Maternal Health
The Fourth Trimester, Part 1: Working Towards Positive Outcomes in the Postpartum Period Through Screening, Education, and Care Coordination
Available On Demand: Webinar Slides
ABOUT
After delivery, normal physiologic changes and complications may occur. As recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in this postpartum period—often referred to as the “fourth trimester”—health care providers and teams can develop a postpartum plan of care that includes comprehensive postpartum evaluations for mood, emotional well-being, infant care, feeding, sexuality, sleep, and health conditions. The coordination of support for postpartum individuals involves the hospital, primary obstetrician, and community resources.
This webinar will review the medical needs of postpartum individuals, how to screen for these needs, how to educate the patient, and how to use community support services to reduce morbidity and mortality in this critical fourth trimester. This webinar aligns with the Health Center Performance Improvement domain of Quality, Patient Care, and Safety as it discusses direct patient care strategies to mitigate complications in the postpartum period. This training will be in conjunction with HealthCare Access Maryland.
PRESENTERS
Rachel Mandel
MD, MPH
Senior Advisor, Practice Transformation
Dr. Rachel Mandel is a physician executive with over 28 years of clinical, executive and teaching experience.
In her career, Dr. Mandel has developed a passion for the successful alignment of administration and medical staff in order to adopt transformative changes in healthcare to include population health initiatives and total cost of care models. She is experienced in evaluating key dynamics and issues on both a healthcare system and service line level. She advocates for wide-spread and meaningful improvements in clinician communication in order to positively impact patient experience and quality outcomes. Dr. Mandel is experienced in developing and coordinating effective teams that drive high reliability, performance improvement and efficiency.
Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, most recently Dr. Mandel worked within the Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, in Frederick, Maryland from 1998 through 2018, beginning as a Private Practitioner, and serving in various executive and physician leadership capacities, including Vice President of Medical Affairs. Her experience included forward thinking work in Population Health, Quality Improvement, Physician Alignment, Emergency Preparedness, Women’s Health, as well as Patient and Family Centered Care.
Dr. Mandel has demonstrated her commitment to community health and wellness through her many speaking engagements, outreach initiatives and volunteer support. She is on the Board of Trustees for the Community Foundation of Frederick County, and in this position championed the 2018 Human Needs Assessment on which future grants and non-profit work will be based for the next decade. She has been recognized for her work and commitment to quality care and community by many organizations including the Delmarva Toastmasters District 18 who presented her with a “Communication and Leadership Award.”
She obtained her Bachelor’s in Science degree from Union College in NY, and her Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University Medical School through the military’s Health Professions Scholarship Program. She earned her Master’s degree in Health Administration from Mt. St. Mary’s University in 2013. After receiving her MHA, Dr. Mandel was asked to teach the Contemporary Health Policy course in the program, which she did for four semesters.
She is a Fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Mandel holds a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
RN
Vice President, Population Health, Population Health, HealthCare Access Maryland
Kimberly Lyles is the Vice President of Population Health at HealthCare Access Maryland. As a Registered Nurse and Public Health Professional with 25+ years’ experience in Community Outreach, Client Advocacy, Strategic Planning and Leadership. Trained in Results Based Accountability, Certified in Case Management and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Kimberly is successful in achieving desired program performance and data management goals focused on improving health access and outcomes in the Medicaid population. Kimberly is a Baltimore native, holding degrees from Morgan State University and the University of Maryland in Health Education and Nursing.
The AAFP has reviewed Preventive Services and Chronic Disease Strategies for Health Centers and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. The term of approval is for one year. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Each live session is approved for 1.0 AAFP Elective credits. Elective credits are available for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and medical assistants. Attendance at the entire live training and the submission of a post-training evaluation are required to receive credit.
This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,485,711 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.