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ILPQC 2022 OB
Face-to-Face Meeting

Virtual |May 25, 2022 | 8:30am – 3:30pm CST

Sharing Strategies for Success for Promoting Vaginal Birth and Birth Equity

Welcome to the ILPQC Face-to-Face Webpage!

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Click Here to download the day-of Attendee Guide!

ILPQC 2022 Face-to-Face Meeting Plus One Confirmation

Please fill out this survey if you are participating in ILPQC’s virtual Annual Conference under someone else’s registration (i.e. multiple people viewing from the same screen).

If you are attending both days, please choose the option stating “OB & Neonatal Day” (May 25, 26). You do not need to fill out survey twice

Continuing Nursing Education

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)

Criteria for successful completion: Prior to the learning activities there are no required items to complete. To obtain full contact hours, you need to sign-in on the attendance sheet, attend the entire conference, and complete an evaluation. No partial credit will be awarded.

Please contact Alana Rivera, ILPQC’s Nurse Quality Manager at arivera@northshore.org for more information about contact hours.

ILPQC 2022 OB Face-to-Face Agenda

  • 8:30 – 9:00 am

    Welcome & Overview: Coming together to Achieve Success: Strategies for the year ahead

    Recording Link

    Slides

    Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH

  • 9:00 – 9:50 am

    Laboring with Hope: The power of community voices to address birth equity

    Slides

    Nakeitra Burse, DrPH, CHES 

  • 9:50 – 10:00 am

    Break

  • 10:00 – 10:40 am

    Achieving PVB Goals: Strategies to Cross the Finish Line

    Recording Link

    Slides

    Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE 

  • 10:40 – 11:30 am

    Birth Equity and Promoting Vaginal Birth Hospital Teams Panel: Sharing approaches that make a difference

    Recording Link

    Slides

    BE & PVB teams to collaboratively share strategies 

  • 11:30 – 11:50 am

    Team QI Awards

    Recording Link

    Slides

  • 11:50 am – 1:00pm

    Virtual Storyboard Review & Lunch 

  • 1:00 – 1:35 pm

    Breakout Session 1: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies 

    Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, and OB/Neo providers and nurses (Physician, Nurse and Discussant) 

    • PVB: Sharing Provider Data and Using Data to Drive QI 
    • PVB: Checklist and Huddles Strategies 
    • PVB: Patient Education & Shared Decision Making 
    • BE: Social Determinants of Health Screening and Linkage to Resources 
    • BE: Implementation of respectful Care Practices and the PREM survey 
    • BE: Implementation of Implicit Bias Training and Equity Discussions 
    • MNO-OB: Strategies to Address Maternal Overdose Deaths and Sustain Optimal OUD Care
  • 1:35 – 1:45 pm

    Break

  • 1:45 – 2:20 pm

    Breakout Session 2: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies 

    See above for session titles

  • 2:20 – 2:30 pm

    Break

  • 2:30 – 3:15 pm

    Creating Change through Patient and Community Engagement

    Recording Link

    Slides

    LaToshia Rouse, CD(DONA); Kimberly D. Harper, MSN, RN, MHA; Tomeka James Isaac, MBA, MHRM, CAMS 

  • 3:15 – 3:30 pm

    Wrap-up, evaluation, raffle and next steps for 2022

    Recording Link

    Slides

    Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH 

Face-to-Face 2022 Speakers

Nakeitra Burse, DrPH, CHES

Owner/CEO of Six Dimensions

Christa Sakowski, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, C-EFM, CLE

Clinical Lead, CMQCC

LaToshia Rouse, CD(DONA)

Owner of Birth Sisters Doula Services, Patient Engagement Consultant

Kimberly D. Harper, MSN, RN, MHA

UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health

Tomeka James Isaac, MBA, MHRM, CAMS

Co-Founder Jace’s Journey

Danielle Felty, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, RNC-OB, C-EFM

Loyola-MacNeal Hospital

Amelia Lund, RN, BSN

OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Amy Mehl, RN, BSN

OSF St. Francis Medical Center

Julie Dervishoski, MSN, C-EFM

Loyola University Medical Center

Elena Jenkins, RN, BSN

SSM Health St. Mary’s – St. Louis

Weronika Armstrong, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Ann Walsh, BS, BSN, RN, RNC-OB

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

OB Face-to-Face Folder

OB Hospital Storyboards

Thanks to all hospital teams who shared virtual storyboards for the Face to Face meeting! Please take time to browse through the storyboards. This year, storyboards are compiled by perinatal,  Perinatal Network Administrative Center, and community/state organization. Click on the group you’re interested in reviewing and all storyboards are included in the file!

After browsing the storyboards, please don’t forget to complete the Stealing Shamelessly / Sharing Seamlessly online form to take notes on strategies identified you’d want to bring back to your hospital. Make sure to complete the online form by 2pm to be in the running for an Visa Gift Card!

OB Perinatal Levels 1, 2, 2E Storyboards

Click here to review all hospital team storyboards!

OB Perinatal Level 3 Storyboards

Click here to review all hospital team storyboards!

Key Stakeholder Storyboards

Regionalized Perinatal Network Administrative Center Storyboards:

Community & State Organization Storyboards:

    Thank You to Our Sponsors

    Illinois Department of Public Health

    Illinois Department of Human Services

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    I-PROMOTE

    Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health