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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

• f 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

NHS pressures Increased technology Politics & Money UK Leaving Europe Changing Policy 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 1st come

1st 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

30th June in Birmingham

And…

• If you enjoyed this

day…sign up for the one

• f the next events –

places are likely to be highly sought after.

• Also newly

available..Revalidation study days in association with the Practising Midwife

• Details online…

Or…come and be a speaker!!!

• June abstracts are in, and

there will be a call in July/August for the September conference

• So if you are doing

something interesting, or

• ne of your colleagues is,

APPLY!

Courtesy of Gaynor Wood WHT