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Maternity Services in a Changing World
16 Nov 2010
The Royal College of Midwives annual conference. To be held at Manchester Central
This is the premier event for those working in midwifery and with mothers and babies.
Programme
Day 1 - 16 Nov 2010
10:00
Jenni Murray, Broadcaster, Woman’s Hour, Radio 4
Chair’s opening remarks
Biography: Jenni Murray
10:05
Liz Stephens, President, The Royal College of Midwives
Welcome
Biography: Liz Stephens
10:10
Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, General Secretary, The Royal College of Midwives
Opening address: The challenges facing midwifery today
Biography: Cathy Warwick CBE
10:30
Keynote address: Optimising birth
Professor Holly Powell Kennedy, Helen Varney Professor of Midwifery, Yale School of Nursing, USA
Biography: Dr Holly Powell Kennedy
11:10
Questions and discussion: Session 1
11:30
Refreshments, exhibition and networking
12:00
Masterclass: The future NHS - Midwifery 2020
Chair: Gillian Smith, Director of the UK Board for Scotland, The Royal College of Midwives
David Foster, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, Department of Health
Polly Ferguson, Nursing Officer for Women’s Reproductive Health, Office of the Chief Nurse, Welsh Assembly Government
Ann, Holmes, Consultant Midwife, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Women and Children's Directorate
Denise Boulter, Midwifery Officer, DHSSPS
Biography: Polly Ferguson
Biography: Dr David Foster
Biography: Ann Holmes
12:00
Safety versus innovation
Chair: Kath Jones MBE, RCM Council Member
Co-constructed hand-held maternity records: innovative and safe?
Tracey Humphrey, Research Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen
The risky business of supervision
Julie Richards, Head of Midwifery and Sexual Health, Powys Local Health Board
Biography: Tracey Humphrey
Biography: Julie Richards
12:00
Social determinants of health
Chair: Professor Rona McCandlish, Midwifery
Advisor, Department of Health
What determines the life chances of a child?
Jenni Viitanen, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy Research
Obesity in pregnancy: should we tackle it head on or turn a blind eye?
Zeni koutsi, Maternal Medicine/Research Midwife,
Pregnant women and smoking: improving health and achieving government targets
Lorraine Frith, Specialist Stop Smoking Midwife, East Cheshire NHS Trust
Biography: Lorraine Frith
Biography: Zeni Koutsi
12:00
Supporting women and families
The good midwife and the value of a maternal approach to care
Sarah Church, Senior Lecturer – Midwifery, School of Health, University of Northampton
Exploring the older mother from different perspectives: the voices of women (an exploratory study of women’s experiences of delayed childbearing)
Alison Cooke, Research Midwife, The University of Manchester and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
Parent support in an online environment – a new way of delivering support services
Sally Russell, Director, netmums.com
Young hearts and minds: family nurse partnership in England
Dr Julia Sanders, Consultant Midwife, South East Wales Trials Unit
Biography: Sarah Church
Biography: Alison Cooke
Biography: Sally Russell
Biography: Dr Julia Sanders
12:00
Normal birth
What is operational research and what’s it got to do with health?
