Thursday, January 28, 2021, 1:00 PM - Friday, January 29, 2021, 4:30 PM, Online, Iowa City, IA

In September 2020 Iowa was accepted into the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Program (AIM). AIM is a national data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiative based on interdisciplinary consensus-based practices to improving maternal safety and outcomes. The program provides implementation and data support for the adoption of evidence-based patient safety bundles. AIM works through state teams and health systems to align national, state, and hospital level engagement efforts to improve overall maternal health outcomes. This conference will be our official kick-off for the program in Iowa and will focus on our first state-wide initiative: Safe Prevention of the First Cesarean Section and Support of Vaginal Birth. The conference agenda will include discussion of the current state of the state with regards to Cesarean birth, best practices to support vaginal birth as outlined in the AIM bundle, and Quality Improvement strategies to make implementing best practices more efficient and effective at your institution. We hope that representation from each of Iowa's birthing hospitals will join us, along with public health professionals, stakeholder organizations, and patient and community representatives. Hospital teams are encouraged to have at least 3 participants to optimize participation in the break-out sessions.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.50 hours), Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #34 (7.00 hours), Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #1 (7.00 hours)

1. Explain the current rates of Cesarean Section (CS) in Iowa, nationally, and list key health implications for mothers and babies when CS is performed without true medical indication.
2. Describe the structure and functionality of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program as well as the standard format for each maternal safety bundle.
3. State three evidence-based interventions or processes shown to reduce medically-unnecessary CS.
4. Apply effective quality improvement techniques to their change efforts at their local hospital.
5. Discuss the key process, structure, and outcome measures for this initiative to reduce CS rates and describe the importance of data in effective quality improvement efforts.

No charge for registration.  

This jointly provided educational conference and associated CME  and CE credits are provided as a courtesy by the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM).  

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM). The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician:  The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

Nurse: Iowa nurses may use participation in ACCME-accredited education toward their CE requirement for licensure. A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the activity.  Please review the Iowa Board of Nursing's website for more information.   

Other Provider:  All participants may receive a certificate of participation for this activity upon completion of the online evaluation.   It is the responsibility of each attendee to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensure board.  

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Program is a multidisciplinary collaborative with national leadership who support local implementation of best practices for maternity care. The goal of the AIM program is to reduce maternal deaths and severe morbidity by supporting data-driven, evidence-based care practices. 

AIM works through state teams and health systems to align national, state, and hospital level quality improvement efforts. Any Iowa hospital in a participating AIM state or hospital system can join the AIM community of healthcare providers, public health professionals and stakeholders who are committed to improving maternal outcomes.