Advancing Clinical Care: Midwifery Research and Skills Symposium
Join us on May 27th at the Advancing Care Symposium for a full day packed with engaging sessions, insightful learnings and hands-on skill development.
This one-day event will bring together midwives to:
- Explore the latest in midwifery clinical research
- Gain valuable insights to enhance clinical practice
- Engage in hands-on sessions designed to foster skill-building and collaboration
Symposium overview:
In the morning, join your colleagues for an engaging and informative research session, exploring clinical issues for Ontario midwives. Featuring a special guest speaker and a series of dynamic lightning rounds, this session will deepen your understanding of the latest research and how it can be applied to your clinical practice.
In the afternoon, attendees can choose one of two workshop topics: external cephalic version or manual rotation for malposition. The workshop of your choice will include a presentation, group discussion and hands-on small group simulated practice. These workshops are occurring simultaneously from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Symposium attendees can select only one workshop in which to participate.
Symposium Schedule
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM | Symposium Opening |
| 9:20 AM - 10:40 AM |
Keynote Address: Ending Race Correction in Healthcare: A Midwifery Perspective |
| 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Midwifery Lightning Rounds (details coming soon!) |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Workshops: external cephalic version OR manual rotation for malposition |
Keynote address
Dr. LLana James is co-chair of the Canada-US Coalition to End Race Correction in Health Care (CU-CERCH), an initiative working to examine how racism shapes Western medical practice and to eliminate race correction in modern medical algorithms and tools. This is a rare opportunity to engage with one of the most compelling voices in racial justice.
Lightning Rounds
| Presentation Title | Speakers(s) | Presentation Summary |
| Home Phototherapy: Results from a Canada-Wide Survey of Parental Perspectives | Lauren Columbus |
Home phototherapy is highly desirable and a combination of a supportive home environment, an individual capacity for compliance with the treatment, and daily access to a health care provider for TSB/questions are essential components to HP suitability. |
| Lyme Disease in Pregnancy: A Ticking Time Bomb? | Liz Darling, Sue Faber |
This study provides insight into the impacts of Lyme disease in pregnancy, and raises awareness what is currently known and unknown about this increasingly common spirochetal vector-born disease. |
| Understanding the prevalence and outcomes of waterbirth in Ontario using BORN perinatal registry data: a historical cohort observational study. | Ginny Brunton, Shakiba Kamalinejad, Liz Darling | The study findings provide insight into how EMCMs have the potential to improve access to midwifery care services and contribute positively to the quadruple aim. |
| Evaluation of a Midwifery and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Collaborative Care Program for High-Risk Pregnant People | Lauren Columbus |
This evaluation of the TIME Program demonstrates its success. It also provides an exemplar of a successful interprofessional model of collaborative care. |
| Exploring the Impact of Immediate Skin-to-Skin Contact After Cesarean Birth: A Rapid Review to Inform Practice | Meagan Furnivall, Beth Murray Davis, Ginny Brunton | This presentation will described an in progress rapid evidence review of the risks and benefits of immediate SSC after cesarean birth. |
Workshop details
External Cephalic Version (ECV) Workshop
Deepen your understanding of the current literature and build midwifery capacity for external cephalic version (ECV) through hands-on practice in a simulated environment. The goals for this workshop include:
- Expand midwifery knowledge about ECV, including the most up-to-date research and guidelines on safety and efficacy
- Discuss implementation strategies for ECV within the Ontario midwifery context
- Build capacity in performing ECVs
- Provide opportunity for hands-on simulated practice
Manual Rotation Workshop
Increase your knowledge of manual rotation for fetal malposition, specifically occiput posterior (OP) position, and gain hands-on practice in a simulated environment. This workshop aims to:
- Expand midwifery knowledge about fetal malposition in labour and manual rotation of the fetal head, including the most up-to-date research and guidelines
- Review some of the most common techniques for manual rotation, and discuss considerations like timing and birthplace
- Build capacity in performing manual rotation for OP position
- Provide opportunity for hands-on simulated practice