Midwifery International. Course catalogue

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1 Midwifery International Course Catalogue For whom? International exchange students in the study field of midwifery, on bachelor level. All students should have achieved at least 120 ECTS in their field of study. International students wishing to enroll in the clinical placement must be fluent in at least one of the mentioned languages below. Students who do not have sufficient language skills, can be refused access to this course or will be obliged to follow a part-time language course (15 hours per week). Programme All courses are organised in a modular way. Course unit code Course unit No semesters ECTS credits 20ERA9190 Professional Midwifery Practice for International students, part ERA9200 Professional Midwifery Practice for International students, part 2 5 Language of instruction The classes are taught in Dutch. Tutoring and supervision is in English. English course material is available as well. A sufficient level of language skills (Dutch or English or French) is required for placements and internships. Students who do not have sufficient language skills can be refused. Learning agreement Courses of PXL-Healthcare cannot be combined with courses from other study programmes. However, language courses can be added to the learning agreement (see Language Courses@PXL). The course catalogue is available on

2 Professional Midwifery Practice for International students, part 1 ECTS credits: 15 Course unit code: 20ERA9190 Coordinator: Linda Bervoets Period: Aim and Content: Within this module the student becomes familiar with the midwifery care in Belgium. In this workplacement the student trains obstetrical skills on the different work areas of the midwife. The accent lays on professional attitudes, knowledge and building up experience in obstetrical skills, coaching parents and become a part of the team. The student has to become more and more independent, trains in decisionmaking, risk selection and coaching. During the clinical processes the student is accompanied by a different midwife-mentor during the apprenticeship and by a practical training supervisor from university-college. Attention is paid to integration of the theory into practice. This happens by means of the systematic draw up of training reports. Module overview The module is ten weeks in length: One week (38 hours) of introduction and preparation. This includes an introduction at de University-college, information about the internship, preparation for the internship (for example and medical check-up) and practical training in the class-room (for example Simmom training together with the regular students). At least three weeks (114 hours) internship at a labour ward and delivery room. Where the student can have the opportunity to assist with a delivery. Six weeks (228 hours) of internship at other wards or midwifery settings. This can be a variety of work areas, for example: maternity ward, gynaecology ward, prenatal consultations, postnatal consultations with an independent midwife, fertility clinic, neonatal ward, maternal intensive care unit, labour ward and delivery room. During this ten weeks the student has to make two training reports. Within this report the student illustrates a specific situation, integrates the theory in this specific situation and makes a critical reflection about the midwifery practice in Belgium and the midwifery practice in the home country. Study materials Guidelines provided by PXL Midwifery in a booklet, including description of the expected competences, the assignments, deadlines and grade system. Logbook Recommended study materials: Depending on the goals for this workplacement, the student has to gather information out of her own theoretical knowledge basis and the courses he/she already passed. He/she also has to search for more professional information on databases provided by PXL. Teaching organisation: Problem based learning method: Clinical training, lecture, study visits, tutorial groups, project work and self-study. The supervisor from the university college visits the student every week, to check how things are going, to discuss the training reports and to prepare and eventually make the evaluation together with the mentors on the work floor.

3 Prerequisites: The student has passed the first and second year midwifery in his/her home country. Final competences: The student becomes skilled in following competences: 1. Physiology, care and guidance The midwife diagnoses, guards and supports the physiological pregnancy, labour, delivery, childbed, parenthood and the care for the small child. She promotes, supports and guides breastfeeding. She acts autonomously and with full power of decision and she leads the delivery with the medical and legal qualification of midwife. 2. Detection of risks/ selection of risks The midwife detects risks and complications autonomously within the professional domains. She acts adequately, consults doctors and other care providers and she refers in time. 3. Pathology, care and guidance She provides adequate care and guidance in heightened risk situations or with complications, on the prescription of and in cooperation with doctors and other care providers within the domain of midwifery, reproductive medical science, gynaecology and neo-natality. She provides the necessary care, autonomously if necessary. 4. Psychosocial context She situates the woman and her environment in the familial, social and cultural context and she anticipates specifically on these contexts while taking diversity and the intercultural perception into account. She recognizes psychosocial crisis situations and she refers to other doctors and other care providers. 5. Ethics and legislation She acts in an ethically justified way within the boundaries of deontology and legislation. 6. Promotion of health She works purposefully on prevention both autonomously and in cooperation with others. She improves health according to the principles of health promotion. 7. Cooperation and communication with askers for care and care providers She enables an optimal interdisciplinary cooperation and she provides an adjusted and actual organisation of the practice. She communicates both orally and in writing in a professional and adequate way with colleagues, doctors, other care providers and a broader audience. 8. Coaching She coaches and guides fellow-students of own and other disciplines to guarantee high-quality care. 9. Professionalization She works on the permanent profiling of the profession and of the professionalization by means of constantly questioning the personal functioning and by following extra trainings. She reflects on the personal practice and processes these reflections in the professional acting. 10. Evidence-based care She provides care which is based on evidence by integrating new scientific insights and by participating on practice-oriented scientific research. 11. High-quality care She provides professional, high-quality and safe care. She develops a vision concerning the guarding and improving of the quality of the care provision and she contributes to the implementation of innovations. Evaluation Permanent evaluation during the apprenticeship happens on a daily feedback. At het end of 3 to 4 weeks a written evaluation is completed by both a teacher and members of the team at the placement. The student is also judged on the basis of a personal apprenticeship book. This book contains

4 casesreports, reports of deliveries and partograms and reflection about the cases she was involved. The student must fill-in a logbook : she has to number all the interventions/observations and competences she achieves (according the European Guidelines of Midwifery). Both of these booklets need to be worked out according to the specific guidelines of the education. Foreign students can work out this apprenticeship book in English or French. The judgement happens on the basis of several conversations with the apprenticeship supervisors in the presence of the student. The educational profile - translated into competences - framework is used with this judgement. A student needs to achieve minimal a C grade. There is no re-examination possible.

