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PROGRAM/PROGRAMME
14th Annual General Meeting, Conference & Exhibit
14ieme AGA, Congrès & Exposition
November 5-6-7, 2014
Radisson Hotel Saskatoon
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
www.canadianmidwives.org/conference
THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY SUPPORTERS!
MERCI À NOS COMMANDITAIRES !
Executive
Supporting
Partners
Table of Contents / Table des matières
TABLE OF CONTENTS /
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
Premier’s Message / Message du Premier Ministre
p. 01
CAM President / Présidente ACSF
p. 02
Board Members / Membres du Conseil
p. 03
Special Thanks / Remerciements
p. 03
Floor Plans / Plans du site
p. 04
Sponsors & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
p. 05
Conference at a Glance / Résumé du programme
p. 12
Schedules & Presentation Summaries / Horaires & Résumés
p. 14
 Wednesday / Mercredi, November 5 , 2014
p. 14
 Thursday / Jeudi, November 6 , 2014
p. 15
 Friday / Vendredi, November 7th, 2014
p. 19
Poster Abstracts / Résumés des affiches
p. 23
Keynote and Plenary Speakers / Conférenciers
p. 24
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14TH ANNUAL CANADIAN ASSOCIATION
OF MIDWIVES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, I am pleased to welcome you to the
14th Annual Canadian Association of Midwives Conference in Saskatoon.
It was once said, "No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens
the burden of another".
This year’s conference will once again feature exhibits, panels and workshops. Midwives,
nurses, doulas and other health care professionals in attendance will discuss and explore
current findings and expert perspectives that influence midwifery practice and maternity care.
Our government is pleased to support the expansion of midwifery services in
Saskatchewan, and we commend your organization for promoting a high degree
of professionalism in the health care field. Every day, each of you makes the life
of someone brighter, and for that, we give you our most heartfelt appreciation.
Welcome and best wishes for an enjoyable conference and annual meeting.
Brad Wall
Premier
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CAM President / Présidente ACSF
WELCOME / BIENVENUE
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On behalf of the Canadian Association
of Midwives, it is my great pleasure
and privilege to welcome you to
our 14th Annual AGM, Conference
& Exhibit, in the heart of Canada's
Prairies: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
This year’s conference program
promises interesting topics and new
formats of presentation, thought
provoking issues and inspiring
speakers, our first ever film festival
and, of course, dancing!
The theme of this year's conference is The Future of Canadian
Midwifery: Exploring Scope, Skills and Knowledge. The vision
of the Canadian Association of Midwives is that midwifery is
fundamental to maternal and newborn health services, and
that every woman in Canada will have access to a midwife’s
care for herself and her baby. In our recent member's survey,
we asked all of our members what steps must be taken to
make CAM's vision a reality in the next ten years. The answers
we received were insightful, reflective, and numerous, and
we know that the many presenters and speakers at this
conference also have thoughtful ideas to contribute. The
annual CAM conference provides an amazing opportunity for
us to come together and share our reflections, and by doing
so, help to generate the ideas, analysis, and actions necessary
to make our vision a reality. We thank you all for your
willingness to be part of this inspiring process.
We look forward to meeting the amazing midwives of the
Midwives Association of Saskatchewan. Currently 15 midwives
practice in Saskatchewan, a small but growing number. We
know that their efforts on behalf of the women and families in
Saskatchewan are monumental, and we commend them for
the great progress they have made since regulation in 2008.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the local and
federal elected officials, policy-makers, and allied health care
professionals that are attending our conference. Each of you
has an integral role to play in helping to grow the profession of
midwifery in this province, to ensure that one day midwifery
will be accessible to all families in Saskatchewan.
Thank you for joining us here in Saskatoon. May you meet old
friends and new, and enjoy the warm welcome of the people
of Saskatchewan. I wish you all an exciting and inspiring
conference; let this be a time to look forward to the bright
future of midwifery!
J’ai le grand plaisir et privilège de vous inviter, au
nom de l’association canadienne des sages-femmes,
à la 14ième assemblée générale annuelle, conférence et
exposition qui se déroulera au cœur même des Prairies
canadiennes : Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. La programmation
de la conférence de cette année nous promet de belles
explorations sur des thèmes intéressants, de nouveaux
formats de présentation, des conférenciers inspirants, de
nombreux sujets propices à la discussion, notre premier
festival de film et tout naturellement la danse !
Le thème de la conférence de cette année est « L'avenir de la
pratique sage-femme canadienne : exploration des champs
de pratique, des compétences et des connaissances ». La
vision de l’association canadienne des sages-femmes est que
la pratique sage-femme est fondamentale dans les services
de santé maternelle et du nouveau-né et que chaque femme
du Canada aura accès aux soins d’une sage-femme pour
elle‑même et son bébé. Dernièrement, nous avons effectué un
sondage à nos membres et nous leur avons demandé quelles
étapes devraient être franchies pour que la vision de l’ACSF
devienne une réalité dans les dix prochaines années. Nous
avons reçu de nombreuses réponses, fruits d’une réflexion
profonde et réfléchie et nous sommes certaines que les
nombreux conférenciers et présentateurs de cette conférence
contribueront eux aussi à cette réflexion. La conférence
annuelle de l’ACSF offre une incroyable opportunité de nous
réunir, de partager nos réflexions et par le fait même de générer
des solutions, des analyses et les actions nécessaires pour faire
de notre vision une réalité. Un gros merci pour votre volonté
de faire partie de ce processus inspirant.
Quinze sages-femmes pratiquent actuellement en
Saskatchewan; leur nombre est modeste et progresse
graduellement. Nous reconnaissons leur travail monumental
auprès des familles et des femmes de la Saskatchewan
et les pas de géant franchis depuis leur réglementation
en 2008. Nous souhaitons cordialement la bienvenue aux
représentants et décideurs officiels élus locaux et fédéraux
et à nos alliés professionnels des soins de santé qui
assisteront à la conférence. Chacun d’entre vous a un rôle
important à jouer pour stimuler la croissance de la profession
sage-femme dans cette province, et assurer qu’un jour, les
services sages-femmes seront accessibles à toutes les
familles de la Saskatchewan.
Merci de vous joindre à nous à Saskatoon. Nous vous
souhaitons de renouer avec vos anciens amis, de vivre de
nouvelles rencontres et de profiter de l’hospitalité des gens de
la Saskatchewan. Je vous souhaite à tous une conférence des
plus inspirantes; que ce moment soit favorable à l’expansion
d’un futur rempli de promesses pour la profession sage-femme.
Joanna Nemrava, RM
President, Canadian Association of Midwives
Joanna Nemrava, RM
Présidente, Association canadienne des sages-femmes
Board Members / Membres du Conseil
BOARD MEMBERS / MEMBRES DU CONSEIL
Joanna Nemrava, President/présidente
Emmanuelle Hébert, President Elect/présidente élue
Katrina Kilroy, Vice-President/vice-présidente
Nathalie Pambrun, Secretary/secrétaire
Jane Erdman, Treasurer/trésorière
Ellen Blais, National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
Joan Margaret Laine, Alberta
Alix Bacon, British Colombia
Tracy Novoselnik, Manitoba
Ann Noseworthy, Newfoundland & Labrador
Lesley Paulette, North West Territories
Leslie Frances Niblett, Nova Scotia
Amanda Tomkins, Nunavut
Lisa Weston, Ontario
Joyce England, Prince Edward Island
Claudia Faille, Québec
Megan Lalonde, Saskatchewan
Kathleen Cranfield, Yukon
Heidi Demers, Student Representative
Kate LeBlanc, New Brunswick
SPECIAL THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS
CONFERENCE PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE /
COMITÉ DE PROGRAMMATION
Cheryllee Bourgeois (NACM/ON)
Evelyn Harney (BC/NACM)
Megan Lalonde (SK)
Céline Lemay (UQTR)
Patricia McNiven (McMaster)
Debbie Mpofu (SK)
Holliday Tyson (Ryerson)
Vicki Van Wagner (Ryerson)
Tonia Occhionero (CAM Executive Director)
ABSTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE /
COMITÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
Judy Rogers (Ryerson)
Manavi Handa (Ryerson)
Helen McDonald (McMaster)
Susan James (Laurentian)
Andrea Robertson (Ryerson)
Josée Lafrance (UQTR)
Jude Kornelsen (UBC)
Emmanuelle Hébert (UQTR)
Anne Malott (McMaster)
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM /
PROGRAMME DES BÉNÉVOLES
Annie Hibbert, CAM Administrative Assistant
Eby Heller, CAM Communications
Julie Surprenant, CAM Events Coordinator
FILM FESTIVAL
Holliday Tyson (Ryerson) and her team at the IMPP
EXHIBITOR AND SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM /
PROGRAMME DE COMMANDITES
Julie Surprenant, CAM Events Coordinator
SOCIAL EVENT / ÉVÉNEMENT SOCIAL
Julie Surprenant, CAM Events Coordinator
REGISTRATION / INSCRIPTIONS
Annie Hibbert, CAM Administrative Assistant
TRANSLATIONS / TRADUCTIONS
Michèle Matte
AUDIO VISUAL / AUDIO-VISUEL
Pro Av
FINAL PROGRAM / PROGRAMME FINALE
Julie Surprenant, CAM Events Coordinator
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS! / ET UN GROS MERCI À NOS BÉNÉVOLES!
