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Strengthened midwifery services will only be derived through training which is key and critical to personal development and innovation. Even though, they are linked to infrastructural development and adequate equipment, without the requisite foundation midwives are incapable of performing tasks relating to the practice.This notion was expressed by Noel Holder,Donnie Shell Steelers Jersey, Director,Tevin Coleman Falcons Jersey, of Health Science Education, Ministry of Health, at the third annual conference of the Midwives Association of Guyana. The forum was held at the Regency Suites,Patrick Chung Patriots Jersey, Hadfield Street,Jack Butler Steelers Jersey, Georgetown.He said that the forum’s theme ‘Strengthening Midwifery in Guyana: Embracing New Knowledge, Best Practices and Promoting Innovation,’ is important to enhancing knowledge,Kevin Faulk Patriots Jersey, innovation through training.He noted that the conference will allow the midwives to exchange knowledge and updates as it relates to midwifery.Holder said that no woman should die in child’s birth if the services are comprehensive to take care of her and the baby’s needs at the time of presenting themselves for management.Midwives must understand that, so whether a woman is late or she would have not attended the clinic you have the charge to ensure that the delivery is safe.Training facilitates the acquiring of new knowledge, skills and competencies primarily through the personal commitment of the individual. Therefore,Clay Matthews Packers Jersey, for change to occur in the health sector,Rod Woodson Steelers Jersey, particularly in the area of midwifery it has to begin with the midwives. Holder emphasised that with positive change the institutional quality of services will be improved.“If you adhere to best practices you are adhering to standards of protocols that can withstand global test and be validated. Unless your best practices are validated globally you have no best practices. It has to be a best practice whether generic to this country it must have some global validation so that similarities that are occurring in the global sphere will be occurring here in Guyana,Nick Perry Packers Jersey,” Holder stated.He stressed that it is within this framework of the practice that innovation must be realized. Therefore the innovator must be cognizant of the fundamentals, which speak of protocols, standards and practice.Holder contended that without fundamentals midwives are just marking time in the delivery room. In order to embrace new knowledge one has to have a personal vision as where they are and where they want to be.He encouraged participants to stop being doers since a doer is non-creative on critical and regional issue. He charged them to become a critical thinker,Keanu Neal Falcons Jersey, a critical thinker applying various theories to process and changing their attitudes to provide quality care. |
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