This page contains a variety of educational webinars for pediatricians and healthcare professionals related to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).
Learning Community Cohort 1
The Learning Community is a 4-part webinar series developed by the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Prevention Program partners and faculty advisors to provide a multi-disciplinary audience with a baseline knowledge and understanding of fatality review data and how the data can be utilized to help inform SUID prevention strategies, education and messaging on local- and state-level initiatives. Successful utilization of fatality review data will be demonstrated with case examples of quality improvement initiatives in healthcare systems and state-level policy change to reduce SUID rates.
Session 1: Fatality Review 101
Abby Collier, DrPH, Director of the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention (National Center), will introduce the work of the National Center, review the basics of fatality review data, and highlight the importance of obtaining fatality review data to inform prevention measures. will learn Recommendations for connecting with fatality review programs will be provided and demonstrated in this session.
Session 2: What Can Be Learned?
In this session, Dr. Kirsten Bechtel will share how fatality review data was transformed into prevention and reduction of preventable deaths through a case study in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut has a long history of working alongside state fatality review systems to advocate for state legislation and decrease SUID rates through quality improvement efforts. Participants will see how the utilization of this state fatality review data informed prevention methods and encouraged collaboration with other state agencies to build upon existing SUID prevention methods.
Session 3: Leveraging Fatality Review Data for SUID Prevention
This session, presented by Scott Krugman, MD, FAAP, will review the quality improvement efforts of the Baltimore Metropolitan Area on reducing SUID deaths from infants in unsafe sleep positions. Local birthing hospitals translated child fatality review (CFR) data into actionable prevention steps and created a standardized protocol to reduce preventable deaths in their healthcare system.
Session 4: Focusing SUID Prevention Efforts for the Community
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is an important part of SUID prevention, education and communication. FIMR processes connect with the community and help to understand culture and family perspectives. Susanna Joy from the National Center and Christopher Johnson from the Hamilton County Public Health will review the practical steps to reach and learn from families and caregivers in communities that experience higher rates of SUID. Successful community-level intervention strategies of Hamilton County Public Health department will be highlighted and reviewed for learners to adapt in their own practice.
Cross-Training Webinars
The cross-training webinars are developed by the AAP SUID Prevention Program, the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention (National Center), and a variety of faculty speakers to highlight important topics and processes and educate learners about child fatality review and SUID prevention.
Partnering for Prevention of Infant Death
This webinar educates and promotes child death review (CDR) and fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR) in practice and highlights the benefits of offering fatality review programs for AAP chapters and their members. Faculty speakers will discuss their professional experiences with CDR and FIMR, and demonstrate how the utilization of these systems impact and improve their SUID prevention strategies.
Using Fatality Review Data to Drive Change
This webinar demonstrates how Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, Child Death Review (CDR) and pediatricians working together can benefit communities and improve maternal, infant, child and family outcomes. Guest speaker, Dr. Kyran Quinlan, Pediatric Medical Advisor at the Illinois Department of Health, shares how CDR connects with the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)-Case Registry and is used to inform prevention work to protect infants from SUID in a large urban area. While Dr. Christopher Gaw, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Division of Emergency Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, shows how CDR data has been used to characterize fatal pediatric poisonings to support poison prevention and advocacy efforts.
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Identifying Solutions for Equitable Outcomes in Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
This webinar explores the historical experiences and underlying causes of preventable infant sleep-related deaths in Black families. The webinar illustrates the importance of striving for fair access to healthcare and family support; it's essential to acknowledge the historical and ongoing disparities faced by Black families. These disparities result from past and current events, socio-economic challenges, and cultural influences. By engaging the community authentically, we can work towards reducing SUID rates, which involves raising awareness and providing education. In this effort, healthcare providers, community organizations, social service agencies, and other stakeholders can collaborate on initiatives to enhance infant health and decrease infant mortality rates.
The Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Prevention Program is funded by Cooperative Agreement Number UF745730 from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) as part of an award totaling $500,000 annually with 0 percent financed with non-governmental sources. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS or the US Government.
Last Updated
07/15/2024
Source
American Academy of Pediatrics