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Floor Plans / Plans du site
FLOOR PLANS / PLANS DU SITE
CONVENTION LEVEL
2nd FLOOR
Connections Café
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Pre Function Area
2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
PARTNERS & EXHIBITORS /
COMMANDITAIRES & EXPOSANTS
HIROC
www.hiroc.com
HIROC is Canada’s leading provider of healthcare liability insurance offering a
broad range of insurance products and services, including risk management
programs and claims management expertise. HIROC also works with its
subscribers to bring about meaningful and productive change resulting in greater
safety and a reduction in claims and incidents.
HIROC, organisme sans but lucratif, est le principal fournisseur d’assurance
responsabilité au Canada. HIROC est constitué de 500 organismes. Il est la
propriété des organismes assurés et sous leur contrôle.
Mustela®, accompanying babies and mothers for more than 60 years
www.mustela.com
Mustela® has been writing a story about skincare and protection with mothers
and babies all over the world.
Highly sensory, Mustela® products provide a unique comfort and enjoyment,
ensuring that every aspect of your baby's cleansing routine becomes a moment
of well-being, tenderness and awakening of senses. This unique emotion is
conveyed from mother to child, from generation to generation through Mustela®
instantly recognisable fragrance. And because nothing is more precious than your
baby's skin, Mustela® is always extending the boundaries of its dermo-cosmetics
research and its exploration of nature, seeking innovative active ingredients.
Safe, effective and even more natural, Mustela® skincare products meet all
babies' skin requirements: from healthy skin to skin with atopic tendency and a
whole range of other skin disorders, as well as a special line of sun protection
products. A full range is also dedicated to your pregnancy and then once you
have given birth – helping your skin to retain all of its beauty throughout this
unforgettable period.
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2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Birth Pool in a Box
www.birthpoolinabox.ca
The first and only FDA-approved birth pool, “Birth Pool in a Box” was designed in
careful consultation with mothers and midwives. The result is a leap forward in
the development of birthing pools, and has been used at more than 7,000 home
and hospital births. Now there is no compromise between performance and price
for mothers and midwives. Choices Childbirth Services is proud to distribute
“birth pool in a box” in Canada. “Choices” is also known in its local community for
its prenatal education, waterbirth education, and labour support services.
La première et seule piscine d’accouchement qui a été approuvé par l’association
américaine « FDA », les piscines « Birth Pool in a Box » ont été conçues en
consultation avec nombreuses mères et sages-femmes. Ces études ont aidé à
avancer le développent des piscines d’accouchement. Elles ont été utilisées dans
plus de 7000 accouchements dans l’eau, dans des hôpitaux, des maisons de
naissance et dans des résidences privées. Les mères et sages-femmes d’aujourd’hui
ne sont pas obligées de compromettre le bon fonctionnement à cause du prix.
Choices Childbirth Services sont fiers d’être les seuls distributeurs Canadiens des
piscines « Birth Pool in a Box ». Choices est aussi reconnu localement pour leurs
cours de préparation à l’accouchement, leurs cours d’accouchement dans l’eau, et
leurs services d’accompagnement à la naissance « doula ».
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Boiron Canada Inc.
www.boiron.ca
Boiron is the world leader in homeopathic medicines and is best known for
Oscillococcinum® a top-selling flu medicine, its Arnicare® line of pain relievers,
and its medicines for infants and children. For more than 80 years, Boiron
has been committed to funding scientific research and educating the public
and healthcare professionals on homeopathic medicines. As a pharmaceutical
company, Boiron maintains the highest standards in manufacturing.
Dräger
Dräger is a leading international company in the field of Neonatal Care. Dräger
brings thermoregulation, respiratory support, jaundice management, vital sign
monitoring, IT, neonatal transport and architectural systems together. With
decades of neonatal experience, Dräger can support you in developing a thriving
environment for your newborns and an efficient and effective place to work for
your staff. Our worldwide one vision: Dräger. Technology for Life® is present in
more than 190 countries. Dräger has approximately 12,000 employees worldwide.
Please visit www.draeger.com for more information.
2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Grand Canyon University
Founded in 1949, Grand Canyon University is a premier, private Christian
university that offers over 100 online and campus-based degree programs
and concentrations within a dynamic learning environment for both traditional
students and working professionals. Our classes involve engaging interaction
with classmates as well as individual attention from instructors who care about
student success. For more information, visit gcu.edu.
Lansinoh
www.Lansinoh.com
For 30 years Lansinoh has offered a wide-range of premium breastfeeding and
baby products that enable moms to feed, pump, and store their breastmilk safely
including: Signature Pro® Double Electric Breast Pump, Manual Breast Pump,
NaturalWave™ Nipple, HPA® Lanolin, Soothies® Gel Pads, TheraPearl® 3-in-1
Breast Therapy Gel Packs, Disposable Nursing Pads, Breastmilk Storage Bags
and storage containers, and Clean and Condition™ Baby Wipes.
For more details: Lansinoh.com
MamAmor Dolls
www.MamAmorDolls.com
MamAmor Dolls are unique educational birthing and breastfeeding dolls that
demonstrate normal, natural birth, breastfeeding and bonding. MamAmor Dolls
are carefully handcrafted using high quality materials, and are well suited
resources for Birthing and Breastfeeding professionals.
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2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Matraea Trading
Matraea Trading founders, Kate Koyote and Selina Boily, are both passionate
women who share a profound commitment to facilitating safe, powerful, beautiful
birthing for their midwifery clients. Their commitment stems from their deeply
held belief that honouring women in pregnancy and birthing by providing a
background of informed choice and advocacy coupled with exceptional care
empowers women and their families: making a difference within communities,
within countries–and ultimately throughout the world.
Matraea, derived from the word Matriarch embodies this commitment in its physical
form. Kate and Selina were the driving force behind the creation of The Matraea
Centre in 2011. The “Alternative Health Centre,” anchored by their midwifery
practice demonstrates the consistent development of this commitment to educating,
improving, and empowering the lives of women and families in their community.
Born by a desire to provide their clients with safe and healthy choices during
pregnancy and birth, they opened, Matraea Mercantile, a retail boutique that has
been the nursery in which the Matraea Trading products including teas, cosmetics
and birth kits has grown.
Drawing on their Midwifery experience since 2000 and their extensive personal
and professional experience with pregnancy and birth, breastfeeding, cloth
diapering, and natural child-rearing, Kate and Selina designed, sourced and qualitycrafted the Matraea products to be functional, sustainable, safe and effective
alternatives that they could not only stand behind but families could trust.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
www.msf.ca
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian
organization working in more than 70 countries to assist people whose survival is
threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. Every day, MSF aid workers from
around the world provide lifesaving assistance to people affected by disaster, conflict,
epidemics, or exclusion from healthcare. MSF works independently of political,
religious or other motivations, delivering medical aid based on human need, often in
difficult geographical or political contexts, where others cannot or choose not to go.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) est une organisation humanitaire internationale
qui est présente dans plus de 70 pays afin d’offrir de l’assistance médicale à des
individus et des populations négligés et menacés par des conflits, des maladies
ou des catastrophes. Tous les jours, des travailleurs humanitaires MSF du
monde entier fournissent une assistance vitale aux personnes touchées par des
catastrophes, des conflits, des épidémies, ou qui n’ont pas accès à des soins de
santé. MSF travaille sans aucune discrimination quant à la race, la religion, les
opinions philosophiques ou politiques, pour fournir une aide médicale en fonction
des besoins humains, souvent dans des contextes géographiques ou politiques
difficiles, là où d’autres ne peuvent ou ne veulent pas aller.
2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Midwifery Supplies Canada
www.midwiferysupplies.ca
Equipment for midwives & new moms
Jill and Paul Colpitts are the owners of Canadian Birth Products Inc. Jill has
been a birth doula since 2007, and is passionate about childbirth and midwifery
care. They offer quality home and hospital birth supplies, medical equipment
for midwives including full new registrant set ups, water birth pools, TENS,
breastfeeding supplies, and more!
