CMRC: Use of Protected Title of Midwife Statement
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On March 3, 2016, after careful consideration of member and stakeholder feedback,
Council approved the proposed by-law amendments.
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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,…
In support of clear research evidence and community led petitions to rescind Ontario’s mandatory ocular prophylaxis law, the CMO recently sent a letter to the Honourable Dr. Hoskins, Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care requesting that this out-dated law be rescinded.
Changes have been made to the Health Professions Procedural Code of the RHPA regarding mandatory reporting obligations for health professionals. There are now more circumstances where a registered midwife is required to report to the College regarding the competency, conduct or capacity of a partner or associate midwife.