Nationwide Calendar
Organizations whose work is related to SIDS, SUID, infant mortality, safe sleep, and goals that are important to the SIDS/ID community are invited to submit events to be included on the Nationwide Calendar by sending us an email.
Conference of the American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM). Event will be held in Los Angeles, California.
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This event will be held at the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference is usually sold-out so early registration is encouraged. Registration is available online.
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The 2009 NHSA Spring Conference will highlight the many accomplishments of our existing national and local partnerships. We will introduce new partners and initiatives, and celebrate our note-worthy milestones! This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
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Join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, in cooperation with the Indian Health Service and the First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, for the 1st International Meeting on Indigenous Women's Health. Women's health providers and researchers dedicated to working with American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children and families are encouraged to attend. Participants will have the opportunity to share model programs and research, and develop practical skills that can be utilized in community and health care settings. This event will take place at the Grant Campus of Suffolk County Community College in Albuquerque, NM.
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The theme of this third meeting is, "Many Voices into One Song: Promoting Child Health and Wellness in Native and Aboriginal Communities." The target audience for the conference includes child health providers, researchers, and others dedicated to working with American Indian, Alaska Native, First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families. Participants will have the opportunity to share model programs and research, and develop skills and knowledge that can be applied in community settings. This event will take place at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM.
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This two-day meeting will focus on audit and preventions strategies for stillbirth and newborn deaths and providing bereavement care in developing countries. The event takes place at the Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, KwaZula Natal, South Africa.
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This interactive forum will bring nearly 1,000 healthcare professionals of all disciplines together to highlight the most promising work being done in support of NICHQ’s bold agenda to improve children’s healthcare quality. Session topics include patient safety, childhood obesity, chronic conditions, quality improvement— linked to advocacy, equity in care and finance. Sessions will also highlight cross cutting themes of family engagement, promoting equity and translation of evidence into practice. This event will be held at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center of Grapevine, Texas.
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This international conference will provide a forum to discuss and examine current research, policy and practice that will assist parents, caregivers, service systems and governments as they strive to prevent FASD and to provide a range of supports for people living with it. The emphasis of this conference will be the practical application of various forms of research. The conference will enhance our knowledge and collaboration, sharing findings of researchers and frontline professionals with recognized expertise. The event will take place at the Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada.
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First Candle is bringing together leading researchers, bereaved family members, health professionals and others to explore current research efforts and strategies for saving infant lives. The symposium will conclude with a “Day on the Hill,” where participants will visit with Congressional leaders to encourage our nation’s lawmakers to support critical legislation and programming that will help us reach our goal of a future where all babies survive and thrive. This event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC.
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Living Beyond Loss: Mending Body, Mind and Spirit. This event will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, Texas.
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Join state legislators and legislative staff from all over the country as they share their experiences with shaping public policy, crafting new laws and managing the legislative institution at the 2009 Spring Forum meeting of NCSL's Standing Committees. Everyone is welcome.
NCSL's twelve Standing Committees, with jurisdictions similar to those of state legislative committees, meet at the Spring Forum to discuss critical issues facing the states. The Standing Committees develop policies that guide NCSL's lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C.
A new year, a new administration, a new location for the Spring Forum. NCSL's Spring Forum is moving to a new location. This year's meeting, and the meeting in 2010, will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park in the Woodley Park area in northwest Washington, D.C.
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"All that Jazz: Harmonizing Health Education Practice and Research to Advance Health Equity." This event will be held at the Sheraton Hotel of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Registration is available
online.
In these exciting times for midwifery and health reform, don't miss this opportunity to come together with your peers in beautiful Seattle. Choose from more than 100 top-ranked and all-new educational sessions led by leading experts in women's health.
Registration is available
online.
This Year’s conference theme, WIC: Number One on the Charts, invites you to experience a diverse range of Professional Development, WIC Management, Nutrition & Breastfeeding, Program Integrity and Information Technology Opportunities and experience WIC’s 35-year rise to becoming America’s premier Public Health & Nutrition Program. So pack your bags; bring along your thirst for knowledge and your walking shoes to learn from the dynamic, professional speakers lined up for this year’s wonderful program tracks. Families are welcome: A variety of family activities in and around the Nashville area will be provided on the conference web site as they are finalized. This event will take place at The Gaylord Opryland Hotel of Nashville, Tennessee.
