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The conference proceedings booklet is now available. [Download]
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30/09/2008ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
30/09/2008ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
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In 2009 the International Stillbirth Alliance is planning to hold its annual conference in South Africa as a satellite meeting to the Priorities in Perinatal Care Annual conference March 10-13 at Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg in Kwazulu Natal (http://www.perinatalpriorities.co.za/Priorities.html).
This two-day meeting (8-10th March 2009) would focus on audit and preventions strategies for stillbirth and newborn deaths and providing bereavement care in developing countries. The main program themes will include:
ISA Newsletter
ISA is honored to partner with Naomi Arnold, a contemporary pianist, composer, songwriter and singer. For each donation of $100.00 or more you will receive a copy of Naomi’s CD “From My Heart”. This beautiful compilation includes songs that Naomi has written and dedicated to her stillborn children, Brady and Danielle. It also includes a truly inspirational song of hope entitled “Not Again.” To learn more about Naomi and her music, please visit http://www.musicbynaomi.com
iGive hosts an online mall that enables you to support ISA through your on-line purchases. Registration is FREE and Secure. Simply log-on and designate ISA as your charity, and from .4 - 26 percent of your purchases (depending on what you buy and as determined by the participating on-line stores) will be automatically donated. Click here to join: www.igive.com/ISA
2008 Conference
12/12/08
Oslo 2008 Conference a Great Success
The conference proceedings booklet is now available. [Download]
Our 2008 conference was held on 5-7 November in Oslo, in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The conference was a great success, bringing together researchers, professionals and family members from all continents. ISA wishes to thank all of the attendees, presenters, and organizers for making this event an exciting and worthwhile experience for all involved. Congratulations also to ISA conference chair Frederick Froen and his team for all their hard work prior to, and during, the conference. ISA thanks the many sponsor organisations, without which the conference would not have been possible.
Please visit the conference website for more information and conference proceedings.
06/10/2008
2010 Conference
30/09/2008
Newsletter Volume II, Number 2 [09/2008]
ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
2010 Conference
The 2010 ISA conference will be held jointly with the International Society for the Study and Prevention of Infant Deaths (ISPID) in Australia in October 2010. | ||
 | The 2010 Conference will focus on Connecting for life in preventing stillbirth and infant death and ensuring optimal bereavement support for families. The Conference themes will encompass the problems faced by the diverse populations of the Australasian region. The Conference Committee will announce the “east coast” conference destination and the main conference themes at the Oslo Conference in November. Hosting of the conference will be shared across The Australia and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance and member organisations: Bonnie Babes Foundation Inc., SANDS Australia and New Zealand, Stillbirth Foundation Australia and SIDS and Kids (SIDS and Kids are also hosting the ISPID component). | |
The 2010 Conference Committee welcomes you to Connect for life with friends and colleagues (new and old) “downunder” in 2010. We promise great Aussie hospitality, warm weather, Koala cuddling and a range of parochial culinary delights and an opportunity to build on the work underway in making a difference to the global challenge of stillbirth and infant death. Have your say in shaping 2010! Please send comments and suggestions about the ISA/ISPID 2010 Conference (program, venue, social program - anything at all!) To: info@stillbirthalliance.org |  | |
30/09/2008
Newsletter Volume II, Number 2 [09/2008]
ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
30/09/2008ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
30/09/2008ISA 2009 Annual Conference.
REGISTRATION PACK NOW AVAILABLE
Download registration pack [pdf]
Download registration pack [doc]
In 2009 the International Stillbirth Alliance is planning to hold its annual conference in South Africa as a satellite meeting to the Priorities in Perinatal Care Annual conference March 10-13 at Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg in Kwazulu Natal (http://www.perinatalpriorities.co.za/Priorities.html).
This two-day meeting (8-10th March 2009) would focus on audit and preventions strategies for stillbirth and newborn deaths and providing bereavement care in developing countries. The main program themes will include:
- Caring for parents after a stillbirth or neonatal death
- Causes of and solutions for perinatal deaths in developing countries
- Identification and recording of perinatal deaths in developing countries
- Classification for perinatal deaths which is usable in developing countries
- The role of growth restriction and infections in perinatal deaths, especially HIV/AIDS
There will be a joint plenary session as usual followed by parallel sessions for the bereavement and scientific arms. The congress will have workshops in both arms; interactive sessions with experienced bereavement counsellors in the bereavement arm; and workshops on establishing perinatal death review meetings, data collection and analysis.