Nuunest
Cindy Leclerc and Jana Stockham are Registered Nurses and International Board
Certified Lactation Consultants from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They have
worked with over 20,000 new families.
In response to parent's request for newborn information in an electronic format, they
have created an app, NuuNest, and accompanying website www.cindyandjana.com
to assist parents during the first crucial weeks after having a new baby.
NuuNest is currently available for iPhones and iPads and gives parents access to
newborn tracking features coupled with evidenced based health information.
NuuNest features:
• “All About Mom”: what’s normal after childbirth and when to worry
• “All About Baby”: answers to the most common FAQ
• Everything parents need to know about baby’s feeds, weight and diapers
(photos included!)
• 454 tips delivered according to baby’s age.
• Tracking and summaries for feeds, weight and diapers (twins included!);
option to receive notifications if entries are not what would be expected.
PureMidwifery Equipment & Supplies Ltd
PureMidwifery Equipment & Supplies Ltd. is dedicated to providing midwives, and
those within the midwifery community, with the highest quality and best selection
of equipment and supplies. PureMidwifery is known for unsurpassed customer
service, knowledge and expertise. I am passionate about midwifery care and am
thrilled to work closely with midwives to ensure they have the best of what is
available. I don’t sell to other sectors of healthcare… PureMidwifery is dedicated
to midwives.
PureMidwifery Equipment & Supples Ltd. est dédié à fournir des sages-femmes,
et celles au sein de la communauté des sages-femmes, avec la meilleure qualité
et la meilleure sélection de équipement et de fournitures. PureMidwifery est
réputé pour son service clientèle inégalé, de connaissances et d'expertise. Je
suis passionné par les soins de sage-femme et je suis ravie de travailler en
étroite collaboration avec les sages-femmes pour s'assurer qu'ils ont le meilleur
de ce qui est disponible. Je ne vends pas à d'autres secteurs de la santé ...
PureMidwifery est dédié aux sages-femmes.
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2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
http://www.skprevention.ca
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute is a non-profit organization, founded in
1980. Our focus is to reduce the occurrence of disabling conditions in children
using primary prevention methods. We raise awareness by providing training,
information, and resources based on current best evidence.
Our Partners in Prevention
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute has long-term committed support from:
• Community at Large
• Government of Saskatchewan
• Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation
• Saskatchewan Abilities Council
• University of Saskatchewan
The Prevention Institute is guided by a Board of Directors, an Executive
Committee, a Medical Advisory Committee, and a Program Advisory Committee.
The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute believes that children of all abilities have
the right to the best physical, social, and emotional health possible.
Join us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SaskatchewanPreventionInstitute
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Superior Medical Limited
Founded in the 1970's, Superior Medical Limited is a 100% Canadian owned
and operated health care distribution company. Superior Medical supplies over
15,000 health care professionals coast-to-coast including, hospitals, midwives,
nursing stations, allied health clinics, and individual health care professionals.
Superior provides almost every type of medical product, surgical instrument
and health care service. Superior Medical is also Canada's leading supplier
of health information based products from prenatal class videos, charts and
models to patient education booklets on every medical or surgical topic including
bereavement and life challenge materials. Our publishing divisions distribute over
one million health promotion and educational products to caregivers annually,
making Superior Medical a one-stop-shop for the highest quality in health
promotional products.
Over 40 years, Superior has consistently introduced new advancements in
diagnostic medicine and non-invasive surgery, while exclusively representing
many 'Fortune 500' Health care manufacturers in Canada. Since 1990, Superior
Medical has become a leading purveyor of labour and delivery and OB/GYN
product offerings. Superior has consistently set the gold standard with our
medical and surgical equipment and supplies in Canada.
2014 Partners & Exhibitors / Commanditaires & Exposants
Sutherland Massage Productions
Christine Sutherland is currently conducting massage workshops around
the world – specializing in teaching others how to massage Life’s Arrivals
and Departures. She has taught in over 15 countries, with her most recent
being South Africa. Her passion for baby massage and palliative massage is
contagious. Her classes are sell-out events because she makes them both fun
and informative.
Christine is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Massage Instructor. She is the cofounder of the Sutherland Chan School and Teaching Clinic in Toronto, Ontario,
and the Director of the Canadian Institute of Palliative Massage. Christine is a
keynote speaker with the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association as well as the
Palliative Convention in Montreal every year.
The Surgmed Group /
Advanced Surgi-Pharm Inc.
www.surgmed.com
Founded in 1992, Advanced Surgi-Pharm Inc. is the distribution arm of Surgmed™
in Canada, representing leading US, international and domestic manufacturers
for a wide range of specialty products with unique benefits for applications in
the Operating Room, Women’s Health, Labor & Delivery and NICU.
Fondé en 1992, Surgi-Pharm Avancé Inc. est le principal distributeur de Surgmed
au Canada. Il représente de grands manufacturiers de premier plan situés aux
États-Unis et à l'International ainsi que les manufacturiers locaux, pour une
grande variété de produits spécialisés pour les salles d'opération, la santé des
femmes, les accouchements et la néonatalité.
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Conference at a glance / Résumé du programme
WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER 5TH, 2014
TIME/HEURE
ALL EVENTS ON 2ND FLOOR
ACTIVITY/ACTIVITÉ
8:00AM-3:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for AGM, Pre-Conference Workshops and Conference
9:00AM-12:00PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A
NAPLES
Cultural Safety: Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
Cecil Sveinson, traditional teacher, anti-racism and systemic bias educator
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP B Herbs for Childbearing Years
FLORENCE
Cathy Carlson-Rink RM, ND
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP C
VENICE
Improve and Broaden Your Suturing Skills: Suturing for Midwives
Dr Segun Oyewole OB GYN and Romaine Abrams RM
2:00PM-4:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
CAM Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle
6:00PM-7:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for Conference
7:00PM-8:30PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Opening Address and Welcome Greetings
Keynote Speaker: Lesley Paulette RM, Fort Smith Health and Social Services Centre
With All Women
8:30PM-10:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Welcome Reception with Exhibits
Réception avec les exposants
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2014
TIME/HEURE
ALL EVENTS ON 2ND FLOOR
ACTIVITY/ACTIVITÉ
7:00AM-5:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for Conference
7:00AM-7:45AM
DA VINCI
Early morning Yoga
7:30AM-8:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Breakfast/Exhibits/Posters
Petit déjeuner/Exposition/Affiches
8:30AM-8:45AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
President’s Welcome
8:45AM-9:15AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
A Vision for the Future of Midwifery in Saskatchewan: Reflections on the First Five Years – Debbie Mpofu RM, BScN, HV, Med, PhD
9:15AM-9:45AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Midwives in the System of Care – George Carson MD, FRCSC, FSOGC
9:45AM-10:00AM
Announcements
10:00AM-10:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters – Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
10:30AM-11:50AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY CAMTALKS (80 MIN)
Are Midwives Brave Enough to Practice Naked and
Show Clients all their Data?
Holliday Tyson RM, RN, MHSc
Midwives Should Have Physiological Fertility Counseling In Their Scope
Megan Lalonde RM, CPM, HRHP
Midwives - Leaders in VBAC care
Emma Jo Knapp RM, RN
Do Leadership Styles Affect Health Care System Outcomes?
Ensieh Taeidi M, MQM, MBA, PhD(c)
11:50AM-12:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Announcements
12:00PM-1:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Lunch/Exhibits/Posters – Dîner/Exposition/Affiches
1:30PM-3:00PM
GROUP A
NAPLES
BIRTH CENTERS ACROSS
CANADA - PANEL FORMAT
1:30PM-2:30PM
1:30PM-1:50PM
Birthing Center: an enabling
environment for student midwives
to learn confidence
Céline Lemay RM, PhD
1:50PM-2:10PM
Indigenous and Midwife-Led
Space: Designing the Toronto
Birth Centre
Cheryllee Bourgeois RM
2:10PM-2:30PM
Evaluating Winnipeg’s First Birth
Centre – Early Outcomes and
Client and Provider Experiences
Ashley Struthers MA, BMR(OT), Kris
Robinson RM, MSc, Trina Larsen BA
GROUP B
FLORENCE
1:30PM-2:00PM
Defining Midwifery
S. Jay MacGillivray RM , VMMRF
Sara Wolfe RM
2:00PM-2:30PM
Women's Perception of Pre-hospital
Labour Duration and Obstetrical
Outcomes
Patricia Janssen PhD, MPH
2:30PM-3:00PM
Changing Childbirth: Women leading decisions in maternity care
Saraswathi Vedam RM MSN SciD(hc)
GROUP C
VENICE
1:30PM-2:00PM
Trouble conceiving! What next?
