Special Services
If you require special assistance in attending this event, please contact Monica.Clouse@ky.gov.
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Accreditation Information
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UK HealthCare CECentral and Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH). University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME
This live activity is designated for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
IPE Competencies
- Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice
- Roles/ Responsibilities
- Interprofessional Communication
- Teams and Teamwork
ASWB ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UK HealthCare CECentral is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UK HealthCare CECentral maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 11 clinical continuing education credits.
CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 11 nursing contact hours.
CCHW
This training is approved by the Office of Community Health Workers Program to provide 11.08 continuing education units for Certified Community Health Workers.
Needs Statement
The Kentucky Perinatal Quality Collaborative (KyPQC) and Kentucky Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Task Force (KyMMM TF) utilizes the platform of the annual meeting to provide education in clinical practice guidelines, profile evidence-based processes of care, and highlight ancillary care services that support improvements in clinical outcomes. Further, this annual meeting will emphasize the importance of linking critical social support and clinical community resources to patients identified in the perinatal care setting based on individual needs. Presentations are peer-reviewed, and the credentials of the speakers are heavily vetted.
Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
1. Recognize the importance of cross-disciplinary care teams in the perinatal care setting to support acute, continuous, and comprehensive care during pregnancy and postpartum.
2. Apply and support data-driven, evidence-based standard practice to improve perinatal health outcomes (AIM Bundles).
3. Express the importance of perinatal screening programs to identify opportunities to provide care for substance use disorder, mental health conditions, and newborn health conditions in various care settings.
4. Demonstrate principles of respectful, supportive, and equitable care.
5. Highlight and support basic needs and perinatal assistance programs.
Target Audience
This course targets physicians, midwives, advanced nurse practitioners, nurses, community health workers, peer support specialists, social workers, doulas, emergency medical technicians, pharmacists, public health officials, and dentists.