A Quality Improvement Project in Family Medicine Residency Training: Improving Preeclampsia Prevention Through Risk Factor Screening and Low-Dose Aspirin

Am J Public Health. 2024 May;114(S4):S318-S321. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307667.

Abstract

Providing aspirin during pregnancy is a critical intervention proven to reduce the rates of preeclampsia in patients at risk. This quality improvement project prepared family medicine residents to use public health strategies to improve screening of pregnant patients at risk for preeclampsia in an underserved population. A preeclampsia awareness campaign was launched utilizing a publicly available toolkit, while a multidisciplinary team implemented systemic clinical changes to increase the rates of preeclampsia risk factor screening and aspirin prescription to prevent preeclampsia. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S4):S318-S321. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307667).

MeSH terms

  • Aspirin* / administration & dosage
  • Aspirin* / therapeutic use
  • Family Practice* / education
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency*
  • Mass Screening
  • Pre-Eclampsia* / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Risk Factors