15 September 2021
MCQIC Webinar
Topic: Using the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT) as a quality improvement (QI) aide
Chaired by Prof Alan Cameron, MCQIC Obstetric Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland this webinar provided an opportunity for maternity and neonatal staff to:
- understand how to use the PMRT as a quality improvement aide,
- consider where the PMRT sits in the QI journey in relation to pregnancy outcomes,
- support continuous learning and improvements in relation to perinatal deaths,
- hear about the maternity and neonatal (perinatal) adverse event review process for Scotland, and
- connect with others through the Q&A session by asking questions and sharing experiences.
Presenters:
- Prof Jenny Kurniczuk, Professor of Perinatal Epidemiology, University of Oxford and National Programme Lead MBRRACE-UK/PMRT
- Dr Corinne Love, Senior Medical Officer, Maternity and Women's Health, Scottish Government and Dr Edile Murdoch, Consultant Neonatologist, Clinical Director, Women and Children's, NHS Lothian
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12 August 2021
MCQIC Webinar
Topic: Neonatal Admission Hypothermia
Chaired by Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland this webinar focused on neonatal admission hypothermia.
The webinar provided an opportunity for maternity and neonatal staff to:
- share individual experiences of strategies to prevent neonatal admission hypothermia,
- understand the impact of hypothermia on neonatal admissions, and
- engage with others through the panel-led Q&A discussion.
Presenters:
- Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Dr Kathleen Brown and Dr Shetty Bhushan, Neonatal Consultants, NHS Tayside
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30 June 2021
MCQIC Webinar
Topic: Stillbirth Risk Assessment and Management
Chaired by Angela Cunningham, MCQIC Maternity Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland this webinar focused on stillbirth risk assessment and management.
The webinar provided an opportunity for maternity staff to engage and ask questions. The webinar included:
- learning from other boards to help attendees see the risk assessment as an ongoing process,
- presentation on Altered Fetal Movements QI Project that took the attendees through the QI journey to improved outcomes,
- presentation on using BadgerNet for risk assessment, and
- engaging Q&A Panel discussion
Presenters:
- Angela Cunningham, MCQIC Maternity Clinical Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Ruth Bowler, Midwife, NHS Grampian
- Dr Brian Magowan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, NHS Borders
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19 May 2021
MCQIC Maternity and Neonatal Care Webinar
Topic: Optimal Cord Management
Chaired by Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland this webinar provided an opportunity to discuss Optimal Cord Management and focused on:
- sharing individual experiences of Optimal Cord Management – where the cord is clamped at least 60 seconds after birth – an evidence based intervention within the Preterm Perinatal Wellbeing Package which has been shown to reduce death in preterm babies by nearly one third,
- discussion about examples of Scottish practice, how a collaborative approach to the planning and delivery of Optimal Cord Management in the preterm infant can lead to significant benefit,
- neonatal colleagues from NHS Lothian sharing work with the BAPM Optimal Cord Management Toolkit Group as well as discussing local good practice, and
- Q&A session that provided a networking opportunity to share learning, experiences and ask questions.
Presenters:
- Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Dr Julie-Clare Becher, Consultant Neonatologist, NHS Lothian
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16 March 2021
Maternity and Neonatal Care Webinar
Topic: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Chaired by Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
The webinar looked into how your role in planning pre-natal, intrapartum and immediate post birth actions can improve outcomes. This also provided a networking opportunity for maternity and neonatal staff to ask questions, comment and share experiences.
Presenters
- Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Marianne White, Infant Feeding Advisor, NHS Tayside
- Stephanie Gardiner, Midwifery Team Lead, NHS Tayside
- Dr Jen Mitchell, Consultant Neonatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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2 December 2020
MCQIC Maternity and Neonatal Care Webinar
Topic: Term Admissions
Chaired by Professor Alan Cameron, MCQIC Obstetrics Clinical Lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland the webinar focused on term admissions.
The webinar provided networking opportunity for maternity and neonatal staff to share the learning, and experiences with reducing term admissions.
The webinar provided updates on:
- national data overview by Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical Lead, Healthcare Improvement Scotland,
- reducing avoidable term admissions to neonatal unit by Marie McNairney, Senior Charge Midwife in Neonatal Unit, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, and
- term admissions by Dr Lynsey Still, Consultant Neonatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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30 September 2020
MCQIC Maternity and Neonatal Care
Topic: Re-engagement
Chaired by Dr Colin Peters, MCQIC Neonatal Clinical lead at Healthcare Improvement Scotland this Webinar was an opportunity to discuss the re-engagement of MCQIC in supporting Maternity and Neonatal Units with their improvement work, and allow NHS boards to share learning gained through the COVID-19 period.
The webinar focused on:
- update on MCQIC planned activities to 31 March 2021,
- sharing individual experiences during COVID-19 as well as any learning from this, and
- review and development of MCQIC measures.
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