BSPHN - Perinatal Interprofessional Psychosocial Education for Maternity Clinicians

Event organiser

This is a Brisbane South PHN event

Event description

Brisbane South PHN, is seeking Expressions of Interest from maternity clinicians to participate in a free training program (includes a one-day workshop and web-based resources) focused on perinatal mental health.

What is PIPE-MC
The PIPE-MC project is a simulation based, interprofessional training program designed to strengthen the capacity of health professionals to care for women with perinatal mental health concerns. A key focus of the program is to build skills in interprofessional collaboration. The development and evaluation of PIPE-MC has been funded by the Commonwealth Government Perinatal Mental Health Priority Grants.
The PIPE-MC workshop will be offered as a one-day Face-to-face workshop, limited to maximum of 15 interprofessional participants. A certificate of participation will be issued for CPD requirements.
Following the interactive workshops additional learning will be supported by online learning Moodle platform with access to augmented reality resources that build on skills practiced in the workshop and a community of practice forum. Additional certificate of participation will be issued for CPD requirements on completion of the modules. For General Practitioners this activity will include four hours of educational activities and two and a half hours of reviewing performance.

AUDIENCE: midwives, obstetricians, paediatricians, general practitioners, child & family nurses, allied health and mental health practitioners

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the training participants will have skills and confidence to

• identity, explore and clarify the concerns/worries and strengths/resources that women, their partners and family have
• identify and discuss referral pathways options with women and families
• explore and clarify the experience and support needs of fathers, non-birth parents and other family
• work in culturally sensitive ways including working with women and families from Indigenous and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds including cultural and peer support workers
• participate in interprofessional communication and collaboration

TIME:

Start: 8:00 am
Finish: 4:30 pm

LOCATION: Brisbane South PHN, Ground Floor, Building 20, 2404 Logan Road Eight Mile Plains, 4113