Midwifery Expert Reference Group
An essential part of promoting and supporting evidence-based practice is the international engagement of health professionals in providing guidance in their fields of expertise. With this in mind, JBI has established Expert Reference Groups that support each node of JBI COnNECT.
Aims
The aims of the Midwifery Expert Reference Group are to:
- Provide advice to JBI on topics included in the Clinical Information database section of the Midwifery node of JBI COnNECT;
- Contribute to the development of Recommended Practice (currently referred to as recommended practices or interventions);
- Provide advice to JBI on topics included in the PACES section of the Midwifery node of JBI COnNECT;
- Provide advice to JBI on topics included in the POOL/COOL section of the Midwifery node of JBI COnNECT;
- Provide advice to JBI on JBI COnNECT design; and
- Assist COnNECT staff to monitor the quality of the Midwifery node of JBI COnNECT.
Composition
- Up to twenty members with experience and expertise in Midwifery ; and
- A Member of JBI staff.
Current Midwifery Expert Reference Group Members:
Debra Bick (Chair)
Professor of Midwifery & Women's Health
Thames Valley University
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Leah Albers
UNM College of Nursing
ALBUQUERQUE USA
Janice Butt
King Edward Memorial Hospital
WA AUSTRALIA
Declan Devane
National University of Ireland
GALWAY IRELAND
Fiona Claier Dykes
University Central
LANCASHIRE UK
Pauline Glover
Flinders University
SA AUSTRALIA
Naoko Hashimoto
Community Midwife Mitaka City Council
TOKYO JAPAN
Caroline Susan Elizabeth Homer
University of Technology
NSW AUSTRALIA
Christine Kettle
University Hospital North Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE UNITED KINGDOM
Patricia Mcinerney
University of KwaZulu-Natal
DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA
Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco
University of Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO BRAZIL
Shu-Fang Wang (Funger)
Kaohsiung Medical University
HUALIEN TAIWAN
Fiona Bogossian
School of Nursing & Midwifery
QLD AUSTRALIA
Ip Wan Yim
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONG KONG CHINA
Peter Thompson
JBI Midwifery Node Administrator
Joanna Briggs Institute
SA AUSTRALIA