Donna R Chizen, MD FRCSC
2:00PM-2:30PM
Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy:
the Good, the Bad, and the Future
Trina Stryker MD, FRCSC
2:30PM-3:00PM
Can clinical practice guidelines increase health care disparities?
Exploring unintended consequences
Liz Darling RM, PhD(c), MSc
GROUP D
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
1:30PM-2:30PM
Writing for publication
Barbara Katz Rothman PhD
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CONCURRENT
SESSIONS
Tips and Tricks for Integrating Group Care into an Existing
Midwifery Practice
Anne Malott PhD(c), Robyn Lampman BA
Pharmacology Revealed – An Enhanced E-Book for Midwives
Bruce Wainman PhD
Maternal Mental Health for Midwives
Angela Bowen RN, PhD, APO
Looking Forward From Waaaaaay Back Here
S. Jay MacGillivray RM, VMMRF
2:30PM-3:00PM
Shoulder Dystocia: What works
Kim Campbell RM, RN, MN
3:00PM-3:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters – Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
3:30PM-4:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
Consequences of meconium stained amniotic fluid: what does the evidence tell us? – Eileen K. Hutton RM, PhD
4:00PM-4:30PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
Outcomes of Primary Maternity Care in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Patricia Janssen PhD, MPH, Caitlin Frame MSc, BMW(c)
4:30PM-5:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY CAMTALKS
The Decolonization of Reproductive Knowledge: Our Indigenous Right – Evelyn Harney RM
What it means to be a Midwife? – Susana Ku RM, MSc
The Law of the Constitution and Health Care in Canada – Karen Lawford RM, AM, PhD(c), MA
9:00PM-1:00AM
DA VINCI BALLROOM
CAM Social Event
Included with Full Registration/An evening of good fun and dancing with snacks and surprise workshop!
Inclus avec votre inscription/Une soirée remplie de plaisirs, de danse avec grignotines et un atelier surprise!
2:30PM-3:00PM
No no, I’ll be fine: Wakefulness
and safety in midwifery care
Amy McGee RM , PhD ,
Heather Mason RM
Conference at a glance / Résumé du programme
CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE /
RÉSUMÉ DU PROGRAMME
2014 CONFERENCE THEME
The Future of Canadian Midwifery: Exploring Scope, Skills and Knowledge
L'avenir de la pratique sage-femme canadienne : exploration des champs de pratique,
des compétences et des connaissances
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2014
TIME/HEURE
ALL EVENTS ON 2ND FLOOR
ACTIVITY/ACTIVITÉ
7:00AM-1:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for Conference
7:00AM-7:45AM
DA VINCI
Early morning Pelvic Floor Pilates with Jana Danielson and Carmen Emen of Lead Pilates
7:30AM-8:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Breakfast/Exhibits/Posters
Petit déjeuner/Exposition/Affiches
8:30AM-9:10AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY PANEL
RISK MANAGEMENT IN MIDWIFERY
Risk Reference Sheets, Risk Assessment Checklists: Lesson learned and key findings to date (HIROC)
Joanna Noble, BScN, R.N., CRM, CPPS
Risk Management in Midwifery: Unique Challenges and Solutions
Cara Wilkie LLB, LLM, Bobbi Soderstrom RM, Allyson Booth RM
9:10AM-9:55AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
Two-Step Delivery and Intact Cord Resuscitation: Getting back to Mother Nature
Andrew Kotaska MD, FRCSC
9:55AM-10:00AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Poster Prize
10:00AM-10:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters
Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
10:30AM-12:00PM
CONCURRENT
SESSIONS
GROUP A
NAPLES
10:30AM-11:00AM
The role of a MSF midwife:
­Promoter of wellbeing for
­mother and child ... and bridge
between communities
Ada Caraffini RM
11:00AM-11:30AM
Canada’s First Midwifery Specific
Oral Language/ Communication Test - Development + Pilot
Findings
Holliday Tyson RM, RN, MHSc
11:30AM-12:00PM
When Guidelines Collide: Evidence is in the Eye of the Beholder
Tasha MacDonald RM, MHSc
GROUP B
FLORENCE
10:30AM-11:00AM
First Nations women and use of
prenatal screening and diagnosis:
A culture of non-intervention?
Brandace Winquist PhD, MSc
11:00AM-11:30AM
Lessons for qallunaat: Cross
cultural work in the north
Student midwives Mary Itukallak,
Lizzie Sakiagak, Saira Qinuajuak
and Amy McGee RM, PhD
11:30AM-12:00PM
Unexpected Breech Birth: Hands-off, not hands-up
Andrew Kotaska MD, FRCSC
GROUP C
VENICE
CONCURRENT CAMTALKS
A qualitative researcher in the
unfamiliar waters of mounting a
pilot randomized controlled trial
Mary Sharpe RM MEd PhD,
Kory McGrath, Research Assistant,
Midwifery Student
The 10 minutes history
of the Midwives Alliance
of North America
Marinah Farrell CPM, LM
The Twisty Path from
Journalist to Midwife
Dina Davidson RM, IBCLC
Re-entering Ontario midwifery:
The pull of the profession and the
threat of combustion
Johanna Geraci RM
In pursuit of the Canadian dream:
equity and the Canadian certification of internationally educated
midwives
Sadia Jama MSc
Birthing in Good Hands
Christine Sutherland RMT
GROUP D
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
10:30AM-11:00AM
Multi-Disciplinary Management of Pelvic Dysfunction
Pre- and Post-Partum
Juliet Sarjeant BScPT, MSc and Maggie Phelan MN NP, BScN, RN
12:00PM-1:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Lunch/Exhibits/Posters
Dîner/Exposition/Affiches
1:30PM-2:15PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
How midwives are addressing the specific needs of their communities
Plenary Panel – Martha Roberts RM, MSc (c), Debbie Vey RM and Joyce Leaf AM
2:15PM-2:45PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION
Closing Keynote Address
Nokom and the Mrs
Maria Campbell
Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, and Elder
2:45PM-3:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Closing Address
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Educating our Midwives:
From the Grassroots Up
Rivka Cymbalist CPM, BA,
CD(DONA)
11:30AM-12:00PM
Boot Camp for New Dads® (aka Daddy Boot Camp®)
Blair Pisio
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Pour la traduction des titres des présentations ainsi que pour les résumés traduits, veuillez voir les pages Horaires et Résumés
Wednesday / Mercredi, November 5th 2014
SCHEDULES &
PRESENTATION SUMMARIES/
HORAIRES & RÉSUMÉS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2014
Le mercredi 5 novembre, 2014
All events on 2nd floor
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8:00AM-3:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
6:00PM-7:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA On-site registration for AGM, Pre-Conference
Workshops and Conference
On-site registration for Conference
09:00AM-12:00PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A:
NAPLES CECIL SVEINSON TRADITIONAL TEACHER,
ANTI-RACISM AND SYSTEMIC BIAS EDUCATOR
Cultural Safety: Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP B:
FLORENCE
CATHY CARLSON-RINK RM, ND
Herbs for Childbearing Years
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP C:
VENICE DR SEGUN OYEWOLE OB GYN AND ROMAINE ABRAMS RM
Improve and Broaden Your Suturing Skills:
Suturing for Midwives
2:00PM-4:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B CAM Annual General Meeting
Assemblée générale annuelle
7:00PM-8:30PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B Opening Address & Welcome Greetings
Mots de bienvenue
Traditional Round Dance
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: LESLEY PAULETTE RM
Midwife at Fort Smith Health and Social Services Centre
With All Women
Midwives, experts in "normal" pregnancy and birth, too often
become pigeon-holed as providers of care to "low-risk"
women and their babies. But if we are willing to stretch a
little, we will find our natural place walking beside all women
on their child- bearing journey.
Avec toutes les femmes
Les sages-femmes, qui sont les expertes des grossesses et
des accouchements « normaux », sont souvent confinées au
rôle de prestataires de soins aux femmes « à faible risque »
et à leurs nouveau-nés. Cependant, en élargissant notre
champ de vision, nous pouvons voir que notre place naturelle
est de cheminer aux côtés de toutes les femmes durant leurs
années de procréation.