5 Professional Midwifery Practice for International students, part 2 ECTS credits: 5 Course unit code: 20ERA9200 Coordinator: Linda Bervoets Period: Aim and Content Within this module the student becomes familiar with the midwifery care in Belgium. In this workplacement the student trains obstetrical skills on the different work areas of the midwife. The accent lays on professional attitudes, knowledge and building up experience in obstetrical skills, coaching parents and become a part of the team. The student has to become more and more independent, trains in decisionmaking, risk selection and coaching. During the clinical processes the student is accompanied by a different midwife-mentor during the apprenticeship and by a practical training supervisor from university-college. Attention is paid to integration of the theory into practice. This happens by means of the systematic draw up of training reports. Module overview The module is four weeks in length: Four weeks (130 hours) of internship at other wards or midwifery settings. This can be a variety of work areas, for example: maternity ward, gynaecology ward, prenatal consultations, postnatal consultations with an independent midwife, fertility clinic, neonatal ward, maternal intensive care unit, labour ward and delivery room. During this four weeks the student has to make one training report. Within this report the student illustrates a specific situation, integrates the theory in this specific situation and makes a critical reflection about the midwifery practice in Belgium and the midwifery practice in the home country. Study materials Guidelines provided by PXL Midwifery in a booklet, including description of the expected competences, the assignments, deadlines and grade system. Logbook Recommended study materials: Depending on the goals for this workplacement, the student has to gather information out of her own theoretical knowledge basis and the courses he/she already passed. He/she also has to search for more professional information on databases provided by PXL. Teaching organisation: Problem based learning method: Clinical training, lecture, study visits, tutorial groups, project work and self-study. The supervisor from the university college visits the student every week, to check how thing are going, to discuss the training reports and to prepare and eventually make the evaluation together with the mentors on the work floor. Prerequisites: The student has passed the first and second year midwifery in his/her home country. The student has to take also the course, Professional Midwifery Practice for International students, part 1 (15 ECTS). Final competences:

6 The student becomes skilled in following competences: 1. Physiology, care and guidance The midwife diagnoses, guards and supports the physiological pregnancy, labour, delivery, childbed, parenthood and the care for the small child. She promotes, supports and guides breastfeeding. She acts autonomously and with full power of decision and she leads the delivery with the medical and legal qualification of midwife. 2. Detection of risks/ selection of risks The midwife detects risks and complications autonomously within the professional domains. She acts adequately, consults doctors and other care providers and she refers in time. 3. Pathology, care and guidance She provides adequate care and guidance in heightened risk situations or with complications, on the prescription of and in cooperation with doctors and other care providers within the domain of midwifery, reproductive medical science, gynaecology and neo-natality. She provides the necessary care, autonomously if necessary. 4. Psychosocial context She situates the woman and her environment in the familial, social and cultural context and she anticipates specifically on these contexts while taking diversity and the intercultural perception into account. She recognizes psychosocial crisis situations and she refers to other doctors and other care providers. 5. Ethics and legislation She acts in an ethically justified way within the boundaries of deontology and legislation. 6. Promotion of health She works purposefully on prevention both autonomously and in cooperation with others. She improves health according to the principles of health promotion. 7. Cooperation and communication with askers for care and care providers She enables an optimal interdisciplinary cooperation and she provides an adjusted and actual organisation of the practice. She communicates both orally and in writing in a professional and adequate way with colleagues, doctors, other care providers and a broader audience. 8. Coaching She coaches and guides fellow-students of own and other disciplines to guarantee high-quality care. 9. Professionalization She works on the permanent profiling of the profession and of the professionalization by means of constantly questioning the personal functioning and by following extra trainings. She reflects on the personal practice and processes these reflections in the professional acting. 10. Evidence-based care She provides care which is based on evidence by integrating new scientific insights and by participating on practice-oriented scientific research. 11. High-quality care She provides professional, high-quality and safe care. She develops a vision concerning the guarding and improving of the quality of the care provision and she contributes to the implementation of innovations. Evaluation Permanent evaluation during the apprenticeship happens on a daily feedback. At het end of 3 to 4 weeks a written evaluation is completed by both a teacher and members of the team at the placement. The student is also judged on the basis of a personal apprenticeship book. This book contains casesreports, reports of deliveries and partograms and reflection about the cases she was involved. The student must fill-in a logbook : she has to number all the interventions/observations and competences she achieves (according the European Guidelines of Midwifery). Both of these booklets need to be worked out according to the specific guidelines of the education.

7 Foreign students can work out this apprenticeship book in English or French. The judgement happens on the basis of several conversations with the apprenticeship supervisors in the presence of the student. The educational profile - translated into competences - framework is used with this judgement. A student needs to achieve minimal a C grade. There is no re-examination possible.