Australian College of Midwives - NSW Branch Incorporated

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A guide on how to organise seminars, conferences and events

Published by the Australian College of Midwives NSW Branch Professional Development Committee

Over the past eight years, I have organised and assisted others in holding seminars, conferences and workshops. It has always been a challenge to arrange everything without forgetting some aspect. Many times, you remember something a week or day before the event, and then it’s a mad rush to get everything just right!

Finally, someone has answered my prayers and developed a great resource that is easy to read with clear step-by-step instructions. The Education and Research Sub-Committee of the NSWMA has developed a CD A guide on how to organise seminars, conferences and events. This CD is practical and well-designed as it opens to a main front page (similar to a web page) and the title of each section is listed and link to the PDF document, such as:

  • Choosing speakers
  • Planning the date, venue and time
  • Developing a program
  • Developing a quote or budget
  • Marketing the event
  • Final Checklist.

 The inclusion of templates as word documents is a great idea. Subsequently, I don’t have to re-invent the layouts and information that needs to be incorporated. The templates include sample brochures, flyers, certificates, letters and evaluation forms. For example if you want to use the certificate template, you just have to add your own details such as logo, name of event, date, venue and print on coloured paper and its done!

A guide on how to organise seminars, conferences and events can be purchased from the NSWMA office for $30.00 (incl GST). Phone 9281 9522 or visit our shopping page on this site.

Lyndall Mollart
CMC Antenatal Services
Central Coast Health
NSCCAHS

 
   
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 Midwifery Refresher Package

Refreshing Midwives Education Package

The ACM NSW Branch has recently revised the Refreshing Midwives education package. We are in negotiations with NSW Health as to the publishing of this document.

BACKGROUND

In 2004, the NSW Midwives Association (NSWMA) published Refreshing Midwives: Education for Practice. The content was a revised version of an earlier publication produced by the University Department of Rural Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania. NSWMA received permission to undertake this revision. The Nursing and Midwifery Office (NaMO) at NSW Health provided funding support to revise the edition published in 2004. The bulk of the development and significant revision was undertaken by a team of volunteers and was led through the Professional Development Committee of NSWMA.

Recently, there has been interest from NaMO in the NSWMA undertaking a further revision of Refreshing Midwives. The revision will ensure the package is in line with current evidence and the redesign will focus on self directed learning and self assessment.

AIM

To revise Refreshing Midwives in line with recent evidence
Provide the package to NSW Health for use in NSW public health facilities in an electronic format that could, in time, be produced as an interactive CD

PROJECT PLAN

The project will be undertaken over a 3-month period.

1. Revise Refreshing Midwives in line with recent evidence

The content of the current package will be reviewed and updated in line with current evidence. In particular, the systematic reviews in The Cochrane Library will be examined for updates that should be included. State and National policy and international guidelines will also be examined for relevance and inclusion.

2. Redesign and produce the package

This part of the project involves redesigning the package into a format that will suit both hard copy production, electronic copy production and have the ability to be transferred into an interactive CD package in time. The redesign of the package will allow midwives to utilise the package for both ongoing professional development and with midwives returning to practice. The package will include self assessment activities. The refreshing midwives package will be linked to the Australian College of Midwives ongoing professional development program (MidPLUS). Midwives who complete the assessment component of the package would be eligible for continuing professional development points.

The package is more succinct than the previous package and will involve more interaction with the student. It is estimated that the package will be available late in 2009 more than likely through NSW Health.