8:30PM-10:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Welcome Reception with Exhibits
Réception avec les exposants
Thursday / Jeudi, November 6th, 2014
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2014
Le jeudi 6 novembre, 2014
All events on 2nd floor
7:00AM-5:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
10:00AM-10:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for Conference
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters
Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
7:00AM-7:45AM
DA VINCI
Morning Yoga Class
7:30AM-8:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Breakfast/Exhibits/Posters
Petit déjeuner/Exposition/Affiches
8:30AM-8:45AM
MICHELANGELO A & B
President’s Welcome
8:45AM-9:15AM
MICHELANGELO A & B
PLENARY SESSION: DEBBIE MPOFU RM, BSCN, HV, MED, PHD
A Vision for the Future of Midwifery in Saskatchewan:
Reflections on the First Five Years
Une vision pour l’avenir de la profession de sage-femme au
Saskatchewan : Réflexions sur les premières années de pratique
The presentation briefly highlights Saskatchewan’s growing
population and the child bearing sector. Strengths of aspects
of the employee model are offered. Challenges resulting from
proclaiming midwifery without ensuring a critical mass are
identified. What is the effect to Saskatchewan of not having
midwives? An attempt at identification of opportunities to
grow midwifery strategically is discussed.
9:15AM-9:45AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY SESSION GEORGE CARSON MD, FRCSC, FSOGC
Midwives in the System of Care
Les sages-femmes au sein du système de soins de santé
9:45AM-10:00AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
Announcements
PLENARY CAMtalks (80 min)
(10:30-11:50 AM)
MICHELANGELO A & B
10:30AM-10:40AM
HOLLIDAY TYSON RM, RN, MHSC
Are Midwives Brave Enough to Practice Naked and Show
Clients all their Data?
Les sages-femmes ont-elles le courage de travailler à nu
et d’exposer toutes leurs données aux clientes?
The collection of medical practice outcomes by practitioners
themselves and making these available to the public has
resulted in improved practice performance outcomes by all
participating practitioners, and enhanced client centred care
and patient rights. Midwives can and should learn from this
evidence. It's time for midwives to start practicing "naked", with
their data, providing their outcomes for aspects of care such
as transfers in labour and VBACs on their websites to potential
clients and for regular comparisons between practices.
10:40AM-10:50AM
MEGAN LALONDE RM, CPM, HRHP
Midwives Should Have Physiological Fertility Counseling
In Their Scope
Les conseils en matière de fertilité physiologique,
un élément à intégrer dans le cadre de pratique des
sages‑femmes
Medicine and pharmaceutical industries have succeeded in
claiming and medicalizing fertility, with women increasingly
diagnosed with fertility issues after brief or no attempts at
conceiving. The provision of pharmaceutical and technology/
surgery dependent approaches is immediate and for most
people, the only approach offered. Midwifery operates on
informed choice, promotion of normal physiological processes
and judicious use of technology. It is a crucial that women have
the same choices and support with respect to their fertility.
Midwives are ideally situated to offer physiogical fertility
counseling and holsitic gynecological care.
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Thursday / Jeudi, November 6th, 2014
10:50AM-11:00AM
11:40AM-11:50AM
EMMA JO KNAPP RM, RN
S. JAY MACGILLIVRAY RM, VMMRF
Midwives-Leaders in VBAC care
Les sages-femmes : des cheffes de file pour les AVAC
Improving VBAC success rates is an important element in
stemming rising caesarean rates. Midwives should engage in
self audit and publish VBAC success rates to enable clients
to determine which care giver best suits their needs.
Looking Forward From Waaaaaay Back Here
Regarder vers l’avant
Join Jay MacGillivray as she poses questions about the
future of Canadian Midwifery, its’ very definition, our
potential influence in larger arenas and the direction
and inclusion necessary for meaningful change.
11:00AM-11:10AM
11:50AM-12:00PM
MICHELANGELO A & B
ENSIEH TAEIDI M, MQM, MBA, PHD(C)
Do Leadership Styles Affect Health Care System Outcomes?
Les styles de leadership influencent-ils les résultats obtenus
par les systèmes de soins de santé?
I will present the learnings from other fields and from
health care leadership literature which can contribute to us
understanding better what forms of leadership may serve
the values and work of midwifery in the Canadian health
care system.
11:10AM-11:20AM
ANNE MALOTT PHD(C), ROBYN LAMPMAN BA
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Tips and Tricks for Integrating Group Care into an Existing
Midwifery Practice
Trucs et conseils pour intégrer les soins de groupe au cœur
d’une clinique existante de sages-femmes
This presentation will address strategies for integrating a
group care approach into an existing midwifery practice in
Ontario. Logistical considerations, anticipatory guidance and
resources will help others interested in initiating the model
in their communities.
11:20AM-11:30AM
BRUCE WAINMAN PHD
Pharmacology Revealed – An Enhanced E-Book for Midwives
La pharmacologie dévoilée – Un livre électronique amélioré
pour les sages-femmes
This talk will highlight the development and evaluation of
an interactive e-book for midwives piloted at McMaster
University for teaching and learning pharmacology.
11:30AM-11:40AM
ANGELA BOWEN RN, PHD, APO
Maternal Mental Health for Midwives
La santé mentale des mères à l’intention des sages-femmes
Maternal mental health problems have an impact on pregnant
and postpartum women. This presentation discusses the
Maternal Mental Health Strategy for education, screening,
treatment, and accountability.
Announcements
12:00PM-1:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Lunch/Exhibits/Posters
Dîner/Exposition/Affiches
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (90 MIN)
(1:30PM-3:00PM)
GROUP A:
NAPLES
Birth Centers across Canada
Centres de naissance à travers le Canada
Panel Format (3 X 20 min)
1:30PM-1:50PM
CÉLINE LEMAY RM, PHD
Birthing Center: an enabling environment for student
midwives to learn confidence
Les maisons de naissance : un milieu favorisant la
confiance en soi pour les étudiantes sages-femmes
More than 80% of student midwives training in Québec
happens in “out of hospital” environment: a Birthing Center,
midwife led-care, small public institution. This learning
context contributes to create an imprint of confidence for
professional ethos and practice.
1:50PM-2:10PM
CHERYLLEE BOURGEOIS RM
Indigenous and Midwife-Led Space: designing the Toronto
Birth Centre
Un espace autochtone dirigé par des sages-femmes :
la conception du centre de naissance de Toronto
The TBC is a striking example of grass-roots visioning
and a coming together of different communities to create
a powerful Indigenous and Midwife-Led space for birth.
Thursday / Jeudi, November 6th, 2014
This presentation will explore the historical and real-time
methods of community engagement implemented throughout
the design of the TBC. Candid pictures of the design and
construction process will be shared and participants will be
taken on a virtual tour of the finished space to experience the
many layers of meaning that reflect both Indigenous values
and midwifery ways of working.
2:10PM-2:30PM
ASHLEY STRUTHERS MA, BMR(OT), KRIS ROBINSON RM,
MSC, TRINA LARSEN BA
Evaluating Winnipeg’s First Birth Centre –
Early Outcomes and Client and Provider Experiences
L’évaluation du premier centre de naissance de
Winnipeg – Les résultats précoces et le vécu des
clientes et des prestataires de soins
The Women’s Health Clinic Birth Centre opened in Winnipeg
at the end of October 2011. The Birth Centre concept is new
and innovative within the Canadian context, and as such,
an evaluation of Birth Centre programs and services is
underway. Findings will be presented that relate to the Birth
Centre’s Reach and Effectiveness, as well as the Adoption of
the Birth Centre within Winnipeg’s maternity community and
planning and Implementation successes and challenges.
2:30PM-3:00PM
AMY MCGEE RM, PHD, HEATHER MASON RM
No no, I'll be fine: Wakefulness and safety in midwifery care
« Non, non, je vais bien aller » : l’état d’éveil et la sécurité
en pratique sage-femme
While there is quiet acknowledgement that fatigue can
compromise midwifery performance, midwives' commitment
to continuity of care, scarcity of coverage and a remarkable
work ethic contribute to lapses in safety. In this presentation
we will apply the literature on fatigue to midwifery, ask some
difficult questions that contest the norms of practice.
GROUP B
FLORENCE
1:30PM-2:00PM
S. JAY MACGILLIVRAY RM, VMMRF, SARA WOLFE RM
Defining Midwifery
Définir la pratique sage-femme
What does ‘Midwife' mean? Does one size actually fit all? An
examination of definitions informed by equity and diversity
with two Midwives who believe Midwifery vigor flourishes
with innovation.
2:00PM-2:30PM
PATRICIA JANSSEN PHD, MPH
Women’s Perception of Pre-hospital Labour Duration
and Obstetrical Outcomes
La perception des femmes face à la durée du travail
avant l’admission à l’hôpital et les issues obstétricales
Women indicating that they had been in labour for more
than 24 hours at the time of hospital admission were at
elevated risk for cesarean birth, admission with a cervical
dilation of 3 cm or less, and obstetrical interventions
including continuous electronic fetal monitoring, and
augmentation of labour, and use of narcotic, and epidural
analgesia. Adverse neonatal outcomes did not differ apart
from a significant increase in meconium-stained amniotic
fluid. A single question asked of women on presentation to
hospital may have utility in identifying women who would
benefit from close observation and more active management
of labour.
