Transcript: ESW 2020 Year in Review Infographic

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During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the ESW was offered in a hybrid virtual and in-person format. The hands-on component of the workshop continued to be offered safely and effectively in-person, preserving the integrity of the ESW program, with measures and precautions to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Even during a global pandemic, midwives have continued to commit to engage in regular continuing competency training to attend births and respond to birth emergencies both in and outside the hospital in order to provide their clients optimal care.

Key Statistics:

  • 11 ESWs

  • 7 On-Demand ESWs

  • 57 Instructors

  • 302 Participants

  • 19 Second Attendants

ESW Locations (In-person workshops held in):

  • Barrie

  • Guelph

  • Kitchener

  • Ottawa

  • Sudbury

  • Toronto (5 sessions)

  • Windsor

On-Demand ESW Participation Locations (virtual access):

  • Blyth

  • Elliot Lake

  • Haliburton-Bancroft

  • Lindsay

  • Madawaska Valley

  • North Bay

  • Parry Sound-Georgian Bay

Participant Feedback:

"We really appreciate that on demand ESW is an option, as the majority of our remote clinic can certify while still available half the day for adequate coverage of catchment area! Thank you!"
– September 14 (Blyth)

"It was really a pleasure to spend time in person with colleagues today doing a high quality program. I felt grateful to be there and proud of our profession when I left today."
– July 17 (Toronto)

"Thank you so much for continuing to hold the event!"
– December 11 (Guelph)

ESW Exam Statistics:

  • 321 Participants wrote the exam

  • 123 CAM members wrote the exam

  • 76 MEP students wrote the exam

Exam Note:

All exam question feedback was addressed by the ESW task force.