KyPQC presents this virtual training series K-PACT (Kentucky Perinatal Action for Concurrent Tobacco Treatment). This training was developed as a FREE perinatal tobacco treatment training series for all providers and staff caring for pregnant people of childbearing age. This training is American Medical Association (AMA) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accredited and includes Kentucky-specific statistics to best educate the providers across our state. There are FOUR self-paced modules that use professional narration, graphic design, animations, and knowledge checks to engage the learner. In addition, there are 4.0 free Continuing Education (CE) credits earned for completing the training. 

Time, expertise, and confidence are often barriers to delivering tobacco cessation guidance, particularly amidst substance use recovery, but quitting smoking during recovery increases the chance of long term sobriety by 25%...and smoking is the single most modifiable risk factor for poor pregnancy outcome! It is therefore our hope to equip as many providers as possible across Kentucky with the simple tools they need to help people be smoke free. To date, we have had 80 providers from a variety of professions complete the training -- we would love to see that number to grow. 

Directions on how to Access and Navigate KPACT Training

• Module 1: Basics of Perinatal Tobacco Treatment 
• Module 2: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Perinatal Women, Children and Families 
• Module 3: Concurrent Tobacco Treatment among Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age with Substance Use Disorder 
• Module 4: Get Fit and Quit: A Behavioral Intervention for Tobacco

To complete this training and see how you can help improve the health and wellness of women and families across the Commonwealth of Kentucky CLICK HERE

This activity is jointly provided by the University of Kentucky Perinatal Research and Wellness Center and the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort.  

• PQI Innovation Webinars
• Past Webinars & Briefings - Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health
• Videos and Webinars | National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare


•  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - National Prevention Week Webinars
•  ACOG - Clinical Guidance and Webinars

KyPQC presents this virtual training series which targets Community Providers Serving Families Impacted by Substance Use Disorder and is sponsored by the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities and the Opioid Response Network.

• Plan of safe care training series for community providers, clinicians, and stakeholders
• Session 1: The Brain, Substance Use Disorders and Parenting: A Guide for Community Professionals
  • Zoom Links Found Here
  • Session 1: January 14 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM EST
• Session 2: Opiate Use Disorder, Pregnancy and Neonatal Opiate Withdrawal Syndrome: Supporting Recovering Families with Infants
  • Zoom Links Found Here
  • Session 2: February 11 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM EST
• Session 3: Stigma, Language & Implicit Bias: Moving Toward Becoming a Stigma Free Provider
  • Zoom Links Found Here
  • Session 3: March 11 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM EST
• Session 4: Reaching for Their Dreams: Supporting Recovery Through Building Recovery Capital
  • Zoom Links Found Here
  • Session 4: April15 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM EST
• Session 5: Kentucky’s Plan of Safe Care: Supporting Families with Young Children Affected by Substance Use Disorder Through a Recovery Oriented System of Care
  • Zoom Links Found Here
  • Session 5: May 13 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3PM EST

Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for Hackensack Meridian Health and Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health

• Earn 4.5 continuing education credits, participation is free, training starts September 10!