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Welcome to the September issue of WOMBAT News. This
monthly update will be a regular source of important information on
WOMBAT workshops, events and other news.
In this issue:
WOMBAT Meetings / Workshops:
Further information available on the WOMBAT website
Conferences page
November 2007, Brisbane
Mater Research Support Centre and Centre for Clinical Studies, Mater
Health Services Brisbane in collaboration with WOMBAT: Evidence Based
Health Care Course
November 23 & 24: Evidence Based Health Care Course
Mater Children’s Hospital
For programme and registration information email:
Sharon.Egan@mater.org.au
ADVANCE NOTICE
April 2008, Gold Coast
WOMBAT meeting; IMPACT Network meeting; Perinatal Mortality meeting
Venue: TBA
April 18 – 20
Other
Meetings / Workshops:
October 2007, London
ISA 2007: 3rd Annual conference of the International Stillbirth Alliance
October 1-4
For programme information and registration details:
http://www.isa2007.org/
October 2007, Gold Coast
RANZCOG
October 2-5
For programme information and registration details:
www.ranzcog2007asm.com.au
October 2007, Brisbane
Mater Research Support Centre and Centre for Clinical Studies, Mater
Health Services Brisbane October 06 & 13: Statistics for Clinical
Research: an Introductory Course
For information and registration details, please contact Kristen by
phone: (07) 3163 1587 or email:
Kristen.Gilshenan@mater.org.au
October 2007, Melbourne
National Research Ethics Conference
October 16-18
The Conference seeks to promote debate about the ethical dimensions of
human research. Good research is ethical in design as well as in
conduct.
This conference provides an additional opportunity to provide
information about the new National Statement. The National Ethics
Application Form is being revised to take account of the new National
Statement, and will be available before the end of 2007.
For programme information and registration details:
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ethics/conference.htm
November 2007, Perth
5th International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health & Disease
(DOHAD)
November 6 - 10
DOHaD is emerging as one of the most significant forms of international
research in determining the prevention and treatment of many child and
adult illnesses. This year, there will be a strong emphasis on the
political and economic implications for emerging nations.
By attending, you will gain access to some of the highest quality
research currently in progress.
For further information and registration details go to
http://www.congresswest.com.au/dohad/
November 2007, Adelaide
Women's Hospitals Australasia & Children's Hospitals Australasia
November 12 – 16
'Responding with Style to Changes in Lifestyle'
Women's Hospitals Australasia & Children's Hospitals Australasia hold a
joint conference each year at a different location in Australia and New
Zealand. We welcome attendance from health professionals, health service
managers, academics and others involved or interested in the health and
welfare of women, children and babies.
For further programme information and registration details:
http://www.wcha.asn.au/index.cfm/spid/1_27.cfm
November 2007, Sydney
Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ)
Clinical Refresher and Annual Scientific Meeting, Manly Pacific, Sydney
November 16-18
For further programme information and registration details:
www.somanz.org
Festschrift for Professor David Henderson-Smart OAM, University of
Sydney
November 22
Symposium 9am – 5pm
Dinner 7 pm
Email:
atupai@perinatal.usyd.edu.au
Future Dates For Your
Diary:
2008
April, Gold Coast
Australian College Neonatal Nurses Association Inc Annual Conference
Sunday 20th April
“Nurturing Generation Z” will provide a forum for health professions to
explore the challenges in providing optimal care for the new generation.
Call for abstracts for oral and poster presentations are now open.
Closing date for submission is Friday 2nd November 2007.
Abstract guidelines and conference details now available on ACNN
website: www.acnn.org.au
Or
download preliminary announcement
Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Congress
Celebrating 25 years: Reflections and Projections
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre
Queensland, Australia
20 – 23 April 2008
Abstract submissions now open!
Details & instructions regarding submission of abstracts, now available
on the website: www.psanz.org.au
Deadline for submission: Friday 9 November 2007
Presentations:
WOMBAT Presentations :
The following papers/poster will be presented at
the Clinical Trials Symposium in Sydney later this month.
Title: Journal citations do not adequately measure impact of clinical
trials: a perinatal example
Philippa Middleton, Caroline Crowther
Poster: Developing online learning modalities for education about
trial design and conduct using a community of practice model.
