Maternity Improvement Group 18 & 19 April 2018

Day 1 – Wednesday 18^th April 2018

7.45 – 8.00am

Registration for Optional Masterclass – Health Roundtable data

8.00 – 8.45am

Optional Maternity Reports Masterclass – Health Roundtable data  - Light refreshments available

(All first time attendees and those interested in understanding how Health Roundtable bench-marking data is compiled, and how it can be used, are strongly encouraged to attend this session).

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration for Maternity Services Improvement Group – those not attending the Masterclass (Arrival tea and coffee)

9.00 – 9.30am

Welcome and introductions

9.30 – 10.30am

Set the Stage – First working session – Overview of most recent Health Round Table Maternity Service Benchmarking Reports: a focus on the cascade of intervention- key findings.

Presented by HRT staff: Brief introduction to current profile of Maternity Services across Australia and New Zealand Maternity Service Improvement Group. General observations from the Maternity Service Improvement Group Board reports for 2017/18

10.30 – 11.00am

Morning tea

11.00 – 12.30pm

Case Presentations/clinical innovation and associated discussion:

·         Rethinking approaches to estimating due date (Dr Kei Tanaka. Royal Brisbane)

·         Managing IOL process for low risk women (Dr Isabel Camano, Ruth Gavan and Joanne Clarke, Waikato Hospital)

·         Processes to optimise outcomes of Induction of Labour (Dr Darsana Boban, Logan Hospital)

Plenary session: open for discussion 

12.30 – 13.15pm

Lunch

13.15 – 14.00pm

Findings from the e-survey: Issues for discussion.

1400 - 15.00pm

Where are we at – Second working session – Focus on specific areas for improvement.

Recent guidelines and recommendations (WHO & Australian Safety and Quality Report) relating to intervention in childbirth: Tables focus on challenging questions arising out of these and reflect on their own service performance. A chance to identify specific improvements to be made.

Outcome – one key area will be identified by each service to focus on.

15.00 – 15.30pm

Afternoon tea

15.30 – 16.45pm

Current strategies that have the potential to reduce intervention in birth.

·         'How to use a data set to identify ways to reduce OASI' (Dr David Simon, Royal Darwin Hospital)

·         Managing consumer expectations  (Veronica Ingram, West Gippsland)

·         The impact of LMC midwives and primary maternity units on workforce management and reducing intervention rates (Jenny Humphries, Midwifery Director Southern DHB NZ)

16.45pm

Meeting ends for Day One

6.00pm

Meet in foyer for leisurely walk to restaurant

6.30pm

Group dinner (Optional)

Viet De Lites, Little Stanley St, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Day 2 – Thursday 19^th April 2018

8.15 – 9.00am

Registration for participants who did not attend on Day One

Arrival tea and coffee

9.00 – 9.15am

Recap of Day One

9.15 – 10.15am

What can we learn from others – Innovations from practice

·         Innovation poster sessions

·         Each facility to present their innovation projects relating to maternity care and services

Bring any materials, policies, SOPs, brochures

10.15 – 10.45am

Morning tea

10.45 – 12.00pm

Setting the Stage – Identifying and/or developing the burning platform issues that necessitate change to mitigate the cascade of intervention.

12.00- 12.45pm

Lunch

12.45 – 14.00pm

Decide what to do – Third 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

14.00 – 15.00pm

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

A presentation of Action plans to the full group for feedback and assistance with resources.

15.00 – 15.30pm

2019 and closing comments: Comments and suggestions for improvements on reports, focus for the 2019 meeting and final comments from Health Roundtable General Manager.

15.30pm

Meeting concludes