Dr Christina Pagel, Senior Research Fellow, Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London
Birthing at home in Glasgow
Sheona Brown, Consultant Midwife, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Starting the journey: formulating a research proposal for the purpose of a PhD
Lesley Kay, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University
Availability, access and outcomes of external cephalic version (ECV) for women with breech presentation at term in UK maternity units
Mary Sheridan, NIHR Clinical Research Training Fellow, Kings College London
Biography: Sheona Brown
Biography: Lesley Kay
Biography: Christina Pagel
Biography: Mary Sheridan
12:00
Masterclass: RCM’s Strategic Leadership Programme - Where’s my ambition? I’m sure I left it
Chair: Clare Cutlan, RCM Council Member
Gail Johnson, Education & Professional Development Advisor, The Royal College of Midwives
Phil Dale, Managing Director, Phi Learning
Biography: Phil Dale
Biography: Gail Johnson
13:00
Buffet lunch, exhibition and networking
14:15
Welcome back from conference chair
Jenni Murray OBE, Broadcaster, Woman’s Hour, Radio 4
14:20
Mary Ross Davie, Normal Birth PhD Student, University of Stirling
Emerging themes
Biography: Mary Ross Davie
14:40
Professor James Walker, Chairman, Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries
Providing optimal care: enabling safety, quality and choice
Biography: Professor James Walker
15:00
Professor Hannah Dahlen, Associate Professor of Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Australia; Vice President, Australian College of Midwives
Perspectives on risk
Biography: Professor Hannah Dahlen
15:20
Panel discussion and open to floor
Ann Holmes, Consultant Midwife, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Women and Children’s Directorate
Joined by afternoon speakers
Biography: Ann Holmes
15:45
Refreshments, exhibition and networking
16:15
RCM Big Debate
Who do we really work for? New challenges for midwives
Chair: Jenni Murray, Broadcaster, Woman’s Hour, Radio 4
Speakers:
Annie Francis, Board Member, Independent Midwives UK
Belinda Phipps, Chief Executive, National Childbirth Trust
Lynne Pacanowski, Director of Midwifery and Head of Gynaecology Nursing, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Paul Corrigan CBE, Senior Associate, The King’s Fund
Lillian Bondo RM, President, Danish Association of Midwives
Biography: Lillian Bondo
Biography: Professor Paul Corrigan CBE
Biography: Annie Francis
Biography: Jenni Murray
Biography: Lynne Pacanowski
Biography: Belinda Phipps
Day 2 - 17 Nov 2010
09:30
Kirsty Lang, Presenter, BBC World News Today
Welcome from conference chair
Biography: Kirsty Lang
09:35
Carmel Lloyd, Interim Head of Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Regulation and the delivery of quality midwifery care
09:50
Jim Easton, NHS National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, Department of Health
The contribution of midwifery and midwives to change
Biography: Jim Easton
10:05
Biography: Helen Crisp
10:20
Panel discussion
Carole Garrick, Associate Director/Head of Midwifery, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Suzanne Tyler, Associate Director for Maternity & Newborn Programme, NHS South Central
Panellists joined by morning speakers
Biography: Carole Garrick
Biography: Dr Suzanne Tyler
10:40
The future NHS
Women and children’s health in a sustainable world: head in the sand or line in the sand?
Karl Heidel, Communications Manager, NHS Sustainable Development Unit
Computerised CBT for postnatal depression: who uses it and does it work?
Julia McGinley, Parent Support Manager, netmums.com
What is the role of the midwifery link lecturer? An action research project
Joy Kemp, Senior Lecturer, Midwifery, Canterbury Christ Church University
A pioneering midwifery-led community based, de-infibulation service for women with female genital mutilation: the Acton African Well Woman Centre
Juliet Albert & Denise Henry, Specialist FGM Midwifes, The Acton African Well Woman Centre
Biography: Juliet Albert
Biography: Denise Henry
Biography: Joy Kemp
Biography: Julia McGinley
Biography: Sonia Roschnik
10:40
Safety versus innovation
Chair: Sue Macdonald, Education and Research Manager, The Royal College of Midwives
Systematic review of the clinical outcomes of midwife-led care
Declan Devane, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, NUI Galway
Using track and trigger tools to improve intrapartum safety: findings from an ethnographic study
Dr Jane Sandall, Professor of Women’s Health, King’s College London
