Welcome to the TAAHC Communities of Interest Webinar series for 2023! On the last Wednesday of each month, join us for an engaging hour to learn about the research being conducted in our patch and by our northern colleagues. Some of the topics lined up for this year include innovative research in digital health technologies, reproductive health and informed decision-making, models of care for chronic disease management, how to involve publics and patients in research from inception, and how research is translated to clinical practice.

Upcoming Webinars

This webinar, part of our Women’s Health Research and Translation Network (WHRTN), focuses on two challenging topics — unintended pregnancy and testing for fetal abnormalities. One presentation will share the results of a study that aimed to improve women’s access to information and support informed decision making while the other explores unintended pregnancy prevention and care content in undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs.

Facilitator:

Professor Cate Nagle has a conjoint appointment with Townsville Hospital and Health Service and James Cook University. Cate serves on the JCU Human Research Ethics Committee (Chair), WHRTN (Chair) the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s Accreditation Committee (invited Member), and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (assessor).

Speaker 1

Title: Unintended pregnancy prevention and Care in undergraduate nursing/midwifery curriculum

Presenter: Sandra Downing. Sandra has both provided clinical care and conducted research relating to unintended pregnancy prevention and care. She is passionate about women being able to exercise reproductive choice regardless of geographic location.

What will I learn? What unintended pregnancy prevention and care content do, and should, undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs include? We asked academics and current/recently graduated students their opinions.

Speaker 2

Title: Facilitating pregnant women’s informed decision making: the role of a Decision aid

Presenter: Cate Nagle Cate’s program of public health midwifery research is underpinned by a commitment to improve the communication of risk, women’s participation in and experience of maternity care and to enhance informed decision-making.

What will I learn? This presentation will introduce you to a decision-aid app on prenatal testing for fetal abnormalities, the evidence on which it is based, and how to access and use the app.

Time: 10:00 PM — 11:00 PM EST

Free!

Registration