Quality Improvement
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QI Toolkits
- Hospital Acquired Infection Prevention (rev. MARCH 2008)
- Improving Initial Lung Function: Surfactant and Other Means (2005)
- Antenatal Corticosteroid Therapy (rev. OCTOBER 2009)
- Postnatal Steroid Administration (rev. 2003)
- Nutritional Support of the VLBW Infant - (rev. DECEMBER 2008)
- Care and Management of the Late Preterm Infant Toolkit (rev. APRIL 2007)
- Delivery Room Management of the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant Toolkit (rev. OCTOBER 2006)
- Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Prevention (rev. OCTOBER 2005)
- Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcus Disease Toolkit (rev. AUGUST 2008)
- Prevention of Perinatal HIV Toolkit (rev. SEPTEMBER 2008)
- CPQCC/CCS Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Collaborative
- Webcast Recordings
- PQIP Members
- CCS/CPQCC High Risk Infant Follow-up Quality of Care Initiative (HRIF QCI)
- Collaborative #2: CPQCC/CCS Breastmilk Nutrition QI Collaborative
- California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) 16th Annual Conference March 5-7, 2010
Continuing Education Module
Nutritional Support of the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant: A Self-Paced Learning Module
This course is intended to assist perinatal health care providers to improve nutritional outcomes for NICU infants through rapid assessment of current nutritional practices, development of evidence-based best practices and the enabling of rapid, multidisciplinary improvement cycles. The course requires the participant to:
• Study the slide presentation;
• Read the Nutritional Support of the Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant Toolkit; and
• Complete and return the post-test, course evaluation and reporting forms.
The course is presented using presentation slides, a written toolkit and supplemental materials. Upon successful completion of this module,
the participant may earn 2 CMEs / 4 CEUs. Components of the self-paced
learning module are listed below and available for download.
Program Brochure (41.5 KB 
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Nutritional Support of the VLBW Infant Toolkit
Nutritional Support of the VLBW Infant PowerPoint Presentation (4.6 MB 
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Post Test / Evaluation: There are two options for completing the module post
test and evaluation:
CME / CEU Reporting Form (25.5 KB )