Hello everyone and welcome to your online Obstetrics and Gynaecology course.  My name is Joy Marriott and I am the overall Year 5 coordinator for O&G and the GTA teaching programme.  

You should now read the Getting Started document  to find out about the course content and what is expected. All the weeks will have direct link to other readings needed but do remember you will need to use the "Introduction to Obstetrics and Gynaecology" 4^th edition, 2017, Cynthia Farquhar and Helen Roberts (Eds). 

There are also other reference books that each cohort site should have available for you to use (for reference only though not to take away). These are :

• 1. Contraception - Yours Questions Answered, ^7th Edition, 2017, J Guillebaud & A MacGregor
• 2. Gynaecology Illustrated, 6^th Edition, 2011, C Bain, K Burton & C J McGavigan
• 3. Introduction to Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 4^th Edition, 2017, C Farquhar & H Roberts
• 4. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 5^th Edition, 2017, Lawrence Impey & Tim Child (e-book)
• 5. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health, V O'Connor & G Kovacs
• 6. Beischer & MacKay's obstetrics, gynaecology and the newborn, 4^th Edition, 2015, M. Permezel, S Walker, K Kyprianou, N A Beischer, (e-book and in print)

You should also watch the videos below, some time in Week 1: 

1. Taking an Obstetric History and General medical history at a booking visit by Dr Olivia Payne click to play, right click to download
2. Antenatal clinic visit and obstetric exam by Dr Deralie Flower - click to play, right click to download
   
3. Model demonstration of baby descent through the pelvis by Prof Peter Stone click to play, right click to download
4. The mechanics of labour by Dr Ngaire Anderson click to play, right click to download 
5. Introduction to the neonate by Dr Simon Rowley click to play, right click to download
6. Birth transition and resuscitation by Dr Jane Alsweiler click to play, right click to download
7. Taking a Gynaecological History by Dr Ngaire Anderson click to play, right click to download

You might also want to revisit some of the pertinent information from your  Year 3 course: Reproduction and Endocrinology".  As part of this course you learnt about steroid hormones, the menstrual cycle, fertility and other areas that we will be revisiting during your O&G attachment.

Also remember that we have made available on Canvas the ADHB - Tikanga: Recommended best practice policy, which aims to practically contribute to providing services that are responsive to Maori rights.  Do read this before you start your O&G attachment.  It is available on this url

http://www.adhb.health.nz/assets/Uploads/2017-18-Maori-Health-Plan-Auckland-and-Waitemata-DHBs.pdf

Your own cohort DHB may also have a similar resource.

VP Menopause

Please ensure that you work through this virtual patient case which is also under the WebObstGyn5thYr Module on Canvas. Not only will it inform you about this case but you will need to be familiar with this layout as one of your OSCE stations will be a Virtual Patient case with similar format, done online.

Web Library resouces

All of the provided readings for each week are laid out on the Talis reading list.  Each week will have connections to web pages or readings or guidelines.  Some of these readings will overlap with the readings from your case presentations. 

If you are having any problems with this web course regarding access to library documents do email Anne Wilson at the Philson and she will help you:  a.wilson@auckland.ac.nz

Other queries :

Auckland Cohort:

Dr Deralie Flower, Year 5 Co-ordinator ACH - d.flower@auckland.ac.nz

Michelle Carvalho, Practicum Placement Co-ordinator - m.carvalho@auckland.ac.nz

BOP Cohort:

Dr Amal Aburawi, Year 5 Co-ordinator Tauranga -   Amal.Aburawi@bopdhb.govt.nz   

Dr Thabani Sibanda, Year 5 Co-ordinator Whakatane - Thabani.Sibanda@bopdhb.govt.nz

Leonie Alley, Student Placement Co-ordinator leonie.alley@bopdhb.govt.nz

Northland Cohort:

Dr. Jenny Blasingame, Year 5 Co-ordinator NHC - Jennifer.Blasingame@northlanddhb.org.nz

Caroline Strydom, Site Team Leader - c.strydom@auckland.ac.nz

South Auckland Cohort:

Dr Kieran Dempster-Rivett, Year 5 Co-ordinator MMH - Kieran.Dempster-Rivett@middlemore.co.nz 

SACC Administration - UniAdmin.Generic@middlemore.co.nz  

Taranaki Cohort:

Dr Edward Williams, Year 5 Co-ordinator Taranaki - Edward.Williams@tdhb.org.nz

Taryn Hall, Site Co-ordinator - Taryn.Hall@tdhb.org.nz 

Waikato & Lakes Cohort

Dr Cornelis van der Wal, Year 5 Co-ordinator Waikato - cornelis.vanderWal@waikatodhb.health.nz

Dr Ruth Swarbrick, Year 5 Co-ordinator Rotorua - Ruth.Swarbrick@lakesdhb.govt.nz

Raewyn Wooderson, Manager, Waikato Clinical Campus - woodersr@waikatodhb.govt.nz

Waitemata Cohort:

Dr Vijay Bhoola, Year 5 Co-ordinator - Vijay.Bhoola@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Deborah Clifford, Site Co-ordinator - deborah.clifford@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Or failing all of these people do feel free to contact me!

Dr Joy Marriott j.mariott@auckland.ac.nz 

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Acknowledgement

Delivery of this web based teaching programme has only been possible with help and assistance from the Centre for Academic Development now CLEAR and in particular Wen-Chen Hol. Thanks also to Anne Wilson from the Philson Library who helps with all the library connections.