Hard Conversations, Improved Healthcare – KPQC Spring Conference May 23

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Pneumococcal Vaccine Update for Physicians and Clinicians – April 30

Please join us for a pneumococcal vaccine update webinar on Tuesday, April 30, noon - 1:00 p.m. and hear from Lynn Fisher, MD, family physician and Gretchen Homan, MD, pediatrician, who will provide updates impacting adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adult and pediatric patients, respectively and Monica Pando, RN, VFC coordinator, who will discuss navigating these updates from a clinic perspective.

careLearning Informational Webinar - May 1

In this webinar you will gain practical knowledge of how the careLearning system will help you organize and manage your education. careLearning is non-profit member service of The Kansas Hospital Association and over 40 other state hospital associations.

KARQM Education Program - May 2

The Kansas Association of Risk and Quality Management was created to promote the delivery of quality health care and the practice of risk management in Kansas health care facilities. Membership includes risk and quality management professionals in health care facilities or health-related organizations.

Educational Webinar: How Do Your Hospital Finances Measure Up? – May 2

Join Healthworks and KHA for an educational session at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 to learn how to utilize QHis financial benchmarking tool effectively. Shannan Flach, vice president health care finance and reimbursement and Sally Othmer, vice president data and strategic analytics will be joined by Wes Garrison, founder, Databasically to walk through the tool including the easy-upload process, reviewing the QHi financial measures available and to demonstrating how to run and schedule reports.

Opioid Educational Webinar: Partnering to Increase Access to SUD Treatment – May 3

Please join us on May 3 to hear how hospitals and communities are partnering to increase access to substance use disorder treatment and harm reduction. The program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education and pending approval for 1.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education. There is no charge to attend as this program is funded through a grant from our partners at DCCCA.

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Hard Conversations, Improved Healthcare – KPQC Spring Conference May 23

KPQC (May 5, 2023) – Mark your calendar for May 23 to attend the Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Spring Conference at the Sunflower Foundation Education Center in Topeka. The theme for this year's meeting is Hard Conversations, Improved Healthcare. The audience for the meeting is KPQC members working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Kansas. After the meeting, participants will be able to:

Identify the current Fourth Trimester Initiative projects and goals for enrolled hospitals in 2023
Discuss three ways health insurance companies are now working to improve maternal mortality in Kansas
Discuss how maternal health providers can improve health outcomes in collaboration with the Division of Children and Families in Kansas through three case studies surrounding inpatient care in the postpartum setting.

--Karen Braman

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