Program Information

Step Up Together® Action Collaboratives bring together interdisciplinary teams to strengthen emergency preparedness, build systems and relationships, and create lasting improvements in perinatal care. Interactive virtual sessions combine group coaching, best practices, and live Q&A. Each session dives into specific tools and strategies to strengthen collaboration and emergency response. Step Up Together Action Collaboratives bring tools, community, and expert coaching to a closed cohort of participants working to improve their community to hospital transfer process. Participants work together to undertake a Full Transfer Drill, participate in multiple Community Debriefs, and translate their learnings into quality improvement initiatives.

Acknowledgement of Support

Primary Maternity Care would like to thank the Skyline Foundation for providing a grant via contract with National Association of Certified Professional Midwives to help develop and execute this program.

Target Audience

This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:

• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Physician Associates/Assistants
• Other members of the care team

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:

• Strengthen relationships between hospital and community birth practices
• Develop community specific transfer guidelines, policies, and protocols for OB emergencies
• Be able to conduct, execute, and debrief a Full Transfer Drill that starts in the community, uses emergency transport, and ends up in hospital
• Increase competence in practice-specific components of drills, with firm understanding of interdisciplinary roles and responsibilities, and quality improvement measures

AMA Designation Statement

Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.