PSRH Conference 2024

Workshop aim: To provide the skills and tools in maternal and neonatal health: to improve quality of care; develop ways of working together and reviewing one's own practice, to help end preventable maternal and newborn deaths.

Workshop description: This workshop is for all health care workers (clinical and non-clinical) who are involved in surveillance response and quality improvement.

Workshop leaders: Dr Titilola Duro-Aina, Chief of health and Technical Advisor SRHR, UNFPA PSRO, Suva, Fiji and Dr Ioanna Beiatau, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consultant based at the Tungaru Central Hospital, Kiribati and Kiribati Midwifery Association Incorporated (KMAI).

Tuesday 19 March

8.30am	Session 1 Welcome and introduction Terminology - research vs audit What is the basis and overview of QI in the Pacific? Maternal mortality: why mothers die and stories The WHO MPDSR outline Quality assurance and improvement
10.30am	Morning tea
11.00am	Session 2 Coconut cracker exercise What is blame culture? How does it happen? Working in a safe environment Research and improvement culture in the workplace QI projects happening in the Pacific: the experience from Kiribati, Solomon Islands and other Pacific Islands
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Session 3 Coconut cracker exercise Small group exercise to plan and prepare quality improvement Group 1: Research and audit and health policy Group 2: Funding for audit or research in the Pacific Group 3: Developing an audit question Group 4: Introduction to patient safety and quality improvement Group 5: Deeper dive into patient safety and guidelines Group 6: Maternal mortality, why mothers die Group 7: How to conduct a root cause analysis and translate audit into action
3.00pm	Afternoon tea
3.30pm	Session 4 Coconut cracker exercise Developing a research question and planning your research Small groups to present back on issue and quality improvement plans
4.30pm	Closing remarks Presentation of certificates
5.30pm	End of workshop