Workshop Choices for BICS:

Each group of workshops will run twice, maximising your opportunity to learn and share with your colleagues.

You can pick two workshops from A, B and C (six in total).

Workshops may be subject to change. Alternatives will be offered.

Day 1:

Workshop A (9.30am and 11am)

Lead – Professor Sara Kenyon

Induction of labour, an increasingly common intrapartum pathway of  care, is a major strain on maternity services across the UK. This  workshop will share some of the learning from a wide range of QI  projects that have aimed to improve women’s’ experiences, reduce delays  and improve safety.

Lead – Sonia Barnfield          

The Assessment of Risk during the Maternity Pathway National Learning  Report (March 2023) from HSIB (now Maternity and Neonatal Safety  Investigations – MNSI www.mnsi.org.uk ) presented a thematic review of key learnings about risk assessment.  This workshop will explore these findings and provide a forum to reflect  on how this learning can improve safety in your own organisations.

Lead – Dr Ruth-Anna MacQueen

We all contribute to the culture within our own organisations - we  shape it, and it shapes us. A positive safety culture has been  identified as a key factor in improving the experience of care, outcomes  for women and babies, and for supporting staff. This workshop will  explore culture change and getting culture right in maternity care.

Lead – Dr Rachna Bahl

This workshop will provide an introduction to an evidence based  structured approach to management of an impacted fetal head focussing on  technical and non-technical skills. It will include hands on simulation  training using bespoke models developed for impacted fetal head  training.

Workshop B (12noon and 1.45pm)

Lead – Dr Susie Crowe

A good training environment that supports and facilitates learning is  essential for doctors and midwives. What does that look like? How can  we create that space? What can we influence?

Lead – Beth Attorre and Jenilee Harrison

The All Wales Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance Standards were update in  July 2023. The workshop will share learning from the NHS Wales work to  support a standardised approach to practice and high quality education.

Lead – Dr Ellie Bard

A compact presentation of University College London Hospital’s  SUPPORT bereavement course, this workshop will focus on communication  around bereavement, to support healthcare professionals to provide  compassionate care and work in partnership with parents.

Lead: Louise Pye

How best can we involve families during investigations? How best can  we communicate with families? This workshop will share learning from  Maternity and Neonatal Safety Investigations (MNSI), formerly the HSIB  Maternity Investigation Programme.

Day 2:

Workshop C (11.20am and 12.20pm)

C1.  British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) – what’s new in the world of neonatology ​

Lead – Dr Sarah Bates

BAPM www.bapm.org   improves standards of perinatal care by supporting all those involved in  perinatal care to optimise their skills and knowledge, promote high  quality, safe and innovative practice, encourage research, and speak out  for the needs of babies and their families. 

This workshop will provide an update on developments in neonatology.

Lead – Molly O’Brien

Labour dystocia - ‘difficult labour’ - is the leading reason for  obstetric interventions including primary caesarean birth. Currently the  interventions commonly used have limited value while carrying  significant risk. This workshop offers solutions that help resolve the  root cause for the majority by optimising physiology using biomechanical  techniques and positions.  ​

Lead - Dr Lucy DeLloyd and Dr Dan Brunyseels

The OAA www.oaa-anaes.ac.uk promotes the highest standards of obstetric anaesthetic practice  through knowledge and education for healthcare professionals. It also  provides information for service users through the www.labourpains.org website.

This workshop will provide an update on developments in obstetric anaesthesia.

Lead – Dr Adam Jakes 

How best can we care for women and birthing people with cardiac  disease during the intrapartum period? This workshop will explore  examples of best practice through the use of case studies.