PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

    Three major themes
    Areas of development of scientific content
    Plenary speakers
    Program at a glace

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Three major themes: physiological childbirth, breastfeeding and becoming parents

Areas of development of scientific content:

1. The perinatal continuum as a continuous physiological process that covers pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding and that extends from the moment of conception to the child’s second birthday;
2. The importance of having a global vision of how to accompany women and families throughout the perinatal period and the importance of considering the physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the process;
3. The need to learn from one another on the basis of our respective expertise.

Plenary speakers

Birthing the World will have the great pleasure to welcome the following speakers:
 

	Bridget Lynch has been practicing midwifery in Toronto, Ontario, for more than 25 years. She has been a clinical preceptor since 1996 and has been an Assistant Professor at McMaster University since 2001. Bridget served as President of the Association of Ontario Midwives (AOM) and is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM). Since June 2008, Bridget Lynch is the President of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).
	Dr. Guy-Paul Gagné graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Université de Sherbrooke and specialized in obstetrics and gynecology at McGill University. He is presently Director of the Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently (MOREOB) program in Quebec. His career as a clinician, teacher, manager and researcher in the field of perinatal care spans 30 years.
	Dr. François Goffinet is currently Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Maternité Port-Royal in Paris. He heads the INSERM U953 research unit of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, whose work focuses on perinatal epidemiology and women and children’s health.
	Dr. Michael C. Klein is a family physician, pediatrician, neonatologist, maternity care researcher, and maternity and primary-care consultant. He is presently working on two research projects at the University of British Columbia concerning maternity care.
	Dr. Miriam H. Labbok is Director of the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (Nurturing our Future: Supporting the Mother/Child Dyad in Breastfeeding and Reproductive Health) and Professor of the Practice of Public Health at the Department of Maternal and Child Health of the University of North Carolina.
	Dr. Françoise Molénat is a child psychiatrist at the Perinatal Mental Health Unit of the Montpellier University Hospital Centre (France), professor and researcher operating in the field of perinatal care for more than 30 years. She played a leading role in the development of the French government’s perinatal care plan.

Program at a glance

La collaboration interdisciplinaire ou comment transformer les compétences en performance - Le programme AMPRO^OB et l’avenir du travail en équipe (Interdisciplinary collaboration or how to transform competencies into performance: The MORE^OB program and the future of team work)
Guy-Paul Gagné, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, MORE^OB Program Director for Quebec
Colette Poirier, nurse, MORE^OB program consultant
René Lord, MD, general practitioner, Anna-Laberge Hospital (Chateauguay, Quebec)
Jim Ruiter, MD, general practitioner, MORE^OB Clinical Content Director

Accouchement: entre empowerment et traumatisme (Delivery: Between empowerment and trauma)
Martin St-André, MD, psychiatrist, President of the Association pour la santé mentale du nourrisson (WAIMH-Quebec), Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)
Hélène Vadeboncoeur, PhD, perinatal care researcher
Carl Lacharité, PhD, professor of psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
and colleague

Fed up with “breast is best”? (En avez-vous assez d’entendre parler d’allaitement?)
Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, MMS, FACPM, FABM, IBCLC, pediatrician and Director of the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (University of North Carolina)
Cynthia Mannion, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary (Alberta)
Chantale Audet, scientific advisor, responsible for updating and developing From Tiny Tot to Toddler: Practical guide for parents from pregnancy to age two, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ; Quebec public health institute)

Le sommeil partagé (Co-sleeping)
Aurore Côté, MD, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal Children’s Hospital
Sylvaine de Plaen, MD, child psychiatrist, Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)
Geneviève Agoues, MSc, psycho-educator, marital and family therapist, Centre Premier Berceau (parent support services in Montreal)

L’Information aux parents : pouvoir d’agir ou d’obéir? (Informing parents: Power to act or power to obey?)
Réal Morin, MD, scientific director, department of individual and community development, Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ; Quebec public health institute)
Francine Demontigny, PhD, professor of nursing science, Université du Québec en Outaouais
and colleagues
La péridurale : banal e ou non? (Epidural anesthesia: Run of the mill or not?)
Michael Klein, MD, pediatrician, neonatologist, maternal health researcher, maternity and primary-care consultant
Renée Bolduc, MD, anesthetist, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre (Montreal)
and colleagues

Vers une pratique moins interventionniste : comment trouver le point d’équilibre ? (Towards a less interventionist practice: Finding the right balance)
Emmanuel Bujold, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, Quebec City University Hospital (CHUQ)
François Audibert, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)
Jean-Charles Pasquier, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, Sherbrooke University Hospital (CHUS)
and colleagues
D’individu à couple et de couple à parent : une transition s’impose (From single to couple and from couple to parent: The need for transition)
Alain Lebel, MD, child psychiatrist, Sacré-Cœur Hospital (Montreal)
Viola Polomeno, PhD, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa
Pierre-Louis Lefebvre, MSc, marital and family therapist, Centre Premier Berceau (parent support services in Montreal)
Lucie St-Pierre, social worker, marital and family therapist, Centre Premier Berceau

Initiative internationale pour la naissance MèrEnfant (The International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative)
Debra Pascali-Bonaro, co-president, International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative (IMBCBI)
Christiane Charest, nurse, head of the early childhood perinatal program, CSSS La Pommeraie (Quebec)
and colleagues

Organisation des soins et services autour de la naissance : des expériences qui inspirent (Organizing care and services around childbirth: Inspirational experiences)
Céline Lemay, PhD, midwife, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Bernadette Thibaudeau, nurse clinician, La Maison Bleue (Montreal)
Caroline Deslisle, MD, La Cigogne family medicine group
Jenny Stonier, MA, midwife, Salluit maternity services (Nunavik)

La science au service des pratiques professionnelles en allaitement (Science serving professional breastfeeding practices)
Suzanne Dionne, MD, family doctor, CSSS Haute-Yamaska (Quebec), lead assessor, WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Dan Sellen, PhD, Departments of Anthropology and Nutritional Sciences and Dalla Lana School of Public Health Canada Research Chair in Human Ecology and Public Nutrition
and colleagues

Les produits de santé naturels durant la grossesse et l’allaitement : les risques et les benefices (Natural health products during pregnancy and breastfeeding: Risks and benefits)
Ema Ferreira, PharmD, pharmacist, Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)
Caroline Morin, PharmD,   pharmacist, Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)
Andréanne Précourt, PharmD, pharmacist, Ste-Justine University Hospital (Montreal)

Des services aux pères : un espace à créer ? (Services for fathers: Creating a space for them)
Raymond Villeneuve, director, Regroupement pour la Valorisation de la Paternité (Union for the valorization of fatherhood, Montreal)
Marleen Baker, PhD, psychologist and research professional, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Francine de Montigny, PhD, professor of nursing science, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Carl Lacharité, PhD, professor of psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
Christine Gervais, MSc Nursing, coordinator, Initiative amis des pères au sein des familles (Friends of fathers in the family, Quebec)