The Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN) and the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety developed this series of virtual town halls for maternal health care professionals confronting the challenges of COVID-19. We wanted to create a space to discuss innovative solutions to problems created by the pandemic, that ensured safe and equitable care for mothers and newborns across the state.
Although June 9 was our last virtual town hall, this work continues. Visit the maternal health and safety page for more information and sign up for our email newsletter to be updated on new programs and initiatives. If you would like to get involved in this work, please reach out to PNQIN or the Betsy Lehman Center for more information.
June 9, 2020
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Presentations
- The Path Forward: PNQIN’s Commitment to Health Equity – Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, Co-Chair, PNQIN MPQC; Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- What COVID-19 taught us about promoting health equity – Allison Bryant-Mantha, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Reactivation and re-imagination: Preparing Nursing Leadership for Post-COVID Decisions – Elizabeth Lydstone, BSN, MSHA, RN, Lowell General Hospital
- Silver linings: Adaptations in prenatal care undertaken during the pandemic that can launch us to a better prenatal care model – Laura Baecher-Lind, MD, MPH, Tufts Medical Center
May 26, 2020
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May 12, 2020
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- Introduction – Barbara Fain, JD, MPP, Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Ronald Iverson, MD, MPH, Co-Chair, PNQIN MPQC; Boston Medical Center
- Medical Updates: Ambulatory Pearls – Nicole Smith, MD, MPH, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Pregnancy and Substance Use Disorder in the time of COVID-19 – Katherine Callaghan, MD, UMass Memorial Medical Health Care
- Postpartum Contraception and COVID-19 – Katharine White, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center
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May 5, 2020
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April 28, 2020
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- COVID-19 State Profile: Where are We Now – Audra Meadows, MD, MPH, Co-Chair, PNQIN MPQC; Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- COVID Testing on L+D: Preparations and Pitfalls
– Ilona Goldfarb, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Postpartum Care in the Time of COVID-19 – Wendy Barr, MD, MPH, MSCE and Elise LaFlamme, MD, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
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April 21, 2020
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- Is co-production possible in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis? – Madge E. Buus-Frank, DNP, APRN-BC, FAAN, The Dartmouth Institute and Joanna F. Celenza, MBA, Children's Hospital at Dartmouth
- The forrest and the trees: Critical issues for the critically-ill COVID patient – Sarah Rae Easter, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Breastfeeding and rooming-in during the COVID-19 pandemic – Meg Parker, MD, MPH, Boston Medical Center
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April 14, 2020
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Presentations
- Equity in the time of COVID – Allison Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital
- COVID Positive Dyad – Tena Ferenczhalmy, RN, BSN, MIU, SCN, Lowell General Hospital
- Maternity Center Visitation Policies – Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, Med, UMass Memorial Health Care
- Centering Patient Voices and the Role of Doula Concerns in Policy – Christina Gebel, MPH, LCCE & Lorenza Holt, MPH, SpB, BDT, Accompany Doula Care
- Resources for Mental Health Support – Leena Mittal, MD MCPAP for Moms Brigham & Women’s Hospital
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April 7, 2020
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- COVID-19 and Pregnancy: What do we know? – Khady Diouf, MD and Ilona Goldfarb, MD, MPH
- Prenatal Concerns: Blood Pressure Management – David Kanter, MD
- COVID-19 and Labor Floor – Andrew Healy, MD
- Addressing Communication During Cesarean Deliveries on Labor and Delivery – Scott Shainker, DO, MS
- Postpartum Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Chloe Zera, MD, MPH
- Resources for Nurse Problem-Solving – Mimi Pomerleau, DNP, WHNP- BC, RNC-OB and Karen Manganaro, MSN, RNC-OB
- Introduction to PNQIN Neonatal COVID-19 Response – Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc
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