Consensus Conference

Turning the Tide: Balancing Birth Experience & Interventions for Best Outcomes
May 11-13, 2011, Vancouver BC

Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, SFU                                 
580 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC  

Thank you to everyone who participated in this Consensus Conference.

A record number of interdisciplinary professionals and students from across BC, Canada, and the US gathered for 2.5 days of thought provoking presentations and active engagement discussions.

To view and download the presentations featured at the Turning the Tide Consensus Conference, please click here:  http://www.powertopush.ca/info-for-professionals/conferences/

We look forward to releasing our consensus statement in the coming weeks.
                  

 Conference Overview
The goal of Turning the Tide: Balancing Birth Experience & Interventions for Best Outcomes is to provide an opportunity for maternity care providers, managers, researchers, students and other interested parties to engage in a discussion on labour and birth, examine current initiatives to normalize birth, and to participate in making recommendations on how to balance birth experience and interventions for best outcomes in B.C.  The conference presentation highlights include:

 Click here for full conference program:   Turning the Tide Full Program

Turning the Tide: Balancing Birth Experience & Interventions for Best Outcomes will be an interactive and dynamic conference which will be structured using the consensus development conference model.

 The purpose of a consensus development conference is to evaluate the available evidence on a health issue and develop a statement that answers a number of pre-determined questions.  A group of experts presents the evidence to a panel, or “jury,” which is an independent, broad-based, non-government and non-advocacy group.  The panel listens to and questions the experts.  The audience is also given the opportunity to pose questions to the presenters and the panel.  The panel convenes and develops the consensus statement which is read to the presenters and the audience on the final day of the conference. This statement will be distributed widely throughout British Columbia.

 This will be the second consensus conference hosted jointly by the UBC Collaboration for Maternal and Newborn Health and BC Women’s Cesarean Task Force /Power to Push Campaign. The first consensus conference was held in January 2008 and was titled, “Cesarean Birth in BC: Trends, Perspectives and Future Strategies”. To view the consensus panel statement generated from this conference, please click here:  Final Consensus Panel Statement – 2008.

 

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited by the British Columbia Chapter for up to 15.5  Mainpro-M1 credits.

Conference Location
The conference will be held in the Asia Pacific Hall in the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at 580 West Hastings Street in Vancouver BC. The Wosk Centre for Dialogue is a dramatic, comfortable and inspiring space for dialogue and interaction. It is located in downtown Vancouver, minutes from attractions and the waterfront. Pay parking is available in the Conference Plaza parkade directly opposite the Wosk Centre.

Conference Accommodation

The Wosk Centre for Dialogue is adjacent to the luxurious Delta Vancouver Suites. Guests staying at the 226 all-suite hotel will enjoy walk through access to the conference venue. A rate of $209.00 per night has been secured until April 11, 2011. Reservations can be made directly by calling 604-689-8188 or 1-888-890-3222 . Please quote 1105FOBCEH to obtain the special rate. To book directly online go to:       http://www.deltavancouversuites.ca/1105fobceh

Conference Fees (includes continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks)
$275.00- Regular – Registration is Now Closed
$75.00 – Students – Registration is Now Closed

Conference Brochure & Mail-in Registration Form

For brochure and mail-in registration form, click the image below

Contact

For more information or for registration inquiries please contact Michele Frazer at Michele.Frazer@cw.bc.ca or 604-875-2424 local 4629.