Strengthening midwifery leadership in the Pacific region:
a workshop for midwives
Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 March, 2024

Holiday Inn Auckland Airport

Workshop aim: To provide a forum for networking and collaboration to strengthen Pacific midwifery leadership.

Workshop description: This workshop is for all Pacific and non Pacific based midwives and anyone involved in midwifery training and support.

Workshop leaders: Rachel Smith, Caroline Homer (Burnet Institute), UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office and the midwifery leaders in the region

Monday 18 March

8.30amArrivals
9.00am
Welcome and introductions
9.30amImproving maternal and newborn health in the Pacific region: action, investments and progress UNFPA
10.30amMorning tea
11.00amStrengthening midwifery through quality curriculum development and implementation
  • Key elements for quality midwifery education
  • Story from Samoa and Tonga
12.30pmLunch
1.30pmStrengthening midwifery through the ICM
ICM Pacific Regional Representative

Midwifery associations in the region: progress and activity
Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
3.00pmAfternoon tea
3.30pmStrengthening midwifery through preceptorship and clinical supervision
4.30pmEnd of day

Tuesday 19 March

8.30am
Welcome
Reflection on Day 1
9.00amStrengthening midwifery through advocacy

Being a leader and advocating for change
10.30amMorning tea
11.00amStrengthening midwifery through regulation
12.30pmLunch
1.30pmStrengthening midwifery through student support

Respectful care of students
3.00pmAfternoon tea
3.30pmStrengthening midwifery through self care of leaders
4.30pmFeedback
Presentation of certificates
5.00pmEnd of workshop