(APHP) Annual Report - Alberta Perinatal Health Program

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APHP - GOVERNANCEAND ACCOUNTABILITY“APHP will increasingly consolidateas a highly performing team andbe positioned as the point ofreference for perinatal-relatedissues for health regions, AlbertaHealth and Wellness, and keystakeholders”.APHP — Governance and AccountabilityThe APHP is accountable to the Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness(AHW) through the tripartite partnership (AMA, Calgary Health Region andCapital Health). The tripartite executive is comprised of the ExecutiveDirector, AMA; Vice President, Calgary Health Region; and Chief OperatingOfficer, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Capital Health. A governance committeecomprised of one staff representative from each of the three partnerorganizations provides the overall direction to the program.In addition to the direct line accountability, the Minister of AHWestablished a perinatal health advisory committee comprised of stakeholderswith an interest and expertise in perinatal health. Members were selectedfrom the regional health authorities (RHAs), academic institutions, privatemedical specialties and government.APHP Organizational Structure 2006/074ALBERTA PERINATAL HEALTH PROGRAM 2006-2007 ANNUAL REPORT
2006-07 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY2006-07 Executive SummaryIn the 2006-07 fiscal year the Alberta Perinatal Health Program (APHP)continued to develop as an organization and meet its goals. Majorachievements during the year included the signing of a Partnership AccordLetter of Agreement, expansion of perinatal education programs to meetneeds across the province, development of a provincial web-based datarepository PeriLink AB , and resolving quality assurance issues.In addition, the program was proactive in taking a lead rolealong with partners (AHFMR, CH, CHR, iCARE, IHE) inorganizing and planning an international consensusdevelopment conference on “Healthy Mothers - HealthyBabies: How to Prevent Low Birth Weight” to be held inCalgary in May 2007.The Alberta Prenatal Record (APR) was revised anddistributed. A Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Questionnairewas added to the APR to enhance prenatal care.Incrementally, the program is expanding towardfull scope by:a) developing a preconception healthframework and with a plan towardcollecting preconception healthdata; andb) working with public healthpartners to develop provincialstandards for data collection andreporting on postpartumdepression and breastfeeding."Low birth weight babies aremore likely to experiencerespiratory, vision, hearing andcognitive difficulties, are morelikely to require hospitalreadmission and have a higherrate of mortality than babiesweighing more than 2500 grams".- from the Conference programALBERTA PERINATAL HEALTH PROGRAM 2006-2007 ANNUAL REPORT 5
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