Each maternity unit/hospital manages its own staff education programme in conjunction with the local Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Education and Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Units. The list hereunder is an overview of what is usually available throughout in all the maternity units/hospitals. For further information on each course please contact the individual units/hospitals.
Compassionate Care in Perinatal Bereavement
Venue University Maternity Hospital Limerick Credits NMBI- 7 CEUs
Annual Bereavement Study Day for midwives & HCAs
Venue Rotunda Hospital/ Coombe/ NMH
Annual Bereavement Study Day for student midwives (undergrad & postgrad)
Venue Rotunda Hospital/ Coombe/ NMH
Bi- annual bereavement induction for NCHDs (January and July) and updates as required
Venue Various Hospitals
Annual Bereavement Study Day for student PHNs
Venue Rotunda Hospital
Targeted departmental Bereavement updates on the wards
Venue Various Hospitals
Annual Perinatal Palliative care study day
Venue Rotunda Hospital Credits 6 CEU’s and 6 CPD Credits
Weekly Fetal Medicine meetings
Venue Various Hospitals Credits As per hospital policy
Monthly Perinatal Mortality Meetings
Venue Various Hospitals Credits As per hospital policy
On site clinical teaching with mentors/ clinical supervisors
Venue Various Hospitals Credits As per hospital policy
Bereavement Care in Maternity Services: Key issues for Midwives and Nurses
Venue NMH & UCD Credits NMBI- 4 CEUs
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep -NILMDTS
Venue CMS in conjunction with NILMDTS Credits Certificate of Attendance
GP training Programme- session on perinatal loss
Venue GP training Programme Credits Requirement of GP training programme
Caring for a child with life limiting conditions (Level A & Level B).
Venue Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin Credits Level A 6 CEU’S NMBI Category 1
Level B- 35 NMBI CEU’S and UCD credited- 5ECTS Credits
Caring for neonate with Life limiting conditions (Level A).
Venue Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin Credits NMBI Category 1 and 6 CEU’S credits
European certificate in Essential Palliative Care
Venue Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services and online. Credits NMBI- 35 CEUs RCSI- 50CPD points/ ECTS 15
Venue Feileacain Credits Certificate of Attendance
Mindfulness and self- compassion program
Venue Learning to Exhale (UMHL) Credits Certificate of Attendance
Various self-care modules
Venue The Irish Childhood Bereavement Network Credits Certificate of Attendance
Conferences/Meetings
The list below has been compiled from the international meetings/conferences, particular to perinatal bereavement care that members of the bereavement teams in maternity units/hospitals have attended
International Conference on Palliative Care
Venue Palliative Care McGill University, Montreal, Canada
These courses are Continuous Professional Courses/Modules offered in conjunction with professional organisations who deal with Perinatal Bereavement or Obstetrics.