Maine Medicine Weekly Update - 09/16/2019  (Plain Text Version)

Improving Perinatal Health in Maine: Launching the Perinatal Quality Collaborative for Maine (PQC4ME)

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Time: 8:00 am Registration - 4:00 pm.

Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 14 Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, Maine

*This learning session qualifies for a maximum of 5.75 CME credits.

Maine has one of the highest infant mortality rates in New England. This daylong learning collaborative brings together key players to discuss and plan strategies around improving the state of perinatal health care in Maine, under the direction of expert perinatal clinicians utilizing evidence-based practice when available, who represent the full range of perinatal choices and birth options. 

Objectives:

1.  Engage hospital teams and others in a common agenda to improve perinatal outcomes in Maine through a Perinatal Quality Collaborative for Maine. (PQC4ME).

2.  Highlight current perinatal data in Maine including bright spots and gaps in care.

3.  Discuss national data and trends and how these apply to Maine providers.

4.  Provide an overview of PQC4ME priorities in Maine and for the Northern New England Quality Improvement Network (NNEPQIN)

5.  Highlight upcoming quality improvement work including a specific initiative on Safe Sleep.

6.  Set the stage for a more comprehensive Perinatal System of Care in Maine.

Speakers:

Keynote: Martin McCaffrey, MD

Dr. McCaffrey is the Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) and a recognized expert in the pursuit of quality in perinatal care.

Other Speakers Include:

Amy Belisle, MD, MBA, Chief Child Health Officer, Maine Department of Health and Human Services

Kelley Bowden, RN, Perinatal Outreach Nurse Educator for the State of Maine

Lisa Capra, MD, Director, Normal Nursery; Director, Hospitalist Program at MetroWest Medical Center; Assistant Professor,Tufts University School of Medicine.

Ed Doherty, Executive Director, March of Dimes New England

Katherine Flaherty, Principal, Katherine Flaherty Consulting, LLC

Jennifer Hayman, MD, Pediatric Hospitalist, MaineHealth Maine Safe Sleep Physician Champion

Maryann Harakall, Maternal and Child Health Program Director, Maine CDC

Erika Lichter, ScD, MS, MA, Lead Maternal and Child Health Epidemiologist, Maine CDC

Alan Picarillo, MD, Specialist in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at MaineHealth

Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D., Director, Maine CDC

Gina Trachimowicz, MD, Neonatologist at MMC

Nell Tharpe, MS, CNM, FACNM, Perinatal and Women’s Health Consultant

*AMA Designation Statement

The Maine Medical Education Trust designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CCMEA Accreditation Statement

Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association’s Committee on Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) to practicing physicians. 

Joint Sponsorship

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation through the partnership of Maine Medical Education Trust and Qualidigm. The Maine Medical Education Trust is accredited by the Maine Medical Association to provide CME activities for physicians.

Funding Statement

Funding for this project has been provided by March of Dimes of New England, and by the Hannaford Charitable Foundation for Qualidigm staff time.

Quality Counts has merged with Qualidigm, a national healthcare consulting organization who has a strong presence in New England. As one unified organization with over 50 years of combined experience delivering healthcare quality improvement services, we are committed to transforming the quality, safety, and value of healthcare by leading, collaborating, and aligning improvement efforts. We look forward to working with you to make New England the healthiest region in the United States.

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