On May 3, the new Designated Drugs and Substances Regulation came into effect, setting out a list of drugs midwives can prescribe and substances that midwives can administer by injection or inhalation on a midwife’s own authority within the scope of midwifery practice. Read more about the new regulation here.
In addition to the information we have posted to our website, we also held webinars for midwives interested in learning more about the changes in the regulation. Thank you to the 290 midwives who attended our webinars!
If you missed the webinars, we have posted a recording to our website. Included in this webinar is the College of Midwives of Ontario Safe Prescribing and Administration of Controlled Drugs and Substances Course. View the webinar on your own time here, or watch the video below now.
We have also added some new answers to the FAQs on our website following the webinars. You can take a look at these here.