Presentation Information

Clinical Competencies for Assessment and Repair of Birth-Related Tissue Trauma

• Speaker: Nell Tharpe , MS CNM, CRNFA, FACNM
• Presentation Type:
• Duration: 60 Mins
• Credits: 1 ACM CPD, 1 ACNM CEU, 0.1 Midwifery CEU

Abstract:

In this session, learners will gain an understanding of how to use clinical competencies to guide development and refinement of the essential midwifery skills for suturing, wound assessment, and wound closure. Competencies provide a step-by-step guide for learning and provide a framework for skill refinement over time. For learners, competencies can be used to learn skills, assess progress, and formulate and update a personalized learning plan. For educators and preceptors, competencies provide an objective guide for teaching and evaluating learner progress.
Practicing birth equity means that midwives in every birth setting must ensure optimal wound closure and healing is available to each birthing person. In this presentation we’ll explore how competency-based techniques and practices can restore anatomy to its full function and beauty while building skill and confidence in the clinician. The focus of the workshop is on utilizing clinical competencies for suturing, assessment, and repair as tools for acquiring the complex skills of assessment and repair of birth-related lacerations.