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ILPQC OB and Neonatal Virtual Face-to-Face Meeting


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Add to Calendar ILPQC OB and Neonatal Virtual Face-to-Face Meeting 5/26/2021 8:30:00 AM 5/27/2021 3:30:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://northwestern.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=86837 Description: Registration for this meeting is now closed.The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) OB & Neonatal Face-to-Face Meeting welcomes state and national leaders in perinatal quality and provides hospitals and key stakeholders opportunities to learn quality improvement strategies to implement Evidence Based Practice in perinatal care.This virtual meeting will be held over 2 days. Atten... Virtual false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 8:30 AM - Thursday, May 27, 2021, 3:30 PM, Virtual

Target Audience
Specialties - Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Ob/Gyn, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Social Work

Overview

Registration for this meeting is now closed.

The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) OB & Neonatal Face-to-Face Meeting welcomes state and national leaders in perinatal quality and provides hospitals and key stakeholders opportunities to learn quality improvement strategies to implement Evidence Based Practice in perinatal care.

This virtual meeting will be held over 2 days. Attendees are welcome to participate in one or both days:

Day 1: OB Face-to-Face - Wednesday, May 26th, from 8:30am - 3:30pm.

OB topics include: Promoting Vaginal Birth (PVB), Birth Equity (BE), and Mothers and Newborns affected by Opioids (MNO-OB) Sustainability.

OB Day Breakout Session Topics (No CME):

  • MNO-OB: Strategies for Attaining and Sustaining Optimal OUD Care
  •  PVB: Making Progress on Key Strategies
  •  BE: Getting Started

Day 2: Neonatal Face-to-Face - Thursday, May 27th, from 8:15am - 3:00pm

Neonatal topics include: Babies Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Collaborative (BASIC), equitable care, and Mothers and Newborns affected by Opioids-Neonatal (MNO-Neo) Sustainability.

  Neonatal Day Breakout Session Topics (No CME):

  •  MNO-Neonatal: Help! I feel like we just got going with MNO
  •  Addressing disparities in infant mortality
  •  Navigating your BASIC data- how to optimize and streamline data collection
  •  Leveraging your EMR to Achieve BASIC Success
  •  BASICally, how to I get my Neonatologists & Pediatricians to buy into this?
  •  Key Components of Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis Calculator (NEOSC)- Optimizing Team Communication & Clinical Monitoring

Objectives
  1. Define strategies to engage Obstetric /Neonatal providers and staff to optimize care and improve outcomes for mothers and newborns through the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
  2. List key strategies for one or more of the following quality improvement initiatives: Promoting Vaginal Birth, Birth Equity and/or Babies Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Collaborative.

Registration
Registration for this conference is free.

Instructions for joining the webinar will be sent 2 days prior to the date of the conference. 

Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)

Amanda Bennett, PhD, MPH
Illinois Department of Public Health
Chicago, IL
Ann E B Borders, MD
Evanston, IL
Leslie A Caldarelli, MD
Chicago, IL
Joseph Cantey, MD, MPH
Peggy Cowling, APN, Nurse
Perinatal Network Administrator
University of Chicago
Orland Park, IL
Joseph R Hageman, MD
Comer Children's Hospital
Evanston, IL
Mary Jarvis, BSN
SIH-MHC
Herrin, IL
Ieshia Johnson, MPH
NU
Dolton , IL
Sherry Jones, MD
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Justin Josephsen, MD
Russell Kirby, PhD
Patricia Lee King, PhD
ILPQC
Chicago, IL
Cecilia Lopez, MSN
Carle Hospital
GILMAN, IL
Audra Meadows, MD, MPH
Deborah Miller, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Shawn O'Connor, MD
WashU/BJC/Memorial Hospital
St. Louis, MO
LaToshia Rouse
Karie Stewart, CNM
Director of Midwifery Services
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ellie Suse, MSN
C. Susie Swain, BSN, RNC, C-EFM
OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center
Peoria, IL
Dan Weiss, MPH

