Join us for this virtual session with Dr. Susan Stone, FNU President and ACNM President, to kick off National Midwifery Week. Dr. Stone will discuss how the ideal situation occurs when midwives, obstetricians, nurses and other healthcare providers work together in collaborative teams. When the best of both professions are brought together in a successful collaboration, women and families benefit.
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I Wanna Be Part of the Team! Becoming a Nurse-Midwife
This session is for you if you are a current midwifery student or if you are considering becoming a nurse-midwifery student. Join Frontier Nursing University’s Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women’s Health and find out about nurse-midwifery education and how to thrive in the healthcare team. Listen in and hear about real life as a nurse-midwife student and the joys of life as a midwife.
Find out more »We’re All in It Together Midwives, Nurses and Physicians: A Team Solution for a Team Problem
This presentation will describe a CNM-designed quality improvement project aimed at decreasing the length of stay in an obstetrical triage unit. Improved team communication, patient engagement and utilization of nurse-driven orders decreased patient time in triage and increased client and staff satisfaction. Learn how a quality improvement project can target a real clinical problem and produce real results!
Find out more »It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: A Community-Based Approach to Improving Perinatal Mental Health
This presentation will explore how empowering women through a shared decision-making process, coupled with community collaboration, can improve the implementation of effective perinatal mental health practices in the obstetric setting and communities at large. Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) can occur in up to 20% of women during the perinatal period and are among the leading cause of complications associated with childbearing. Untreated, PMADs can have far-reaching negative effects on the mother, newborn child, family unit, and society at large. Multiple organizations recommend screening for PMADs and appropriate referral to treatment and follow up during the perinatal period.
Find out more »FREE CE: Maybe There is an “I” in TEAM: IPECS
This presentation will highlight how an Interprofessional Education, Collaboration and Service (IPECS) committee can be your driving and sustaining force on the journey to team based care and interprofessional education. Strategies to create and sustain an IPECS committee will be discussed. Additionally, specific interventions implemented by a OB/GYN IPECS committee will be outlined that promote a shift from a soloist health care culture to a team based culture.
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