THE MIDWIFERY WISDOMexperience
YOUR PATHWAY HOME
It all startswith Skillz & Drillz - SOLD OUT!
A round-robin, 30 stations, hands-on process with life-like models, real-life scenarios, and qualified mentors to support your learning and practice.
Course certification, CEU’s, and/or student sign-offs for Bridge, NARM, ACNM, PEP, NRP, and most schools offered. You proceed through the stations based on the pathway you choose, a) AP Midwife (6 yrs +) b) Midwife (0-5yrs) c) Senior Student d) New Midwifery Student or Assistant.
Skillz & Drillz Stations run Thursday, November 8 – Friday, November 10, 2023.
We are SOLD out for our 2023 S&D Stations! Make sure & register early for this must-experience event when we release our 2024 Experience dates – stay tuned!
Phlebotomy
Learning how to draw blood and doing it weekly in-office is the key to keeping your IV skills excellent! Come for beginning instruction or for some quick practice – all supplies provided.
Your Mentor: Leslie Cornwell
Bladder Catheterization
Designed to refresh anatomy and skills, our silicone model will help you establish or advance this skill quickly.
Your Mentor: Shawna DeWitt
Newborn Exam
Practice this skill with or without guidance to support or test yourself on this multi-step thorough exam.
Your Mentor: Mary Harris
Estimated and Quantitative Blood Loss
In a rush you need to be able to quickly estimate blood loss. If you have time, you can weigh and measure. We’ve got two fun birth scenes for you to assess.
Your Mentor: Katie Black
Intramuscular Injections
Come get your hands-on practice with ampules and single and multi-use vials, as you practice drawing up and administering IM injections.
Your Mentor: Jacqueline George
FHT Auditory Practice
Practice your fetal heart tone assessment by listening to several real-life recordings and then discuss your findings with the mentor.
Your Mentor: Sharon Cardenas
Foley Bulb Placement
Placing a foley is a powerful and safe method of induction out of the hospital, use our anatomically correct model to learn or practice this skill to decrease postterm transports.
Your Mentor: Nikki Weir Williams
911 Call Script Practice
We have some real-life scenarios for you to summarize on a ‘pretend’ 911 call using our script. Have some fun and also learn how to legally protect yourself.
Your Mentor: Jen Grieco
Breech Maneuvers
Safe breech birth (either planned or surprise) requires muscle memory. Come practice with the masters of breech birth and the ’Sophie and her mum’ model.
Your Mentor: Kristine Laurie & Whitney Pinger
Abdominal Palpation
Estimating weight and assessing position takes practice, we have a water-filled abdominal model to give you the practice you need.
Your Mentor: Lisa Rawson
Placenta/Clot Manual Removal & Bi-Manual Compression
Some postpartum emergencies require quick and aggressive action. Come practice on our pelvic models with fake blood to conquer your fears.
Your Mentor: Wantina Brooks-Roach
Shoulder Dystocia Maneuvers
Two percent of your clients will experience a life-threatening shoulder dystocia. To resolve this safely you need to have muscle memory and a team mentality. Practice on our life-like model with your peers.
Your Mentor: Nicole Morales & Wendi Cleckner
Knot Practice
New to suturing? Come practice the 3 methods of knot tying.
Your Mentor: Augustine Colebrook
Canulation / IV
Appropriate for all levels, this station emphasizes efficiency over perfection and moves the participant through theory, safety, equipment, practice and successful IV practice. All supplies provided, must be willing to receive a practice IV in order to practice on someone else. Static Arm models provided as well.
Your Mentor: Jacqueline George
Episiotomy & Suture
Evaluating and repairing perineal injury takes practice. Join us to learn the 4 reasons why you must repair, an in-depth explanation of tears you can leave alone, how to perform an episiotomy and how to repair a first or second-degree tear in this comprehensive station.
Your Mentor: Augustine Colebrook
Pregnancy Dating Calculations
Come and test the 6 methods of establishing due dates for yourself.
Your Mentor: Lisa Rawson
Pelvic Exam / Vaginal Exam
You can only measure a changing cervix by feel, so you better come feel some different dilations. At this station, you can also learn how to insert a speculum and gather a Pap smear sample.
Your Mentor: Kimberly Haines
Well-Person Physcial Exam and Adult Vitals
Practice using equipment, as well as using a humanistic, inclusive approach to meeting each person where they are in health and life. Live models will be your peers.
Your Mentor: Dia Ingalls
Emergencies Role Play
Your Mentor: Augustine Colebrook
