National Perinatal Information Center

UPCOMING EVENTS

NPIC/QAS connects with perinatal experts to provide relevant presentations regarding perinatal hot topics and current events.

Continuing Education programs are offered free of charge to staff at our member perinatal hospitals and member military treatment facilities.

There is a $25.00 fee for non-member participants. Links to NPIC/QAS member perinatal hospitals and member MTFs can be found below.

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	NPIC/QAS offers Continuing Education programs that are approved by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association for contact hours.

	Women & Infants Hospital is accredited by the Rhode Island Medical Society to sponsor intrastate continuing education for physicians. Women & Infants Hospital designates this online educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

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2/15/12 - Development of an Obstetrical Emergency Team

This webinar should provide healthcare professionals with an overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an Obstetrical Emergency Team.

Objectives:

Identify the role and goals of creating an OB Emergency team
Develop criteria for alerting team
Define the roles of team members
Implement OB STAT Team drills
Create evaluation tools to monitor and analyze outcomes

Duration: 1 hour
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

1.0 Contact Hour
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Mandatory for physicians

Presenter Information

Ellen Thompson, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM

Ellen Thompson, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM has practiced in the field of Women’s Health for over 30 years. Most of her clinical experience has been in L&D but she also has a background in Gyn/Oncology and Maternal Child Nursing. She has served as an adjunct clinical faculty member for the John Hopkins University School of Nursing from September 1999 to May 2007. In her current role as OB Clinical Education Program Manager for the past four years, she is responsible for the educational needs of staff that work in L&D, Newborn Nursery, and the Maternal Child Unit at Howard County General Hospital (HCGH). She has been involved in the development of an OB Stat Team at HCGH.

Registration Closes 2/14/12

NPIC/QAS MEMBERS: Free

NON-MEMBERS: $25

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3/21/12 - Identification and Care of the Pregnant Opiate Dependent Woman

This webinar should provide healthcare professionals with an overview of current maternal issues around addiction in pregnancy and gain information on efforts to improve maternal/infant outcomes when addiction is identified.

Objectives:

Discuss practitioner findings that may raise concerns that the pregnant woman has a possible issue with substance abuse
Compare differences in approaches to drug therapies used for opiate replacement therapy
Describe Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Duration: 1 hour
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

1.0 Contact Hour
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ TBD

Presenter Information

M. Bawn Maguire, MSN, RN

M. Bawn Maguire is the Coordinator of Outreach Services and Maternal Addiction Services at Magee Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is responsible for development of a comprehensive hospital-based prenatal program for women with opiate addiction. She coordinates educational activities in community hospitals with physician and professional providers based on identified needs. As a perinatal clinical nurse specialist, she has provided direct and indirect nursing care to patients with complex obstetrical problems. She has been involved in the activities for nursing and medical education. Ms. Maguire holds a BSN and MSN from the University of Pittsburgh.

Registration Opens 2/14/12

NPIC/QAS records and archives select live Continuing Education programs.

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The Rhode Island State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

Women & Infants Hospital is accredited by the Rhode Island Medical Society to sponsor intrastate continuing education for physicians. Women & Infants Hospital designates this online educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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