10th Annual Congress of the Society of Midwives of South Africa
4 - 7 December 2012
St Georges Hotel – Pretoria
Tuesday 4 December 2012DAY 1
07h30 – 08h30: REGISTRATION
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 1
CHAIRPERSON: Nomusa Ramela – Gauteng Midwives Chairperson and Nokuzola Mzolo - Deputy President of SOMSA
08h30 - 08h40 / Midwives anthem, morning devotion
08h45 - 09h00 / Welcome to the Congress / Deliwe Nyathikazi– Presidentof the Society of Midwives of South Africa
09h00 - 09h15 / Welcoming Address / Dr Aaron Motsoaledi – Minister of Health
09h15 - 09h45 / Keynote Address / Dr Juanitta Onabanjo
09h45 - 10h00 / Introduction of team and daily logistics
10h00 - 10h30 / Tea and Coffee Break in Asteria Room
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 2
CHAIRPERSON: Maud Modiba andSheila Clow
10h30 - 11h00 / Formation of regional association for midwives in Africa / Elgonda Bekker
11h00 - 11h30 / Leadership for change: The first STTI Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy in South Africa / Karin Minnie
11h30 - 12h00 / Campaign on accelerated reduction of maternal and child mortality (CARMMA) in South Africa / Hlekani Liesbeth Mangate
12h00 - 12h30 / A description of the practice of advanced midwives / Gladys Lesia
12h30 - 13h00 / Progress update on Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies (ESMOE) / Sisana Majeke
13h00 - 14h00 / Lunch break in Asteria Room
SESSION 3
PARALLEL SESSIONS
VENUE / Parthenon / Saint George Hall / Acropolis 1
WORKSHOP / Acropolis 5
WORKSHOP
FACILITATORS / Tendani Ramukumba and Georgina Mnisi / Gloria Tshweneagae and Sisana Majeke / Malebo Matjilaand Nomthandazo Magingxa / Connie Ngobeni and Lulama Nompandana
14h00 - 14h30 / What is the impact of attitudes on quality maternal health care?
Precious Audia Robinson / Low birth weight association factors in Iran: According to world health organization model
Zohreh Mahmoodi
Respectful Maternity Care andthe Universal Rights of Childbearing Women
Barbara Hanrahan / Neonatal Resuscitation, Saving Babies at birth
Vanessa Booysen
14h30 - 15h00 / Continuous Quality Improvement approach to improving HAART initiation to eligible pregnant women in the Province of Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Otty Mhlongo / Factors associated with perinatal deaths in women delivering in a health facility in Malawi
Lily, C. Kumbani
15h00 - 15h30 / Factors contributing to low follow up of babies born to HIV positive mothers
Anneline Mogomotsi / Two Years of Saving Babies: The case of the Tshwane District Hospital kangaroo Mother Care Unit
Maria Skhosani
15h30 - 16h00 / Lived experiences of women as regards disclosure of HIV status among pregnant women enrolled in a Provider initiated PMTCT programme
Oslinah Buru Tagutanazvo / Beliefs and practices of Basotho antenatal women Mantoa Augustina Mofokeng
16h00 - 16h30 / Tea and Coffee in Asteria Room
18h00 / Welcome Cocktail Party in Asteria Room
Wednesday 5 December 2012
DAY 2
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 4
CHAIRPERSON: Sisana Majekeand Malebo Dimati
08h00 - 08h15 / Morning Devotion
08h15 - 08h30 / Daily Logistics
PARALLEL SESSIONS
VENUE / Parthenon / Saint George Hall / Acropolis 1
WORKSHOP / Acropolis 5
WORKSHOP
FACILITATOR / Karin Minnie and Jeanette Korong / Mariatha Yazbek and Sisana Majeke / Tshidi Lethale and Nomthandazo Magingxa / Tshidi Chokweand Precious Robinson
08h30 - 09h00 / Interfacility Kangaroo Mother Care- Saving babies on route to referral sites
Vanessa Booysen / The measurement of pain during the first stage of labour
Mariatha Yazbek / Using best evidence in midwifery practice: Better Birth Initiative: .... still valid.
Barbara Hanrahan / Integration of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT). Core competencies into an undergraduate midwifery nursing curriculum
Sonja Lynn Walker
09h00 - 09h30 / Modifying and testing an audit instrument for partograph evaluation
Sheila Clow / A case study as a method of enhancing psychosocial care in Midwifery Education
Taahirah Mondell
09h30 - 10h00 / Factors contributing to a decision making on pregnancy by women living with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). A case for one Public Health Unit, Swaziland
Oslinah Buru Tagutanazvo / The partograph: A labour management tool or a midwifery record?
