REGISTRATION
IS NOW OPEN!
PREGNANCY AND BIRTH
CURRENT CLINICAL ISSUES
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 13 & 14, 2012
Toronto Downtown Marriott Eaton Centre
Conference Objectives
3 easy ways to register
Through lectures and interactive discussions between the audience
and experts, participants will learn about research-based
approaches to a variety of important and commonly encountered
aspects of prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal care.
Fax: 416-480-5633
Topic Highlights
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Skin-to-skin
HIV at-risk patients
Cord Blood Banking
A conference aimed towards the obstetrician, neonatologist,
family physician, nurse, midwife, doula, or public health
professional!
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
The Centre for Mother, Infant, and Child Research
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
C8-2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Register for 1 or 2 days!
Breakfast and lunch provided on both days.
525 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L2
Phone: 1-416-597-9200
Toll Free: 1-800-905-0667
Fax: 1-416-597-9211
Web: www.marriotteatoncentre.com
Participants at the Pregnancy and Birth
Conference must make their own hotel
reservations. A limited number of rooms are
reserved at the Toronto Downtown Marriott
Eaton Centre, which features a special rate for
conference participants. Comfort rooms are
available from $189, plus all applicable taxes.
Individual reservations can be made
contacting reservations at:
Phone: 1-416-597-9200
Toll Free: 1-800-905-0667
Fax: 1-416-597-9211
Web: www.marriotteatoncentre.com
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AGENDA
CONFERENCE LOCATION & ACCOMMODATION
Toronto Downtown Marriott
Eaton Centre
Thursday, December 13, 2012
0800
0845
Registration & Breakfast
Welcome and Opening Remarks
0900
The Sleep TYME (Throughout Your Motherhood Experience) Study
0945
Dr Elizabeth Asztalos & Dr Alan Bocking
Chair: Jo Watson
Dr Robyn Stremler
Mothers as analgesia. The pain relieving benefits of skin-to-skin contact
Dr Marsha Campbell-Yeo
1030
1100
Break & Exhibits
The TIPS (Tips for Infant and Parent Sleep) Study
1145
Twins: Why should we be concerned
1230
Lunch & Exhibits
1330
To repeat or not repeat Antenatal corticosteroids: That is the question
1415
HIV in the at-risk women: beyond the medical care
1500
1515
Break
HIV management of mother and baby
1600
Group B Streptococcal infection in pregnancy: Why is it still a problem?
1645
Conference Day One Ends
Dr Robyn Stremler
Dr Jon Barrett
Chair: Dr Jon Barrett
Dr Kellie Murphy
Ms Jay MacGillivray
Dr Mark Yudin
Dr Vibhuti Shah
Friday, December 14, 2012
0800
0845
Registration & Breakfast
Welcome
0900
Neuroprotection during labour: The role of magnesium sulfate
0940
Perinatal Depression: Where are we with diagnosis and treatment
1020
1040
Break & Exhibits
Developmental origins of health and disease: Implications for the mother and
baby
Dr Elizabeth Asztalos
Chair: Dr Karen Fleming
Dr Prakesh Shah
Dr Sophie Grigoriadis
Dr Stephen Matthews
Get the direct online link by visiting our blog at:
http://cmicrconference.ca and clicking on the
Marriott link.
1120
1200
Lunch & Exhibits
You must mention the group name “Pregnancy
and Birth” to ensure that you receive the
appropriate rate and are included in the guest
suite block. All reservations must be made by
November 23, 2012 as rooms will only be held
on a space-available basis after this date.
1300
Why is infertility so prevalent now?
1415
Delayed cord clamping: Is there enough evidence or is more required?
