The

Mad Hatter

_A Douglas College Newsletter

 

PERINATAL EDUCATION |
PROGRAM INITIATED

After two years of discussion, planning
and a feasibility study, a two year pilot
project in Perinatal Education has
been initiated. The program is a joint
venture with the Burnaby Health
Department and Simon Fraser Health
Units and will provide programs on
topics ranging from “Planning for
Pregnancy” to the needs of new
parents: in the post partum period.
Most classes will continue to be held in
their present community locations.
he cooperative arrangement, with

louglas College playing a coordinat-
ing role, including the establishment of
a computerized central registration
system, will enable the health depart-
ments to focus their resources for
maternal child health programs in
other directions.

Personnel

The program becomes part of the
Health Education Centre, Community
Programs and Services and will be
coordinated by Cathie Bissett, RN,
BSN, who joins Community
Programmers, Rose Marie Fournier
and Geraldine Murphy at the Centre.
Cathie was formerly a community
health nurse with the Burnaby Health
Department. She lives in New West-
minster with her husband and two
children. She has extensive experi-
ence in planning and delivering
perinatal education programs.

 

Assisting Cathie will be p2rinatal clerk,
Helen Gilbertson. Helen will be
responsible for registration and the
range of clerical functions necessary
for the establishment of a new
program. She is well qualified for this
role having been a C. P. & S. Admis-
sions Clerk for the past two years.
Helen has a diploma in Records
Management from Douglas College
and a variety of work experiences in
the health field.

Local Initiatives Grant for Curri-
culum Project

Work has been proceeding since Jan-
uary 1987 on adapting perinatal curri-
culum materials to meet the needs of
the program. Perinatal Consultant,
Jennifer Warnyca was contracted to
work on this project after a LIC Grant
was received from the Ministry. Work
is to be completed by the end of April
and an instructors’ guide which can be
used by other colleges in the province
will be available.

Advisory Committee

Representatives from: the health
departments, hospitals and other
relevant jurisdictions meet regularly to
advise curriculum and other apsects of
program implementation. Andrea
Farrell represents the Douglas College
Nursing Department on __ this
committee.

 

More information about the Perinatal
Education program may be obtained
from Cathie Bissett at local 5829.

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