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Welcome & Overview; Working Together in 2021: Celebrating MNO sustainability and current PVB work and Launching Birth Equity Initiative
8:30AM - 9:00AM
Ann E B Borders, MD
Birth Equity Speaker
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Audra Meadows, MD, MPH
Maternal Mortality in Illinois: Key Findings and Recommendations for Prevention
9:45AM - 10:00AM
Amanda Bennett, PhD, MPH
Break
10:00AM - 10:10AM
PVB Hospital Team Panel: Sharing Strategies for Success
10:10AM - 10:55AM
Unpacking the Birth Equity Toolkit
10:55AM - 11:25AM
Ann E B Borders, MD
Team QI Awards (NO CME)
11:25AM - 11:45AM
Virtual Storyboard Review & Lunch (NO CME)
11:45AM - 1:00PM
Breakout Session 1: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies (NO CME)
1:00PM - 1:35PM

Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, and OB/Neo providers. Topics include:

- MNO-OB: Strategies for Attaining and Sustaining Optimal OUD Care
- PVB: Key strategies to getting started with PVB
- PVB: Obtaining Buy-in
- PVB: Deep dive in your labor culture survey
- BE: Data Collection Strategies
- BE: Unpacking the Toolkit / Getting Started


Break
1:35PM - 1:45PM
Breakout Session 2: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies (NO CME)
1:45PM - 2:20PM

Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, and OB/Neo providers. Topics include:

- MNO-OB: Strategies for Attaining and Sustaining Optimal OUD Care
- PVB: Key strategies to getting started with PVB
- PVB: Obtaining Buy-in
- PVB: Deep dive in your labor culture survey
- BE: Data Collection Strategies
- BE: Unpacking the Toolkit / Getting Started


Break
2:20PM - 2:30PM
Engaging patients in QI work
2:30PM - 3:15PM
LaToshia Rouse (Speaker)
Wrap up and Next Steps for 2021
3:15PM - 3:30PM
Ann E B Borders, MD (Speaker)
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Welcome & overview- Celebrating Our Accomplishments in a Virtual World with a Look to 2021 and Beyond
8:15AM - 8:40AM
Justin Josephsen, MD (Speaker)
Leslie A Caldarelli, MD (Speaker)
Infant Mortality Inequities in Illinois and Opportunities for Prevention
8:40AM - 9:35AM
Russell Kirby, PhD (Speaker)
Amanda Bennett, PhD, MPH
Q&A
9:35AM - 9:45AM
Break
9:45AM - 9:55AM
Antibiotic Stewardship in the Nursery Setting: It can be done!
9:55AM - 10:40AM
Joseph Cantey, MD, MPH (Speaker)
Unpacking the BASIC Toolkit
10:40AM - 10:55AM
Justin Josephsen, MD (Speaker)
Leslie A Caldarelli, MD (Speaker)
QI Award (NO CME)
10:55AM - 11:15AM
Virtual Storyboard Review & Lunch (NO CME)
11:15AM - 12:30PM
BASIC Hospital Team Panel: Sharing Strategies for a Successful Launch
12:30PM - 1:15PM
Break
1:15PM - 1:25PM
Breakout Session 1: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies (NO CME)
1:25PM - 2:00PM

Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, and Neo providers. Topics include:

- MNO-Neonatal: Help! I feel like we just got going with MNO
- Navigating your BASIC data- how to optimize and streamline data collection
- Leveraging your EMR to Achieve BASIC Success
- Driver 3; Automatic Antibiotic Stop Orders; Barriers & Strategies for facilitator guide
- BASICally, how do I get my Neonatologists & Pediatricians to buy into this?
- Key Components of Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis Calculator (NEOSC) - Optimizing Team Communication & Clinical Monitoring
- Addressing disparities in infant mortality


Break
2:00PM - 2:05PM
Breakout Session 2: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies (NO CME)
2:05PM - 2:40PM

Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, and Neo providers. Topics include:

- MNO-Neonatal: Help! I feel like we just got going with MNO
- Navigating your BASIC data- how to optimize and streamline data collection
- Leveraging your EMR to Achieve BASIC Success
- Driver 3; Automatic Antibiotic Stop Orders; Barriers & Strategies for facilitator guide
- BASICally, how do I get my Neonatologists & Pediatricians to buy into this?
- Key Components of Neonatal Early Onset Sepsis Calculator (NEOSC)- Optimizing Team Communication & Clinical Monitoring - Addressing disparities in infant mortality


Break
2:40PM - 2:45PM
Where do we go from here? Wrap-up, evaluation and raffle
2:45PM - 3:00PM
Justin Josephsen, MD (Speaker)
Leslie A Caldarelli, MD (Speaker)

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