ILPQC COVID-19 and Buprenorphine Programs

June 23, 2020

The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) has moved its OB/Neonatal COVID-19 Strategies webinars to every other week. The next ILPQC webinars will be held on Friday, June 26 and Friday, July 10 from 12 to 1:15 p.m. Register here. Also, see the ILPQC Covid-19 Webpage for regular updates with time-stamped national guidelines from ACOG, SMFM, AAP, CDC and other organizations, OB and neonatal relevant COVID-19 publications and example protocols/resources from obstetric and neonatal units.

In coordination with ILPQC and partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Society of Addiction Medicine will hold a Buprenorphine waiver course on Wed., June 24 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT. This online live course is for women’s healthcare providers to receive a Buprenorphine waiver to provide outpatient MAT with a focus on management of Opioid Use Disorder for pregnant and postpartum patients. Register here.