C04-1 Collaboration Between Midwives and Nurses in Nova Scotia: A Feminist Poststructuralist Case Study
Authors: Danielle Macdonald, BA, BScN, MN, PhD(c), RN; Josephine Etowa, PhD, RN, RM, FWACN
Purpose: To present the preliminary findings of a qualitative, feminist poststructuralist case study, which explored collaboration between midwives and nurses in Nova Scotia.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify preliminary findings about collaboration between midwives and nurses in Nova Scotia.
- Develop an understanding of the discourses that may be influencing collaboration between midwives and nurses in Nova Scotia.
- Recognize the importance of future research about collaborative relationships that have the potential to strengthen maternal-newborn health care in Canada.
Presenter: Danielle Macdonald, University of Ottawa School of Nursing, Ottawa ON
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C04-2 “It Takes a Village”: Case Presentations of Nurses and Midwives Working in Multidisciplinary, Collaborative Teams to Provide Equitable Care to Women Accessing Maternity Services in Peri-Urban Rwanda
Authors: Erica Corbett, Senior Midwifery Student, MSc Epidemiology; Ruth Tuyisenge, RM; Isaac Muwambya, Community Health Care Worker
Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to share experiences and best practices of a multidisciplinary team working in a peri-urban area just outside Kigali, Rwanda with the aim to show how these collaborative partnerships improve care and outcomes for women antenatally and postpartum.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to communicate effectively and across cultural differences between different members of a healthcare team.
- Carefully create relationships for multidisciplinary work in the participant’s own practice.
- Apply lessons learned as part of the presentation to provide the highest level of evidence-based collaborative care.
Presenter: Erica Corbett, National College of Midwifery (USA), Halifax NS