Quality Improvement Tips: Small-Scale Tests for Broad-Scale Change When planning a change, it is important to build knowledge through small-scale Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles before implementing the change broadly. Trialing on a small scale helps you not only ensure the change actually results in an improvement, but it also helps you fine-tune the change to best fit […]
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EMPower Hospital Spotlight: University Medical Center – Lubbock, TX Located in the northwestern region of Texas called the South Plains, Lubbock is fondly known as “Hub City” due to its intersection by five major highways. The accessibility of the city has contributed to its development as a center of bustling economic, cultural, educational, and healthcare […]
EMPower Hospital Spotlight: Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville
EMPower Hospital Spotlight: Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville Bentonville’s culture consists of the charming characteristics of a Southern city and small town, combined with influences from the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area and a status as a global business hub. Bentonville is located in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, and in the […]
Meet our Physician Champions – Spotlight on Sahira Long
Meet our Physician Champions: Spotlight on Sahira Long Sahira Long, MD, IBCLC is a board certified pediatrician and lactation consultant. She is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine, where she is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She is Medical Director for two Children’s Health Centers in medically underserved Southeast Washington, DC […]
Meet our Physician Champions – Spotlight on Barbara L. Philipp
Meet our Physician Champions: Spotlight on Barbara L. Philipp Barbara L. Philipp MD, FAAP, FABM is Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. She is the Medical Director of The Birth Place at Boston Medical Center. She served […]
EMPower Hospital Spotlight: Susquehanna Health Williamsport Regional Medical Center
EMPower Hospital Spotlight: Susquehanna Health Williamsport Regional Medical Center As the largest city in Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania, Williamsport is rich with community art and attractions, Victorian architecture, and a vibrant downtown. It is the only city located in the Pennsylvania Wilds, encompassing Williamsport and the surrounding geographic area with scenic mountains and […]
Breastfeeding in the News – Impact of BFHI Ten Steps
Breastfeeding in the News: Impact of BFHI Ten Steps A new narrative systematic review in Maternal and Child Nutrition found that adherence to the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Ten Steps has a positive impact on breastfeeding outcomes, with a dose–response relationship between the number of BFHI steps women are exposed to and the likelihood of improved breastfeeding outcomes. […]
Quality Improvement Tips: Process Maps
Quality Improvement Tips: Process Maps Process maps and swim-lanes are great QI tools to use in maternity care improvement projects. Process maps help visualize the current (or future) process and identify event sequences, decision points, and wait times/delays. Process maps can help streamline activities by identifying and eliminating non-value added steps. In addition, they are […]
Meet our Physician Champions – Spotlight on Joan Meek
Meet our Physician Champions: Spotlight on Joan Meek Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC earned her B.S., M.S. (Clinical Nutrition), and M.D. Degrees from the University of Kentucky. She was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed pediatric residency training at Duke University […]
Meet our Physician Champions – Spotlight on Alison Stuebe
Meet our Physician Champions: Spotlight on Alison Stuebe Alison was recently named Distinguished Chair of Infant and Young Child Feeding (details here). She is also a regular blogger for the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. We are thrilled to have her as part of the EMPower team! Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc, FACOG, FABM completed her Obstetrics […]