IMPLEMENTING THE JOINT COMMISSION
PERINATAL CORE MEASURES:
WHAT, WHY AND HOW?

APRIL 13, 2010
8:00am — 3:30pm
UCI Medical Center
101 The City Drive
Orange, Ca 92863
Bldg. 53, Auditorium

DESCRIPTION

Beginning next year, Joint Commission accredited hospitals will be able to report on a set of perinatal
care core measures to meet Joint Commission accreditation requirements. The perinatal care measure
set will replace the existing pregnancy and related conditions measure set. Data collection is set to begin
with April 1, 2010 discharges.

The five measures have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) and represent three
domains of care: assessment/screening, prematurity care and infant feeding. Hospitals that voluntarily
choose to use this set of measures will collect and report data on the following measures: Elective
Delivery, Cesarean Section, Use of Antenatal Steroids, Health Care-Associated Bloodstream Infections in
Newborns and Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding.

This conference will provide the attendee with an overall understanding of the perinatal core measures
and will explore each of the five new measures individually . Presentations will discuss the rationale
behind the measures and how to implement this new set. The program is designed for perinatal nurses,
pediatricians, obstetricians, neonatologists, hospital administrators, quality improvement and
performance improvement personnel, social workers, health educators and other professionals
responsible for the care of mothers and/or newborns.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

♦ Define the five new perinatal care core measures and list numerators and denominators for each set
♦ Describe the included and excluded populations for each measure set
♦ List and define the data elements for each measure set
♦ Identify methods and resources to operationalize each of the core measures within your own facility
♦ Examine three potential challenges in implementing the new measure sets and devise methods to
address challenges

AGENDA

8:00am           Registration and Breakfast

8:30am           Welcome

8:35am           Core Measure Basics: What are they and how are they used?
                      RuthAnne Sammis, MHA, CPHQ
                      Director, Performance Improvement & Patient Safety
                      Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Miller Children's Hospital

9:30am           Elective Delivery
                      Gretchen Page, MPH, CNM
                      Manager-Community Grants, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Children's Hospital
                      Region 7, Regional Perinatal Programs of California

10:20am         Break

10:30am         Cesarean Section
                      Connie von Köhler, RNC, MSN, CPHQ
                      Program Director, Perinatal & Pediatric Outreach, Miller Children's Hospital
                      Region 6.1, Regional Perinatal Programs of California

11:20am         Antenatal Steroids
                      Sherri Garber Mendelson, RNC, CNS, PhD, IBCLC
                      Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

12:10pm         Lunch

12:50pm         Health Care - Associated Bloodstream Infections in Newborns
                      Susan Bowles, MSN, RNC-NIC
                      CNS, NICU, TriCity Medical Center

1:40pm          Break

1:55pm          Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding
                     Sadie B. Sacks, RN, MSN
                     Director, Orange County Perinatal Council
                     Region 8, Regional Perinatal Programs of California

2:50pm          Wrap up/Q&A/Discussion

3:30               Closing

CONTINUING EDUCATION

For Physicians: The Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. PAC/LAC takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity. PAC/LAC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
For Nurses: The Perinatal Advisory Council – Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC) is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing Provider CEP 5862. This course is
approved for 5.5 contact hours of continuing education credit.

PARKING & DIRECTIONS

Directions from I-5 South from LA

Take I-5 south toward Santa Ana to exit 107C toward State College Drive. Turn Right onto The City Drive. Continue 3 traffic lights south to Dawn Way on the Left (The Block is on the Right). Turn Left onto Dawn Way (traveling East).

**Park in the structure on the Left. Take the elevators in the East end of the parking structure to the first floor. Exit and turn Right. You will see ‘Event Signs’ with a copy of this brochure directing you to Building 53, the Auditorium. (Go to the cappuccino stand, turn Right and continue till the sidewalk ends at a covered sidewalk. Turn left and continue walking until the sidewalk ends and you are walking in a parking lot. You’ll come to a large multi-story red brick bldg on right. That’s Bldg. 53.

Directions from the 22 Freeway

West bound: Take the 22 Fwy toward Long Beach. Take exit 14A toward The City Drive. Turn right out of the exitonto Metropolitan Drive. Go to the first traffic light and turn left onto The City Drive. ^^Continue north to Dawn Way on the Right (The Block on the Right). Continue as from the ** above.

Eastbound: Take the 22 Fwy toward Garden Grove. Take The City Drive exit, exit 14A. At the end of the ramp, turn Left onto The City Drive S. Continue as from ^^ above and then ** above.

Parking is ~ $10 per car. Space is limited so please carpool and arrive early.

TUITION FEES

Tuition fee is $90 per participant.

Fee includes:
♦ Continental breakfast
♦ Lunch & snacks
♦ All printed materials*
♦ CMEs/CEUs

Registration fee, less a $15 administrative charge, is refundable if cancellation is received by April 6, 2010. No refunds will be granted after that time after that time.
*Printed materials will only be guaranteed for those who pre-register

For questions or additional information, please call (818) 708-2850 or email lpettinato@paclac.org
Or (909) 558 - 3996 or email gpage@llu.edu

PRESENTED BY
REGIONAL PERINATAL PROGRAMS OF CALIFORNIA (RPPC)
♦REGION 6.1 – LONG BEACH
♦REGION 6.3 - 6.6 - LOS ANGELES , VENTURA AND SANTA
BARBRA COUNTIES (PAC/LAC)
♦REGION 7 – INLAND COUNTIES
♦REGION 8 – ORANGE COUNTY