Sue Macdonald – Chair
Welcome to Bristol 2017 … • Welcome also to our online participants – Please send in questions • Visit the academic poster display – new practice and research • Visit the exhibition – 26 stands! Your contribution enables us to offer this professional study day free of charge • Premaitha has sponsored the lanyards and Kicks Count have kindly provided the delegate bags today • Exhibition competition: Lots of fun prizes to be won and the winners will be announced in the afternoon tea break. Form is in your delegate bag.
‘Housekeeping’ • Fire drill… • Security – bags and valuables • Please turn your mobile telephones to SILENT or OFF (Speakers..need to be Off!) • Twitter tag is… #midwiferyforum • Free Wi-fi available • You are on film!!! This is being filmed to be accessed online • During any question times: WAIT for the microphone and please give your name and place of work…
Food and drink... • Refreshments: Water available throughout.. tea & coffee, and more light snacks are available at the cash catering point in the foyer • avoid lunch queues – could buy lunch at some point during the morning • Or find a nice spot with your packed lunch!!
Revalidation
Challenges and Opportunities UK Leaving Europe Changing Policy NHS pressures Increased technology Politics & Money Politics & Money
Midwifery Forum • Research & good evidence based information and data • Opportunities to share good practice, developments and knowledge • Art and science of midwifery • Be in touch with our energy and love for the job! • Knowing our maternity service, but also the wider NHS • Political awareness
So……
Today • Have some great and leading voices in midwifery and in the health service – all tasked with providing a snapshot of what is happening within the maternity services, new ways of thinking, some challenges, and new developments • A range of exciting seminars – Booked – then 1 st come 1 st served! • If you move from one concurrent to another session, please do so quietly! • Our fabulous participants!!! Enjoy meeting and talking together..get to know at least two new people today.. • Please do visit the exhibition in the breaks..Without these exhibitors we would not be able to provide these conferences .. COMPETITION!!!
Thank you to our fantastic Concurrent Chairs Sarah Green Head of Nursing and Midwifery UWE Bristol and UWE Gloucester Judith Cutter Consultant Midwife Directorate of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Cardiff & Vale University Health Board University Hospital of Wales
Virtual bouquets!
Would you like a certificate? • Need to complete an evaluation, and it will be sent electronically.. • And when you do your evaluation..think …. . revalidation!
Revalidation • Crucial for all practitioners to undertake and complete revalidation • Includes CPD, reflective accounts and discussions • Take an opportunity TONIGHT to think about today, and what content and speakers said that • Write up, using the NMC template.. ‘a stitch in time..’
Last words… • Neil Stewart Associates would like to especially thank the Conference exhibitors for their part on the conference • Also thanks to all of the speakers for their presentations..and giving us lots of food for thought! • Thank you to the conference facility • Thank you to YOU all..please do complete your evaluations so that future conferences can get better and better – get your individualised certificate!! • Do remember to complete your own reflection for your professional portfolio • The online presentations/podcasts will be sent to you next week – Yes you can share them!! • Travel safely, and look out for the next conference on 30 th June in Birmingham
And… • If you enjoyed this Or…come and be a day… sign up for the one speaker!!! of the next events – • June abstracts are in, and places are likely to be there will be a call in highly sought after. July/August for the • Also newly September conference available..Revalidation • So if you are doing study days in something interesting, or association with the one of your colleagues is, Practising Midwife APPLY! • Details online …
Courtesy of Gaynor Wood WHT
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