Self-study module on the Discoverer Tool - click here to view the module. (9.41 MB)
The following PowerPoint presentation is a self-study module on how to use PeriData.Net®. It is intended for hospital staff who want to learn about the features of PeriData.Net® and about how to enter data. It can be used for training new staff and for a refresher course for staff who may have attended a training session, but have not had the opportunity to use PeriData.Net®. The presentation is available in both the PowerPoint and PDF formats.
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Previous Training
2007 Distance Learning Session, "Using PeriData.Net® to Gather Information About Maternal Infections in Hospitalized Women" delivered by a combination of PowerPoint slides and a conference call. The purpose of the educational opportunity was to become more familiar with the custom reporting functionality of PeriData.Net®.
2007 Training Sessions (The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee/Center for Urban Population Health (UWM/CUPH) invited representatives from each PeriData.Net® hospital to a training session. These sessions were funded by a grant from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future.) The purpose of the sessions were to develop reporting and ad hoc querying skills for those using PeriData.Net®
December 4, 2007, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI
December 3, 2007, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., UWM School of Continuing Education, 161 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 6000, Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2007, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aspirus Wausau Hospital, 425 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, WI
2007 Data-Mining Training (Building on the data mining training completed in December 2006, the presenters demonstrated how to use PeriData.Net® for improving perinatal care. The focus of the training was practical clinical examples. The session was held during the 2007 WAPC Annual Statewide Perinatal Conference.)
2007 "From Data to Decisions: Putting PeriData.NetTM to Work to Improve Quality" (Panelists involved in the development and implementation of PeriData.Net® demonstrated how PeriData.Net®could be used for quality monitoring and improvement. The session was held during the 2007 WAPC Annual Statewide Perinatal Conference.)
2006 Data-Mining Training (The Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee/Center for Urban Population Health (UWM/CUPH) invited up to two representatives from each PeriData.Net® hospital to a data-mining training session. These sessions were funded by a grant from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future.)
December 11, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Workforce Development Center, 892 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072
December 8, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Meriter Hospital (Longfellow School, 210 Brooks Street, Madison, WI 53715)
December 1, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Aspirus Hospital, 333 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, WI 54401
November 17, 2006, 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 pm, St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1506 S. Oneida Street, Appleton, WI 54915-1396
WAPC hosted training for enrolled hospitals on the dates listed below:
April 13-15, 2008, at the WAPC Annual Conference in Appleton, WI
April 23-25, 2006, at the WAPC Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI
November 18, 2005, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Reedsburg Area Technical College, 300 Alexander Ave., Reedsburg, WI 53959
November 17, 2005, 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Milwaukee City Health Department, Zeidler Municipal Building (ZMB), 841 N. Broadway, 3rd Floor Training Room, Milwaukee, WI 53202
November 10, 2005, 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm, St. Joseph’s Hospital, 611 St. Joseph Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449
July 27, 2005, 9 am to 4 pm, Edgewood College, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, WI 53711
July 25, 2005, 9 am to 4 pm, Northcentral Technical College, 1000 W. Campus Drive, Wausau, WI 54401
June 28, 2005, 9 am to 4 pm, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311
June 27, 2005, 9 am to 4 pm, Milwaukee Area Technical College-West Allis Campus, 1200 S. 71st Street, West Allis, WI 53214
The focus of the initial training of hospital staff was on data entry, birth record certification and transmission, and preparation of standard reports.