Registration is available
online.
The Transcultural Journey training program is a program of the National Perinatal Association and was developed in the interest in reducing the disparities in perinatal health outcomes and improving the perinatal experience for all women and families.
Registration is available via
this pamphlet.
Facts and evidence alone do not heal - care without compassion is simply treatment. Healing happens when science and compassion are applied in tandem, one empowering the other. Nurses are healers who practice a unique kind of care: that which is always motivated by great compassion and grounded in science and evidence. Gain new knowledge, ideas and skills for providing care that is grounded in both compassion and science at the 2009 AWHONN Convention.
Registration is available via
the AWHONN web site.
For 25 years AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting (ARM) has brought together health services researchers, providers, and key decision makers to address the critical challenges confronting the nation's health care delivery system. The 26th annual meeting will be held June 28-30 at the Hilton Chicago.
Registration opens online on Tuesday, February 17
here.
Scientific sessions and poster presentations will take place on Tuesday, June 30. On Wednesday, July 1, the IG Meeting will focus on methods, featuring a workshop and panels on PHSR data and use. Ten student scholarships will be awarded as well as an article of the year award. Please stay tuned for information about these opportunities. This event will take place in Chicago, IL.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
and Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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The Light My Way Gathering includes several special guest speakers,
outstanding workshop presenters and sharing sessions. Our Sibling Program
includes children and adult Workshops. Entertainment features: Cindy Bullens,
Paul Alexander, and Alan Pedersen! Spend some time in the Meditation Room, grab a
snack in the Hospitality Room, or browse the Bookstore and Butterfly Boutique.
Special Events features: Candle Light Remembrance Ceremony with a Picture
Presentation of our Beautiful Children and a Butterfly Release. This event will take place at the Crowne Plaza Laguardia Airport Hotel.
Please contact Diana Roscigno for more information: 516-233-4848 or 2009gathering
@bereavedparentsusa.org
Are you a nurse, nurse educator, researcher, clinician, and or student? We would love to have you share your knowledge, expertise, research, challenges and successes with us as we address issues related to Hispanic health disparities, Hispanic healthcare research, Policy development, Issues related to rural Hispanic health care, and Behavioral and social environmental issues in Hispanic healthcare. This promises to be a great conference; come and network with colleagues, renew old friendships and experience our diverse culture.
Under the timely and action-oriented theme, The New Public Health – Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities, NACCHO will be hosting the year’s largest gathering of local public health officials in the United States! NACCHO’s Annual Conference is frequently cited as one of the most valuable opportunities in the field for local public health practitioners to come together and discuss the critical issues of the moment and to plan for the future. In 2009, NACCHO will offer exciting learning and networking opportunities geared toward the unique needs of local public health professionals. This event will take place in Orlando, Florida, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort.
Registration will be online
here.
This training will be held August 10-11, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel in La Crosse, WI. RTS Coordinator training will be offered in the same location on August 12. Contact Cynthia Lawton 608-775-4068 for more information.
This Symposium will explore the present state of quality initiatives to prevent preterm birth and develop an agenda for action to decrease the rate of those preterm births that are not inevitable or medically necessary. The Symposium will bring together a multidisciplinary group of health care practitioners, health insurers, policy makers, health purchasers, regulators and concerned citizens to discuss quality improvement as an essential component in the strategy to prevent prematurity, promote health and save costs. It will be a forum where experts and stakeholders can:
- Share ideas and challenges
- Describe model programs that have successfully improved the nature and quality of patient care and services targeted to prematurity prevention
- Recommend quality improvement action plans
This event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, and has been organized by March of Dimes in collaboration with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nurse-Midwives, and Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.
Registration will be available as of April 1, 2009 on
the Symposia web site.
This year's event will take place in Providence, Rhode Island. Please monitor the web site for further information.
Please monitor the
web site for further information.
The theme of this year's NCE is "Pediatric Heroes: Champions for Children," and the special pre-conference Peds 21 Topic for October 16 will be "Focus on Foster Care." This event will take place at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
This event will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
This year's meeting will be held in Philadelphia, PA.
Look for updated information
here.
This year's theme is "Family Centered Care". The event will take place at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Download the conference information
here.
This event will take place at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort of
Phoenix, AZ.
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 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.
