Findings From A Multi-Year Research Program on Interprofessional Birthing Unit Teams

McMaster Midwifery Research Centre (MMRC)
Speaker Series 2023-2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 12-1pm
"Findings From A Multi-Year Research Program on Interprofessional Birthing Unit Teams: Speaking Up, Self-Serving Biases, and Self-Concept"
Presenter:
Lauren Columbus, RM
Academic Practice Lead, Department of Midwifery, LHSC
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Ontario
Lauren is the Academic Practice Lead with the Department of Midwifery and a Registered Midwife with the T.I.M.E. Program Expanded Midwifery Care Model at London Health Sciences Centre. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, as well as McMaster University.
She is currently completing her thesis for her Masters of Health Professions Education at Maastricht University. Her areas of research and academic interest include quality assurance and quality improvement, simulation, team dynamics in birthing units, and psychological safety in interprofessional teams.