9 AM - 5.30 PM SCHEDULE
Plan Your Day
To learn more about what to expect at BAME Birthing With Colour, take a look below at the full schedule. We’re happy to answer any questions you have regarding specific activities, event timing or any other inquiries.
THE DAY AHEAD...
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Your programme consists of presentations, workshops, debates, networking, and The Wind Down Zone! There's plenty ahead... and plenty of choice! Please dive in!
ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION
9 AM
ARRIVAL
Delegates arrive, register, network
WELCOME ADDRESS
10 AM
WELCOME
A warm welcome from the head of our Advisory Board Helen Knower Director of Midwifery at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
PLATINUM SPONSOR WELCOME ADDRESS
10.05 AM
PLATINUM SPONSOR ADDRESS
Our Platinum Sponsor helps open the conference with a short welcoming address
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
10.10 AM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Our Keynote Speaker sets the scene with a 20 minute presentation
SESSION I: PAPER 1
10.30 AM
SPEAKER: BENASH NAZMEEN
Benash Nazmee is a specialist cultural liaison midwife and co-founder and director of Association of South Asian Midwives CIC. Benash is passionate about addressing health inequalities. The manifestation of this work can be found in her work with the Sheffield Maternity Cooperative; as a trustee for Iolanthe midwifery trust; her advocacy for South Asian pregnant women; as a NHS England Midwifery Ambassador and chair of the midwifery work stream within the SDM Council.
SESSION I: PAPER 2
10.50 AM
SPEAKER: PROFESSOR JANE SANDALL CBE
Prof Sandall leads a Maternal Health Services and Policy Research Group in King’s Health Partners Women’s Health Academic Centre and is involved in the leadership group of King's Improvement Science and South London Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care. She has a clinical background in Midwifery and is a social scientist.
SESSION I: PAPER 3
11.10 AM
SPEAKER: DR ANITA BANERJEE
Anita Banerjee is an Obstetric Physician and Acute Physician at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital. Anita trained as an endocrinologist and diabetologist in North West London before taking up her first consultant post in South London.
SESSION I Q&A - INCLUDING LIVE POLLING OF AUDIENCE
11:30 AM
INTERACTIVE Q&A
Following the papers in this session we will have open Q&A and online polls
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK. SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY
11.50 AM
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Delegates network
SESSION II: PAPER 1
12.10 PM
SPEAKER: DR UMESH PRABHU
Dr Prabhu is a paediatric consultant and former medical director at Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust, NCAA adviser and clinical director for NHS Professionals. HIs passion is patient safety, professional regulation, why doctors make mistakes, organisational culture and leadership and the impact subconscious bias and racism has on patient safety and staff well-being.
FGMS' MULTIPLE MEANING AND CONTEXTS
12.30 PM
SPEAKER : HILARY BURRAGE
Hilary Burrage is Adjunct Professor, Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics and a sociologist. She has researched female genital mutilation (FGM) for many years, and is the author of two award-winning books on the subject. She is also an Advisor to the Global Media Campaign to End FGM and to the UK-based organisation, Action: FGM. Ms Burrage has been a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care, a Research Associate in a UK Medical School, a Trustee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust.
