Impressions from first Quality Forum 3/2010
The Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia sponsored an Interactive Forum “Quality Improvement Initiatives in Obstetrical Care” on March 20, 2010. This meeting was made possible from a generous grant by and Dolores Smith of the March of Dimes. Eleven institutions from all over the state, including Pittsburg and Harrisburg gathered at the Zubrow Auditorium in Pennsylvania Hospital on a Saturday morning to exchange ideas and thoughts on how we can improve Obstetrical care.
Ob Society President Al Peters introduced the conference and then led the discussions by the presenting institutions: Abington Memorial Hospital, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Christiana Hospital, Cooper Medical Center, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC, Main Line Health, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Reading Hospital, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
The meeting allowed each of the selected institutions to present their ideas related to 7 areas of quality in Ob Care:
Oxytocin Safety
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Reading Hospital
Abington Memorial Hospital.
Obstetrical Emergency Response Team
Christiana Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
EMR and Quality
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Reading Hospital
Labor Induction
Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC
Main Line Health Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Simulations
Abington Memorial Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Checklists
Cooper Medical Center
Main Line Health
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
T h e f o r m a t o f l i m i t i n g e a c h presentation to 8 minutes allowed for an interchange of ideas and interaction with the over 80 people who attended the meeting. Attendees included Ob/ Gyns, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Chief Quality Officers, Quality Assurance doctors and nurses and Department Chairs, all of whom wanted to improve the care given to obstetrical patients. We even had a quality Ob nurse from New York City attend to see how she can bring a similar interchange of ideas back to the institutions in her city.
All who attended felt the meeting accomplished its goals of “bringing people together” to discuss quality initiatives and understand what has worked, and what has not worked. Attendees were then able to share ideas at the luncheon in the beautiful, historic Pennsylvania Hospital.