Virtual CME: Family Medicine Can Prevent Maternal Mortality by Championing Hospital Quality Improvement
January 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
This presentation will delve into why and how family physicians can get involved in hospital-based maternal mortality and morbidity prevention efforts. The audience will hear from the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative, which works with hospitals statewide to implement maternal QI programs on L&D units, as well as Dr. Rachel Lingreen, a family physician who serves as a provider champion of one of CPCQC’s QI programs, focused on primary cesarean reduction in Northern Colorado.
The Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) works with healthcare facilities, community-based organizations, and patients in Colorado as well as national partners to advance best practices and improve outcomes in maternal and infant health.
Speakers: Katie Breen, MPH, Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative and Rachel Lingreen, DO, Banner Sterling Medical Center
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the role of the family physician in hospital-based maternal health QI and maternal mortality prevention efforts
2. Understand opportunities for physician involvement in hospital-based QI and maternal mortality prevention efforts
3. Recognize the perspective and experience of a Family Physician currently serving as a provider champion on a statewide primary Cesarean reduction initiative conducted on hospital L&D units.