September 14, 2022
6th Annual Perinatal Substance Exposure Summit
This two half-day, virtual Summit will take place on the mornings of Friday, October 28th and Friday, November 4th from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM. This year's speaker panel reflects the continued commitment to the goals of this summit:

1. Delivering evidence-based practice around Perinatal Substance Use Disorders (PSUD) treatment
2. Providing education that is pertinent to all parts of the integrated team working with PSUD

Whether you are already working with families affected by PSUD, or are just getting started, you know that addressing the stigma around PSUD at a community level is key. Our day one keynote is addressing just that; "Healthcare Stigma and its Impact on Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorders," led by Dr. Maridee Shogren, will share how we can decrease stigma and give some real world examples of engaging the community in this work. Our day two will be led by Dr. Mishka Terplan, who will further this conversation by exploring how we support families affected by PSUD through examining the literature on substance exposure and childhood development with "Supporting the Family Unit: Reflections on Addiction, Early Childhood Development, and Human Rights."

In addition to these powerful topics, we will highlight trending issues including co-prescribing medications to treat depression and treat opioid use disorder in a pregnant population, explore the recently passed Dignity Act and how this legislation affects pregnant incarcerated persons during delivery and hear more
from the voices of perinatal nurses amidst the opioid use disorder crisis. We continue to share the most up-to-date and clinically relevant information you need to know on how to deliver care to pregnant and postpartum people, infants, and families affected by substance use disorders across disciplines. You don't want to miss it!
Register and Prepare for Learning Session 3

 It's time to begin working on your presentations for the Learning Session on October 27th. The session will be virtual and an opportunity for hospitals to highlight the successes and challenges of clOUDi to date. 

We have a template for hospital presentations - available here - allowing each team to report on the described activities. Key will be not just data but some report of the activities surrounding the reporting for metrics. Wins and persistent challenges you are confronting are all important elements of the clOUDI story. Please be willing to share all of these. We all teach, we all learn.
 
We hope we will see teams from all 53 clOUDi member hospitals on October 27th. Use the button below to register.
Register for the PQCNC Annual Meeting
Imagine an opportunity to hear the Deputy Secretary for Medicaid, Mr. Dave Richard, and Senior NC BCBS Leadership in the same room speaking to us all on the vision for Perinatal healthcare in North Carolina. 

Senator Joyce Krawiec, Co- Chair of the NC Senate Health Appropriations Committee, will be sharing her views on the opportunities and challenges facing NC in the coming years with respect to healthcare and mom-baby care in particular. 

Let’s add that given the challenges faced by our smaller community hospitals and perinatal practices, the places responsible for delivering care to a majority of mothers in North Carolina, we will be privileged to here a situation report from Dr. Paul Shackleford, a distinguished Obstetrician and VP for Medical Affairs at Vidant Health.

Finally, given PQCNC’s commitment to assisting in developing local leadership and Perinatal Quality Improvement Teams(PQITs), we are honored to be addressed by an Army senior enlisted officer with multiple deployments and combat experiences who watched and observed Obstetrical and Neonatal medical teams care for his wife and son over 8 months. He has some valuable lessons on leadership, teamwork and partnering with families to share with us!

And that is just the morning!

Then lunch with...of course...Moes.

The afternoon will be dedicated to presentations of proposed initiatives to be undertaken in January 2024! There is still time to propose a project -
but those proposing initiatives will present and answer your questions. Then we will vote!!!

This is an action packed day no one involved with PQCNC Will wasn’t to miss. Mark your calendars for September 29th at the McKimmon Center. 
PQCNC wants to visit you!
In addition to newsletters and phone calls the PQCNC team is also available to visit in person -  

A PQCNC team visit can help move your facility forward in an initiative by

  •  helping with team building and member recruitment
  • speaking with staff to promote understanding of initiatives and process change 
  •  assisting in brainstorming ideas around data collection and entry
  •  engaging hospital administration in the work involved in an initiative
  •  reviewing work completed providing feedback
  •  observing workflow to aid in full adoption of a process change
  •  or anything else you need

Below are dates that we are available to visit your facility - use the button that follows to reserve your date.

  • October 12
  • October 24
  • November 3 
  • November 14
  • December 7 
  • December 15
If a different date is more appropriate, please let us know.
Contact me!
OK KMC
Keith M Cochran
984-974-7871

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