Yesterday I did an inservice lecture to 15 midwives on Attachment and
Positioning.  I did this exact same lecture 6 months ago to another
batch of midwives, yesterdays lot missed out the first time.  The
first time was great, lots of positive feedback, a clap at the end,
etc.  Yesterdays lecture was awful.  There was a particular midwife
who firstly said " hurry up, I have better things to do"  and then
she said she had heard this all before and it was nothing know to
her.  She kept adding in her little bits all the way through the
lecture, which really threw me.  She eventually just walked out at
the end without a good bye or thank you and of course left me feeling
pretty gross.  The Staff Development nurse told me that the midwife
in question used to be a matron and she has a real chip on her
shoulder about most things.  I wish I knew how to deal with this,
because the way I feel now, I am loathed to do any more inservice for
them.  I should also say that I was asked to speak on this topic, it
wasn't my choice, the reason was to standardize what the midwives are
teaching at the hospital.  The midwife in question assured me
numerous times that their is no conflicting advice going on and I am
wasting my time.  I would really appreciate any advice on how to deal
with critisim like this, especially while you are actually giving the
lecture.
Val in Busselton, Western Australia
RN RM IBCLC