This webinar is presented by the Alliance for Healthier Communities
The Midwifery and Toronto Community Health (MATCH) Program based at South Riverdale CHC has partnered with the Michael Garron Hospital’s Early Pregnancy Clinic (EPC) to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of care for Early Pregnancy Loss. In less than two years, they have worked with obstetric colleagues to develop evidence-based protocols, have strengthened relationships between Midwifery and Obstetrics departments, provided education for primary care providers and community midwives, and developed patient handouts tailored to the community. They've also expanded clinic hours, established a hotline, created a pathway for uninsured patients to receive care from the hospital, and improved referral pathways between the community and the hospital.
In this webinar, MATCH co-leads Shezeen Suleman and Jenna Bly, both Registered Midwives, will describe how this unique partnership came about and provide an overview of their innovative approach and the impact it's already had. Attendees will come away with a deepened appreciation for the potential of hospital-community collaboration, the importance of integrated midwifery care, and how these things can help reduce the need for people with early pregnancy loss seek care from emergency departments.
