As we have previously shared, after consultations with midwives, stakeholders, and members of the public, the College has made some important changes regarding College standards of…
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The College has just received a memo from the Ministry of Health providing information on new directives in effect in…
At its December meeting, Council made a number of important decisions regarding College standards of practice that will come into…
We are asking midwives to participate in a survey about replacing the current list of laboratory tests and the current list…
The College of Midwives of Ontario has made a submission to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to request…
In September 2017, I received a letter from the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. In the letter, Minister Eric Hoskins writes about the Ministry’s Patients First Action Plan, and states their objective to increase access to the right care, at the right time.
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care sent a letter to College of Midwives of Ontario Council President Tiffany Haidon,…
The College has long sought to make changes to legislation and regulations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of its programs. This is in response to best practices in regulation, removing barriers to the delivery of safe and quality midwifery care, and improvement of the client experience in the health care system
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.