Fetal Health Surveillance

PLEASE NOTE: Perinatal Services BC does not offer provider courses. Each health authority or individual hospitals have FHS instructors who offer FHS provider courses. Please contact the education department at the hospital or health authority in your area directly to find out when the next provider course is, as we are not notified about upcoming courses.

National Updates

‎Attached you will find two documents to help you, your organizations, and your learners through the transition with the new online FHS exam being fee for access.

The first document is a Frequently Asked Questions document based on the questions that you brought forward during one of the last two "Question and Answer Webinars". Please review this document! This document also contains a sample email communication to send to your learners when they have registered or been enrolled in your workshops as well as certificate of completion templates; as well as certificate templates for both the Fundamental of FHS Workshop and FHS Refresher Workshops.

The second document is instructions on how to access the online manual, online exam and how your organization can make bulk purchases of exam access codes! Please review this document as the changes will be made on the UBC CPD website on Friday August 31st at 1630 PST, at which time all learners will need to re-register for access to the manual.

Access to the Online Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Manual will remain free of charge, however, access to write the exam will incur a cost. We would encourage you to start using the online exam as a pre-requisite to attending your Fundamentals in FHS Workshops now, knowing that come January 1st, 2019, the expectation will be that all learners provide proof of successful exam completion prior to attending an in-person workshop.

PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED.

Keep your eyes on your inbox for further information coming your way this fall on the FHS Instructor Portal!

Bulk Purchasing of Exams

Starting on September 1, 2018, exams can be purchased individually or through facility bulk purchasing at a discounted price. The following discount purchase pricing is available:

Number of Exams Cost (CDN)

1-24 exams $30/exam

25-49 exams $25/exam

50-99 exams $20/exam

100+ exams $18/exam

Bulk purchase exam access codes are valid for 365 days from the date of purchase, after which time they will expire. Bulk purchases can be made via email by contacting cpd.info@ubc.ca or by telephone 604-675-3777.

FHS Instructor Workshop

New Instructors ONLY

If you are interested in taking the Canadian FHS Instructor Workshop:

Obtain Institutional Support from your organization to support you in the role of FHS Instructor. Facilities that provide support, must support Obstetrical services and/or identify as an educational institution which facilitates FHS education in Canada as part of a recognized educational program (diploma, degree or certification etc.). Midwives ideally will gain support from their midwifery practice groups as well as one of the institutions in which they have privileges at (co-signed letter of support to facilitate integration of Midwife FHS Instructors in interprofessional hospital FHS Education. Click here for the Letter of Support that must be completed, signed and submitted with your Instructor Workshop registration and your application for registration with the Instructor Portal.
If you have not completed the exam in the past 12 months, you will have to successfully complete the exam prior to workshop.
Send in registration request Instructor Workshop to Perinatal Services BC along with the registration form:

Submit proof of successful completion of the C FHS SC Online Exam in the last 12 months
Provide a copy of your letter of support with your FHS Instructor Workshop registration. Registration for workshop will not be processed unless a letter of support is provided.

Await confirmation of your registration to the C FHS Instructor Workshop – if you have not received an Instructor Workshop confirmation within 7-10 business days contact psbc@phsa.ca.
Upon successful completion of C FHS Instructor Workshop an Instructor Portal code will be sent to you for registration to the Canadian FHS Instructor Portal.
It is the responsibility of each C FHS Instructor to maintain their Instructor Portal status by renewing every 3 years. Please connect with your Health Authority to see if your fee will be covered.

NOTE: Instructor Workshop Registration Form is now available. Please remember that a successful exam completion is required before the class.

Next FHS Instructor Workshop information (Registration deadline: January 17, 2020)

If you are registered for a workshop, please read the pre-workshop information for instructor candidates for important information to prepare you for the workshop.

Instructor Portal Registration

‎Registration instructions for the Online FHS Instructor Portal are as follows:

Obtain Institutional Support from your organization to support you in the role of FHS Instructor. Facilities that provide support, must support Obstetrical services and/or identify as an educational institution which facilitates FHS education in Canada as part of a recognized educational program (diploma, degree or certification etc.). Midwives ideally will gain support from their midwifery practice groups as well as one of the institutions in which they have privileges at (co-signed letter of support to facilitate integration of Midwife FHS Instructors in interprofessional hospital FHS Education). Click here for the Letter of Support that must completed, signed and submitted with your application for registration with the Instructor Portal.
Submit proof of successful completion of the C FHS SC Online Exam in the last 12 months. If you have not completed the exam, you will have access to the exam as a part of your Instructor Registration Fee (you will be prompted during your registration to either upload your certificate of successful completion, or will be prompted to complete the exam).
Submit a completed online application through the University of British Columbia Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) here:
https://events.eply.com/fhs-instructor-portal
Submit payment for access using a valid credit card.
Await confirmation of your application acceptance.

Please note, in some instances, you may obtain access and then experience a hold on your portal account. The provincial representatives of the C FHS SC will work to resolve any hold as soon as possible, you should have access to your account within 5 business days if a hold has occurred.

In some cases applications may be withdrawn and a refund will be issued. If this happens to you and you are confident you meet all of the requirements to register as a FHS Instructor you can contact the C FHS SC by emailing Lauren Rivard, Janet Walker or Heather Ezurike at CFHSSC@gmail.com with the title in the subject line as DISPUTE.

Ordering Hard Copy FHS Manual

Instructors are asked to please pre-order books for their class as a batch. Do not ask students to order individually.

To order The Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance: A Self-Learning Manual‎, use the FHS Manual Order Form.

There are less than 200 hard copies of the FHS manual remaining. Once these are sold, we will not be reprinting the manual. Please self-register for access to the online FHS manual at https://ubccpd.ca/fhs-online-manual.

Access to Online FHS Manual

The Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance: A Self-Learning Manual is also available online. Access to the manual is free for Canadian stakeholders. There is a charge of CAD$125 for users outside Canada.

Self-registration for the manual is available through the University of British Columbia (UBC) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) department at

http://ubccpd.ca/fhs-online-manual.

For the hard copy textbook, please use the FHS Manual Order Form.‎

If you have any questions, email cpd.online@ubc.ca.

Provincial Health Services Authority