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Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT) – Bunbury

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28 June 2023

The PROMPT program is delivered in Australia under license from the PROMPT Maternity Foundation UK PROMPT is an evidence-based, multi-professional obstetric training package for all clinicians required to respond to obstetric emergencies in maternity hospitals. The program aims to reduce preventable harm for mothers and their babies which is best achieved by training staff in their local, real-time working clinical environment.

The PROMPT training package improves teamwork and consists of interactive lectures, drills and workshops, providing hands-on experience of practical skills in simulated obstetric emergency situations. The key components of PROMPT training are that it is multi-professional and locally situated using the whole team in their usual response roles.

Eligibility: All Maternity Care practitioners working in a maternity hospital – Midwives, Obstetricians, GPAs, GPOs and those who are required to respond to maternity emergencies including ward nurses, after hours managers and theatre staff. Obstetric Emergency Training is required every three years for GP’s/Obstetricians and Midwifes.

Cost: No cost for WACHS staff

Expression of Interest: To register your expression of interest application, click here. EOI applications close on the 7th April 2023. Successful candidates will receive a course offer via email shortly after EOI applications close.

For further information, please email WACHS.PROMPT@health.wa.gov.au, telephone 6553 0856 or visit www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au.

Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT) – Hedland

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28 July 2023

The PROMPT program is delivered in Australia under license from the PROMPT Maternity Foundation UK PROMPT is an evidence-based, multi-professional obstetric training package for all clinicians required to respond to obstetric emergencies in maternity hospitals. The program aims to reduce preventable harm for mothers and their babies which is best achieved by training staff in their local, real-time working clinical environment.

The PROMPT training package improves teamwork and consists of interactive lectures, drills and workshops, providing hands-on experience of practical skills in simulated obstetric emergency situations. The key components of PROMPT training are that it is multi-professional and locally situated using the whole team in their usual response roles.

Eligibility: All Maternity Care practitioners working in a maternity hospital – Midwives, Obstetricians, GPAs, GPOs and those who are required to respond to maternity emergencies including ward nurses, after hours managers and theatre staff. Obstetric Emergency Training is required every three years for GP’s/Obstetricians and Midwifes.

Cost: No cost for WACHS staff

Expression of Interest: To register your expression of interest application, click here. EOI applications close on the 12th May 2023. Successful candidates will receive a course offer via email shortly after EOI applications close.

For further information, please email WACHS.PROMPT@health.wa.gov.au, telephone 6553 0856 or visit www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au.

WAGPON Newsletter – September 2018

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  1. NSAMS Consultation Workshops

The development of the National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services (NSAMS) will soon begin round 2 of consultation.

The consultation will involve face to face workshops, an online survey and opportunity to submit online responses. In addition, there will also be a series of webinars to enable greater access for those in rural and remote areas or those unable to attend face to face workshops. Information regarding these webinars will be provided in the near future.

Registrations for these consultations are now OPEN. The Perth Workshop is scheduled for 15 October 2018, and Bunbury 6 November 2018.

Register here

Once you register, attendees will be notified whether their registration has been successful and provided with the venue location and details. Registrants will be provided with the draft strategy as background reading and any other relevant documentation the week prior to the workshop commencing.

2. Maternity care in General Practice – RACGP position statement

This statement was recently released by RACGP. It details the college’s belief in the vital role general practice plays in the provision of maternity care in communities throughout Australia.   View the statement here.

WAGPON Newsletter – June 2018

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National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services Consultation, 6 June 2018 

I attended this meeting along with 4 other GP obstetricians: Bek Ledingham (Broome), Chieh Cheng (Albany), Clare Matthews (Osborne Park Hospital), Kath Comparti (Narrogin). There were a number of midwives, hospital administrators, and consumers also in attendance. Megan Galbally, perinatal psychiatrist from KEMH and Colleen Bradford from WAGPET were also there. No obstetricians attended unfortunately. It was a fairly broad agenda, with lots of small group discussions around the gaps in Maternity Services in Australia and the priorities for the future. The main themes that came out were transparency of practice, communication and collaboration between health care providers, appropriate education for consumers and health practitioners, and supporting families in rural and remote to access services. There wasn’t really an opportunity to explore anything in great detail unfortunately. It will be interesting to see what the final paper looks like, and whether any action is actually taken. I’ll forward the final consultation paper on to the Network once I receive it, but this won’t be for a few months. If you wish to keep an eye on its progress, here is the website link.

Sarah Moore
WAGPON Coordinator