2:30PM-3:00PM
SARASWATHI VEDAM RM, MSN, SCID(HC)
Changing Childbirth: Women leading decisions in
maternity care
Transformer l’accouchement : les femmes à la tête
des décisions en matière de soins de maternité
The Changing Childbirth in BC study was a community
based participatory research project. Women of childbearing
age, NGOs that serve marginalized women, and academics
collaborated to study preferences for maternity care,
experience of decision making with different types of
providers, and access to care in BC. Women participated
in all aspects of design, interpretation, and knowledge
translation of results.
GROUP D
MICHELANGELO A & B
1:30PM-2:30PM (60 MIN WORKSHOP)
BARBARA KATZ ROTHMAN PHD
Writing for publication
Écrire pour être publié
Writing for Publication for midwives Part I: Publishing
opportunities: Book reviews, Research reports, Academic
and non academic presentations, Review articles, Books
Part II: Political and Ethical considerations in publishing.
2:30PM-3:00PM (30 MIN WORKSHOP)
KIM CAMPBELL RM, RN, MN
Shoulder Dystocia: What works
La dystocie des épaules : ce qui fonctionne bien
The management of shoulder dystocia is included in
obstetrical emergency drills for several risk management
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Thursday / Jeudi, November 6th, 2014
programs. However, debate exists on the definition and
approaches to prevent and facilitate the birth. In practice
many clinicians fail to take the most important steps to
prevent and manage this emergency effectively. This
presentation will review the evidence and discuss the most
practical approaches to preventing and resolving this issue.
GROUP C
VENICE
1:30PM-2:00PM
DONNA R CHIZEN MD, FRCSC
Trouble conceiving! What next?
Des problèmes à concevoir ! Quelle est la prochaine étape ?
2:00PM-2:30PM
DR TRINA STRYKER MD, FRCSC
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Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy:
the Good, the Bad, and the Future
Le dépistage génétique pour l’aneuploïdie :
les points forts, les points faibles et l’avenir
Participants will be able to recognize the benefits and
limitations of the currently available methods of screening
for trisomy 21. The current and future role of non-invasive
prenatal screening through cell-free fetal DNA will be
discussed. Ultrasound findings that are associated with
the common trisomies will be reviewed.
2:30PM-3:00PM
LIZ DARLING RM, PHD(C), MSC
Can clinical practice guidelines increase health care
disparities? Exploring unintended consequences
Les lignes directrices cliniques entraînent-elles une
augmentation des inégalités en matière de soins de santé ?
Une exploration des conséquences non intentionnelles
Canadian midwives have demonstrated innovation both in
the development of clinical guidelines based on midwifery
values, and in providing care in ways that reduce health
disparities. This presentation will explore the potential for
clinical practice guidelines to have unintended consequences
that may result in increased health disparities. The
presentation will cover a brief literature review, presentation
of original research findings relating to a specific example
of hyperbilirubinemia guidelines, and implications for
midwives both in the use and the creation of clinical
practice guidelines.
3:00PM-3:30PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters
Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
3:30PM-4:00PM
MICHELANGELO A & B
PLENARY SESSION: EILEEN K. HUTTON RM, PHD
Consequences of meconium stained amniotic fluid:
what does the evidence tell us?
Meconium aspiration syndrome is a well known complication
associated with meconium stained amniotic fluid. Other
potential consequences of MSAF are less well understood.
We will look at a reviewed of the literature for original
research papers that could inform this understanding.
Les conséquences de l’aspiration de liquide amniotique
méconial : que nous montrent les preuves?
Le syndrome d’aspiration méconiale (SAM) est une
complication très connue associée à l’aspiration de liquide
amniotique méconial. Les autres conséquences potentielles
du SAM sont moins bien comprises. Nous passerons
en revue les articles de recherche originaux qui nous
permettront d’approfondir notre compréhension.
4:00PM-4:30PM
MICHELANGELO A & B
PLENARY SESSION: PATRICIA JANSSEN PHD, MPH,
CAITLIN FRAME MSC, BMW(C)
Outcomes of Primary Maternity Care in Fort Smith,
Northwest Territories
This project examined the outcomes of primary maternity
care in Fort Smith, where midwives have provided the only
maternity care service since 2005. The objective was to
compare perinatal outcomes from Fort Smith (2005-2012)
(n=281) with outcomes from 1) the Inuulitsivik Midwifery
Program in northern Quebec (n=1388), and 2) the community
of Hay River where women evacuate at 37 weeks to receive
intrapartum care elsewhere (n=143).
PLENARY CAMtalks (3X10 min)
(4:30-5:00 PM)
MICHELANGELO A & B
4:30PM-4:40PM
EVELYN HARNEY RM
The Decolonization of Reproductive Knowledge:
Our Indigenous Right
La décolonisation des connaissances en matière de santé
reproductive : notre droit autochtone
This presentation looks at the historical context of Aboriginal
reproductive knowledge and takes a rights-based approach in a
discussion on the return of Aboriginal midwifery. Using the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the
principles of the IDLE NO MORE movement Evelyn demonstrates
the momentum of a global awareness that is helping Aboriginal
midwifery to move forward with their communities leading the way.
Thursday / Jeudi, November 6th, 2014
4:40PM-4:50PM
SUSANA KU RM, MSC
What it means to be a Midwife?
Que signifie « être sage-femme » ?
When we treat women as a collective and not as unique persons
with different needs and experiences and different cultural
practices we are not really serving them anymore; we are
serving a profession and a large project in which people are just
numbers. I remember once being excited to be able to talk with a
group of women in my community, explaining the importance of
receiving information about prenatal care; they were excited with
the topic, some of them talked about how they would like to live
their experience of birth according to their own culture.
4:50PM-5:00PM
KAREN LAWFORD RM, AM, PHD(C), MA
The Law of the Constitution and Health Care in Canada
La Loi constitutionnelle et les soins de santé au Canada
The law of the constitution does not impede the Government
of Canada’s will to act nor does it restrict the leveraging of
resources required to bring health care – including maternity
care services - for First Nations on reserves into fruition. I
will examine and challenge the literature on the law of the
constitution, numbered treaties and the Indian Act (1876), and
common law to demonstrate that limits on the federal role in
health care are not legislative, legal, or constitutional.
EVENING ACTIVITIES
9:00PM–1:00AM
CAM SOCIAL EVENT DA VINCI BALLROOM
Included with Full Registration!
An evening of good fun and dancing with snacks and
surprise workshop!
Inclus avec votre inscription !
Une soirée remplie de plaisirs, de danse avec grignotines
et un atelier surprise
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2014
Le vendredi 7 novembre, 2014
All events on 2nd floor
7:00AM-1:00PM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
On-site registration for Conference
7:00AM-7:45AM
DA VINCI BALLROOM
JANA DANIELSON AND CARMEN EMEN OF LEAD PILATES
Early Morning Pelvic Floor Pilates
7:30AM-8:30AM
Breakfast/Exhibits/Posters
Petit déjeuner/Exposition/Affiches
8:30AM-9:10AM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY PANEL (40 MIN): RISK MANAGEMENT IN MIDWIFERY
JOANNA NOBLE, BSCN, R.N., CRM, CPPS
Risk Reference Sheets, Risk Assessment Checklists:
Lesson learned and key findings to date (HIROC)
Historically learning from medical legal claims has been hindered by
secrecy and stigma, long times to resolution, and low frequencies.
Claims, however, are a rich source of knowledge including
identification of unique types of risks and quantification of harm
events in terms of dollars. HIROC’s claims database was analyzed
to identify distinct, actionable risks for hospitals, non-acute facilities
and midwives. With a goal of providing midwives access to credible,
concise and prioritized information, the knowledge translation
initiatives involved risk ranking of claims (monetarily), development
of Risk Reference Sheets and Risk Assessment Checklists (“RAC”).
Lesson learned and key findings to date will be shared.
Les formulaires de référence des risques, les listes
d’évaluation des risques : Leçons apprises et résultats clés
obtenus jusqu’à maintenant (HIROC)
L’apprentissage à partir de l’histoire des réclamations légales
médicales a été entravé par le secret et les stigmates, les
longues périodes de temps en vue d’une résolution et les
faibles taux de fréquence. Cependant, les réclamations
constituent une source riche d’information, y compris
l’identification des types de risque uniques et la quantification
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des événements indésirables en termes de dollars. On a
procédé à l’analyse de la banque de données de réclamations
d’HIROC en vue d’identifier les risques distincts passibles
de poursuites pour les sages-femmes, les hôpitaux et les
établissements de soins non intensifs. Dans le but d’offrir aux
sages-femmes des renseignements fiables, concis et priorisés,
les projets de transfert de connaissances comprennent une
échelle des risques des réclamations (monétaires) ainsi que
l’élaboration de formulaires de référence des risques et de
listes d’évaluation des risques (« RAC »). Les leçons apprises et
les résultats clés obtenus jusqu’à maintenant seront partagés.
