10th Annual NPQIC Fall Summit

The Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPQIC) provides evidence-based resources and expertise to providers and nurses caring for mothers and newborns.

The 2025 Summit, marking NPQIC's tenth anniversary, will address critical maternal and infant health issues including obstetric hemorrhage, amniotic fluid embolism, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, substance use disorders, and syphilis.

Sessions will equip providers to manage potentially life-threatening conditions, while also addressing the psychological impact of birth complications on clinical teams, patients, and their support networks.

Attendees will gain an understanding of the importance of patient and community engagement, as well as strategies to identify patients with valuable lived experiences.

Lastly, the Summit will provide ample opportunities for both informal and facilitated networking and exchange of knowledge among perinatal health care professionals from across the state.

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be better able to:

1. Discuss strategies for implementing interdisciplinary approaches to improve maternal and infant health outcomes at the population level through statewide collaboration and quality improvement efforts.
2. Describe trauma-informed care practices that support recovery and resilience in patients, families, and health care teams following complex perinatal events.
3. Identify high-risk perinatal conditions including obstetric hemorrhage, amniotic fluid embolism, and perinatal mental health or substance use disorders using evidence-based, collaborative approaches.
4. Integrate patient and community perspectives into perinatal care and systems improvement initiatives to reduce disparities and enhance population health outcomes across Nebraska.

In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.

In partnership with the Sterle Family, NPQIC is hosting a screening of "24 Days Without You". Follow Annie and Tony Sterle's journey through an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) during the birth of their first child, set against the backdrop of the early COVID-19 lockdown. Narrated by Annie, the film beautifully weaves the perspectives of a patient, partner, family, and health care team. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Annie alongside her OB/GYN physician, Dr. Elfstrand, and local experts in perinatal trauma and mental health.

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Disclosures

The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.

FACULTY

The following has disclosed a relevant financial relationship:

• Siobhan Westcott, MD, MPH
  Speaker: Pfizer Inc.

The following have nothing to disclose:

• Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, FAAP*

• Toya Broadway, BSN, RN 
• Alexandra “Allie” Burt, MD
• Sydnie Carraher, DNP, APRN-NP, NNP-BC*  
• Leah Casanave, DrPH
• Leigh K. Cook, APRN-NP, PMHNP-BC
• Elizabeth Elfstrand, MD
• Kara Foster, MPH*
• Christine Gold, MD
• Andrea Green Hines, MD
• Amy Kent
• Todd R. Lovgren, MD*
• Rebecca Rimsza, MD
• Karina Ruiz-Vargas, IBCLC
• Cara Solness, PhD, LP  
• Lindsey Steele, MPH*
• Annie Sterle
• Sarah Swenson, MD, DPhil, FAAP

PLANNING COMMITTEE

The following have nothing to disclose:

• Valeta Creason-Wahl, MMP
• Missy Edwards
• Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
• Chelsey Kennedy, DNP, WHNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
• Renee Paulin, DNP, MSN, RN, CWOCN
• Shannan Wilson, RRT

*Faculty and planning committee member