For Attendees

On behalf of the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Office of Women’s Health and Family Service (OWHFS), we would like to extend an invitation to you to consider being a sponsor, exhibiting and/or registering to attend one of the most prestigious conferences about women’s and family health held in Illinois.  Reaching Illinois women and families is at the core of every activity conducted by the OWHFS.  The office was established in 1997 and is now one of the largest state offices of its kind in the country.

The OWHFS serves the women and families of Illinois in several capacities, some of our programs include:

Administrative Perinatal Centers: The Administrative Perinatal Center (APC) is a university, or university affiliated hospital, having a Level III Perinatal designation. The APC, which may be composed of one or more institutions, shall be responsible for the administration and implementation of the Department’s Regionalized Perinatal Health Care program, in accordance with Illinois Administrative Code 640.

Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure: Funding for this grant program is provided through the Illinois State Lottery scratch-off ticket which funds community grant programs as well as breast cancer research grants.

Family Planning: The Family Planning Program provides comprehensive information and services (along with related preventative health services) to men and women in order to lower the incidence of unintended pregnancy, improve maternal and infant health, and reduce the incidence of abortion.

Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program: A statewide program which offers free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women between the ages of 35 and 64 who have low incomes and no health insurance. Women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer while enrolled in the program can receive treatment benefits through the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative: The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) works to improve the health of pregnant women, mothers, and infants through perinatal quality improvement initiatives implemented by participating birthing hospitals across Illinois. ILPQC provides quality improvement infrastructure, resources, and data management support to over 100 birthing hospitals across the state. 

Mini- Maternal and Child Health Grant: The Mini-Maternal and Child Health Block grant supports the preventive and primary health and well-being of Chicago’s mothers, infants, children and adolescents through stakeholder engagement, outreach, education and MCH systems support and alignment. 

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Mental Health Consultation: Through infant and early childhood mental health consultation (IECMH) the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership will work to strengthen the capacity of public health staff to prevent, identify and reduce the impact of mental health issues among families served by MCH programs. 

Continuing Education

Jointly provided by: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Illinois Department of Public Health

Accreditation  

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the Illinois Department of Public Health.  The SIU School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

• SIU School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 7.0 AAP Category 1 CME credits for completing this program.
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation.
• SIU School of Medicine is preapproved as a continuing nursing education provider pursuant to Section 1300.130, subsection c), 1), B) and P) of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Nurse Practice Act.  Nurses may receive a maximum of 7.0 contact hours for completing this activity.
• SIU School of Medicine is a licensed provider for continuing education for social workers (license #159-000106), clinical psychologists (license # 268-000008) and professional counselors/clinical counselors (license number 197-000073).  This program offers a maximum of 7.0 CE hours.
• All other attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

For questions regarding CE credit, please contact the SIU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Professional Development at ocpd@siumed.edu or 217-545-7711.

Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine that speakers, planners and anyone in control of content disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). The SIU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Professional Development has policies in place that will identify and mitigate all conflicts of interest prior to this activity. Detailed disclosure will be provided prior to the start of the activity.