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Harnessing the Power of Collaboration to Improve Outcomes for Families Affected by Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) coordinated by the National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ), and the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) recently hosted a webinar on implementing Plans of Safe Care (POSC) to support infants, parents, and caregivers affected by substance use disorder. This webinar supported the Biden-Harris Administration’s Drug Policy Priority to “explore, identify barriers, and establish policy to help pregnant people with substance use disorder (SUD) obtain prenatal care and addiction treatment without fear of child removal.”

The webinar highlighted Oklahoma’s collaborative approach to supporting infants and families affected by prenatal substance use, including the partnership with the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative, the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Department of Human Services. Participants were introduced to state Perinatal Quality Collaboratives and the technical assistance resources available through NCSACW.

Watch the webinar recording to hear from national experts to learn more about:

  • Oklahoma’s implementation of family care plans during the prenatal period to improve outcomes for families and prevent unnecessary child placement and to support these infants, families, and caregivers
  • Oklahoma’s changes in health care, substance use disorder treatment, and child welfare systems that support collaborative practice
  • How Oklahoma has aligned and integrated cross-system supports for substance-exposed infants
Date
Length
1 hour
Speakers
Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, FAAP, Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Children's Health Quality Principal Investigator, National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
Nancy K. Young, PhD, MSW, Executive Director, Center for Children and Family Futures Project Director, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Teri Kook, MSW, Senior Program Associate, Children and Family Futures National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Barbara O Brien, MS, RN, Director, Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Center
Teresa Stephenson, M Ed, Senior Director, Adult & Family-Centered Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Deborah Shropshire, MD, Director, Child Welfare Services, Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

How can we break the cycle of addiction and improve health for moms and babies? Experts discuss the benefits of universal screening for opioid use in the prenatal period and identify best practices of caring for a mother during the prenatal period. Specifically, viewers will learn about: 

  • Overview of the continuum of care for mothers and infants
  • Patient story 
  • Evidenced based recommendations and strategies to identify mothers and infants at risk
  • Standardized management of mothers and infants optimizing a non-pharmacologic care bundle
  • Importance of maternal involvement in care

This webinar is provided by the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives

Date
Length

1 hour

Moderator

Elizabeth Coté, MD, MPA, NICHQ Chief Health Officer

Speakers

Jennifer Sock

Ron Iverson, MD, MPH

Mike Marcotte, MD

Moira Crowley, MD

Elisha Wachman, MD

Improving Safe Sleep Conversations: Strategies for Helping Families Adopt Safe Sleep Habits

Stacy Scott, PhD, MPA, founder of the Global Infant Safe Sleep Center, leads a series of role playing exercises where she demonstrates tactics to engage families from different backgrounds in meaningful conversations about safe sleep. These actionable skills will benefit all health professionals, human service providers, community health workers, home visitors, peer supporters and family members working to improve infant health outcomes.

Date
Length

1 hour

Moderator

Jennifer Ustianov, MS, BSN, RN, IBCLC

Speakers

Stacy Scott, PhD, MPA

Aligning State and Local Health Departments to Improve Maternal and Child Health

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health. 

Length

1 hour

Speakers

Monica Beltran, MPH

Jessica Ehule, MS MSPH

Kara Foster, MPH

Denise Pecha, LCSW

Anne Statton

Co-Sponsorship
Citymatch

The Prematurity Campaign Collaborative

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health. 

Length

1 hour

Speakers

Lisa Waddell, MD, MPH

Paul Jarris, MD, MBA

Co-Sponsorship
march of dimes

Exploring State Medicaid Performance Measures, Improvement Projects and Incentives to Promote Improvement in Women’s Health Services and Perinatal Outcomes

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health.

Length

1 hour

Speakers

Makalah Wagner, MSW

Mike Herndon, DO

Co-Sponsorship
NASHP

The Role of State Health Leaders in Addressing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health. 

Length

1.5 hours

Speakers

Jay Butler, MD, CPE

Morgan F. McDonald, MD, FAAP, FACP

Christi Mackie, MPH

Ellen Pliska, MHS

Ellen Pliska, MHS

Co-Sponsorship
astho

Learning from Rare Events Infant Mortality Data

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health.

Length

1 hour

Speakers

Tricia Finnerty, MSc

Lloyd Provost, MS

The Residual Impact of Historical Structural Inequities: Connecting Residential Segregation and Mortgage Discrimination to Current Infant Mortality and Breastfeeding Rates

This webinar is part of the Expert Series on Addressing Infant Mortality. The multi-part webinar series is an opportunity for public health professionals to hear experts and influencers in the maternal and child health field share examples and best practices for supporting efforts to reduce infant mortality and improve maternal and infant health.

Length

1.5 hours

Speakers

Jaye Clement, MPH, MPP

Brittney Francis, MPH

Kiddada Green, MAT

Arthur James, MD

Jessica Roach, LPN, BA, MPH

Co-Sponsorship
AMCHP

Big Wins and Next Steps in Addressing Infant Mortality

Between 2012 and 2017, the Health Resources Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau engaged the National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ) in what became a nationwide effort to reduce infant mortality and improve birth outcomes. By the end of the period, national infant mortality rates had declined by 5 percent. In this webinar, NICHQ shares the results and impact of the national Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network to Reduce Infant Mortality (Infant Mortality CoIIN), strategies that led to success and key resources. 

Date
Length

1 hour

Speakers

Scott Berns MD, MPH, FAAP

Zhandra Levesque, MPH

Kay Johnson, MPH