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Canadian Emergency Skills Program

Canadian Emergency Skills Programs provide continuing education in critical emergency skills within a midwifery context both in hospital and out-of-hospital settings.

The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) works to promote and provide opportunities for professional development and continuing midwifery education. CAM is working to deliver a national, bilingual, evidence based, midwifery emergency skills program. CAM recognizes the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) role in the development of the program.

For midwives residing outside of Ontario, CAM facilitates access to the AOM Emergency Skills Workshop Manuals, Instructor Manuals and access to the Emergency Skills Exam. Topics include: Managing Emergencies, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Antepartum and Intrapartum Hemorrhage, Abnormal Fetal Heart Rate, Malpresentation and Cord Prolapse, Shoulder Dystocia, Unplanned Breech Birth, Unplanned Twin Birth, and Anaphylaxis.

The AOM Emergency Skills Manuals and the Exam have been translated by CAM, and are available in both English and French.

‘ESW Recertification Bundle for Midwives’ and ‘ESW Instructor 2-year Subscription’ are now available on CAM Learns.

Log in as a Canadian Midwife to access the ESW courses

Once you are logged in, you will find the ESW courses in their own row.
There is a charge for ESW courses. The 100% discount does not apply.

  • If you are a midwife practicing in Ontario, do not purchase ESW products through CAM Learns. Please purchase your ESW through the AOM: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/esw
  • ESW products are only available to Canadian midwives
  • For UQTR or MRU students, contact your program facilitator for more information.

ESW Recertification Bundle for Midwives

When you buy this course, you will receive:

  • ESW manual, 8th edition, available immediately in this course
  • ESW presentations on breech
  • Two business days after purchase (48 hours), you will receive an email from the Association of Ontario Midwives. This email will contain:
    • The online exam
      • You will have 30 days to complete the AOM materials and exam once started.
      • Please check your junk mail for the AOM email.
  • Contact your provincial or territorial association to register for their next in-person workshop. The online exam must be completed before you attend the workshop.

ESW Instructor 2-year Subscription

There are two components to this course.

Component 1: When you purchase this course, you will have immediate access to:

  • ESW manual, 8th edition (pdf format)
  • ESW presentations
  • Instructor handbook and guides
  • ESW course scenarios and cue cards


Component 2: Two business days (48 hours) after purchase you will receive a link to the online exam by email from the Association of Ontario Midwives.

  • You have two attempts to pass the  exam and must achieve 90% or higher to pass.
  • You will have 30 days to complete the exam once started.
  • Please check your junk mail folder for the AOM email

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Who to contact to learn more about Emergency Skills Continuing Education?

Regulations by Province or Territory

Each provincial and territorial regulatory body requires that emergency skills be maintained at regular intervals and is responsible for monitoring the continuing competency of registrants; please contact your provincial or territorial regulatory body for more information.