1455
Cord Blood Banking in Canada – Current Options and Opportunities
1535
Conference Day Two Ends
Hypothyroidism in pregnancy
Dr Michiel van den Hof
Chair: Dr George Carson
Dr Marjorie Dixon
Dr Eileen Hutton
Dr B Anthony Armson
Stay up-to-date with conference news on our blog:
www.cmicrconference.ca
CONFERENCE FACULTY
Conference Director
Dr Elizabeth Asztalos
Session Chairpersons
Dr Jon Barrett, Dr George Carson, Dr Karen Fleming, Dr Jo Watson
Planning Committee
Dr Elizabeth Asztalos, Dr B Anthony Armson, Dr Jon Barrett, Dr George Carson,
Dr Karen Fleming, Dr Robyn Stremler, Dr Jo Watson, Dr Rory Windrim,
Ms Judy Cardwell
Presenting Faculty
Dr Elizabeth Asztalos, Medical Director, Neonatal Follow-up Program; Director, The
Centre for Mother, Infant, and Child Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute,
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor, Departments of Paediatrics
and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Jon Barrett, Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre;
Program Research Director, Women and Babies Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre; Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Alan Bocking, Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Mount Sinai
Hospital, Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex, The University Health Network,
Women's College Hospital; Gordon Leitch Chair, Toronto, Ontario
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, IWK Health Centre Halifax,
Nova Scotia; Co-principal investigator for Enhancing Breast Milk Production with
Domperidone in Mothers of Preterm Neonates (EMPOWER Trial)
Dr George Carson, Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region,
Regina General Hospital, Regina, Saskatchewan
Dr Marjorie Dixon, Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Assistant
Professor, University of Toronto, First Steps Fertility Inc., Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Center, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Karen Fleming, Assistant Professor, Dept of Family and Community Medicine,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Sophie Grigoriadis, Head, Women's Mood and Anxiety Clinic: Reproductive
Transitions, Fellowship Director, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre; Canadian Institutes of Health Research, New Investigator; Associate Scientist,
Sunnybrook Research Institute; Adjunct Scientist, Women’s College Research Institute;
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Eileen K Hutton, Assistant Dean Faculty of Health Sciences, Director Midwifery
Education Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario; Professor Midwifery
Science, VU University and VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr Stephen G. Matthews, Ernest B. and Leonard B. Smith Chair, Department of
Physiology, Professor, Physiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Medicine, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Ms Jay MacGillivray, Registered Midwife, Sages Femmes Rouge Valley Midwives, Cofounder, co-director, Positive Pregnancy Programme St Michael's Hospital Toronto,
Ontario
Dr Kellie Murphy, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Mount Sinai Hospital; Principal
Investigator in Multiple Courses of Antenatal Corticosteroids for Preterm Birth Study
(MACS); Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Prakesh S Shah, Neonatologist and Clinical Epidemiologist, Associate Professor ,
Departments of Paediatrics and HPME, University of Toronto , Mount Sinai Hospital,
Toronto, Ontario
Dr Vibhuti Shah, Staff Neonatologist, Mount Sinai Hospital; Associate Professor,
Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Robyn Stremler, CIHR New Investigator; Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Early Researcher Award Recipient; Assistant Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of
Nursing, University of Toronto; Adjunct Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children,
Toronto, Ontario
Dr Michiel van den Hof, Professor, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr Jo Watson, Director, Women’s & Babies Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Dr Mark H. Yudin, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Obstetrics, Gynecology, &
Reproductive Infectious Diseases, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Through lectures and interactive discussions between the
audience and experts, participants will learn about
research-based approaches to a variety of important and
commonly encountered aspects of prenatal, intrapartum
and postpartum care.
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CONFERENCE FEES
2 Days
Late Registration
after Nov 23, 2012
I would like to attend both days (the whole conference)
Allied Health
Students*
□ $495
□ $275
□ $569
□ $275
□ Thursday □ Friday
□ $275
□ $315
□ $150
□ $150
I would like to attend one day:
Allied Health
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* Students must present proof of status at the time of registration in order to receive this
reduced rate by supplying a photocopy of their student ID.
Paper syllabus will be available at the registration desk, at no additional charge.
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Please return the completed registration form
and full fee by:
Fax
Fax us at 416-480-5633 to register using your credit
card. Please feel free to duplicate the adjacent form,
and type or use dark ink to complete it.
Email
Email us at [email protected] with all your contact
details.
Mail
Mail your registration form using the adjacent form
with your cheque or credit card details. Please make
cheques payable to The Centre for Mother, Infant,
and Child Research – SHSC.
The Centre for Mother, Infant, and Child Research
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
C8 – 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
Refund and Cancellations
Should you need to cancel your registration you must
do so immediately in writing via email at
[email protected] or via fax at 416-480-5633
prior to November 16, 2012. A $60 handling fee will
apply.
Inquiries
Conference fees include breakfast, refreshments & lunch on both days
Early Registration
by Nov 23, 2012
HOW TO REGISTER
Toronto Downtown Marriott Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON
December 13 & 14, 2012
1 Day
REGISTRATION FORM
Pregnancy and Birth Conference
Expiry Date
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Name of Cardholder
Only forms accompanied by full payment will be processed. To ensure conference materials
are ready for you, your registration must be received by December 9, 2012.
Payment receipts will be emailed to you so please ensure that we have your email address.
The Centre for Mother, Infant, and Child Research
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
C8 – 2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Tel: 416-480-5632
Fax: 416-480-5633
Email: [email protected]