Tooher R for the WOMBAT Collaboration
WOMBAT Affiliated Presentations:
Title: CONSORT for Abstracts: guidance to improve the quality of
reporting of randomized trials in conference and journal abstracts
Sally Hopewell, Mike Clarke (UK Cochrane Centre, UK), David Moher
(Chalmers Research Group, Canada), Liz Wager (Sideview, UK), Philippa Middleton (The University of Adelaide, Australia), Doug Altman (Centre
for Statistics in Medicine, UK), Ken Schulz (Family Health
International, USA)
News:
ACTORDS
More good news! The ACTORDS two year follow-up results will be
published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine.
N Engl J Med 2007; 357:1179-89
ACTR
ACTR are pleased to announce the launch of the updated
Australian Clinical Trials Registry (ACTR) website
www.actr.org.au
The latest version of the website has several new features including:
Improved search function: The ACTR search function is now more specific
and comprehensive and includes the option to search on specific fields
as well as the ability to sort and print your search results.
New Consort Website:
http://www.consort-statement.org/
Trial Updates:
Trials requiring more centres & more recruits
PPROMT Trial: Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes Close to
Term Trial
Should you like more information on becoming involved in this trial:
email ppromt@med.usyd.edu.au
PROGRESS Trial: Progesterone after previous preterm birth for the
prevention of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Should you like more information on becoming involved in this trial:
email progress@adelaide.edu.au
New Publications:
1. Austin M-P, Frilingos M, Lumley J, Hadzi-Pavlovic
D, Roncolato W, Acland S, Saint K, Segal N, Parker G. Brief antenatal
cognitive behaviour therapy group intervention for the prevention of
postnatal depression and anxiety: a randomised controlled trial.
Journal of Affective Disorders 2007 epub ahead of print
2. Doyle LW, Davis PG, Morley CJ, McPhee A, Carlin JB DART Study
Investigators. Outcome at 2 years of age of infants from the DART
study: a multicenter, international, randomized, controlled trial of
low-dose dexamethasone. Pediatrics 2007;119(4):716-21
3. Ghanta S, Abdel-Latif ME, Lui K, Ravindranathan H, Awad J, Oei J.
Propofol compared with the morphine, atropine and suxamethonium regimen
as inducuton agents for neonatal endotracheal intubation: a randomized,
controlled trial. Pediatrics 2007;119(6):e1248-55.
4. Hennessy A, Thornton CE, Makris A, Ogle RF, Henderson-Smart DJ,
Gillin AG, Child A. A randomised comparison of hydrazaline and
mini-bolus diazoxide for hypertensive emergencies in pregnancy: the
PIVOT trial. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology 2007;47:279-85
5. Whittle M. Does fetal bladder drainage have a role? PLUTO - a
trial long overdue. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2007;114:794-5.
New Trials:
Beating the blues before birth: Evaluating an
Antenatal Depression Treatment Model as a Public Health Priority
ACTR12607000397415
Currently recruiting
Victoria
Tips on Trials -
Randomisation Services:
Randomisation services in Australia
Randomisation services in Australia: a snapshot of current and
future support for maternal and perinatal trials
A number of organisations around Australia offer randomisation
services for maternal and perinatal randomised clinical trials. Some
services are limited to researchers within their own hospital, whilst
others offer external national and international support for trials.
Determining the cost of establishing and maintaining a randomisation
service is complicated. Chris Brown, a Biostatistician at the NHMRC
Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) explained, “With so many variables
involved in trials (and their randomisation) it is not possible to set
a standard fee - our quotes depend on aspects of the trial such as:
the sample size of the study, number of sites/users, frequency of
randomisation, type of system (operator/IVR/web-based), method of
randomisation (simple/blocks/minimisation), any kit/drug management
requirements, site management requirements, use of toll free access,
fax confirmations and other reporting options, etc. The cost of the
systems depends on all these factors and varies accordingly.”
Boost II and the COSMOS trial use the NHMRC CTC randomisation service.
Some of the COSMOS investigators had used telephone activated
randomisation in previous trials and found it worked really well when
recruiting in busy clinical areas. They have decided to use telephone
activated randomisation (IVRS) for the COSMOS study. Internet
randomisation was an alternative, but internet access was uncertain at
some times and sites.
Download a copy of the full document
Call For Abstracts:
Abstract submissions
are now open for:
The Australian College of Neonatal Nurses
Inc (ACNN): visit
www.acnn.org.au for submission guidelines.
Deadline: Friday 2
November 2007
PSANZ: visit
www.psanz.org.au for submission instructions.
Deadline: Friday 9
November 2007
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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