December 2017

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Meeting on Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder

TIPQC was represented at the AIM meeting on the Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) bundle meeting in Washington D.C. November 14th.  Tennessee was one of 17 states in attendance with Dr. Jessica Young (Vanderbilt Department of OB/GYN) and Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN (TIPQC Maternal Quality Improvement Specialist).  TIPQC has the opportunity to join the AIM collaborative and work on improving outcomes for women with OUD in Tennessee.  The AIM partnership provides interprofessional support and structure for sharing quality improvement resources, ideas, implementation tools, and outcome measures with real time data.  Other benefits for Tennessee include the blending of clinical and public health initiatives within the state and to build on current existing initiatives. 

For one final year, the Tennessee Department of Health has agreed to allow TIPQC teams to participate in the VON Antibiotic Stewardship Project. Teams will also have the opportunity to participate in the statewide project, under the leadership of Ajay Talati, MD. For more informaiton, contact Brenda.Barker@tipqc.org.

Interested applicants should submit the following materials by December 30, 2017: current CV/Resume, letter of intent outlining relevant credentials, a letter of support from a TIPQC member, and letter of support from institution (stating that the applicant has support of the Department Chair to spend .2 FTE for both of the two years spent as Medical Director), and ideas/drafts of project proposals, if applicable.  Contact Brenda Barker for more information.