From delivery suite to birth centre
Bo Hamilton-Cody & Fran Gregory, Matron Clinical Governance/Risk Management & Supervisors of Midwives, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Non-pharmacological pain relief in labour: use of the pool in Raigmore Hospital
Dr Wendy Jessiman, Lecturer in Midwifery Studies, University of Stirling
Biography: Declan Devane
Biography: Bo Hamilton-Cody
Biography: Dr Wendy Jessiman
Biography: Dr Jane Sandall
10:40
Social determinants of health
Chair: Breedagh Hughes, Board Secretary, UK Board for Northern Ireland, The Royal College of Midwives
Pregnancy discrimination and rights relating to paid leave, returning to work
Rosalind Bragg, Director, Maternity Action Working in children’s centres: the way forward
Kim Tyler, Community Midwife, Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Katherine Tadman, Community Midwife, Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Sandra Edmonds, Centre Manager, Temple Mill Children’s Centre
A service development using social marketing in public health to promote a planned targeted social change
Julia Austin, Consultant Midwife, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Developing health promotion standards within maternity services in England
Deborah Lee, Study Coordinator and Research Assistant, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Debbie Garrod, Consultant Midwife, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Biography: Julia Austin
Biography: Rosalind Bragg
Biography: Sandra Edmonds
Biography: Debbie Garrod
Biography: Deborah Lee
Biography: Katherine Tadman
Biography: Kim Tyler
10:40
Supporting women and families
Supporting vulnerable mothers
Philippa Cox, Consultant Midwife for Normality and Mirjam Gallacher, Maternity Helpline Midwife, Homerton University NHS Foundation Trust
Time for me: supporting women with raised BMI
Jean Walker, Community Midwifery Coordinator, George Eliot NHS Trust
The Monday clinic: 2009 Nursing Times award winning service to support the management of maternal obesity
Alison Williams, Maternal Obesity Lead Co-ordinator, Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust & Carolyn West, Maternal Obesity Lead Co-ordinator, Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust
Taking baby - child protection and the unborn/newborn
Gaynor Wood, Clinical Practice Facilitator, The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Biography: Philippa Cox
Biography: Jean Walker
Biography: Carolyn West
Biography: Alison Williams
Biography: Gaynor Wood
10:40
Normal birth
Chair: Lynn Pacanowski, RCM Council Member
Is process compatible with caring?
Helen Shallow, Consultant Midwife/Head of Midwifery, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Biography: Helen Shallow
10:40
Normal birth
Chair: Lynn Pacanowski, RCM Council Member
The art of midwifery: can creative images of birth enhance holistic care?
Elaine Uppal, Lecturer Midwifery, Salford University
Biography: Elaine Uppal
10:40
Normal birth
Chair: Lyne Pacanowski, RCM Council Member
Have we lost touch?
Sylvia Baddeley, Freelance Bonding and Attachment Specialist Midwife
10:40
Normal birth
Chair: Lynn Pacanowski, RCM Council Member
Sinking or swimming? Findings of a UK survey of water immersion practice and guidance
Dr Julia Sanders, Consultant Midwife, South East Wales Trials Unit
Biography: Dr Julia Sanders
11:40
Refreshments, exhibition and networking
12:10
The future NHS
Chair: Helen Rogers, Board Secretary, UK Board for Wales, The Royal College of Midwives
Determining appropriate midwifery staffing levels
Suzanne Truttero, Midwifery Advisor, Department
of Health
Biography: Suzanne Truttero
12:10
Safety versus innovation
Chair: Gill Walton, RCM Council Member
Using niCE guidance and resources to support and enhance midwifery practice
Julie Royce, Associate Director, Implementation Support, NICE
Complementary therapies in midwifery: enthusiasm and advocacy versus accountability and risk
Denise Tiran, Visiting Lecturer, University of Greenwich
A systems and process approach to improve the safety and quality of in-patient postnatal care: the experience of the Hospital to Home postnatal study
Sarah Beake, Research Associate, King's College London
Better blood tr ansfusion and anti-D immunoglobulin: an analysis of adverse events reports from the serious hazards of
transfusion scheme
Tony Davies, Transfusion Liaison
Biography: Sarah Beake
Biography: Tony Davies
Biography: Julie Royce
Biography: Denise Tiran
12:10
Social determinants of health
Chair: Rosemary Exton, RCM Council Member