Prof. Bob Pattinson (ISA Board member) on behalf of ISA is seeking the support of individuals and organisations who wish to be involved in ISA2009 in South Africa. To express your interest or find out more please email info@stillbirthalliance.org or contact us from here.
Registration Fee GB£ 50.00 (includes abstract book and organisation)
Accommodation:
Prof. Bob Pattinson (ISA Board member) on behalf of ISA is seeking the support of individuals and organisations who wish to be involved in ISA2009 in South Africa. To express your interest or find out more please email info@stillbirthalliance.org or contact us from here.
Registration Fee GB£ 50.00 (includes abstract book and organisation)
Accommodation:
- Single GB£ 170.00 – 2 nights,
- Sharing GB£ 140.00 – 2 nights, (each person has own room but shares a bathroom)
Includes all meals and congress facilities from after tea Sunday (8/3/2009) up to and including lunch (10/3/2009).
Transfers:
- from Johannesburg airport (4-5 hour bus transfer) to resort and return GB£ 30.00 pp for 20 people
- from Durban airport (3 hour bus transfer) to resort and return GB£ 18.00 pp for 50 people
(Registration for the Priorities in Perinatal Care conference GB£ 60.00: single accommodation GB£ 250.00, sharing GB£ 205.00)
ISA Newsletter
International Stillbirth Alliance “From My Heart” fundraising campaign
ISA is honored to partner with Naomi Arnold, a contemporary pianist, composer, songwriter and singer. For each donation of $100.00 or more you will receive a copy of Naomi’s CD “From My Heart”. This beautiful compilation includes songs that Naomi has written and dedicated to her stillborn children, Brady and Danielle. It also includes a truly inspirational song of hope entitled “Not Again.” To learn more about Naomi and her music, please visit http://www.musicbynaomi.com
iGive hosts an online mall that enables you to support ISA through your on-line purchases. Registration is FREE and Secure. Simply log-on and designate ISA as your charity, and from .4 - 26 percent of your purchases (depending on what you buy and as determined by the participating on-line stores) will be automatically donated. Click here to join: www.igive.com/ISA
Stillbirth Research Alert Issue 1
Understanding the Basics of Stillbirth
ISA 2007 Conference minutes and reports
New National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC)
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University is pleased to announce the new National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC), funded by a 3-year cooperative agreement with the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). NSIDRC is co-located with the Maternal and Child Health Library and draws on the library's extensive resource capacities and public health perspective.
The new NSIDRC will continue the work of the National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center, serving as a central source of information on sudden infant death (including sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriage, stillbirth and other sudden infant deaths), on bereavement, and on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond. A new Web site (http://www.sidscenter.org) provides access to this information in an easy-to-use format. Searchable databases and special issues of the MCH Alert with a focus on infant mortality will be available soon.
NSIDRC is one of a consortium of four centers funded by MCHB, all with the goal of reducing sudden infant deaths and assisting bereaved families, and each with a unique purpose and core responsibilities. Theother centers are the National SIDS and Infant Death Program Support Center at First Candle, the National SIDS and Infant Death Project IMPACT at the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs, and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death Project at the National Center for Cultural Competence.
NSIDRC is accessible at http://www.sidscenter.org, by calling (866) 866-7437 (toll-free) or (202) 687-7466 (local), or by e-mailing info@sidscenter.org.
Sciencentral News: "Preventing Stillbirths"
"It's a subject people don't talk about. But as one grieving mother was shocked to discover, stillbirth is ten times more common than sudden infant death syndrome, and as many as two-thirds of stillbirths are unexplained. But one researcher thinks many of these tragedies could be prevented with increased vigilance in late pregnancy."
Click or copy the link below to access this ScienCentral News article:
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218393037
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Making Sense of Science
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ScienCentral News is a production of ScienCentral, Inc. in collaboration with The Center for Science and the Media 248 West 35th St., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10001 USA (212) 244-9577.
Research Alert
International Stillbirth Research Alert Issue 1
This Stillbirth Research Alert is a collaborative activity of the International Stillbirth Alliance and the Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance –ANZSA*.
The aim of this alert is to provide plain language summaries of recent key papers on stillbirth. For further details about the Alert, ISA and ANZSA, please visit here.
(*ANZSA is the ANZ regional office of ISA)
ISA Newsletter
ISA Newsletter Volume I, Number 2
ISA New Logo
The International Stillbirth Alliance board has recently signed off on a new logo for ISA. We feel this logo more accurately represents ISA. We would like to acknowledge our volunteer graphic designer Ross Gillespie for his beautiful work.
