1. Launch
Monday October 26th 2015

2. Agenda

3. BC Midwifery network Overview survey of midwives
Michelle Butler, Professor, Director, UBC Midwifery
BC Midwifery network Overview survey of midwives

4. What is the BC Midwifery Network?
A midwifery community of practice - open to all midwives, researchers, students, academics and other practitioners interested in research related to midwifery, maternity care, and maternal and child health
Particular focus on normal pregnancy and birth

5. What is a community of practice?
Wenger, E (1998) Communities of practice: learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge University Press
Wenger, E (2011) Communities of practice: A brief introduction. Last accessed 10/25/2015.

6. Aim
To foster and support a social learning process where participants learn by collaboratively sharing ideas, finding solutions and building innovations1.
Focus on building research and research capacity
1. Chang C.K., Chen G.D., Li L.Y. (2008) Constructing a community of practice to improve coursework activity. Computers & Education 50(1):

7. Connecting … ... Clinicians, faculty, students, researchers:
Co-creators of knowledge for practice
Co-researchers – clinically relevant research and evaluation
Developing practice and informing policy

8. Building relevant research
Establish a collaborative network
Foster a social learning process where participants learn by collaboratively sharing ideas, finding solutions and building innovations.
Build research capacity
Share expertise
Identify and share relevant resources
Generate discussion and critique
Partner researchers with clinicians
Situated learning, mentorship & supervision
Develop a joint research agenda
Identify clinically relevant research topics
Prioritise research topics Develop a rolling program of prioritised research projects
Establish action teams to develop ideas into fundable research projects
Influence policy
Provide insight
Strengthen the evidence base
Promote discussion and debate around midwifery issues at the provincial, national and international levels

9. Evolution of research ideas
Core Group
Identification of research topics
Clinical issues
From other research
Prioritization of topics
Importance
Opportunity and expertise
Development of proposal
Literature review and scoping
Research proposal
Manage research
Establish the team
Supervise/mentor
Disseminate findings
Updates/report
Publish
Action Team
Research Team

10. Looking ahead … successful Communities of Practice
The CoP is viewed as:
a sanctioned social structure
a knowledge exchange network
a collaborative home for discovery and innovation
a forum for generating meaning and value, and
a power-sharing vehicle aiding in an overall goal of strategic improvement
Burgess, J. & Sawchenko, L. (2011) Community of practice: a nurse practitioner collaborative model. Nursing Leadership, 24(2)

11. Website: www.bcmidnet.midwifery.ubc.ca Aims
Facilitate engagement & communication
Provide platform for range of engagement options
Share resources
Promote awareness & disseminate results
Archive materials

12. Survey of Midwives
Aim
To know more about the interest amongst midwives in BC in research and the expertise already within the community
Methods
- Short (10-15 minute), anonymous, on-line survey of midwives
- Instrument will examine participants’
involvement in research
attitudes towards research
expertise and training to conduct research, and
perceived research training needs.

13. Developing an idea for research
Linda Knox, Head, Department of Midwifery
BC Women’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, St. Paul’s Hospital
Developing an idea for research

14. Is it just me………do others feel somewhat intimidated by the idea of embarking on research??

15. Why, I ask myself…….

16. Capacity?

17. Gratitude

18. The thought of embracing this……..

19. Or more of this – can you see me cringing?

20. Really…one more thing could be the tipping point

21. Taking midwifery to the next level

22. Change my story and get unstuck

23. So what’s changed?

24. I have found my tribe!

25. It’s all about the first step

26. I’m jumping in – hoping others will too

27. Future State

28. Benefits of a journal club
Allison Campbell, MA, RM, Instructor, UBC Midwifery
Benefits of a journal club

29. Journal Club - Objective
To provide an opportunity for members of the BC Midwifery Network to review research and midwifery-relate topics in an informal venue. Research may be in the form of journal articles, books, documentaries or any other form that is of interest to the group.

30. Journal Club - Structure
Informal group discussion One member of the group will volunteer to begin the discussion by summarizing the main points of the article (book, film, etc.). The next month’s topic (and presenter) will be chosen at the end of each meeting.

31. Journal Club - Meeting time and location
Monthly, on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from 12:00 – 13:00.
In person at UBC, in the Family Practice Boardroom
remotely via WebEx.

32. Journal Club – Participation
Next month’s topic announced on the BC Midwifery Network website & an sent out to the BC Midwifery Network listeserve.
RSVP to participate!
Call-in information sent out upon registration.

33. Journal Club - Meeting 1 Tuesday, November 24, 2015 12:00 – 13:00
Canadian Midwifery Model of Care Position Statement + CAM review (review of highlights from CAM conference)

34. Journal Club – Meeting 2
Tuesday, December 22, :00 – 13:30 FIGO Consensus Guideline on Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring

35. Journal Club – Meeting 3
Tuesday, January 26, :00 – 13:30 The Roar Behind the Silence Part 1: Stories and Perspective on Maternity Care S. Byrom and S. Downe, 2015

36. Kelly Hayes, Vice President, MABC
Getting involved

37. Open Floor: Feedback and discussion
Saraswathi Vedam, Associate Professor, UBC Midwifery
Open Floor: Feedback and discussion

38. Louise Aerts, Registrar, CMBC
Closing Comments