CARA WILKIE LLB, LLM, BOBBI SODERSTROM RM,
ALLYSON BOOTH RM
Risk Management in Midwifery:
Unique Challenges and Solutions
A review of the Integrated Risk Management approach in
healthcare institutions and some of the barriers to using that
approach in midwifery practice. Followed by the solutions
developed by the Association of Ontario Midwives to identify,
assess, and manage risks and mitigation strategies.
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La gestion des risques dans la pratique sage-femme :
des défis et des solutions uniques
Une revue du modèle de gestion des risques intégré adopté par
les établissements de soins de santé et de quelques-uns des
obstacles à l’utilisation de ce modèle par les sages-femmes.
Un aperçu des solutions élaborées par l’Association des
sages-femmes de l’Ontario pour l’identification, l’évaluation et
la gestion des risques et des stratégies d’atténuation suivra.
9:10AM-9:55AM
PLENARY SESSION: ANDREW KOTASKA MD, FRCSC
Two-Step Delivery and Intact Cord Resuscitation:
Getting back to Mother Nature
A belief that prolonged head-to-body delivery interval endangers
the newborn underpins the common obstetrical practice of
delivering the baby’s trunk immediately after the head is born.
Without intervention, however, birth typically occurs in two
steps: once the fetal head is delivered there is usually a pause,
and the rest of the infant is born with the next contraction. Dr.
Kotaska will discuss evidence showing that a two-step delivery
does not increase the risk of fetal harm, may lower the incidence
of shoulder dystocia, and should be considered physiologically
normal, with implications for the definition of shoulder dystocia.
Delayed cord clamping not only improves fetal iron stores,
it will “auto-resuscitate” babies who have experienced cord
compression. Dr. Kotaska will briefly discuss the hemodynamics
and acid-base physiology of intact-cord resuscitation.
L’accouchement en deux étapes et la réanimation avec
le cordon intact : un retour à la Mère Nature
À la base de la pratique obstétricale d’accélérer la naissance
du tronc immédiatement après celle de la tête se trouve la
croyance que la prolongation de l’intervalle entre la naissance
de la tête et du tronc met le nouveau-né en danger. Toutefois,
sans intervention, la naissance se produit habituellement en
deux étapes : on observe une pause après la sortie de la tête
et ensuite le corps naît à la prochaine contraction. Dr Kotaska
va discuter des preuves qui montrent que la naissance en deux
étapes n’accroît pas les risques pour le fœtus, peut entraîner
une réduction de la fréquence des dystocies d’épaule et devrait
être considérée normale physiologiquement, ce qui implique une
redéfinition de la dystocie des épaules. Le report du clampage
du cordon ombilical a pour effet non seulement d’accroître les
réserves de fer des bébés mais aussi d’auto-réanimerceux qui
ont subi une compression du cordon. Dr Kotaska fera un survol
des principes d’hémodynamique et de la physiologie des acidesbases lors de la réanimation avec un cordon intact.
9:55AM-10:00AM
Poster Prize
10:00AM-10:30AM
PRE FUNCTION AREA
Nutritional Break/Exhibits/Posters
Pause santé/Exposition/Affiches
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (90 MIN)
(10:30AM-12:00PM)
GROUP A
NAPLES
10:30AM-11:00AM
ADA CARAFFINI RM
The role of a MSF midwife: Promoter of wellbeing for
mother and child... and bridge between communities
Le rôle d’une sage-femme chez MSF: promotrice du bienêtre chez la mère et l’enfant... pont entre les communautés
MSF midwives deal with an impressive variety of customs,
traditions and practices. In this presentation, MSF midwife
Ada Caraffini explains that if midwives truly want to advance
in the area of safe motherhood, it is imperative to understand
the place and value of the women they assist in their own
society. Come discover what an MSF midwife should have in
her luggage before leaving for an assignment abroad.
11:00AM-11:30AM
HOLLIDAY TYSON RM, RN, MHSC
Canada's First Midwifery Specific Oral Language/
Communication Test - Development + Pilot Findings
Les premiers tests de communication orale spécifiques
à la pratique sage-femme au Canada : leur élaboration
et les résultats des projets-pilote
In 2012-2014 a team of five midwifery educators and language
and communication experts developed Canada's first Midwifery
Specific Oral Language and Communication Screening Test.
Development and pilot testing took place at the IMPP and with
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the Manitoba IEM Assessment of 2014 and are now complete. A
description of the test, which meets and exceeds the IELTS oral
language requirements, the development process and testing data
will be shared to introduce the Canadian midwifery professional
community to the utility implications of this innovative midwifery
specific oral language and communication test.
11:30AM-12:00PM
TASHA MACDONALD RM, MHSC
When Guidelines Collide: Evidence is in the Eye of the Beholder
Quand les lignes directrices divergent : les preuves
deviennent alors une affaire de goût personnel
This presentation will use the AOM’s two clinical practice
guidelines on Group B Streptococcus to explore how and
why a “midwifery interpretation” of research evidence
sometimes produces recommendations divergent from those
put forth by other guideline developers. Presenters will share
ways to understand and discuss conflicting interpretations of
research evidence with colleagues and clients.
GROUP B
FLORENCE
10:30AM-11:00AM
BRANDACE WINQUIST PHD, MSC
First Nations women and use of prenatal screening
and diagnosis: A culture of non-intervention?
Les femmes des Premières Nations et l’utilisation du
dépistage et du diagnostic prénatals : une culture non
interventionniste ?
This study presents the first detailed exploration of
demographic predictors of MSS uptake in a Canadian
population. Utilization of prenatal serum screening and
diagnostic testing was significantly lower amongst First
Nations women and rural populations, potentially reflecting
differences in the way prenatal care is accessed and delivered
and in personal value systems. By examining patterns of
uptake, we have gained some insights about the utilization and
acceptance of new reproductive technologies.
11:00AM-11:30AM
STUDENT MIDWIVES MARY ITUKALLAK, LIZZIE SAKIAGAK,
SAIRA QINUAJUAK AND AMY MCGEE RM, PHD
Lessons for Qallunaat: Cross Cultural Work in the North
Leçons apprises à Qallunaat : un travail interculturel
dans le Nord
Cross cultural work can be humbling, mystifying, complex
and gratifying.Inuit student midwives have become seasoned
trainers of temporary southern midwives. In this presentation
three Inuit student midwives from Nunavik will share some
stories and suggestions from their experiences.
11:30AM-12:00PM
ANDREW KOTASKA, MD, FRCSC
Unexpected Breech Birth: Hands-off, not hands-up
Une naissance vaginale par le siège surprise :
les mains croisées, pas en l’air!
Despite best laid plans, most accoucheurs will encounter an
unexpected breech birth at some point in their career. Dr. Kotaska
will describe how to remain calm (and continent) while preparing
to safely manage the inevitable – at home or in hospital.
GROUP C
MICHELANGELO A & B
10:30AM-11:30AM (60 MIN WORKSHOP)
JULIET SARJEANT BSCPT, MSC AND MAGGIE PHELAN MN NP,
BSCN, RN
Multi-Disciplinary Management of Pelvic Dysfunction
Pre- and Post-Partum
Une gestion multidisciplinaire de la dysfonction pelvienne
durant les périodes prénatale et postnatale
This workshop is designed for participants who want to know
more about pelvic dysfunction during the peri-partum period.
Participants will learn techniques to improve pelvic health
using a multi-disciplinary approach. The objectives are to
describe the role of physiotherapists and nurse practitioners
in pelvic health, and to outline self-management strategies for
women with pelvic pain, incontinence and prolapsed
11:30AM-12:00PM (30 MIN WORKSHOP)
BLAIR JP PISIO
Boot Camp for New Dads® (aka Daddy Boot Camp®)
Camp d’entraînement pour les papas
This workshop will discuss the importance and value of
an informed labour coach, specifically focusing on what an
expectant dad can do by discussing some of the highlights
of a unique program, the first of its kind in Canada, Boot
Camp for New Dads. Boot camp gives expectant dads a
hands on look at what it is like to be a father with a candid
and informal discussion on everything from changing dirty
diapers to post-partum depression!
