Rural clinicians from across the region took part in newborn and maternity emergency education program at East Grampians Health Service (EGHS).
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The Maternity and Newborn Emergencies (MANE) program had simulated perinatal emergencies, practical workstations for the clinicians, teamwork resource management and site-specific initiatives to improve clinical care outcomes.
Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) and the Maternity Services Education Program (MSEP) facilitated the program.
PIPER director Michael Stewart said the MANE program was a joint initiative between the Royal Women and Royal Children’s Hospital to train Victoria’s rural maternity workforce.
“We are training a multi-disciplinary team – doctors, midwives, nurses and students – to improve their effectiveness in managing maternity and newborn emergencies, enhancing the delivery of safe care and quality outcomes,” he said.
EGHS midwifery team leader Kerry Sturmfels said: “We had 100 per cent participation from our midwifery workforce, highlighting their commitment to keeping up to date with current best practice.”