The Health Professional Education on Prematurity Initiative Continues….
HPEP I on Prevention on Prematurity ended in December 2007, with over 700 registrants from all over Kentucky and other states and countries. Since information gained from HPEP I on the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of prematurity was to be shard with our patients, the other health care professionals and those we work with, our relatives, and our friends, the knowledge on prematurity prevention module hopefully reached thousands and will reach thousands more.
The upcoming web-based educational module for health professionals (HPEP II) is entitled: The Late Preterm Birth.
Launce date: June 1st 2008.
The major objectives for this educational offering are:
- To be familiar with the impact of late preterm birth on the continuing increase in preterm birth rate in Kentucky and in the USA.
- To be familiar with the significant changes in organ development through the last weeks of preterm gestation.
- To enumerate the various complications that are associated with late preterm births.
- To enumerate the various steps necessary that a health professional may take toward decreasing the preterm birth rate.
A certificate for continuing education (CME/CEU) will be awarded to those who complete the program.
Course faculty members:
Ruth Ann Shepherd, MD
Eric Reynolds, MD
Allana Oak, DO
Course Directors: Dr. Lynda Sanders and Dr. Henrietta Bada
Continuing Education Coordinator: Jody Epperson
Funding: This course is made available through an educational grant from:
The March of Dimes, Greater Kentucky Chapter.
