Current
appointments
Research Fellow, Primary
health Care Research Unit,
University of Melbourne
Professional Registration
Registered Midwife
Qualifications
2010 PG Diploma in
Midwifery Otago Polytechnic College,
NZ
2006 Post Graduate Diploma in
Childbirth Education Aoraki Polytechnic, NZ
1993 Registered
Midwife Bolton & Salford
College of Nursing & Midwifery,UK
1991 Registered
Nurse Wigan & Leigh College
of Nursing, UK
Current
Studies
June 2008 – ongoing
Masters of Midwifery
Otago Polytechnic, Otago, New Zealand
Summary of Key Skills, Strengths & Achievements
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2,350 hours of adult teaching to prospective
parents, medical students and student midwives in a variety of settings
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Skills assessor of medical students rural placement
projects & essays for Peter G Jones Elective Essay Prize
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Author of obstetric guidelines tutorial of GP’s in
training for RNZCGP. Package accessed 3,3113 times by Dr’s in GP training
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Midwifery curriculum development
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Author and contract holder of an online childbirth
education programme aimed at young and Maori mums
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Clinical expert in midwifery practice with
extensive clinical experience with a background and extensive experience in
continuity of care models both in the UK and NZ
Academic Experience and Appointments
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Jan 2011- present
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Research Fellow (contract) ;
Primary health Care Research Unit Melbourne University
Design and complete a research project.
Research project – The lived experiences of men in Australia Who have
supported their wives/partners through labour and birth.
With full support of Melbourne University
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Jan2011-Nov 2011
2009-2010
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Research Assistant - Rural health
Academic Centre University of Melbourne –
Develop
research protocols;validate quality of data elements/data editing; Evaluate
consistency of medical data;
Diagnose
and solve system/software problems & install applications software as
related to research needs;
Provide
computational research support;
Perform
studies as related to research project
Diagnose
and problem solve as it relates to the research project
Conduct screens
and assays
Recruit and
enroll study participants
Write
protocols and informed consents
Perform
study scheduling
Conduct literature searches
Preparation of tissues, cell cultures, blood
samples, etc. for testing
Modify, test, verify and analyze research data
Tabulate research data
Clinical Tutor and coordinator – Faculty of Medicine, Otago University
To organise medical student placements with
available mentor midwives and provide tutorials.
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2007-2010
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Independent Consultant: Contract holder to provide antenatal education
services to Young & Maori mums
Nelson/Marlborough DHB,
Marlborough New Zealand.
Responsible for; delivery of an online
health education programme; quality management; budget and resource
allocation and management; staff appraisal and development; and long term
planning for sustainability of the programme
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2005-2010
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Lead maternity Carer; Department of Health, New Zealand; Responsible for; Providing individualised midwifery care to local women; provide lead
maternity care across the scope of midwifery practice; managing a fulltime
caseload in an effective and efficient manner; promoting practices that
enhance the health of the client and her family /whanau as well as implement
positive family / whanau strategies
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2005-2008
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Childbirth
Educator: Parentscentre,
Marlborough, New Zealand – Provided
adult childbirth education in accordance with the guidelines provided.
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2005-2005
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Core
Midwife Nelson/Marlborough
DHB, Marlborough New Zealand. Responsible for provision of midwifery care
across a broad scope of practice
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2000- 2003
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Rotational
Midwife, Shrewsbury
NHS Trust, UK. Responsible for Establishment of rural antenatal day
assessment unit for women in the community; Writing of all policies and
protocols of the assessment unit; successful funding applications for
sustainable practice within the unit; provision of midwifery care across a
broad scope of practice
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1997-2000
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Rotational Midwife and
Junior Sister - Warrington NHS Trust, UK. Responsible for provision of midwifery care across
a broad scope of practice
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1993-1997
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Rotational Midwife , Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust, UK Responsible for
provision of midwifery care across a broad scope of practice
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Teaching Topics
(total of over 2,350 hours of adult teaching)
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Undergraduate/Postgraduate
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Public Antenatal Education
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· Cultural Safety GP
registrars
· Rural health (case scenario) medical student module
· Physiological/active management of 3rd stage – medical
students
· Contraception – medical students
· Caesarean section v normal birth- medical students
· CTG basics how to recognise normal and what is abnormal – medical
students
· Mechanism of normal birth – medical students
· Mentor to student midwives addressing ongoing educational needs as
required on variety of topics
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· Antenatal testing, informed consent, healthy eating, back care in
pregnancy, optimal positioning, signs of labour, models of care
· Stages of labour, keeping birth normal, optimising normal birth,
methods of pain relief, methods of birthing, complications of birth, skin to
skin, 3rd stage physiological/active men’s role
· Your body after birth, what to expect first few weeks/months.
