CQUniversity Mackay-based lecturer and midwife Anne Eaton has been 'in demand' this year, contributing to three nationally-recognised education groups. 

Ms Eaton, a registered nurse/midwife, has been involved with lecturing for CRANA Plus, the peak professional body for health practitioners working in remote and isolated areas.

Midwifery specialist Anne Eaton

This group is charged with the Midwifery Up-skilling program for both rural and remote midwives. The course it held in Mackay recently was the 3^rd pilot course to be run and is currently being evaluated for its effectiveness in providing support and evidence-based education to rural and remote midwives.

Ms Eaton also lectured into the Advanced Life Support Obstetrics (ALSO) course in Alice Springs in April. This organisation provides about 12 courses a year throughout Australia using a multidisciplinary team approach, lecturing to Obstetricians, GPs and midwives and providing standardised risk management strategies for dealing with obstetric emergencies.

In addition, Anne is a lecturer for MaCRM, Queensland Health's Maternity Crisis resource management course, which provides high-fidelity simulation scenarios to support multidisciplinary team work and risk management strategies within Queensland Health.

Ms Eaton's community engagement and networking projects also enable her to keep abreast of current changes within the clinical environment for the benefit of CQUniversity students in our Grad Dip Midwifery program and Master of Midwifery program.

Anne also serves on the Midwifery Advisory Committee for Queensland Health.

As if she was not busy enough with local and national education initiatives, Anne also travelled overseas at the end of last year to guide a group of midwifery students assisting health agencies in Nepal.

"The Nepal project provides valuable cultural and 'resource-challenged communities' experience for our midwifery students, setting them apart as professionals when they graduate," Anne said.