Early intervention and developing maternal infant interaction
Professor Jane Barlow, Professor of Public Health in the Early Years, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick
Developing joint working between maternity and neonatal services to improve outcomes for mothers and babies: a region-wide approach
Birte Harlev-Lam, Strategic Lead, Maternity Services, NHS East of England
Storybump: supporting vulnerable women in pregnancy
Elaine Bielby, National Development Manager - Health Partnerships, Booktrust
Biography: Professor Jane Barlow
Biography: Elaine Bielby
Biography: Birte Harlev-Lam
12:10
Supporting women and families
Chair: Paul Lewis, RCM Council Member
To screen or not to screen? That is the question
Joanne Harcombe, Education Lead, UK National Screening Committee
Setting up a telephone support service for pregnant women
Helen Richmond, Senior Midwife, Newham University Hospital
Adenike Ogunyemi, Senior Midwife, New Midwifery Helpline, Newham University Hospital
Supporting women and families: cultural diversity – understanding Islam and Muslim women
Reem Najjar, Student Midwife, University Technology of Sydney and Assistant Midwife, Bankstown Hospital, Australia
Biography: Joanne Harcombe
Biography: Reem Najjar
Biography: Adenike Ogunyemi
Biography: Helen Richmond
12:10
Normal birth
Chair: Francis Day-Stirk, Director of Learning, Research and Practice Development, The Royal College of Midwives
Mapping maternity care and outcomes –a Welsh perspective
Grace Thomas, Consultant Midwife, Aneurin Bevin Health Board, Wales
Debbie Lucey, Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan
Introducing a model of care for high risk women to use during childbirth
Lyndsay Durkin, Clinical Lead for Normality
Tracy Palmer, Matron for In-Patients, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
Belly dancing and true female power
Helen Bottom, Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University
Lesley kay, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University
Promoting and protecting normal birth on the labour ward: the MLC pathway
Michelle Knight, Practice Development Midwife, The Hillingdon HospitalHospital
Biography: Helen Bottom
Biography: Lyndsay Durkin
Biography: Lesley Kay
Biography: Michelle Knight
Biography: Grace Thomas
12:10
Masterclass
Research matters – expert interactive session
Professor Marlene Sinclair, Dr Janine Stockdale and Sue Macdonald
12:10
The future NHS
Chair: Helen Rogers, Board Secretary, UK Board for Wales, The Royal College of Midwives
The lived experienced of newly qualified midwives
Ellen Kitson-Reynolds, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Southampton
Biography: Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
12:10
The future NHS
Chair: Helen Rogers, Board Secretary, UK Board for Wales, The Royal College of Midwives
A critical analysis of the role of the consultant midwife: perspectives from consultant midwives and stakeholders
Ann Robinson, Midwifery Lecturer, University of Surrey
12:10
The future NHS
Chair: Helen Rogers, Board Secretary, UK Board for Wales, The Royal College of Midwives
Compassion fatigue in midwifery
Dr Gina Finnerty, Associate Lecturer, Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University
Biography: Dr Gina Finnerty
13:10
Buffet lunch, exhibition and networking
14:15
Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health
Ministerial Address
Biography: Anne Milton MP
14:30
RCM Big Debate
Why is normal birth regarded as abnormal?
Chair: Kirsty Lang, Presenter, BBC World News Today
Debby Gould, Chair, The Royal College of Midwives’ Council
Biography: Debby Gould
Biography: Kirsty Lang
14:30
RCM Big Debate
Why is normal birth regarded as abnormal?
Chair: Kirsty Lang, Presenter, BBC World News Today
Maureen Treadwell, Co-founder, Birth Trauma Association
14:30
RCM Big Debate
Professor James Drife, President, Baby Lifeline; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leeds
14:30
RCM Big Debate
Soo Downe, Professor of Midwifery Studies, School of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, University of Lancashire
15:25
Refreshments, exhibition and networking
15:55
Chair’s remarks
Kirsty Lang, Presenter, BBC World News Today
Biography: Kirsty Lang
16:00
Dr Denis Walsh, Associate Professor in Midwifery, Academic Division of Midwifery, University of Nottingham
Closing plenary
Biography: Dr Denis Walsh
What's on now:
16:25
Liz Stephens, President, The Royal College of Midwives
Closing thanks and prize draw
Biography: Liz Stephens
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