Reina Fisher-van Werkhoven
I began my career as an adult nurse in 1987 in the Netherlands. I completed a course in Tropical Nursing and following that worked in South Sudan as a Public Health nurse from 1995-1998. This raised my interest in midwifery and I obtained a BSc Midwifery in the UK at the University of Brighton in 2001. I have worked as a midwife both in the UK and in The Netherlands. My interest in education developed in my role as Practice Development Midwife at Wexham Park Hospital and a year’ s secondment with HEE as Midwifery Fellow in 2015/16. I joined UWL as midwifery lecturer in November 2018.
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Qualifications
Dip HE Nursing (The Netherlands), BSc (Hons) Midwifery (University of Brighton), MSc Leadership in Health and Social Care (University of West London), PGC Academic Practice (University of West London)
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Memberships
Nursing and Midwifery CouncilRoyal College of MidwivesFellow of Higher Education Academy
Research
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Research and publications
MSc Dissertation, 'The experiences of midwives, who are working as part of a vulnerable women team, providing care to women with perinatal mental health problems'.
Fisher-van Werkhoven, R. (2016): MSc Dissertation “The experiences of midwives, who are working as part of a vulnerable women team, providing care to women with perinatal mental health problems”.
Fisher-van Werkhoven, R. (2018) ‘How to deal with situations – Perinatal Mental Health teaching: exploring practical issues’, Poster presentation at UWL Festival of Teaching and Learning
Jones, J. Fisher-van Werkhoven, R., Aras-Payne, A., Prance Beresford, R. 92022), ‘The evolution of the Midwife Degree Apprenticeship: a new route into midwifery’, The Practising Midwife, 25(05), pp. 32-34.
Fisher-van Werkhoven, R. (2022) ‘The Midwife Degree Apprenticeship (MDA): Developing the existing workforce is key to building a sustainable workforce’, Poster presentation at UWL Festival of Teaching and Learning
Acosta, L., Bothamley, J., Boyle, M., Ward, L., Fisher-van Werkhoven, R., (2023) Teaching Students Midwifery Assessment and Appropriate Response to deteriorating maternal health, Poster presentation at the RCM Education and Research Conference (27-28 March 2023).
Acosta, L., Bothamley, J., Boyle, M., Fisher-van Werkhoven, R., Ward, L. (2023) ‘From ABCDE to BUMP’, Midwives, 6, pp. 61-63.
Acosta, L., Bothamley, J., Boyle, M., Ward, L., Fisher-van Werkhoven, R., (2023) Teaching Students Midwifery Assessment and Appropriate Response to deteriorating maternal health, Poster presentation at UWL Festival of Teaching and Learning
