Leamington District Memorial Hospital is has a new obstetrical program to keep mothers and their newborn babies as safe as possible while in hospital care.
The Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently program, or MoreOB, is for frontline caregivers, clinical practitioners and administrators in hospital obstetrics units.
"This established program which LDMH Maternal Newborn team is implementing, will benefit our staff, consolidate and share a common knowledge base, teach us to work even closer as a team with our physicians, nursing staff and midwifes to create a safer environment than we already have," says Dr. Frederick Sabga, chief of obstetrics and gynecology.
The Canadian program is built on evidence-based practice standards and guidelines. It is designed to improve clinical outcomes, to decrease risk of adverse events and improve quality of work-life.
The program consists of three modules, each one includes theory chapters, skills drills, workshops, personal learning projects, case audits, patient satisfaction surveys and evaluation.
“The key to improving patient safety and managing adverse events is the creation of a new model of care that breaks down traditional hierarchy and practises and redirects the focus towards teamwork to provide safe high quality, coordinated care to patients,” says Dr. Angela Chan, OB physician at LDMH.
