Why PCEP?
In Indiana, far more babies are born in community hospitals than in sub-specialty or tertiary hospitals. For pregnant women and newborns with emergency needs, the short-term acute care provided in community hospitals is vital to a healthy outcome. IPN is pleased to provide the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP), a comprehensive program designed for physicians, nurses, midwives and other personnel in the clinical bedside care of obstetrical and neonatal patients. PCEP teaches concepts and skills important to the care of patients managed within your hospital, as well as patients stabilized in your hospital before transfer to a sub-specialty center.
A demonstration of Leopold maneuvers.
PCEP is a user-friendly, well-received program, successfully implemented statewide. In keeping with the time and personnel limitations most hospitals experience, the program is self-instructional and self-paced, with essentially all program activities taking place within each participating hospital. Each participant receives a set of PCEP manuals to use during the program and to keep for future reference. Accompanying the cognitive information are step-by-step descriptions of corresponding manual skills.
20 Years of Success
- Patient care improves
- Cognitive knowledge increases
- Assures evidence-based education
- Program includes useful tools for resource assessment and risk reduction
- Cost-effective education with low per participant cost
- Book content and other program components are kept up to date
- All program activities take place at your hospital
- Positive changes in hospital organization for perinatal care
- Continuing education credits (CME & CEU) available from several professional organizations
- Utilized nationally in 41 states
- Viewed favorably by JCAHO for clinical competency validation
