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ForwardPCMH September Statewide Learning Session 9.14.23
The PCMH healthcare teams have been working on Social Determinants of Health screenings and connecting to resources. The activity will also highlight how equity can be built into the culture of the organization.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. – Welcome and Overview – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:05 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. - Update from the State
1:10 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. – Integrating Health Equity – John D. Cowden, MD, MPH, Health Equity Integration Project Leader and Director of the Culture & Language Coaching Program at Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Dr. Cowden will present methods and examples for integrating health equity into daily roles, work, operations, and quality improvement. There will also be time for PCMHs to discuss their experiences and strategies for improving health equity.
1:55 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI
Target Audience
Nurse
Physician
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Describe steps for embedding health equity activities into existing team and organizational processes in quality and safety
Explain the advantages of integrating health equity efforts instead of just adding them on top of your existing work
Additional Information
The PCMH healthcare teams have been working on Social Determinants of Health screenings and connecting to resources. The activity will also highlight how equity can be built into the culture of the organization.
Agenda
1:00 p.m. to 1:05 p.m. – Welcome and Overview – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
1:05 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. - Update from the State
1:10 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. – Integrating Health Equity – John D. Cowden, MD, MPH, Health Equity Integration Project Leader and Director of the Culture & Language Coaching Program at Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Dr. Cowden will present methods and examples for integrating health equity into daily roles, work, operations, and quality improvement. There will also be time for PCMHs to discuss their experiences and strategies for improving health equity.
1:55 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up – Pauline Taylor, CQIA, Program Specialist, PRHI
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)
John D. Cowden, MD, MPH, Health Equity Integration Project Leader and Director of the Culture & Language Coaching Program at Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Pauline Taylor, CQIA, 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 1.0 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