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BC Midwifery Network Launch: Building a Community of Practice for Maternal and Child Health Research

Join the launch event on October 26th, 2015 with Michelle Butler, Professor & UBC Midwifery Director, to explore the BC Midwifery Network. This initiative focuses on creating a community of practice that promotes shared learning, collaboration, and innovation in research related to maternity care. Discover how clinicians, faculty, and researchers can co-create knowledge and drive impactful research outcomes. Engage in the evolution of research ideas and be part of a collaborative network aiming for strategic improvements. Learn more about the aims, methods, and upcoming activities of this network by visiting the website. Don't miss out on the Survey of Midwives to assess interest and expertise in research within the BC midwifery community. Join us in enriching maternal and child health research through this dynamic network.

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BC Midwifery Network Launch: Building a Community of Practice for Maternal and Child Health Research

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  1. Launch Monday October 26th 2015

  2. Agenda

  3. Michelle Butler, Professor, Director, UBC Midwifery BC Midwifery network Overviewsurvey of midwives

  4. What is the BC Midwifery Network? • A midwifery community of practice - open to all midwives, researchers, students, academics and other practitioners interested in research related to midwifery, maternity care, and maternal and child health • Particular focus on normal pregnancy and birth

  5. What is a community of practice? Wenger, E (1998) Communities of practice: learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge University Press Wenger, E (2011) Communities of practice: A brief introduction. http://wenger-trayner.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/06-Brief-introduction-to-communities-of-practice.pdf. Last accessed 10/25/2015.

  6. Aim • To foster and support a social learning process where participants learn by collaboratively sharing ideas, finding solutions and building innovations1. • Focus on building research and research capacity 1. Chang C.K., Chen G.D., Li L.Y. (2008) Constructing a community of practice to improve coursework activity. Computers & Education 50(1):235-247

  7. Connecting … ... Clinicians, faculty, students, researchers: • Co-creators of knowledge for practice • Co-researchers – clinically relevant research and evaluation • Developing practice and informing policy

  8. Building relevant research

  9. Evolution of research ideas Core Group Action Team Research Team

  10. Looking ahead … successful Communities of Practice The CoP is viewed as: • a sanctioned social structure • a knowledge exchange network • a collaborative home for discovery and innovation • a forum for generating meaning and value, and • a power-sharing vehicle aiding in an overall goal of strategic improvement Burgess, J. & Sawchenko, L. (2011) Community of practice: a nurse practitioner collaborative model. Nursing Leadership, 24(2)

  11. Website: www.bcmidnet.midwifery.ubc.ca Aims • Facilitate engagement & communication • Provide platform for range of engagement options • Share resources • Promote awareness & disseminate results • Archive materials

  12. Survey of Midwives Aim To know more about the interest amongst midwives in BC in research and the expertise already within the community Methods - Short (10-15 minute), anonymous, on-line survey of midwives - Instrument will examine participants’ • involvement in research • attitudes towards research • expertise and training to conduct research, and • perceived research training needs.

  13. Linda Knox, Head, Department of Midwifery BC Women’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, St. Paul’s Hospital Developing an idea for research

  14. Is it just me………do others feel somewhat intimidated by the idea of embarking on research??

  15. Why, I ask myself…….

  16. Capacity?

  17. Gratitude

  18. The thought of embracing this……..

  19. Or more of this – can you see me cringing?

  20. Really…one more thing could be the tipping point

  21. Taking midwifery to the next level

  22. Change my story and get unstuck

  23. So what’s changed?

  24. I have found my tribe!

  25. It’s all about the first step

  26. I’m jumping in – hoping others will too

  27. Future State

  28. Allison Campbell, MA, RM, Instructor, UBC Midwifery Benefits of a journal club

  29. Journal Club - Objective To provide an opportunity for members of the BC Midwifery Network to review research and midwifery-relate topics in an informal venue. Research may be in the form of journal articles, books, documentaries or any other form that is of interest to the group.

  30. Journal Club - Structure Informal group discussion One member of the group will volunteer to begin the discussion by summarizing the main points of the article (book, film, etc.). The next month’s topic (and presenter) will be chosen at the end of each meeting.

  31. Journal Club - Meeting time and location Monthly, on the fourthTuesday of the month, from 12:00 – 13:00. • In person at UBC, in the Family Practice Boardroom • remotely via WebEx.

  32. Journal Club– Participation • Next month’s topic announced on the BC Midwifery Network website & an email sent out to the BC Midwifery Network listeserve. • RSVP to participate! • Call-in information sent out upon registration.

  33. Journal Club - Meeting 1 Tuesday, November 24, 2015 12:00 – 13:00 Canadian Midwifery Model of Care Position Statement + CAM review (review of highlights from CAM conference)

  34. Journal Club – Meeting 2 Tuesday, December 22, 2015 12:00 – 13:30 FIGO Consensus Guideline on Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring

  35. Journal Club – Meeting 3 Tuesday, January 26, 2015 12:00 – 13:30 The Roar Behind the SilencePart 1: Stories and Perspective on Maternity Care S. Byrom and S. Downe, 2015

  36. Kelly Hayes, Vice President, MABC Getting involved

  37. SaraswathiVedam, Associate Professor, UBC Midwifery Open Floor:Feedback and discussion

  38. Louise Aerts, Registrar, CMBC Closing Comments

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