. – Facilitated Discussion, Peer-to-Peer Learning & Guidance for Next Steps in PDSA Cycle
10:25 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Next Steps & Wrap Up – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Alicia Hartung, DO, IBCLC
Lisa G. Zur, MPH, Health Innovations Program Manager, Kids Plus Pediatrics
Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, PRHI
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 1.50 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 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 1.50 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.5 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
- 1.50 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.
- 1.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.50 ASWB
- 1.50 Attendance

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