Pregnancy SA Infoline number

1300 368 820

Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5pm

Contacts

Janet Salamon
Health Programs Coordinator

8112 1126 (Office)

Obstetric Shared Care (OSC)

The aim of the GP Obstetric Shared Care (SA) Program (GP OSC SA) is to increase choices and options for pregnancy care for women and to provide continuity of care.

OSC accredited GPs work collaboratively with a Specialist Obstetrician or a GP Obstetrician to facilitate shared antenatal and postnatal care for women who wish to deliver in a public hospital.

All GPs who practice Obstetric Shared Care in SA are required to be accredited with the GP OSC SA program. Accreditation is dependent on satisfactory antenatal care experience and completion of an OSC Accreditation program. (Click here for the OSC Accreditation application form).

GP partners Adelaide is required to:

Manage the Clinical Governance Committee for the OSC Program
Provide and manage a database of accredited GPs and compliance with OSC protocols
Facilitate and regularly deliver training sessions for GPs
Ensure SA GP OBSTETRIC SHARED CARE PROTOCOLS are reviewed and updated in accordance with best practice
Communicate and promote activities about the OSC program.

How do i become accredited for OSC?

Click here to find out.

GP Obstetric Shared Care Program CPD Calendar for 2012

The CPD Calendar for 2012 is now available! Please see the program below for topics, dates, times and venues. Once speakers have been confirmed, this list will be updated. For further information contact Janet Salamon on 8112 1126 or email jsalamon@gppadelaide.org.au

Title	Dates/Times/Speaker	Venue
Vaccinations in Pregnancy/Supplements and Lifestyle in Pregnancy (OSC)	Date: 6th March 2012 Time: 6.30pm to 9pm Facilitator: Dr Rod Pearce, Neil Hotham, Pharmacist, Dr Cate Price	Adelaide Pavilion
OSC Update Day	Date: 28th April 2012 Time: 8.45am to 4pm Facilitator: Multiple Speakers including Dr Dee Mc Cormack	Belair Country Club
The Unsettled Neonate (OSC)	Date: 2nd May 2012 Time: 6.30pm to 9pm Facilitator: Dr Anthony Chitti	GP Partners Adelaide
OSC Accreditation Seminar	Date: 23rd June 2012 Time: 8.45am to 4pm Facilitator: Multiple Speakers	Limestone Coast
OSC Update Day	Date: 11th August 2012 Time: 8.45am to 4pm Facilitator: Multiple Speakers including Dr Dee Mc Cormack	Grange Golf Club
Hypertension, Preeclampsia and Epigenetics (OSC)	Date: 24th July 2012 Time: 6.30pm to 9pm Facilitator: Prof Gus Dekker	Lyell McEwin Hospital
Medical Complications and Dermatology Issues in Pregnancy (OSC)	Date: 10th September 2012 Time: 6.30pm to 9pm Facilitator: Speakers:- Dr Bill Jeffries and Dr Karen Koh	GP partners Adelaide
Treatment of Infections in Pregnancy including STI’s (OSC)	Date: 16th October 2012 Time: 6.30pm to 9pm Facilitator: Dr. Sue Kennedy-Andrews	Flinders Medical Centre
OSC Accreditation Seminar	Date: 3rd November 2012 Time: 8.45am to 4pm Facilitator: Multiple Speakers including Ass Prof Gus Dekker	GP partners Adelaide

The Standards for the Management of Category One Caesarean Section in SA 2011

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

The SA Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Network have facilitated the development of the Standards for the Management of Category One Caesarean Section in South Australia. The Standards have been endorsed by SA Health as a state wide directive and compliance with these Standards is mandatory in the public health sector. These standards have been developed to assist public health care providers and policy makers in the appropriate management of women requiring an urgent/emergency caesarean section (Category 1 Caesarean Section).

The Standards and the corresponding patient information brochure can be accessed from the SA Health website: www.health.sa.gov.au/ppg

Perinatal Mental Health Training

Thursday, 22 December 2011

The first Perinatal mental Health Training session for 2012 will be held at the Womens and Childrens Hospital on March 19th 2012. For further information - Perinatal Mental Health Training

National Perinatal Depression Initiative Newsletter Issue 6

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

The sixth edition of the National Perinatal Depression Initiative newsletter. We hope that you find the newsletter informative and welcome your feedback. Please feel free to forward it onto others.

National Perinatal Depression Initiative Newsletter Issue 6

GP Obstetric Shared Care Summer 2011 Newsletter

Friday, 9 December 2011

The summer news letter for Obstetric Shared Care is now available here

South Australian Safe Sleeping Standards

Tuesday, 6 December 2011

The South Australian Safe Infant Sleeping Standards were endorsed by the Minister for Health and the Minister Families and Communities in October 2011 at an official launch held at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The Standards promote the safest infant sleeping practices and environments known to reduce the risk of babies under 12 months of age dying while asleep and apply to all workers and volunteers in the field.

For more information go to: