Other workshops, meetings and conferences relevant to maternal and perinatal health
Australian Conferences and Events
Getting PZANZ Perinatal Audit Mortality Guidelines into Practice
Using the SCORPIO Education Methodology
Wednesday, August 13, 2008. The Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT
For more information contact Madeleine Elder: madeleine.elder@mater.org.au
RANZCOG AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S HEALTH MEETING
14-16 August 2008, Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory
The RANZCOG is convening an Indigenous women’s health meeting, with the aim of bringing together health professionals across the country with the common interest and desire to improve the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
The meeting will have a diverse program of presentations covering cultural issues, current public health information, clinical topics and medico-political opinions. Delegates will gain information on what’s happening in different regions of the country, as well as being informed on broader issues. The meeting will also provide a forum to develop valuable networks, and to assist the College in developing a more active role in improving the health of Indigenous women.
The RANZCOG extends an invitation to all health professionals who work with Indigenous women as part of their practice, or have a strong interest in this area
For more information or to register: http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/meetingsconferences/iwh.shtml
SOMANZ-ADIPS MEETING
2008 Combined Annual Scientific Meeting
31 October – 2 November 2008
Hilton Adelaide, South Australia
Internationally recognised invited speakers are:
Dr Ray Powrie, Associate Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Senior Vice President, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence Rhode Island, USA
Dr Peter Damm, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Chief Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Abstracts for scientific and clinical case presentations or posters are encouraged
Deadline for Abstracts 12 September 2008
Early Bird Registration 16 September 2008
For further information contact: SOMANZ Meeting Secretariat, The [Meeting] People PTY LTD, PO Box 882 Unley SA 5061, Tel: +61 8 8177 2215
Email: lara@themeetingpeople.com.au or see http://www.somanz.org/annual.htm
11th Biennial National Conference- 'Educators' Epicure: Recipes for success'
3-5 September 2008, The Novotel Hotel, St Kilda, Melbourne
For further information: www.nace.org.au
or contact Melinda Eales directly on M: 0418 590 814 or meales@tpg.com.au
Breathing New Life into Maternity Care: Working Together for Normal Birth
This is a collaborative conference held every second year to provide a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue about issues of mutual interest or concern in the provision of safe and high quality maternity care to women and their families. It attracts midwives, GPS and obstetricians, as well as consumers, policy makers and managers.
18th - 20th September, 2008
Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise, QLD
Contact: Therese Kramer, at Remark: (02) 9517 3664 or email: events@remark.com.au
Association of Neonatal Nurses of NSW, 19th Annual Conference
24-25 October 2008, Crowne Plaza, Darling Harbour, Sydney
Theme: Caring for Neonates and Nurses: Looking after babies and parents; Caring for ourselves and each other; Advancing our profession
http://www.acnn.org.au/includes/showarticle.asp?id=27
Australasian Midwifery Expo 2008
5-7 November, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane
For further information Contact Sharon Neo: (08) 8298 8279 or Email: cnprojectpeople@hotmail.com
International Meetings
18th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
24-28 August 2008, Chicago
For further information: http://www.isuog.org/
28TH Annual Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) Conference
8-10th September 2008, London, England
For further information: http://www.srip.ac.uk/
European Lactation Consultants' Association (VELB) “A World Wide View on Breastfeeding”
October 1-3 2008 Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria
For further information: www.velb.org or www.ilca.org
4th Asia Pacific Congress in Maternal Foetal Medicine
17-19 October 2008 , Macau SAR, China
Organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Association of Obstetrics & Gynaecology of Macau; The Chinese Foetal Medicine Foundation; and the Foetal Medicine Foundation of UK.
For further information: www.apcmfm.hk (full information, online registration and abstract submission) or email: apcmfm@med.cuhk.edu.hk
2008 International Stillbirth Conference
A joint conference of ISA and WHO hosted by the Norwegian Society of Perinatal Medicine. Co-hosted by Norwegian SIDS and Stillbirth Society and Perinatal Research Centre, Rikshospitalet University Clinic
November 5-7, Oslo, Norway
Go to: http://www.stillbirthalliance.org/conference/2008/ for more information and to submit your abstracts electronically (open from March 15)
ADVANCED NOTICE 2009
The XXIst Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
26-30 March 2009, Auckland, New Zealand
For further information: http://www.aocogranzcog2009.co.nz/
International Stillbirth Alliance Conference
8-10 March 2009, South Africa
For Further information: www.stillbirthalliance.org
International normal birth research conference in Grange over Sands June 10-12th 2009.
For further information, contact:
Soo Downe. Email: sdowne@UCLAN.AC.UK
XIX FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
4-9 October 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
First Announcement is now available on the Congress website: www.figo2009.org.za/announcements/First%20Announcement%20Final%201.pdf
The 9th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine in Berlin, Germany
October 24-28, 2009.
For further information: www.wcpm9.org
Trial Updates
Recruitment is Complete on the EECV2 Trial
The Early External Cephalic Version 2 (EECV2) Trial has completed recruitment. This study seeks to answer the primary question: For women with a foetus in breech presentation, does early external cephalic version (ECV) (at 34-35 weeks) versus delayed ECV (not before 37 weeks) increase or decrease the likelihood of CS? In addition, it will look at the secondary question: Is the risk of preterm birth (<370/7 weeks) lower or higher with early versus delayed ECV?
1543 women were recruited into this trial from 68 centres in 21 countries, including Australia – the number one recruiter. Thank you to all of our collaborators for ensuring the success of the trial! We anticipate results will be available in 2009.
Story Courtesy of Sarah Edwards
PPROMT (Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes Close to Term Trial) Update
The last 2 months have been the best yet for recruitment for the PPROMT trial. June saw the highest number of recruits ever with 28 new participants being recruited. Also, congratulations to Dr.José Luis Castaldi and Dr Marta Bertin from Hospital Penna, Argentina and Dr. Anna Dera at University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland who have each recruited five participants in the past 2 months– well done!
PPROMT also held an International Collaborators Meeting on the 26th and 27th of June at Sydney University. This highly successful workshop brought together researchers from Argentina, Brazil, Romania, Egypt, Norway, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia to discuss the trial. Much of the meeting was devoted to considering the language used when discussing trials with women and their families. All in attendance enjoyed the meeting and left with great enthusiasm to continue their recruitment into the study.
If you would like more information on becoming involved in this trial: visit perinatal trials page or email ppromt@med.usyd.edu.au
