This update is for all members of the College with a current Alternate Practice Arrangement (APAs) Type 1. A proposal…
professional standards
As members are aware, the College is changing from more prescriptive standards to a principles-based approach that defines the fundamental…
We’re pleased to share our April 2018 newsletter! This edition has information about two public consultations we’ve recently launched, the new…
As midwives know, setting and maintaining high professional standards is fundamental to public protection and public confidence in the midwifery profession. At the College, we need to ensure that our standards of practice clearly set out the high standards we expect of all midwives. This led us to develop the new Professional Standards for Midwives (Professional Standards), which were approved by Council on March 21st.
The Second Birth Attendant standard sets out the College’s expectations for non-midwife attendants who provide intrapartum and postpartum care in the role of a second midwife. Currently, the College’s Second Birth Attendant standard applies only to midwifery practices in Alternate Practice Arrangements (APA 2) that grants “permission” to work below the College’s Model of Care standard that requires the attendance of two midwives at every birth.
All practices with an APA type 2 should have received an email from the College of Midwives of Ontario in January of this year, advising that renewal of APA type 2s was extended to December 31st, 2017. This update is to let you know that if you currently have an APA type 2 with the College of Midwives of Ontario, you are not required to renew.
Thank you to everyone who attended our November 1st Member Education Day in Toronto, both those who attended in person and through our live and interactive webcast. We had a full day, with incredibly interesting presentations from our two speakers in the morning. I would like to take this opportunity to extend thanks to Deanna Williams and Dr. Zubin Austin, whose presentations set the stage perfectly for our afternoon discussion of the Professional Standards.
All practices with an APA type 2 should have received an email from the College of Midwives of Ontario in…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Member Education Day on November 1 2017, both in person and…
We have just launched our second Public Consultation on the Professional Standards. Setting and maintaining high professional standards is fundamental to…