Updates

9 weeks in...
March 6, 2024

...and already we're getting reports of teams successfully redesigning their processes around the new AIM standards and completing their first multidisciplinary case review.

Adding skills at the second learning session...
February 20, 2024
Register here - Mon, May 6, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State, 1101 Gorman St, Raleigh, NC

Malavika Prabhu, who will speak on Recognition of OB Sepsis. 

Dr Prabhu is a board-certified maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialist and attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital who cares for pregnant patients and families with the full spectrum of complex pregnancies.

To complement her clinical interests, Dr. Prabhu is also a clinical researcher, with her academic interests focused on understanding how to decrease pregnancy-associated complications, as well as quality improvement work on optimizing the practice and delivery of obstetric care. She also serves as an Editorial Board member for Obstetrics & Gynecology, a leading journal in the field, as well as a member on the Publications Committee for the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Luis Pacheco, who will speak on Treatment of Obstetric Sepsis 

Dr. Luis Pacheco is the Division Chief of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine as well as Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Surgical Critical Care at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Dr. Pacheco’s work in both maternal fetal medicine and critical care medicine is unique in that he is the only maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the country who actually staffs a non-obstetrical surgical critical care unit along with other critical care specialists. His publications have contributed significantly to the education of maternal fetal medicine doctors and general obstetricians regarding medical complications during pregnancy. His research interest is in critical care obstetrics.

In addition -

Dr. Jim deVente will be leading a live OB Sepsis Simulation Drill and preparing you to do your own drills at your facility. Come with questions and be prepared to participate!

Melissa Bauer will again be on hand to answer your questions and help you work through issues you may have encountered and plan next steps.

Bauer, Pacheco, and Prabhu are co-authors of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Consensus Bundle on Sepsis in Obstetric Care

Finalizing the Quality Improvement Plan...
February 6, 2024

As they finish up the readiness requirements for participation teams are turning their attention to finalizing their Quality Improvement Plans - having a thoughtful, detailed, complete improvement plan is essential for guiding the work, providing a path and a timeline for improvement. The QIP is not set in stone, but is a living document, a basis for monthly cycles of improvement and subject to modification as teams dive into improvement work and learn more about the barriers and opportunities they are facing.

And we're underway!
January 10, 2024

Hospital teams from across the state gathered on January 10th to kickoff the PQCNC AIM OB Sepsis Initiative - pictured here are teams in a breakout session learning, sharing , and working on completing their intial qaulity improvement plans to kickstart the work when they return home...

PQCNC OB Sepsis Teams at work

Team registration is now open...
August 10, 2023

Team registration is now open for the 2024 Initiative - register here

 - For more information on the requirements and scope of the intiative see the PQCNC Obstetric Sepsis Team Resources link in the Resources box at right