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Welcome to the August 2008 issue.
In this issue:
WOMBAT Workshops
Data Monitoring and Safety (Adverse
Events) Committees – An Interactive Workshop
Friday November 21 2008, 10-4pm
Conference Room A
Royal Women’s Hospital, corner Grattan St and Flemington Rd, Parkville
This interactive workshop will develop participant’s knowledge and
understanding of the roles and responsibilities, membership, skill mix
and common issues encountered by members of DMCs and SMCs. The morning
session will focus on the general features of DMCs and SMCs and provide
the opportunity for particpants to share experiences and issues. The
afternoon session will be practically focused on providing participants
with the skill set required to become a DMC or SMC member.
The workshop will be led by Professor Caroline Crowther and Professor
Lex Doyle. Other faculty will include experienced DMC and SMC Chairs and
Members.
To register for this workshop or for more information, please contact:
Rebecca Tooher, WOMBAT Education Officer: 08 8161 7660 or email
rebecca.tooher@adelaide.edu.au
Philippa Middleton, WOMBAT National Coordinator: 08 8161-7612 or email
philippa.middleton@adelaide.edu.au
Michelle Kealy, WOMBAT Vic/Tas Regional Coordinator: 03 83418533 or
email m.kealy@latrobe.edu.au
The Queensland WOMBAT Workshop – July 31-August 1 2008
The Mater Mother’s Hospital in Brisbane recently held an evidence based
practice course and WOMBAT protocol workshop. The workshop was attended
by approximately 15 budding researchers from South East Queensland who
brought questions that they wished to develop into a research protocol.
Throughout the workshop the participants could discuss their research
questions with experts from the WOMBAT faculty including Professor
Caroline Crowther, Assoc. Professor David Osborn, Dr Jodie Dodd,
Philippa Middleton, Dr Rebecca Tooher and Vicki Flenady.
Participants came with a variety of interesting topics including:
trialling of a wireless tracking device for medical equipment, the
efficacy of SiPAP vs CPAP in the neonatal nursery and comparing 2 brands
of neonatal feed and their effects on glycemic index in the neonate.
Overall, the feedback from the workshop was overwhelmingly positive, and
we look forward to hearing if any of the research questions discussed
develop into studies.
Other workshops,
meetings and conferences relevant to maternal and perinatal health
National Conferences and
Events
Australian College of Midwives’ Upcoming Seminars, State
Conferences and National AGM Western
Australia
Birthrites: Healing after a Caesarean and the Australian College of
Midwives are proud to present the 2008 National Day of Caesarean
Awareness Seminar "Getting clear about fear". 6 September 2008
University of Western Australia
Tasmania
Seminar: Midwifery: A Profession of Diversity. 13 September 2008
Moorilla Vineyard Restaurant.
NSW
NSW Midwives’ Association Annual Conference 17th & 18th October,
2008
Midwives business: Peeling back the layers.
Novotel Pacific Bay Resort Coffs Harbour.
QLD
Annual Conference in conjunction with the QLD AGM and National AGM
5th-7th November 2008, Hilton Hotel Brisbane.
For more information:
http://www.midwives.org.au and click on Branches
PANDA (Post and Antenatal Depression Association Inc) presents:
Perinatal Depression: Strengthening Recovery and Building Social
Capital
September 9th 2008 10am-4pm at Bayview on the Park, Victoria
For more information contact Louise or Belinda on: (03) 9481 3377
or email louise@panda.org.au
Emerging issues in Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Care
October 9th and 10th at The Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne
Recent research about care in these areas will be presented by a
range of speakers.
For further information contact Tracey Savage on 03 8345 2147 or
tracey.savage@thewomens.org.au
From “Having A Baby In Victoria” to Future
Directions And Beyond. Forum sponsored by the Maternity Coalition and
ACM Victoria. 31 October 2008, Melbourne.