PAPER: FGMs' multiple meaning and contexts Meanings and Contexts
FGM as a medical matter
FGM as a community matter
FGM in education
FGM law and law enforcement
FGM social, psychological and economic considerations
FGM what a cohesive strategy looks like
SESSION II: PAPER 3
12.50 PM
SPEAKER: MARS LORD
Award winning doula and birth activist Mars Lord has been a birth keeper for over a decade. Ms Lord wants to see the ‘colouring in of the landscape of birth’ and to uncover the reasons for the maternal and neonatal morbidity rates amongst the BAME community
SESSION II Q&A - INCLUDING LIVE POLLING OF AUDIENCE
1.10 PM
INTERACTIVE Q&A
Following the papers in this session we will have open Q&A supported by an interactive system that allows delegates to post questions and take part in polls through their mobile phones
NETWORKING
1.30 PM
LUNCH
Delegates network
2.00 PM WORKSHOPS
Plan Your Day
JOIN THE WORKSHOP OF YOUR CHOICE. Each workshop is half an hour in length and in most instances will be held twice so you need not fear missing out! For more information please email
WORKSHOP 1A: MEDIATION IN MIDWIFERY
2.00 PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Paul Golden
Resolving conflict
Listening (allowing venting)
Reframing and creating momentum from small areas of agreement to larger areas of agreement
Building great relationships
Using kindness and genuine empathy with those who challenge us
Challenge the challenger with kindness and education
Empathetic Communication strategies
Asking questions / SAR / FOI
WORKSHOP 2A: CHALLENGES AND FACILITATORS TO HEALTHY EATING FOR AFRICAN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE UK
2PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Aniebiet Ibanga Ekong
What are the determinants of healthy eating in this population?
How big is the influence of culture on healthy eating especially in pregnancy?
The influence of migration on eating habits i.e. have they retained their dietary pattern or has it changed?
How can midwives be sensitive to the cultural aspects of food especially when offering healthy eating advice to this population?
WORKSHOP 3A:
ENGAGING 'HARD-TO-REACH' GROUPS IN RESEARCH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES
2 PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Hannah Rayment-Jones
Discuss the complexity of researching ‘hard to reach’ groups
Explore how patient involvement can improve the process and findings of research
Review methods used to involve patients in research
Provide a case study of a research project that has tried to engage with hard to reach groups
Share practical advice and useful resources
WORKSHOP 4A:
ONCE A SURVIVOR, TWICE A VICTIM
2 PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Alya Harding
Workshop Leader: Naana Otoo-Oyortey MBE
Once a survivor, twice a victim
How pervasive is FGM
Cultural context. UK context
Safeguarding and the law
Health Implications: mental and physical
Culturally competent care
A holistic approach for victims
WORKSHOP 5A:
WHOSE SHOES?
2 PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Gill Phillips
Cut across silos
Navigate hierarchies
Better communication
Jointly find ways forward
A tool working throughout the NHS
WORKSHOP 6A:
HONOURING THE SANCTITY AND HUMANITY OF NEW MOTHERS
2 PM - 2.30 PM
Workshop Leader: Nehanda Truscott-Reid
The Challenge - What many women experience now. Quotes, Statistics and Data - birth trauma and ptsd.
The solution - Example of how it can be - Jenny Josephs trauma informed care model - 0 infant/maternal deaths
My own birth experience
WORKSHOP 1B: HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTHCARE
2.40 PM - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Paul Golden
Rights of the Midwife
Employment / Regulator Rights
How to stand up for these rights
How to support others who are being challenged
Draft court action to get mediation
Self Care
WORKSHOP 2B: CHALLENGES AND FACILITATORS TO HEALTHY EATING FOR AFRICAN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE UK
2.40 PM - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Aniebiet Ibanga Ekong
What are the determinants of healthy eating in this population?
How big is the influence of culture on healthy eating especially in pregnancy?
The influence of migration on eating habits i.e. have they retained their dietary pattern or has it changed?
How can midwives be sensitive to the cultural aspects of food especially when offering healthy eating advice to this population?
WORKSHOP 3B:
ENGAGING 'HARD-TO-REACH' GROUPS IN RESEARCH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES
2.40 - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Hannah Rayment-Jones
Discuss the complexity of researching ‘hard to reach’ groups
Explore how patient involvement can improve the process and findings of research
Review methods used to involve patients in research
Provide a case study of a research project that has tried to engage with hard to reach groups
Share practical advice and useful resources
WORKSHOP 4B:
ONCE A SURVIVOR, TWICE A VICTIM
2.40 PM - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Alya Harding
Workshop Leader: Naana Otoo-Oyortey MBE
Once a survivor, twice a victim
How pervasive is FGM
Cultural context. UK context
Safeguarding and the law
Health Implications: mental and physical
Culturally competent care
A holistic approach for victims
WORKSHOP 5B:
WHOSE SHOES?
