A04-1 Promoting Excellence in Perinatal Orientation Education through Combining Resources and Expertise

 

Authors: Christina Cantin RN, MScN, PNC(C); Laura Payant RN, MScN; Gerry Ashton RN, MScN

 

Presenters: Gerry Ashton, The Ottawa Hospital, Christina Cantin, Champlain Maternal Newborn Regional Program, and Laura Payant, Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Ottawa ON

 

Purpose: To describe an innovative, collaborative, regional perinatal orientation program intended to maximize resources and ensure the delivery of standardized, evidence-based education to new hires across multiple organizations.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the history of the Perinatal Professional Development Program.
• Describe the coordination and delivery considerations of the program.
• Discuss the strengths and challenges of this type of orientation program.

 

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A04-2 Implementation and Evaluation of a Labour and Birth Orientation Program

 

Author: Katelyn Smallwood RN MN

 

Presenter: Katelyn Smallwood, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown PE

 

Purpose: To share the implementation and evaluation outcomes of a program aimed at re-development of labour and birth orientation at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, PE.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the phases of the re-developed labour and birth orientation program.
• Describe the implementation processes of this program at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
• Identify at least two evaluation outcomes of the orientation program.