Johanna Mathibe-Neke
10h00 - 10h30 / The relationship between knowledge of goal oriented antenatal care and adherence to goal oriented visits by antenatal clients
Sotah Mahanya / Evaluation of the quality and management of maternity services in the National District Hospital in the Free State province
Agnes Sesing
10h30 -11h00 / Tea and Coffee break in Asteria Room
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 5
CHAIRPERSON: Nomusa Ramela and Monty Nyakane
11h00 -11h30 / KEYNOTE ADDRESS / Prof Sharon Fonn
11h30 -12h00 / Monitoring in labour (part 1) - how are we doing? / Sheila Clow
12h00 - 12h30 / Monitoring in labour (part 2) - how can we fix this? / Sheila Clow
12h30 -13h00 / National Core Standards for Health Establishments in South Africa / Nomthandazo Magingxa
13h00-14h00 / Lunch break in Asteria Room
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 6
CHAIRPERSON AND FACILITATOR: Deliwe Nyathikazi -President of SOMSA
14h00 - 16h00 / AGM –SOMSA
16h00 - 16h30 / Tea and Coffee in Asteria Room
Thursday 6 December 2012
DAY 3
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 7
CHAIRPERSON: Precious Robinson andLulama Nompandana
08h00 - 08h15 / Morning Devotion
08h15 - 08h30 / Daily Logistics
08h30 - 10h30 / Panel Discussion: Change in Midwifery Education
CHAIRPERSON: Lulama Nompandana andNobantu Thembekile
FACILITATOR: Deliwe Nyathikazi / PANEL MEMBERS:
NEA CEO - Nelouise Geyer
FUNDISA - Professor Hester Klopper
SOMSA - Elgonda Bekker
SANC - Nonhlanhla Makhanya
Ministerial Task Team – Daisy Mafubela
10h30 – 11h00 / Tea andCoffee break in Asteria Room
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 8
CHAIRPERSON: Mavis Manzana and Caroline Manamela
11h00 – 11h30 / The Action Framework for eliminating mother to child transmission and keeping the mothers alive. Midwives drive to MDG 4, 5 & 6 / Precious Audia Robinson
11h30 - 12h00 / Caring as a core concept in midwifery education: Findings from a qualitative study / Mmajapi Elizabeth Chokwe
12h00 - 12h30 / Experiences and support of the newly-qualified four-year trained professional nurses placed for remunerated community service in Gauteng province / DulcieTsotetsi
12h30 – 13h00 / Analysis of cases of professional misconduct amongst nurses 2003-2008 / Ms Nonhlanhla J. Makhanya
13h00 -14h00 / Lunch break in Asteria Room
SESSION 9
PARALLEL SESSIONS
VENUE / Parthenon / Saint George Hall / Acropolis 1
WORKSHOP / Acropolis 5
WORKSHOP
FACILITATORS / Jackie Malesela and Elgonda Bekker / Sylvia Masiloand Christa Pretorius / Liesbeth Mangate and Thandiswa Nondanyana / Dulcie Tsotetsiand Nomthandazo Magingxa
14h00 - 14h30 / Newly qualified midwives experiences of community service
Diana du Plessis / Lived experiences of midwifery students concerning the prevention of mother to child transmission programme
Lindy van der Berg / Low Tech/High Impact of Skin to Skin Touch and Massage in Pregnancy and Labour: Focus on Pregnancy Massage and Childbirth Companion
Karen Hansen (Johnson & Johnson) / Knowledge transfer in maternity care
Karin Minnie
14h30 - 15h00 / A pilot study on psychosocial risk assessment during pregnancy: A Mixed-method approach
Johanna Mathibe-Neke / HIV/ AIDS and obesity worldviews: A catastrophic double burden of disease in Sub Sahara
Tendani Ramukumba
15h00 - 15h30 / Midwives’Knowledge and Ability in interpreting foetal heart rate patterns in some Cape Townhospitals, Western Cape Province
Portia Tities / YOUNG WISE: Developing a Reproductive Health Plan for Teenagers
Barbara Hanrahan
15h30 - 16h00 / Nature and frequency of perineal hygiene and chorioamnionitis
Marie Hastings-Tolsma / Midwives working for midwives, their experiences and challenges
Diana Du Plessis
16h00 -16h30 / Tea andCoffee in Asteria Room
18h30 / Gala Dinner – Marble Arch
Friday 7 December 2012
DAY 4
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 10
CHAIRPERSON: Busisiwe Kunene
08h00 - 08h10 / Morning Devotion
08h10 - 08h15 / Daily Logistics
08h15 - 10h15 / Panel Discussion: Leadership
CHAIRPERSON: Busi Kunene
FACILITATOR: Prof Nomafrench Mbombo / PANEL MEMBERS:
SOMSA - Deliwe Nyathikazi
DENOSA - Thembeka Gwaga
SANC - Tendani Mabuda
Eastern Cape Department of Health - Nomalanga Makwedini
Gauteng Department of Health - Thandi Chaane
National Department of Health - Dr Yogan Pillay
10h15 - 11h00 / Tea and coffee Break
VENUE: PARTHENON
SESSION 11
CHAIRPERSON: Tshidi Chokwe
11h00 - 11h30 / Wayforward/Summary / Dolly Nyasulu
11h30 - 11h45 / Closing remarks / Deliwe Nyathikazi
11h45 - 12h00 / Closure
12h00 / Packed lunch and departure
Prepared by SOMSA Scientific Committee 2012 / 1
The Committee reserves the right to change the programme. Those affected will be notified in writing.