2.40 PM - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Gill Phillips
Cut across silos
Navigate hierarchies
Better communication
Jointly find ways forward
A tool working throughout the NHS
WORKSHOP 6B:
HONOURING THE SANCTITY AND HUMANITY OF NEW MOTHERS
2.40 PM - 3.10 PM
Workshop Leader: Nehanda Truscott-Reid
The Challenge - What many women experience now. Quotes, Statistics and Data - birth trauma and ptsd.
The solution - Example of how it can be - Jenny Josephs trauma informed care model - 0 infant/maternal deaths
My own birth experience
3.10 PM Networking coffee break.
Delegates network.
3.40 PM ANY QUESTIONS
Plan Your Day
Topical discussion in which a panel of leading practitioners are posed questions by the audience. Live and unscripted.
PANELLIST: SHARON MANATSA
Sharon is the founder of the Melkiah Foundation established in memory of the son she lost when 28 weeks pregnant.
The organisation supports BAME families that have gone through a similar experience. A particular focus is supporting the grieving process and overcoming any stigma felt.
PANELLIST: SIMON FLEMING
Simon is a London-based registrar and Vice Chair of the Academy Trainee Doctors’ Group (ATDG).
He is at the forefront of combating bullying, undermining and harassment in healthcare, through the award winning #HammerItOut and #CutItOut campaigns. He speaks internationally on the subject and this was the subject of his TEDx talk.
PANELLIST: DR RUTH OSHIKANLU MBE
Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE is a member of the Chief Nursing Officer Black and Minority Ethnic (CNO BME) Advisory Group.
In 2020 Dr Oshikanlu takes up a Florence Nightingale Senior Leaders Scholarship and will be working to reduce the disparity in deaths of Black and Asian women in pregnancy and the perinatal period.
PANELLIST: KAREN-GRACE SIRIBOE
Co-Founder of CoMidMent, a social entity for student midwives in the UK, Scotland and Ireland
Karen-Grace combines clinical and PR communications experience to advocate for improved maternal and neonatal health.
PANELLIST: MARLEY HALL
Midwife. Influencer. Childbirth educator
Marley is a midwife, advocate, educator and mum-of-five. Marley focuses much of her time providing antenatal education to women online and using social media as a platform to raise awareness of the maternity issues women from the BAME communities face.
4.25 PM Closing remarks and conference close to be followed by The Wind Down Zone
4.30 THE WIND DOWN ZONE
Plan Your Day
Relax. Unwind. Reflect on the day in a way that suits you. Your choice of activiities to roundout a productive, worthwhile and enjoyable day
SPORTS MASSAGE WITH LISA MACLEAN!
Soothe away any tension courtesy of the experts hands of Lisa MacLean of Lisa MacLean Sports and Remedial Massage and Personal Training
4.30 PM - 5.00 PM
ZUMBA WITH ANA!
4.30 PM - 5.00 PM
Ana fuses Samba, Salsa, Reggaeton and African beats to create a magical class. You'll enjoy a fantastic cardio workout with sculpting exercises at the same time!
PILATES WITH SAM!
4.30 PM - 5.00 PM
Sam's pilates session leave participants energised and full of positivity. The class will combine core, stretching and balance. Sign up and release those endorphins!
REFOCUS AND RELAX WITH ERIN!
4.30 pm - 5.00 pm
After a busy day, Erin will provide the opportunity to switch off, and refocus the mind, with a mindfulness and relaxation exercise which will leave you feeling calm, relaxed and refreshed. Erin is a hypnobirthing instructor who offers hypnobirthing and antenatal classes in and around South East London and Kent.
YOGA FOR HAPPINESS WITH TARA!
Yoga for happiness is led by Tara. The session mixes exercise, breathing and relaxation techniques to release 'happy hormones' so you emerge calm and composed with a serene smile on your face : )
4.30 pm - 5.00 pm
More activities planned.
5.00pm final networking and reflections. Conference close 5.30 pm