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Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Annual Conference


FPQC Annual Conference

This two day online educational program is designed to expand the knowledge and skill base for perinatal health care practitioners in a range of vocations and specialties as well as other perinatal health-related professionals in the identification of QI opportunities, the planning and implementation of QI initiatives and the advancement of evidence-based practices at the institutional, community, and state levels. This interdisciplinary and multi-professional quality improvement (QI) initiatives promotes continuous, population and evidence-based practices have been shown to improve perinatal health outcomes.

Maternal Health Speakers

  • Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS
    Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS
    Director of Quality for Women's Services and Associate Professor, Ochsner Health Medical
    Director, Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and PAMR Louisiana Department of Health
  • Neel Shah, MD, MPP Neel Shah, MD, MPP
    Neel Shah, MD, MPP
    Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School Director,
    Delivery Decisions Initiative, Harvard’s Ariadne Labs
  • Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM
    Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM
    Founder and Executive Director, Commonsense Childbirth Inc. Creator of The JJ Way
    Founder, National Perinatal Task Force

Infant Health Speakers

  • Karen Hendricks-Munoz, MD, MPH Karen Hendricks-Munoz, MD, MPH
    Karen Hendricks-Munoz, MD, MPH
    Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
    Chair, Division Neonatal Medicine
    Director, Neonatal Perinatal Fellowship Training Program
  • Erika Edwards, PhD, MPH Erika Edwards, PhD, MPH
    Erika Edwards, PhD, MPH
    Director of Data Science, Vermont Oxford Network
    Research Associate Professor, Statistics and Pediatrics, University of Vermont
  • Mark Hudak, MD Mark Hudak, MD
    Mark Hudak, MD
    Professor & Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Neonatology. UF Jacksonville
    Immediate Past Chair, AAP, Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
  • Colby Day Richardson, MD Colby Day Richardson, MD
    Colby Day Richardson, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology Division, UF Jacksonville
  • Susan Bowles, DNP, APRN Susan Bowles, DNP, APRN
    Susan Bowles, DNP, APRN
    Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neonatal Services, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
    • Neonatologists
    • Obstetricians
    • Pediatricians
    • Nurses
    • Nurse Midwives
    • Payers
    • Perinatal Health Advocates
    • Perinatal Health Educators
    • Perinatal Health Practitioners
    • Policymakers

  • Registration for 2021 is now closed.

  • Thursday, April 15, 2021

    1 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern

    Maternal Health Topics (start times are approximate)

    1:00 PM Welcome and State of the FPQC William Sappenfield
    1:25 PM Making Your OB Practice a Safe Place (Respectful Care for All Mothers) Jennie Joseph
    2:20 PM Promoting Maternal Health Equity: The Louisiana Experience Veronica Gillispie-Bell
    3:15 PM Building Trustworthy Systems for Childbirth Neel Shah
    4:05 PM Maternal Health Day Wrap-Up  

    Friday, April 16, 2021

    1 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern

    Infant Health Topics(start times are approximate)

    1:00 PM Welcome  
    1:05 PM Health Disparities in Skin-to-Skin Care: Closing the Gap Karen Hendricks-Munoz
    2:00 PM Refining Family-Centered Care to Improve Neonatal and Family Outcomes Mark Hudak and Colby Day Richardson
    2:55 PM What's in your NICU Toolbox? Susan Bowles
    3:15 PM Health Equity in NICU Care Erika Edwards
    4:05 PM Infant Health Day Wrap-Up  

  • Continuing Education / Accreditation

    Certificates of Attendance or certificates of continuing education credit are obtained online after the event.

    Nurses FBN (Florida)

    USF Health (provider number 2970) is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses through Florida Board of Nursing. This activity has been approved for 5.5 contact hours.

    Certified in Public Health (CPH)

    Certified in Public Health (CPH) - The College of Public Health at the University of South Florida is an approved provider of Certified in Public Health Continuing Education Credit (CPHCE) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. This event offers 5 CPH credits, if attendance is both days. Single days are 2 credits.

    Disclaimer

    This information provided at this CME/CNE activity is for continuing education purposes only and not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.

    Competencies to be addressed

    Patient Care; Medical knowledge; Practice-based learning and improvement; Systems-based practice; Professionalism; Interpersonal and communication skills

    Learning Objectives

    As a result of participation in this activity, the learner should be able to:

    • Plan perinatal quality improvement efforts in their communities and practice settings.
    • Lead or participate in a perinatal quality improvement team in the clinical setting.
    • Implement perinatal quality improvement efforts in their communities and practice settings.
    • Evaluate perinatal quality improvement efforts in their communities and practice settings.
    • Recognize opportunities for improving the quality of perinatal care in community and clinical settings.
    • Advance national, state and community health policy aimed at improving perinatal health care.

    Learning objectives apply to all professions in the target audience.

  • Cancellation and Refund Policies

    Cancellations must be requested in writing via fax 813-224-7864 or email to cpdsupport@usf.edu and received before March 25, 2021 in order to receive a refund. A $25 cancellation fee will be assessed to cover administrative costs. There are no refunds for no-shows or for cancellations received on or after March 25. However, substitutions are welcome without penalty. Please allow up to 3 weeks after the conference for any refunds.

    Questions or Assistance

    USF HPCC, Office of Continuing Professional Development, cpdsupport@health.usf.edu or 813-224-7860Conference Coordinator, Bobbi Rose, nrose@usf.edu or 813-974-6158

    Accommodations for Disabilities / Equal Opportunity

    USF is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Institution / Affirmative Action Institution. For disability accommodations, contact USF HPCC at 813-224-7860, or email Bobbi Rose at nrose@usf.edu a minimum of ten (10) working days in advance.

    Faculty Disclosure

    USF Health adheres to ACCME Standards regarding commercial support of continuing medical education. It is the policy of USF Health that the faculty and planning committee disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, that relevant conflict(s) of interest are resolved, and also that speakers will disclose any unlabeled / unapproved use of drugs or devices during their presentation. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course syllabus. 

    Course Evaluation and Outcomes Measures 

    The evaluation process is a critical component in our strategy to offer excellence in our future conferences and to ensure we are addressing the educational needs of our audience. Your comments and feedback make a difference! Please complete the evaluation. In addition, we measure the outcome of the education using a post-event survey sent via email. The results of this survey are equally important as we need to know if the education made a difference, be it in awareness, practice change, health outcomes, or all the above. Please complete the survey when it comes to your inbox approximately 2 months after the conclusion of the conference.