Family Integrated Care – The Journey from Idea to Making it Happen

Overview

The rates of infant and maternal mortality persist with Black infants 3x as likely to die in both the neonatal and post-neonatal periods than their white counterparts. Providers and public health professionals will be able to identify and disseminate strategies that will serve as a model for improving practice and outcomes in both clinical care and the family experience of care. This will be achieved through informing and educating learners on the family-integrated care (FiCare) model, exploring key principles to improve care and implement core interventions for families and infants in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Target Audience

Public health and health care professionals.

Webinar

Family Integrated Care – The Journey From Idea to Making it Happen | NYSPQC

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Speakers

Karel O'Brien, MB, BCH, BAO, FRCP(C)
Staff Neonatologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Learning Outcome and Objectives

As a result of this educational activity, the learner will increase and enhance their knowledge and competence on implementation of the FiCare model that aims to improve outcomes and experience of care for families and infants, with an emphasis on Black infants, in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)

By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

Explain how FiCare increases parental empowerment, learning, shared decision making, and positive parent-infant caregiving experiences.
List the 4 FiCare Pillars.
Identify 2 examples of topics included in a FiCare Parent Educational Plan.
Discuss a plan for how your team can use FiCare strategies to achieve the NICU Equity Project AIMs.

Activity Materials

Evaluation, Post-Test and Certificate

Evaluation and Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education Credits expired for this activity on March 31, 2025. We encourage you to fill out the evaluation as your responses help us to plan future programs.