Professional Development in Southern Oregon
Continuing Education Units or Courses Required for State Licensure or Re-Licensure
Continuing Education Units
For CPMs: A total of 30 CEUs are required in each 3 year recertification period.
- 5 CEUs must be in a Peer Review workshop or
- 5 hours of Peer Review participation.
- CPMs have the option of documenting an additional 25 hours of continuing education or retaking the NARM Written Exam.
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To qualify for license renewal, licensees must complete approved continuing education requirements two years from the date of initial licensure and every two years thereafter:
- Thirty (30) clock hours relevant to women’s health, neonatal, fetal or midwifery knowledge or care, ethics, communication, or professional development
- Eight and a half (8.5) clock hours pertaining to legend drugs and devices.
- A licensee who has attended fewer than 10 births in the previous two years is required to take an additional 10 hours of continuing education specific to midwifery practice.
Continuing Education Classes
Online Self Study CEUs
Medscape: No fee to join, just registration
Medscape : Planned Vaginal Breech Delivery: Current Status and the Need to Reconsider: Maternal Choice & Informed Consent 1.00 CEU - Free
Medscape: Fibroids and Fertility: A Review of the Evidence 1.00 CEU - Free
Lasting Impacts of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and the Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids in the Developing Brain 1.00 CEU - Free
Raising Awareness: Late Preterm Birth and Non-Medically Indicated Deliveries Prior to 39 Weeks .50 CEU - Free Low-Risk Pregnancies Offer Choice in Birth Setting .25 CEU - Free
Licensed Direct Entry Midwifery
A licensed direct entry midwife (LDM) supervises the conduct and labor of childbirth, advises the parent as to the progress of childbirth, and renders prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care as defined in Oregon Revised Statutes.
Licensed direct entry midwives provide care in the home, in birthing centers, clinics, and as teachers at midwifery schools. They are educated through self-study, apprenticeship, a midwifery school or college-based program distinct from the discipline of nursing.
Licensure is voluntary, and unlicensed midwives may practice in Oregon. However, state law allows reimbursement under the Oregon Health Plan only if a licensed midwife provides birthing assistance.
LDMs are legally authorized to administer certain legend drugs and devices and Oregon Administrative Rules, including anti-hemorrhagics, oxygen, I.V. drip sets, catheters, and sutures.
Classes Required for State Licensure or Professional Midwife Certification from NARM.
Initial Legends, Drugs & Devices
required for Oregon State licensure
required to maintain Oregon State licensure
- Rescue breathing
- first aid for choking
- CPR, two-rescuer
- CPR, use of resuscitation mask,
- bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator
- disposable gloves (preventing disease transmission)
- automated external defibrillator (AED).
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Review
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer valid for 2 years (equivalent with BLS for Healthcare Providers). Must bring pocket mask kit and old certification to class.
- Demonstrate understanding of neonatal resuscitation key concepts by successfully completing the NRP online examination
- Identify the most important and effective actions in neonatal resuscitation
- Demonstrate appropriate resuscitation procedures in the proper sequence for a compromised newborn
- Through simulation-based training, identify neonatal resuscitation skills and aspects of teamwork that are well-developed, and those that require continuing improvement
If you know of professional development classes in Southern Oregon that are not listed, please contact the webmistress Jenn: SouthernOregonMidwives@gmail.com