Changing roles, life with new baby, breastfeeding, contraception
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Curriculum
Development
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Designed learning modules within a program of education that
incorporates a hierarchy of learning, based on Bloom’s taxonomy of remembering,
understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, creating.
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Griffith University, Queensland; responsible for development of five
modules within the midwifery curriculum
- Newcastle University, NSW; author of online
tutorials, lectures, OSCE’s and video tutorial role plays for midwifery
education
- Contract holder to provide antenatal classes
for Young & Maori Mums for Nelson/Marlborough DHB
- Responsible for the development of obstetric guidelines tutorial of GP’s in training for RNZCGP. To date package accessed 3,3113 times by Dr’s in GP training.
Publications
Professional publications
Newcastle
University, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (2011) Objective Structured Clinical Examinations
Table of
Contents:
Guide to OSCEs for Student Midwives
Scenario’s Student Copies
Guide to OSCE’s for Assessors
Scenario’s Assessors Copies
Giving Student Feedback
RNZCGP (2009) Basic Obstetrics, General Practice
Education Program
Newcastle
University, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (2011) Video Role Play educational resources
Titles:
Examination of the newborn
Collaborative consultations good v bad
Communication skills during pregnancy good v bad
Non-refereed publications
Harnden, P. & Harnden, C.E (2011) Pethidine- what
is its’ place as an option for pain relief during labour? CENZ Effect. Jan-March,
p.7-8
Harnden, P (2010) Vitamin D Deficiency in Exclusively
Breastfeeding Babies – Is it necessary to supplement the baby? CENZ Effect. July-September,
p.7-8
Harnden, P. (2010) Turanga Kaupapa, Cultural Guidelines
and Childbirth Education. CENZ Effect, April-May, p.8
Harnden, P. (2010) Young, Pregnant and Precious. CENZ
Effect, Jan-March, p.12-13
Harnden, P. (2009) Marlborough Young Mums and Maori Mums
Antenatal Classes. CENZ Effect, Oct-Dec, p.12-13
Harnden, P. (2008) Critical reflection in practice. Midwifery
News, June, Iss 49, p.42
Submitted Publications
Harnden, C.E. & Harnden,
P. (2011) The Assessment of Cultural Competency of GP Registrars. NZMJ September
Current
Research Activity
My study:
The lived experience of men in Australia supporting
their wives/partners through labour and birth
Designed a
questionnaire adapted from a Greek survey of men to investigate men in
Australia’s experiences of supporting women through labour and birth. The men
will respond to a series of statements based on a likert scale the results will
then be analysed using the SPSS package.
This study is
undertaken within the PHCRED program at Melbourne University with full tutor
and supervisor support of Prof. Julie Pallant
Waiting ethics
approval
Virtual International day
of the Midwife
Assisted on the organising committee with
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Promotion of the conference
through social media
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Reading and assessment of
submitted abstracts
Member of team ORACLE
Collaborative Group; Research midwife responsible for data collection,
identification and recruitment of candidates, education and presentations to
staff..
Conference
and other Presentations
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2011
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Cultural Safety and
student midwives
Queensland Branch AGM
College of Midwives
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2011
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Addressing Men’s Needs
in Childbirth Education. A CBE’s reflection : Passage to Motherhood
Conference, Brisbane
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2011
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Student Midwives
experiences of online learning: Virtual International Day of the Midwife
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2010
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Antenatal
Education – Young and Pregnant: Bump, Birth & Beyond…..a road to
discovery conference, Brisbane
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2010
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A Thematic Analysis of
GPEP2 Educators Recognition of Senior Registrars Cultural Safety When
Consulting: GPET Conference, Alice Springs
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2010
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Young Mums & Maori Mums Antenatal Education.
Do we engage them in a culturally safe way?: Virtual International
day of the Midwife
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Committee work
Member of National Midwifery
Practice Review committee for the state of Victoria
Professional
memberships
New Zealand College of Midwives; Australian College of Midwives;