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GROUP D
VENICE
 CONCURRENT CAMTalks (6X10min)
(10:30AM-11:30AM)
10:30AM-10:40AM
MARY SHARPE RM, MED, PHD, KORY MCGRATH,
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, MIDWIFERY STUDENT
A qualitative researcher in the unfamiliar waters of
mounting a pilot randomized controlled trial
Une chercheure en recherche qualitative naviguant dans
les eaux non familières de l’élaboration d’une étude-pilote
contrôlée randomisée
This presentation explores the process required to mount
a small pilot randomized controlled trial involving a health
product and placebo and tells how a qualitative researcher
negotiates the depths of this other culture of research.
The trial investigates the use of certain probiotics in the
eradication of GBS from pregnant women. The process is
multi-layered, exacting and lengthy, involving collaborations
and partnerships.
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10:40AM-10:50AM
MARINAH FARRELL CPM, LM
The 10 minutes history of the Midwives Alliance of
North America
L’histoire de l’alliance des sages-femmes de l’Amérique
du Nord (MANA) en 10 minutes
MANA is unique in that it is the only professional
organization that provides a place for all midwives and
the opportunity for professional development regardless
of a midwife's route of entry into the profession, training,
educational background or practice style. MANA has a proud
history of relentlessly advocating for women’s autonomy in
their reproductive lives through promoting midwifery as a
high quality maternity care option.
10:50AM-11:00AM
DINA DAVIDSON RM, IBCLC
The Twisty Path from Journalist to Midwife
Le parcours sinueux d’une journaliste devenue sage-femme
The author's favourite yoga teacher likes to remind her that
"no effort is ever wasted". In this CAM talk, we explore how
our prior life and career experiences can add richness to
our midwifery practice, and how a seeming 180-degree
turn can in fact lead us further along the journey that is our
life's work.
11:00AM-11:10AM
RIVKA CYMBALIST CPM, BA, CD(DONA)
Educating our Midwives: From the Grassroots Up
Éduquer les sages-femmes à partir de la base
Montreal Birth Companions is a volunteer organization that
provides free doula services for needy women. Many MBC
doulas have moved on to be accepted at midwifery schools
across Canada. This presentation outlines a proposal for
volunteer doula work to be a prerequiste for acceptance into
a university midwifery program.
11:10AM-11:20AM
JOHANNA GERACI RM
Re-entering Ontario midwifery: The pull of the profession
and the threat of combustion
Revenir à la pratique sage-femme en Ontario :
l’attraction de la profession et le risque de s’exténuer
This presentation briefly describes the observations of a
midwife returning to Ontario practice almost 15 years after
graduation; an experience akin to re-entering the earth’s
atmosphere. The challenges of re-entry are largely the
result of the changing expectations of the profession. The
presentation uses available literature to support or refute
her observations about these new expectations and ponders
how the current model of midwifery care can keep up with
current practice.
11:20AM-11:30AM
SADIA JAMA MSC
In pursuit of the Canadian dream: equity and the Canadian
certification of internationally educated midwives
À la quête du rêve canadien : l’équité et la certification
canadienne des sages-femmes formées à l’étranger
Using a social equity framework and insights from
Foucauldian and post-colonial feminist research, the study
explores practices of assessment and bridging programs
for Internationally Educated Midwives (IEMs); the factors
that impede IEM recertification; and the ways Canadian
midwifery stakeholders mitigate international migration
(brain drain) and poor labor integration (brain waste) of
IEMs. Findings from the study indicate several inequities
in the recertification process of IEMs, primarily in the
application process to assessment and bridging programs
and in financial and geographical constraints. The study also
suggests a lack of discernment by midwifery stakeholders
between active and passive recruitment, and tacit support of
the passive recruitment of IEMs. Questions are also raised
regarding the inclusivity of the Canadian midwifery model of
practice and illustrate that further research is needed.
Poster abstracts / Résumés des affiches
11:30AM-12:00PM (30 MIN WORKSHOP)
CHRISTINE SUTHERLAND RMT
Birthing In Good Hands
Christine Sutherland has handled the most exciting arrivals
and deliveries. She will share her experience about working
with massage teams during births that were challenging,
c section excitement, after birthing massage emerg, V back
massage and how to not drown in the massage underwater!
She will also show film clips of her patients to demonstrate
her stories. There will be a short shoulder rub for hard
working birth attendants during the entire presentation.
2:15PM-2:45PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MARIA CAMPBELL
Lunch/Exhibits/Posters
Dîner/Exposition/Affiches
Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, and Elder
Auteure, dramaturge, spécialiste de la diffusion, cinéaste et
aînée autochtone
Nokom and the Mrs
Maria Campbell will give a brief history of Indigenous Midwifery
which began with ceremony and midwives working in
partnership with Notokwew Ahtyokan, the spirit of the first
grandmother and the medicines of the land. Their practice
involved all aspects of our life cycle from birth to death. She will
also recount the early history of partnerships between Indigenous
and Non Indigenous midwives in a reading of Nokom and the
Mrs, a short story she published about her grandmother and a
Mennonite grandmother, both midwives, in the 1930's and 40's.
1:30PM-2:15PM
MICHELANGELO A & B
2:45PM-3:00PM
MICHELANGELO SALON A & B
PLENARY PANEL (45 MIN WITH Q & A )
Closing Address
Mots de la fin
12:00PM-1:30PM
Pre Function Area
How midwives are addressing the specific needs of their
communities
Comment les sages-femmes répondent aux besoins
spécifiques de leurs communautés
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MARTHA ROBERTS RM, MSC(C), DEBBIE VEY RM
AND JOYCE LEAF AM
POSTER ABSTRACTS /
RÉSUMÉS DES AFFICHES
REGISTRATION AREA – 2ND FLOOR
TITLE
AUTHOR
Retention of Students in Midwifery Education Programs
Johanna Geraci RM, MSc, Farimah HakemZadeh MBA,
Elena Neiterman PhD, Isik U. Zeytinoglu PhD, Derek Lobb PhD
In pursuit of the Canadian dream: equity and the Canadian
certification of internationally educated midwives
Sadia Jama MSc
Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit
Evelyn Harney RM
"Baby in one hand, mop in another": A Qualitative Analysis
of Young Adults' Beliefs About Midwives
Melanie Bayly BA, Sarah Sangster BA,
Karen Lawson PhD
Poor and Marginalized Women`s Experiences
of Primary Prenatal Care in East Vancouver, BC
Martha Roberts RM, Msc (c)
Midwifery Education in Saskatchewan:
Envisioning the Future
David Gregory RN, PhD, Debbie Mpofu RM, BScN, HV, MEd, PhD
Debbie Vey RM
Keynote and plenary speakers / Conférenciers
KEYNOTE AND PLENARY SPEAKERS /
CONFÉRENCIERS
Lesley Paulette, RM
Lesley is an indigenous woman of Mohawk descent. Called to midwifery in her early
twenties, she pursued a self-directed program of learning, seeking out both traditional and
contemporary mentors. In 1998, Lesley was among the first group of midwives regulated
in the province of Alberta. Since 1993, she has been providing midwifery services in the
Northwest Territories where she played an integral role in the development of regulated
midwifery. She resides at Smith’s Landing First Nation and is married with numerous
children, step-children, and grandchildren.
Maria Campbell, Indigenous Elder and Author
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Maria is a Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker, and Elder. Over the last thirty
years, Maria has been honoured with numerous awards including the Order of Canada
as well as four Honorary Doctorate degrees. In addition to her work in the arts, Maria
is a volunteer, community activist and advocate for Aboriginal rights and the rights of
women. She has mentored a number of Indigenous scholars in academia and is tireless in
her commitment to passing on Indigenous knowledge and ways of being to her students.
She was raised by her Cheechum (her great grandmother), who was a traditional midwife
and has worked extensively with Indigenous midwives in Toronto.
George Carson MD, FRCSC, FSOGC
Dr. Carson is a graduate of Queen's University medical school. He did residency in
Kingston, then the Boston Hospital for Women and Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal,
then perinatology at McGill University. Since 1989 he has been Director of Maternal
Fetal Medicine at Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. He is a Clinical Professor of
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the Saskatchewan
Medical Association nominee to the Transitional Council of the College of Midwives
of Saskatchewan.
Andrew Kotaska MD, FRCSC
Andrew received his MD from U.B.C. in 1992 and worked for 7 years as a rural GP-surgeon
in northern B.C. before returning to complete a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
He is currently the Clinical Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanton Territorial
Hospital in Yellowknife where he lives with his wife and two boys. His main current areas
of research interest are breech birth, the overestimation of risk in modern obstetrics, and
the impact of epidural analgesia on labour and cesarean section rates.
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