2020 Midwives LEAD Schedule

Sunday, November 1, 2020 – Session 1

Event Time	Event Type	Event Title/Speaker
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ET	Welcome	Welcome to ACNM Midwives LEAD
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM ET	Education Session	Midwifery Leadership: Leadership Principles for Guiding Professional Growth (Denise Smith, PhD, CNM) Participants will be able to: Define midwifery leadership and transformational leadership. Describe principles of leadership based on the model of “Be, Know, Do.”  Discuss opportunities for midwives to lead.
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM ET	Break	Break
1:10 PM – 2:00 PM ET	Education Session	Mindfulness, Leadership and Innovation (Teri Pipe, PhD, RN) Learner will describe 3 attributes of mindfulness Learner will identify 2 ways mindfulness, leadership and innovation are related Learner will identify 2-3 practical ways they can bring the mindfulness practices into their personal or professional settings
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET	Break	Break
2:10 PM – 3:00 PM ET	Education Session	Navigating a Crisis Grounded in Values (Heather Bradford, CNM, ARNP, FACNM, Melicia Escobar, CNM, WHNP-BC, Kelly A. Grady, EdD, & Kelly Walker, DNP, CNM, FACNM) Participants will be able to: Understand how grounding of common values and goals assists with achieving desired outcomes  Identify strengths within a team and empower each member to utilize them Value collaborative decision-making when navigating a crisis  Understand the importance of making wellness an explicit component of crisis management
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM ET	Action Session	Creating the Vision for the Leader You Want to Become (Ann Konkoly, CNM) Participants will be able to: Understand the power of creating a vision for what leadership means to you Identify a personal team of support Chart a path based on your EI inventory Understand how mindfulness and self-awareness contribute to your EI
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Closing	Closing Notes & Recap

Sunday, November 8, 2020 – Session 2

Event Time	Event Type	Event Title/Speaker
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM ET	Welcome	Welcome Back!
12:10 PM – 1:00 PM ET	Education Session	How to Use Systems-Level Thinking (David Dibble)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET	Education Session	Using Evidence for Decision Making (Lynn Gallagher Ford, PhD, RN)
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET	Break	Break
2:10 PM – 3:00 PM ET	Education Session	Project Management Skills (Kate Chenok, MBA) The session will review practical strategies for creating and managing teams. Participants will learn: How to build your improvement team and manage stakeholders Project management tools to guide your work Communications tools to support your work
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM ET	Education Session	Quality Improvement Tools: PDSA and Small Tests of Change (Cathy Emeis, PhD, CNM, FACNM, Ann Forster Page, DNP, CNM, ARRN, FACNM) Participants will be able to explain why knowledge of quality improvement efforts are essential for midwifery leaders. Participants will be able to list at least three types of national quality improvement efforts that impact the midwifery profession. Participants will be able to appreciate the value of midwifery specific data to advance the practice of midwifery. Participants will become comfortable as novice users with the following tools: Fishbone Diagram, Process Map, 5 “Whys”, PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act), driver diagram
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Closing	Closing Notes & Recap

Sunday, November 15, 2020 – Session 3

Event Time	Event Type	Event Title/Speaker
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM ET	Welcome	Welcome Back!
2:10 PM – 3:00 PM ET	Education Session	Dimensions of Diversity and Cultural Humility: Implicit Bias Skills (Juliette Blount, NP)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET	Education Session	Responsible Leadership: Creating a Culture of Inclusion through Strategic Recruitment and Hiring in Research, Education, and Practice (Rana Barar, BA, MPH, Celina Cunanan, CNM, FACNM, MSN, Assata Zerai, PhD) Participants will be introduced to the Division of Equity and Inclusion at the University of New Mexico and learn examples of goals and resources offered by such units. Participants will become familiar with organizational theory and educational research examining the strengths of diversity and how to build an inclusive work environment. Participants will learn ways to close opportunity gaps for staff who are critical to achieving their organization’s mission.
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM ET	Break	Break
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM ET	Education Session	Joint Session w/ Students LEAD: Making Connections: Networking & Vision Building in Action (Ann Konkoly, CNM)
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET	Education Session	Joint Session w/ Students LEAD: Panel on Midwifery Leadership in Action