Developing a Core Competency Model and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services: A national consensus approach

Women and Birth

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Homer, Caroline S E ^a   Griffiths, Marnie ^a   Brodie, Pat M ^a   Kildea, Sue ^b   Curtin, Austin M ^c   Ellwood, David A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competency; Education; Maternity services; Midwifery; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDWIFE; MODEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, NURSING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865335434     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.07.149     Document Type: Article

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