For full details and registration:
www.maternitycoalition.org.au/symposium
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
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 CONFERENCES EVENTS
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
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
The Australian Lactation Consultant Association (ALCA) National
Conference: Breastfeeding: A Key Public Health Issue
September 4th - 6th 2009, Canberra ACT, Australia.
For more information visit
http://alca.asn.au/
Australian College of Midwives 16th Biennial Conference: "Women &
Midwives - A Brilliant Blend"
Held from 22nd-25th September 2009, Adelaide Convention Centre
For more information:
http://www.midwives.org.au and click on Events
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
RESEARCH
GRANTS AVAILABLE The nursing board of
Victoria has a number of research grants and postdoctoral grants
available at their website:
http://www.nbv.org.au/research-grants.aspx
NHMRC Partnership call – applications are now open and close 19
December 2008
NHMRC Partnerships represent a major new focus for the NHMRC. They aim
to lead to more effective connections between decision makers who
design policy and researchers, and to improve the availability and
quality of research evidence to help inform the policy process.
www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants/partnerships.htm
Research
centres
PRaMM (Perinatal
Research and Maternal Medicine)
PRaMM (Perinatal Research and Maternal Medicine) is based at
the Royal North Shore Hospital and are affiliated with The University
of Sydney, The Kolling Institute, The Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, The Department of Neonatology, The Department of
Medicine, The Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit, North Shore Private
Hospital and The Mater Hospital.
www.pramm.org
ARCH
the Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies (located
at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide) is part of the
University of Adelaide’s Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
www.adelaide.edu.au/
New trials
Cervical
occlusion in women with cervical insufficiency
Currently recruiting
CHIPS: Control of hypertension in pregnancy
ISRCTN71416914
Not yet recruiting
FLORIAN: In extremely low birthweight infants who require positive
pressure at birth does the use of a respiratory Function monitor
reduce face mask leak and improve the target tidal volume in the first
ten minutes of life?
ACTRN12608000357358
Not yet recruiting
The effect of sildenafil in preterm infants with evolving chronic
lung disease
NCT00431418
Currently recruiting
New
trial publications
Palmer DJ, Gold MS, Makrides M. Effect of maternal egg consumption on
breast milk ovalbumin concentration. Clinical and Experimental Allergy
2008;38:1186-91
Daniels L, Gibson RA, Simmer K, Van Dael P, Makrides M. Selenium
status of term infants fed selenium-supplemented formula in a
randomized dose-response trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2008;88:70-6
Secher NJ, McCormack CD, Weber T, Hein M, Helmig RB. Cervical
occlusion in women with cervical insufficiency: protocol for a
randomised, controlled trial with cerclage, with and without cervical
occlusion. BJOG 2007;114:649-e6
Wan
EW-X, Davey K, Page-Sharp M, Hartmann PE, Simmer K, Ilett KE.
Dose-effect study of domperidone as a galactagogue in preterm mothers
with insufficient milk supply, and its transfer into milk. British
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 2008;66(2):283-9
TRIALS
REQUIRING MORE CENTRES & MORE RECRUITS
BOOST II: Benefits
of Oxygen Saturation Targeting Study
If you would like more information on becoming involved in this trial:
visit perinatal trials page or email
boost2@ctc.usyd.edu.au
PPROMT Trial:
Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes Close to Term Trial
If you would like more information on becoming involved in this trial:
visit perinatal trials page or email
ppromt@med.usyd.edu.au
PROGRESS Trial: Progesterone after previous preterm birth for the
prevention of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
If you would like more information on becoming involved in this trial:
visit perinatal trials page or email
progress@adelaide.edu.au
TWINS: Timing of Birth at Term – a randomised controlled trial
If you would like more information on becoming involved in this
trial:
visit perinatal trials page or
http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/og/research/mpctu.html or email
twins@adelaide.edu.au
Further Information
For more information on WOMBAT
initiatives, please contact the WOMBAT Collaboration national
co-ordinator:
p.middleton@WOMBATcollaboration.net
The WOMBAT Collaboration is funded through a NHMRC enabling grant.
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