We are pleased to present our College of Midwives of Ontario Annual Report for 2017-2018. We have been working towards our three-year strategic plan and report back on our strategic priorities in this report.
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As members are aware, the College is changing from more prescriptive standards to a principles-based approach that defines the fundamental…
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.
We’re making some changes to our Quality Assurance Program, and have updates to Fetal Health Surveillance, a new Self-Assessment Questionnaire and are looking for focus group participants.
In light of a few recent changes, the College’s Council has decided to defer the changes to the Registration Regulation, O. Reg 168/11 so that we have some additional time to consider and develop policies and processes that will result from the proposed changes. Very recent external factors, such as the planned approval of new funding models of practice, will impact our registration practices significantly. We will benefit from some additional time to consider these impacts in relation to the Registration Regulation and its currency, class change, and continuing competency requirements. Council plans to consider a revised Registration Regulation in December 2018.
As part of our strategic priority of implementing risk-based regulation, the College of Midwives of Ontario has done an analysis of past professional conduct matters. This thorough analysis will be used to help us focus our energy and resources, and to be effective in fulfilling our mandate of public protection. We’ve gone back and reflected on past complaints, reports, and Registrar’s investigations, and decisions.
The College of Midwives of Ontario has made a submission to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to request…
The College has worked closely with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to make amendments to the Controlled Acts…
We’re pleased to share our December 2017 newsletter! This edition has information about proposed changes to the Laboratories Regulation, Drug…
Our Council meetings are open to members and the public. If any of these highlights from the December Council meeting, held December 12 and 13. interest you, you can click here to read more in the meeting materials.