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ILPQC 2024 OB and Neonatal Face-to-Face Meetings

President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel | May 22 & 23 2024
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Welcome to the ILPQC 2024 Face-to-Face Webpage!

Calling all nurses, providers, staff, and public health professionals: Registration is now OPEN for the  ILPQC OB & Neonatal Face-to-Face meetings in Springfield, IL!

The 2024 ILPQC OB & Neonatal Face-to-Face Meetings will be held at the President Abraham Lincoln Springfield – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel: 701 East Adams Street, Springfield, IL 62701

OB Face-to-Face: Wednesday, May 22th: Meeting 9:00am – 4:00pm

Neonatal Face-to-Face: Thursday, May 23th: Meeting 9:00am – 3:45pm

Ticketing Information

Early Bird Registration: March 11th – April 15th 2024

  • OB Day: $75
  • Neonatal Day: $75
  • Both Days: $145

Regular Registration: April 16th – May 13th 2024

  • OB Day: $100
  • Neonatal Day: $100
  • Both Days: $200

PLEASE NOTE: Event registration for the 2024 ILPQC OB & Neonatal Face-to-Face Meetings will close on Monday, May 13th 2024. Onsite registration will not be available. Refunds requested prior to the event registration deadline (5/13/2024) will be honored.

Getting Ready for the Meeting

Create your Neonatal Storyboard

  • Calling all neonatal teams to complete a  storyboard to share all your great work on the ESSI initiative and any other QI work
  • See the Neonatal Storyboard Template Here

Create your OB Storyboard

  • Calling all OB teams to complete a storyboard to share all your great work on the PVB and Birth Equity initiatives as well as any other QI work
  • See the OB Storyboard Template Here

Complete Data Submission

  • All initiative data for ESSI, Birth Equity and PVB is due April 30th
  • To be eligible for Face-to-Face awards all data including baseline through March 2024 must be submitted

ILPQC OB Teams 2024 Face-to-Face Agenda

  • 8:00 – 9:00 am
    Check-in, Storyboard Set-Up, and Continental Breakfast
  • 9:00 – 9:10 am

    VIP Welcome

    Adebola Hassan, MD. MPH. CPH 

    MCH Division Chief and Title V Director, Office of Women’s Health and Family Services, Illinois Department of Public Health 

    Welcome and Overview of Day 

    Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH 

    Executive Director and Obstetric Lead, ILPQC 

  • 9:10 – 9:40 am

    Making Change Happen in 2024

    Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH 

    Executive Director and Obstetric Lead, ILPQC 

  • 9:40-10:25 am

    Looking Ahead to 2025: Introducing the AIM Perinatal Mental Health Bundle  

    Susan Kendig, JD, WHNP-BC, FAANP 

  • 10:25-10:35 am

    Break

  • 10:35-11:25 am

    Hospital Teams Panel: Sharing Approaches that Make a Difference

  • 11:25-11:35 am

    QI Awards Ceremony

  • 12:15-12:45 pm

    Networking Lunch

  • 12:45- 1:45 pm

    Doula and Home Visiting Services Panel: Building Bridges to Community Partners to Improve Care  

  • 1:45 – 2:00 pm

    Transition to Breakout Sessions/Break 

  • 2:00 – 2:45 pm

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

    Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, providers and nurses  

    • PVB Coaching teams: Meet and connect in person with your coaches and coaching group  
    • PVB Sustainability: Implementing your sustainability plan and continuing to engage OB providers  
    • BE/PVB: Sustaining and monitoring of stratified maternal quality data to actively address disparities and improve care 
    • BE: Optimizing patient engagement: Next steps for identifying, onboarding and working with patient partners  
    • BE: Respectful Care Breakfast Implementation: Engaging patients and clinical teams to improve respectful care   
    • BE: Building bridges between clinical care and community partners: Expanding access to community doulas, home visiting programs, and other community resources 
    • BE: Working on strategies to improve PREM survey completion and active implementation of respectful care   
  • 2:45 – 3:00 pm

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

    See list of sessions above 

  • 3:45- 4:00 pm

    Wrap-up and Next Steps in 2024 

    Ann Borders, MD, MSc, MPH 

    Executive Director and Obstetric Lead, ILPQC  

ILPQC Neonatal Teams 2024 Face-to-Face Agenda

  • 8:00 – 9:00 am
    Check-in, Storyboard Set-Up, and Continental Breakfast
  • 9:00 – 9:15 am
    Welcome and Overview of the Day
  • 9:15 – 9:45 am

    Equity and Safe Sleep for Infants: ESSI Initiative

    Justin Josephsen, MD and Leslie Caldarelli, MD  

    Neonatal Clinical Co-Leads, ILPQC  

  • 9:45-10:40 am

    Steps to Addressing Social Determinants of Health in the Newborn Setting 

    Meg Parker, MD, MPH

  • 10:40-10:55 am

    Break

  • 10:55-11:55 am

    Promoting Safe Sleep in Illinois Hospitals 

  • 11:55-12:55 am

    Team Storyboard Session: An Opportunity to Share and Learn 

    Networking Lunch 

  • 12:55 – 1:40 pm

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

    Co-facilitated by IL perinatal network administrators, educators, providers, and nurses 

    • Sharing Strategies for Effective Equity Education
    • Safe Sleep: Beyond the ABCs  
    • Parent Partners and Respectful Care Breakfasts: Lessons Learned from Birth Equity Teams 
  • 1:40-1:50 pm

    Break/Transition between breakout sessions

  • 1:50 – 2:35 pm

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

    See list of sessions above 

  • 2:35- 2:45 pm

    Break/Transition between breakout sessions

  • 2:45 – 3:30 pm

    Breakout Session 3: Small Group Key Topic Discussions on Implementation Strategies 

    See list of sessions above 

  • 3:30 – 3:45 pm

    Wrap-up and Next Steps in 2024 

    Justin Josephsen, MD and Leslie Caldarelli, MD  

    Neonatal Clinical Co-Leads, ILPQC 

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