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ForwardPCMH Statewide Learning Session - 2026 Kickoff - JHF
Healthcare team members will develop an understanding of how the PCMH Learning Network is related to their work and how to apply the QI plan for the sprint to their work. The session will also include tactics and strategies to refine and enhance the Plan stage of the PDSA cycle.
Agenda:
2:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.–– Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
2:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Overview of the 2026 PCMH Learning Network Structure and Expectations – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative; Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
2:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. – Related Statewide Initiatives
2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. – Applying Implementation Science Frameworks and Principles to PDSA Planning
3:25 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Wrap Up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Target Audience
- Nurse
- Physician
- Social Worker
Learning Objectives
• Describe the structure and expectations of the 2026 PCMH Learning Network sprints
• Discuss how PCMHs will use the QI Plans to track their progress over the course of the sprint
• Describe strategies to refine and enhance the planning stage of a PDSA cycle
Additional Information
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 Audience Disclosure slides (1.5)_5.pptx | 460.14 KB |
 PCMH January 2026 Statewide Session Agenda.docx | 50.08 KB |
Healthcare team members will develop an understanding of how the PCMH Learning Network is related to their work and how to apply the QI plan for the sprint to their work. The session will also include tactics and strategies to refine and enhance the Plan stage of the PDSA cycle.
Agenda:
2:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m.–– Welcome – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
2:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Overview of the 2026 PCMH Learning Network Structure and Expectations – Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative; Suzanne Cohen, Senior Director of Population Health, The Health Federation of Philadelphia
2:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. – Related Statewide Initiatives
2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. – Applying Implementation Science Frameworks and Principles to PDSA Planning
3:25 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Wrap Up & Next Steps – Lisa Boyd, Program Specialist, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Robert Ferguson, MPH, Chief Policy Officer, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
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 1.5 continuing education credits.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 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 1.5 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