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Thursday 19 June 2008
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting of the RSM Maternity & the Newborn Forum and Intellectual Disability Forum
Enabling health and social care practitioners to respond effectively to the needs of disabled parents and parents of disabled children.
BSL interpreters will be provided
Registration Details:
Disabled parents and deaf parents: £10
Voluntary & Statutory Sector staff: £30
Student: £45
Trainee/AHP/Nurse: £85
RSM Fellow: £60
RSM Associate: £60
RSM Student Members: £35
Trainee - RSM Fellow: £45
Non-Fellow: £150
Meeting ref: MB-E10-4
CPD: 5 credits
9.30 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
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Disabled Parents: The issues and challenges |
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| 10.00 am | Introduction |
| Dr Jane Verity, Department of Health | |
| Chair: Dr Jane Verity, Department of Health | |
10.10 am |
Disability and Parenthood: the context |
| Jackie Topp, disabled parent, advocate and researcher | |
10.30 am |
To catch the vision: setting up a service |
| Jackie Rotherham, disability advisor and Specialist Midwife at the Liverpool Women's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust Disability Service | |
10.45 am |
Empowerment: practical examples of midwife care for parents with additional needs |
| Patricia Fairlamb, Midwife (Special Needs), Milton Keynes Maternity Unit, Milton Keynes General NHS Trust | |
11.00 am |
Education: Preparing midwives to meet the needs of disabled women during their childbirth experience |
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Zita Killick - Senior Lecturer Midwifery, Faculty of Health & Social Care Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford |
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11.15 am |
Putting theory into practice |
| Julie Williams, Midwife | |
11.30 am |
Tea and coffee |
11.50 am |
Working for change - influencing maternity services as a disabled parent |
| Isabella Devani, East Kent Maternity Services Liaison Committee user representative, disabled parent | |
12.10 pm |
DPPI: Supporting disabled parents and examples of accessible information for parents with sensory impairments |
| Shanta Everington and Krishna Ramamurthy, Information Officers at Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International | |
12.30 pm |
Discussion with panel of speakers |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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Getting it right for people with intellectual disabilities, their parents and children - their experiences, issues and concerns |
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2.00 pm |
'Every family matters' - The right to a family life? New deal for carers |
| Dr Philippa Russell CBE, National Children's Bureau, London | |
2.20 pm |
Empowering learning disabled parents |
| Ruth Conley, Rosalind Gallon and Clare Arnold | |
2.40 pm |
Supporting parents with learning disabilities and their children |
| Working together with parents network | |
3.00 pm |
Shaping the future learning from the past - parents sharing experiences with health professionals |
| LD Caring Solutions, London | |
3.20 pm |
Tea and coffee |
3.40 pm |
Informing parents, educating midwives |
| Harbinder Kaur-Forde, Midwifery Sister, St George's Hospital | |
4.00 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms |
4.05 pm |
Getting it right for people with learning disabilities |
| Death to Indifference | |
4.10 pm |
Discussion with panel speakers |
4.30 pm |
Close of meeting |
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