Day 1 Wednesday 29^th May 2019

8.00 – 9.00am

Registration (Arrival Tea and Coffee)

Participants are advised to bring their e-devices and free wi-fi available.

Throughout the 2 days we will have staff available to assist you access and download your reports as well learn to use other services and features available to you such as AORTA so you can develop your own reports.

9.00 – 10.30am

Welcome and Introductions

SET THE STAGE – Identifying the critical issues.

First working session – Overview of most recent Health Round Table Maternity Service Benchmarking Reports Presented by HRT staff: General observations from the Maternity Service Improvement Group Reports for 2018 with a focus on the women identified as being ‘at risk’ during their pregnancy.

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.30pm

SET THE STAGE – Developing the burning platform for change

Case Presentations and associated discussion:

• Defining risk in pregnancy
• Challenges caring for women with medical co- morbidities
• Diabetes in Pregnancy: implementation of national guidelines
• Women requiring bariatric care during pregnancy and birth

Plenary session: open for discussion 

12.30 – 1.15pm

Lunch

1.15 – 1.45pm

Findings from the e-survey of members: Issues for discussion.

1.45 – 3.00pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO  - Identifying potential areas for improvement.

Second working session: Participants rotate through 4 breakout groups facilitated by the plenary speakers focusing on specific risks in pregnancy that can impact on maternal and neonatal morbidity.   

Outcome – each service will identify a key area/issue/challenge to focus their action plan on.

3.00 – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30 – 4.45pm

DECIDE WHAT TO DO – how have some met the challenges?

Peer presentations of maternity care strategies for women ‘at risk’ during their pregnancy

·         Introduction of the maternity navigator role

·         Maintaining a focus on normal birth for women with risk

·         Postnatal follow up clinic for women having had traumatic birth experiences

·         Pre-term Morbidity clinic

4.45 – 5.00pm

Day 1 close

5.00pm

Meeting Ends for Day One

6.30pm

Group Dinner (Optional) –

Day 2 Thursday 30^th May 2019

8.30 – 9.00am           

Arrival Tea and Coffee

9.00 – 10.30am

Welcome and reflections from day one –

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Setting the Stage – Identifying and/or developing the burning platform issues that necessitate change in order to enable women ‘at risk’ during their pregnancy to safely birth a healthy baby/babies.

Third working session: Reflecting on the evidence; reports most likely to provide evidence for change and measurement of progress.

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 – 12.00pm

What can we learn from others – Innovations from practice relating to provision of care to for women and their babies identified as ‘at risk’ during pregnancy. 

·         Innovation poster sessions

·         Each facility to highlight one or more innovation projects relating to maternity care and services

·         Bring any materials, policies, SOPs, brochures 

12.00 – 1.00pm

Decide what to do – Forth working session – planning practice innovations.

Group work on Action Plans.

·         Aim statements and SMART Goals

·         Sharing and learning from improvements made by other member health services

·         “Sharing among peers” – checking out policies and procedures from our counterparts 

1.00 – 1.45pm

Lunch

1.45 – 3pm

Make it happen – Fifth working session – Don’t let up, create a new culture

Completion of action plans & presentation of the plans to the full group for feedback and assistance with resources.

3 – 3.30pm

2020 meeting focus and closing comments

Comments and suggestions for improvements on reports, focus for the 2020 meeting and final comments from Health Roundtable General Manager.

Evaluation of the workshop.

3.30pm

Meeting Ends