| DAY 1 – Monday, 2 April 2012 |
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| 08:50 |
Welcome and opening remarks by Chair- Dr. Grace Edwards, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Programmes Manager, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| Session 1 |
Global Standards and International Innovations/Perspectives |
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| Moderator: Dr. Grace Edwards, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Programmes Manager, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 09.00 |
International Perspective on Normal Births
Sheena Byrom, Midwife Consultant, UK |
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| 09.30 |
Rickshaws and Razor blades: Midwifery Practice in India
Deb Williams, Midwife, Cooper Health Clinic, Dubai, UAE |
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| 10:00 |
From under a camel's blanket: Weaving the cultural traditions of Midwifery with in the Middle East
Jo Hubbard, Director of Education, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 10:20 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| Session 2 |
Evidence Based Practice |
| Moderator: Dr. Grace Edwards, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Programmes Manager, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 10.50 |
Writing for Publication
Dr. Julie Wray, Senior Lecturer, University of Salford and Joint Editor of The Practicing Midwife, Manchester, UK |
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| 11:10 |
Implementing NICE Intrapartum Guidelines
Eman Shellah, Midwifery Lecturer, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman |
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| 11:30 |
Positions in Labour
Awadia Omer Khatir, Midwife, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
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| 11:50 |
A Literature Review on Bio-Psychosocial Aspect of Infertility
Jincy Anthony, Supervisor, Nursing Education, Dubai Hosptial, Dubai, UAE |
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| 12:10 |
LUNCH |
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| Session 3 |
Research and Best Practice |
| Moderator: Dr. Grace Edwards, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Programmes Manager, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 13:40 |
Tocophobia
Ponnamma Mathai, Nurse Midwife, Labour Suite, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
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| 14:00 |
Managing Preterm Labour
Dr. Maggie Blott, Consultant Obstetrician and Chief Academic Officer, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 14:20 |
Vaginal Birth after Caesarean (VBAC)
Sylvia Ferandes, Charge Nurse, Al Wasl Hospital, Dubai, UAE |
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| 14:40 |
Setting up a Journal Club
Alex Jankuloski, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE |
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| 15:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| Session 4 |
From Evidence to Practice |
| Moderator: Dr. Grace Edwards, Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Programmes Manager, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 15:30 |
NICE Guidelines CTG Interpretation - "speaking the same language"
Tracy Roake, Midwife Educator, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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| 15:50 |
Postnatal Care: The Evidence and the Debate
Dr. Julie Wray, Senior Lecturer, University of Salford and Joint Editor of The Practicing Midwife, Manchester, UK |
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| 16:10 |
ICM Video Presentation
Sheena Byrom, Midwife Consultant, UK |
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| 16:50 |
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE |
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