CTG Masterclass – Deeper Understanding

25th/26th January, 2011 - 7 Bedford Row, London

This new and intensive 2 day course, which is aimed at all midwives, obstetricians and clinical negligence lawyers who are involved in interpreting CTG traces, offers a complete package of CTG education and assessment. The pathophysiology of fetal heart rate changes, the types of hypoxia during labour, technical aspects of CTG and STAN Machines are all covered in detail over the two days.

Both days have interactive sessions and workshops to actively encourage discussion on contentious issues in CTG interpretation and to promote rational fetal monitoring to avoid unnecessary intrapartum interventions.

Obviously, a huge thank you is extended to the course’s expert presenters Edwin Chandraharan, Austin Ugwumadu, Virginia Lowe, Sue Sauter and Leslie Keegan. Their enthusiasm and ongoing support of Baby Lifeline’s work is valued greatly. Our sincere thanks go to 7 Bedford Row for their support in hosting and facilitating the course and to OKB Medical and GE Healthcare for their sponsorship and participation.

Baby Lifeline, with expert clinical and legal input, has delivered first class and ‘cutting edge’ training on evidence based and current practice for over twelve years, and has gained an excellent reputation nationwide for its collaborative work with leading professionals and organisations concerned with maternity care.

Course Feedback:

“What a fantastic day! Presentations were of very high quality, good academic level, but felt accessible. Good use of IT“
“Excellent course, incredibly informative and thought provoking. One of the best, if not the best CTG course I've been on“
“The application of physiology and pathophysiology to practice case studies have given me a renewed knowledge and understanding“
“I though I knew quite a bit as a labour ward midwife, but I have learnt so much“
“National training of this high standard would have a huge impact on incidence of hypoxic injury and unnecessary intervention“
“Again, an excellent day, I think you should do a traveling road show to educate all maternity units“

Irish Healthcare Awards 2010

Baby Lifeline in collaboration with the Coombe Women’s Hospital Dublin, are delighted to have received an award for the Best Educational Meeting, in recognition of their conference on “Cerebral Palsy: from Conception to Birth and Beyond”, which was held in Dublin in September 2009.

Judy Ledger, Founder and CEO of Baby Lifeline, Professor James Walker, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leeds and President of Baby Lifeline Training and Dr Christopher Fitzpatrick, Master and CEO of the Coombe Women’s Hospital, Dublin attended the awards ceremony to receive their joint award.

Now in their 9th year, the long-established Irish Healthcare Awards are Ireland's premier awards in the area of health and medicine and are run on an annual basis by Irish Medical Times. Over 400 guests from the healthcare sector attended the gala event held at the Shelbourne Hotel Dublin in October, which was addressed by Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children.

A uniquely comprehensive panel of 26 multidisciplinary experts delivered up to date clinical research and legal presentations of the highest educational quality and many of the speakers were drawn from Baby Lifeline’s extensive clinical and legal training faculty.

Award winning actress and comedienne, Francesca Martinez, who has Cerebral Palsy also participated at the conference in her role as Vice President of Baby Lifeline and provided a non medical perspective to the debate on Cerebral Palsy.

CEMACH Appoints New Chair

CEMACH has appointed Baby Lifeline Training's Professor James Walker to be the new Chair of CEMACH from 1st April 2009.

Jimmy Walker has been Professor in the University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St James University Hospital, Leeds since 1994 and undertakes a wide range of additional professional activities. He is an elected member of the Council of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) and is on a number of national advisory bodies including the Maternity Matters Advisory Group and Maternity Care Working Party. He chaired the national Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit. Professor Walker is the President of Baby Lifeline Training Limited and Head of the Training Faculty.

The current CEMACH Chair, Professor Michael Weindling, who helped set up the new organisation in 2003 and has chaired it ever since said: "CEMACH has developed greatly since the early days and now publishes national and local reports across the full range of its maternal, perinatal and child health remit. I am delighted that Jimmy Walker has been appointed to take the Enquiry to the next stage of its development."

Commenting on his appointment, Professor Walker said: "Confidential enquiry has always played an important part in my professional life and I am delighted to be appointed as the next Chair of CEMACH. I would like to pay tribute to the major contribution made by Michael Weindling as Chair over the last six years of significant change and development at CEMACH. I look forward to continuing to shape the future of the Enquiry and helping guide CEMACH through the opportunities and challenges of the coming years. The future development of the national child health enquiry will be a particular priority."

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