The Member Communiqué is the College’s digital newsletter offering quick and easy-to-read information about midwifery standards and regulation in Ontario, including updates to practice standards, changes to regulation and legislation, and other news affecting midwifery practice.
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In 2016, the College adopted a new transparency initiative, increasing the information available on our public register. The College is…
The Member Communiqué is the College’s digital newsletter offering quick and easy-to-read information about midwifery standards and regulation in Ontario,…
The Health Professions Procedural Code (“the Code”) of the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) requires all Colleges to have a program in place to prevent and deal with the sexual abuse of clients. While the CMO has had a sexual abuse prevention program in place since 1994, the program was due for extensive review and revision.
The CMO’s Consultation and Transfer of Care Standard (CTCS) has been revised to clarify the management and treatment of newborn hyperbilirubinemia. College Council passed the motion to change the CTCS consultation from hyperbilirubinemia requiring medical treatment to hyperbilirubinemia unresponsive to phototherapy.
The College of Midwives regularly receives recommendations from the Office of the Chief Coroner’s (OCC) Maternal and Perinatal Death Review Committee (MPDRC).
The Member Communiqué is the College’s digital newsletter offering quick and easy-to-read information about midwifery standards and regulation in Ontario,…
Thank you to everyone for their feedback on the registration renewal process using the new online registrant self service – the College’s ‘Member Portal’. Your feedback is being incorporated into the next phase of development.
The Quality Assurance Committee will be dedicating time over the next year to reviewing and revising the components of the QA Program including Self-Assessments Peer and Practice Assessments, and Quality of Care Evaluations. Community input will be needed to help identify best practices and develop an innovative and meaningful QA Program as the profession grows. So please stay tuned to learn more about how to get involved.
As a registered midwife, you have a professional obligation to notify the College within 30 days of changes to certain information. Read on to find out more.