STRENGTH IN NUMBERS - Association of Ontario Midwives

Conference Schedule2:00 pm – 2:45 pmPlenary SessionShaping the Profession: GrowingMidwifery and How We Get ThereEileen Hutton, RN, RM, PhDEileen Hutton is AssistantDean in the Faculty of HealthSciences and Director ofMidwifery at McMasterUniversity in Hamilton,Ontario where she holds anappointment as Associate Professor in theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In2011 Dr. Hutton was appointed Professor ofMidwifery Science at Vrije University inAmsterdam, the Netherlands where she holdsa part-time endowed chair position. She iscurrently involved in four large multicentrerandomized controlled trials funded by CIHR.Dr. Hutton is a member of the CIHR FellowshipAwards Committee. She was the foundingeditor of The Canadian Journal of MidwiferyResearch and Practice, and is on the EditorialBoard of the Journal of Obstetrics andGynaecology Canada.2:45 pm – 3:15 pmBreak3:15 pm - 4:00 pmPlenary SessionClinical Plenary: Preventing Genital TractTrauma: Optimal Care During the Final StretchLisa Kane Low, PhD, CNM, FACNMLisa Kane Low is the Directorof the Midwifery EducationProgram and an AssistantProfessor in the School ofNursing and Women’sStudies Department at theUniversity of Michigan. She has been in clinicalmidwifery practice in the hospital setting forover 25 years and more recently is engaged inresearch focused on promoting physiologicalbirth through the use of evidence-based carepractices. She also is the chair of the AmericanCollege of Nurse Midwives clinical standardsand documents section which is responsiblefor the development and dissemination ofevidence-based position statements andpractice recommendations.SummaryRecent attention has focused on questionof pelvic floor damage secondary to theexperience of vaginal birth. Interestingly, theactual events of end second-stage labourhave rarely been captured in investigationsaimed at identifying prevention of genitaltract trauma and subsequently pelvic floordamage. The goal of this session is to engagein a review of the literature and availableevidence base supporting best practicesto promote optimal perineal and pelvicfloor outcomes during childbirth. The focuswill be on the final stretch which includesthe dynamics of end stage pushing andpreventing genital tract trauma.4:00 pm – 4:45 pmPlenary panel SessionWhen Clients Make Choices Against MedicalAdvice (AMA): Implications for MidwivesAnita Varjacic, LLBRemi Ejiwunmi, RMAnn Montgomery, RMAnita Varjacic is a partner at Rogers PartnersLLP, where she has been practicing since hercall to the bar in 2002. Anita practices civillitigation and administrative law in a widevariety of areas. She has a particular interestin medical malpractice claims. Her firm hasbeen working with HIROC and the AOM inthe defence of midwife malpractice claims.In addition, Anita has been working with theInsurance and Risk Management Programat the AOM over the years to assist with riskmanagement assistance for members viamember bulletins and the PLEASE line.Remi Ejiwunmi is a Registered Midwifeand a graduate of the inaugural class ofOntario’s Midwifery Education Programmeat McMaster University. She has been apracticing midwife in Mississauga at theTrillium Health Centre since 1996 whereshe serves as Head of the Midwifery Division.Remi is a Past President of the Associationof Ontario Midwives and currentlyserves as Chair of the Insurance and RiskManagement Program Committee of theAOM. Remi is a member of the HealthcareInsurance Reciprocal of Canada’s Claimsand Risk Management Committee.Ann Montgomery is the President of theCollege of Midwives of Ontario. Ann hasworked as a midwife in Niagara and Ottawa,as well as Nepal, Haiti and Quebec’s arctic.She is currently on leave from practice topursue a PhD in Epidemiology and GlobalHealth at the University of Toronto.SummaryThis panel will explore the implications formidwives as they relate to:1. Clients who make decisions AMA asa result of hospital protocols and/orroutine hospital practices that haven’tresulted from physician interaction (i.e.routine bilirubin testing, blood sugartesting), and2. Clients who make decisions AMA as aresult of situations where direct physicianinteraction has occurred (i.e. VBAC, breechconsults/transfers of care)5:00 pm – 6:30 pmAOM Benefits Trust Sponsored Wine & CheeseJoin AOMBT Trustees and staff for aninformal information session about yourbenefits program.5:15 pmBus leaves Westin Prince Hotel for YWCAWomen Of Distinction Awards7:30 pm – 9:30 pmDinner and Salsa!Enjoy dinner, drinks and socializing withyour midwife colleagues. Dinner will befollowed by a Latin dance performance andlessons to carry people into the MidwivesMingle! This event is included as part of thefull conference registration. Limited ticketswill be available for purchase on site for daydelegates.9:15 pmAOM Bus will be leaving the Women ofDistinction Awards9:30 pm - 12:00 amMidwives Mingle and DanceParty, party, party! Put on your dancingshoes and boogie. One drink ticket eachplus cash bar. This event is open to allconference delegates.Thursday, May 178:00 am – 9:00 amStudent BreakfastHosted by the AOM LeadershipDevelopment CommitteeLocation: North York Room N9:00 am – 9:45 amPlenary panel SessionAdvocating for Midwifery CommunityStandards: The Politics And PracticalitiesOf Practicing According To MidwiferyValues In The Hospital SettingTasha MacDonald, RM (Chair)Elizabeth Brandeis, RMRemi Ejiwunmi, RMManavi Handa, RMTasha MacDonald has been practicingmidwifery in Toronto since 2001. She has aMaster’s degree in Bioethics. She is currentlythe Director of Clinical Practice Guidelines atthe Association of Ontario Midwives.4 Strength in Numbers: Supporting the Growth of Midwifery l 28th Annual AOM General Meeting & Conference l May 14-17, 2012