For midwives

WOMEN’S HEALTH EDUCATION

Midwifery Educators
Pip Wright - 021 243 9655
Sam Coffey - 027 807 8948

Nurse Educator
Meegan Fabreh-Tabrizi - 021 221 9159

Location:
Level B3, Elizabeth Rothwell Bldg, Waikato Hospital

TO REQUEST WOMEN’S HEALTH EDUCATION:
MIDWIVES EMPLOYED BY WAIKATO DHB:
Complete electronic request form (available through Midwifery Hub or on Ko Awatea Women’s Health) and submit via email to your CMM

LMCs
Please email: womenshealtheducation@waikatodhb.health.nz 
Include:  name, contact email and phone number

NURSES:
For nurses working in Women’s Health, please follow process as above for DHB midwives.
For nurses working in other parts of the DHB, please follow the education request process as outlined for your service.

DOCTORS:
Please request education leave through usual process and email: womenshealtheducation@waikatodhb.health.nz to book into session/workshop.
Breastfeeding education – please see note below

TO BOOK BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION:
DHB Midwifes & Nurses:  follow usual booking process
LMCs and doctors:  please email:  lactationconsultants@waikatodhb.health.nz

Improve your knowledge of women’s health with the most up to date knowledge required to ensure best practise.

Bi-annual study day

This exciting interactive workshop will provide midwives and doctors with an opportunity to explore and improve knowledge and practise around assisted birth and breech deliveries

• Latest evidence and updates
• Discuss and share midwifery and medical knowledge
• Hands on skills

Breastfeeding Education 2022
For midwives and nurses

Breastfeeding Education 2022
For midwives and nurses

Breastfeeding Education 2022
For midwives and nurses

This informative workshop will provide Midwives and Nurses up to date information, regarding care for a woman with diabetes and her journey through Waikato DHB.

• Gain understanding of the implication of diabetes in pregnancy, labour and postnatal for mother and baby.
• Understand the protocols and applicable scenarios.
• Gain understanding in the different types of insulin and equipment used in diabetes.
• Dietary advice.

The FSEP Full program runs for 8 hours and provides a solid foundation of information for all clinicians involved in antenatal and intrapartum care. The full programme is structured to cumulatively build understanding. Participants in the full programme also complete the FSEP MCQ assessment at the end of the session. This is core education programme and is suited to most clinicians requiring education or an update in cardiotocography.

• The utero-placental unit, fetal heart rate control and basic fetal assessment
• The normal CTG, who to monitor and an introduction to the abnormal CTG
• The abnormal CTG focusing on decelerations, interpretation and management
• CTG workshop
• 60 MCQ assessment

This new study day provides an introduction to this broad topic:  pre-conception, booking visits, referrals, complications, complexities and co-morbidities, understanding BMI.

Midwifery Council requires all practicing midwives to complete an annual Midwifery Emergency Skills Refresher to fulfil APC requirements.

Course content

• Maternal and Neonatal resuscitation and PPH
• Other obstetric emergencies such as shoulder dystocia, eclampsia, sepsis, undiagnosed breech in labour, cord prolapse.

An 8 hr workshop filled with a variety of amazing speakers covering a diverse set of topics relating somewhat to women’s health.
 

The New Zealand Resuscitation Council Newborn Life Support course gives healthcare professionals knowledge and skills for the standard management of a newborn collapse. The course concentrates on the importance of practical airway management, ventilation support, circulatory support and temperature control.

An exciting one-day course for midwives and nurses working in Delivery Suite HDU.  Using a mixture of on-line education, lectures and hands on practical experience to assist with developing and enhancing skills, knowledge and understanding of care to the obstetric HDU patient. 

This workshop is aimed at health and caring professionals who work with bereaved parents and families and deliver perinatal bereavement care.  Topics include NZ terminology, placental histology, documentation and paperwork, PMMRC reporting, Perinatal Pathology Services, memory making.

For both new preceptors or as a refresher for experienced preceptors.  Principles of preceptorship and adult learning, managing challenging conversations and giving feedback.  NZNC competencies or for midwives, Wintec midwifery team, students and midwifery standards.

PROMPT is an evidence based multi-professional training package for obstetric emergencies. It is associated with measurable improvements in perinatal and maternal outcomes, knowledge, clinical skills and team working.  PROMPT meets emergency skills refresher (APC) requirements for midwives. 

Education for those midwives new to epidural and the running of PCA remifentanil and for those that want to refresh - All midwives welcome

An exciting one-day course for nurses providing care for women during the postnatal period.   This day aims to add knowledge and further develop skills and understanding of postnatal care and the management of obstetric emergencies. 

The course uses a mixture of online education, lectures and simulated emergencies.

Multi-disciplinary teams learning together to support women:  midwives, St John Ambulance Service, emergency doctors and registered nurses - training to manage obstetric emergencies. The course uses a mixture of lectures and simulated emergencies set in the most realistic environment possible:  your birthing unit or ED.   Gain confidence in working effectively and quickly with your colleagues during obstetric emergencies

• Teamwork
• Recognising the changing clinical picture
• Escalating and managing obstetric emergencies

A great Interactive hands on workshop with the aim to integrate learning from this day with collegial support in clinical practice to:

• Support and equip midwives to become competent and confident to identify perineal trauma:  1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degree tears;
• Support and equip midwives to become competent and confident to repair perineal trauma:  1st and 2nd degree tears

Women’s Health Education   
Education calendar can be found on the intranet by clicking on:
Midwifery Hub/Education and training/Women’s Health Education Calendar  

Education calendars are also posted in all wards and units and are available through the DHBs internet page: 
Learning & Research/For Midwives/Clinical Education

Booking Education 
All requests are made online and three months in advance due to roster requirements.  Fill out an electronic request, submit via email to your ACMM or CMM/CMN.  The electronic education request form can be found on the intranet by clicking on:
Midwifery Hub/Education and training/Women’s Health booking process/Education request template

Education request forms can also be found in the Women’s Health eLearning area of Ko Awatea: 
Women’s Health eLearning/Resource Folder/Education Request Template

Hospital-Wide Education  To view education on offer hospital-wide, click on the Nursing Hub and the Education and Training tab:
Nursing Hub/Development/Education and training/Clinical education calendar

E-learning - Ko Awatea Learn – gain yourself access to lots of courses online
EG- New-born observation chart/new-born early warning score / diabetes, sepsis, pain relief- epidural, remifentanil intrathecal, Covid 19 resources for staff and lots more.

To enquire about getting access contact the woman’s health education team.