Understanding the Basics of Stillbirth
ISA 2007 Conference minutes and reports
New National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC)
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University is pleased to announce the new National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC), funded by a 3-year cooperative agreement with the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). NSIDRC is co-located with the Maternal and Child Health Library and draws on the library's extensive resource capacities and public health perspective.
The new NSIDRC will continue the work of the National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center, serving as a central source of information on sudden infant death (including sudden infant death syndrome, miscarriage, stillbirth and other sudden infant deaths), on bereavement, and on promoting healthy outcomes for infants from the prenatal period through the first year of life and beyond. A new Web site (http://www.sidscenter.org) provides access to this information in an easy-to-use format. Searchable databases and special issues of the MCH Alert with a focus on infant mortality will be available soon.
NSIDRC is one of a consortium of four centers funded by MCHB, all with the goal of reducing sudden infant deaths and assisting bereaved families, and each with a unique purpose and core responsibilities. Theother centers are the National SIDS and Infant Death Program Support Center at First Candle, the National SIDS and Infant Death Project IMPACT at the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs, and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Other Infant Death Project at the National Center for Cultural Competence.
NSIDRC is accessible at http://www.sidscenter.org, by calling (866) 866-7437 (toll-free) or (202) 687-7466 (local), or by e-mailing info@sidscenter.org.
Sciencentral News: "Preventing Stillbirths"
"It's a subject people don't talk about. But as one grieving mother was shocked to discover, stillbirth is ten times more common than sudden infant death syndrome, and as many as two-thirds of stillbirths are unexplained. But one researcher thinks many of these tragedies could be prevented with increased vigilance in late pregnancy."
Click or copy the link below to access this ScienCentral News article:
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?article_id=218393037
ScienCentral News
Making Sense of Science
http://www.sciencentral.com
ScienCentral News is a production of ScienCentral, Inc. in collaboration with The Center for Science and the Media 248 West 35th St., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10001 USA (212) 244-9577.
Research Alert
International Stillbirth Research Alert Issue 1
This Stillbirth Research Alert is a collaborative activity of the International Stillbirth Alliance and the Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance –ANZSA*.
The aim of this alert is to provide plain language summaries of recent key papers on stillbirth. For further details about the Alert, ISA and ANZSA, please visit here.
(*ANZSA is the ANZ regional office of ISA)
ISA Newsletter
ISA Newsletter Volume I, Number 2
ISA New Logo
The International Stillbirth Alliance board has recently signed off on a new logo for ISA. We feel this logo more accurately represents ISA. We would like to acknowledge our volunteer graphic designer Ross Gillespie for his beautiful work.
2008 Conference
Preparations for the 2008 Conference in Norway are well underway. Stay tuned for further information and the link to the website. We would love to see you there. If you would like to be a speaker or involved in conference preparations, please email the 2008 Conference Committee Chair Frederik Froen :
Frederik.Froen@stillbirthalliance.org
We would like to invite you to ISA 2008 - the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Stillbirth Alliance, to be held in Oslo, Norway.
Hosted by :
the Norwegian Society of Perinatal Medicine
Co-hosted by :
the Unexpected Child Death Society of Norway
Perinatal Research Center, Rikshospitalet University Clinic
More Information
ISA Newsletter
Feedback and contributions to the next ISA newsletter are very welcome!
Frederik.Froen@stillbirthalliance.org
We would like to invite you to ISA 2008 - the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Stillbirth Alliance, to be held in Oslo, Norway.
Hosted by :
the Norwegian Society of Perinatal Medicine
Co-hosted by :
the Unexpected Child Death Society of Norway
Perinatal Research Center, Rikshospitalet University Clinic
More Information
ISA Newsletter
- Summer 2007 ISA Quarterly [ Read ] [ Download pdf version ]
Feedback and contributions to the next ISA newsletter are very welcome!
Stillbirth Literature Review on its way!
The Australian and New Zealand Stillbirth Alliance (ANZSA) has commenced a systematic literature review on stillbirth to identify clinical practice and research priorities in the prevention of stillbirth. The review is supported by the Stillbirth Foundation. The Scientific Advisory Committee of ISA will assist ANZSA in this project. The results of the review will be made available through the ISA website as they become available.
For further information please contact the Vicki Flenady: vicki.flenady@stillbirthalliance.org