1. Fetal Health Surveillance - New SOGC Recommendations

Gwen Peterek, RN, BScN, PNC(C)

Perinatal Nurse Consultant

SW Ontario Maternal Newborn Child and Youth Network (MNCYN)

2. Newborn Hypoglycemia - New CPS Recommendations

Kevin Coughlin, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Neonatologist, Neonatal / Perinatal Medicine

London Health Sciences Centre

Neonatal Co-Director, SW Ontario Maternal Newborn Child and Youth Network (MNCYN)

Past President, Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)

Chair, National Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN) Committee

3&4. VBAC Quality Standard and Low Risk Birth Recommendations

Modupe Tunde-Byass, MD, FRSC

Obstetrician-Gynecologist, North York General Hospital

Provincial Council of Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH)

Member, Maternal-Neonatal Clinical Advisory Group; Co-Lead and Expert Panel Member VBAC QS

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto

Gwen Peterek, BScN, PNC (C) - Gwen received her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Western University, London, Ontario and has since that time dedicated her career to the care of mothers and newborns. Prior to her current position as a Perinatal Nurse Consultant, she was employed at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, providing direct nursing care for women on the Antenatal and Labour/Birth units, the Maternal/Newborn unit and for infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. At that time St. Joseph’s Health Care was the tertiary perinatal centre for southwestern Ontario. Since then, Gwen has provided leadership as a Nurse Consultant with the regional Perinatal Outreach Program, which is part of the Southwestern Ontario Maternal Newborn Child and Youth Network (MNCYN). In addition to consultation services, Gwen also provides professional perinatal education for MNCYN partner organizations, organizes regional perinatal meetings, conferences and workshops. Along with her physician colleagues, she facilitates Hospital Perinatal Reviews for regional hospitals. Since 2001, Gwen has maintained her certification in Perinatal Nursing through the Canadian Nurse's Association. She is also a member of the Canadian Assoc. of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses (CAPWHN), Canadian Perinatal Programs Coalition (CPPC) and is an associate member of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) and the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS).

Modupe Tunde-Byass, MD, FRSC obtained her medical degree from the University of Ibadan in 1987. She completed her OBGYN training in the UK and a fellowship in Fetal medicine at King’s college. Upon emigrating to Canada she completed another residency training in OBGYN at the University of Toronto in 2004. She has been an active staff at North York General Hospital since then. Dr. Tunde-Byass has held major administrative positions eg Residency site coordinator and Interim Chief of OBGYN at NYGH. She is involved in key quality initiatives at the local and Provincial levels. She has received numerous teachings and innovation awards. She is involved in medical education. Her research interest is in Early pregnancy complications and trial of labour after Caesarean section. She has presented some of her research at international conferences and has publications in peer review journals. She is a member of the Provincial Council for Maternal Child Health (PCMCH) Maternal-Neonatal Clinical Advisory Group, as well as co-lead and expert panel member of the VBAC QS.