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Policy and practice: The development of quality standards in antenatal screening, testing and care"Screening is more than applying a screening test. It is a programme, which needs clear management, monitoring and quality assurance. Those offered screening must be able to make informed choices, and have their decisions respected. It must not be assumed that once an individual has entered a programme, they must automatically move onto the next stage … if the purpose of the screening is for the benefit to the community, it should not be at the expense of the respect for the individual" Aims: This in-depth full-day workshop includes a combination of theoretical and experiential-based learning. The day encompasses short lectures, large and small group-work and discussions. In order to develop quality standards in antenatal screening, the workshop is set within the context of your hospital and your current policies and practices. Continuity of client care is a key feature throughout the day. Evidence based practice underpins much of the discussion along with issues surrounding clinical governance. Through ARC’s insight, emphasis is placed on the parents’ experience of antenatal screening and its consequences. Learning outcomes - by the end of this training day, participants should be able to:
Suitable for: Obstetricians, gynaecologists, doctors, midwives, sonographers, GPs, health visitors, or any health professional working within the area of antenatal screening and testing. To make the best use of this day, an integrated audience is ideal. This allows participants to explore continuity of care for their clients, a vital key to successful practice. Number of participants: Up to 20 Cost: £600.00 plus travel expenses.
Communication skills and personal development: Antenatal screening and its aftermath (Level 1)"It is probable that very few parents really understand the significance of screening programmes, or the issue of false negatives, until possible abnormality is identified and they are confronted with difficult choices. This is unsatisfactory - effort is needed to determine how best to deliver information in ways that are clear, comprehensible, not paternalistic, and not patronising’" Aims: This in-depth full-day workshop includes a combination of theoretical and experiential-based learning. The day encompasses short lectures, large and small group-work and discussions. The focus of this day is self-awareness and personal development. The workshop gives practitioners an opportunity to develop the personal and professional skills needed in order to give sensitive and effective care to their clients. Emphasis is placed on the parents’ experience of antenatal screening and its consequences, as well as the experience of the health professional dealing with screening, testing and care. Learning outcomes - by the end of this training day, participants should be able to:
Suitable for: Doctors, midwives, sonographers, GPs, health visitors, or any health professional working within the area of antenatal screening, testing and aftercare. Number of participants: Up to 20 Cost: £600.00 plus travel expenses.
Supporting Parents' Decisions (Level 2)Aims: This new Level 2 training day from ARC continues where its most popular Level 1 training day 'Communication skills and personal development: Antenatal screening and its aftermath' breaks off - at the point where parents have been given a diagnosis of fetal abnormality and must now consider their options. 'Supporting Parent's Decisions' looks at how health professionals can best inform and support parents whilst they are in the process of making a decision, and once the decision has been made. Learning outcomes - by the end of this training day, participants should be able to:
N.B. It is a requisite of the day that participants have attended ARC's Level 1 training day.Suitable for: Doctors, midwives, sonographers, GPs, health visitors, or any health professional working within the area of antenatal screening, testing and aftercare. Number of participants: Up to 20 Cost: £600.00 plus travel expenses.
Aims: Half-day workshops are tailor-made to suit individual needs. They include aspects of the full-day workshops that are considered to be the most useful for participants. The audience might be a cross section of health professionals, or it might consist of only doctors, midwives or sonographers. The content of such days can be discussed thoroughly with the ARC trainers well in advance of the day, and recommendations for content can be made based on your needs. Morning or afternoon sessions are available. "Health professionals need to be aware of the great variability in potential responses from parents following the initial shock of a prenatal diagnosis. They must discuss choices equally regardless of the parents’ age, social class, ethnicity and beliefs and then support them in their decisions’." Suitable for: Doctors, midwives, sonographers, GPs, health visitors, or any health professional working within the area of antenatal screening, testing and aftercare. Number of participants: Up to 20 Cost: £400.00 plus travel expenses. |
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"A diagnosis of fetal abnormality is a traumatic experience for parents, but also a difficult time for the health professionals involved. ARC works with midwives across the country, and with the Royal College of Midwives nationally, to improve the care provided to parents at this difficult time" |
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