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CCCC members have presented their research studies and outcomes in
different international, regional, and national conferences and meetings.
The following table summarizes these presentations and is divided
by dates of events. Please click on the relevant date to view the
presentations.
2009
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July 2009 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
- Dr. Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian presented “Mobilizing
Women to Change Maternity Services: a Cluster Randomized
Control Study”
- Drs. Niveen Hassanein and Mohammed Cherine presented "Progress to date of the RCT designed to Assess the Efficacy of a Post-partum Going-Home Package on Post-partum Maternal Health-seeking Behavior"
- Dr. Hyam Bashour presented "Improving Women’s Satisfaction with Labour and Delivery by Improving Doctors’ Communication Skills: A Randomized Trial in Syria"
- Ms. Chaza Akik presented "Women’s Perceptions of Maternity Leave in Lebanon"
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Aleppo, Syria |
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June 2009 |
Politics, Policy and Practice:
Strategies for normalizing birth, symposium organized by King's
College, London.
- Dr. Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian presented “The
Challenges of Changing Childbirth Practice in the Middle
East: Learning from a cross-country Program Approach to
Research”
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London, UK |
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June 2009 |
Normal Labor and Birth: Fourth Research Conference, June 10-12, 2009, organized by the University of Central Lancashire
- Dr. Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian presented the keynote
speech "Making Maternity Care "friendly": Challenges faced
by the Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth
Network."
- Ms. Laura Wick and Dr. Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian presented a workshop "Building Multi-disciplinary Networks for Childbirth Research: the experience of the Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth Research Network"
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria, UK |
2008
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August 2008 |
Reproductive Health Challenges
- Dr. Jocelyn DeJong presented “Challenges for Changing Childbirth in the Middle East”
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Oslo, Norway |
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July 2008 |
Reproductive Health Working
Group
- Ms. Laura Wick and Ms. Sahar Hassan presented “Palestinian Midwives’ Voices”
- Dr. Asma AbdulSalam presented “The Puerperium: Subjective and Objective Spectrum of Mild Discomfort up to Serious Life-threatening Conditions”br>
- Dr. Hibah Osman presented “Postpartum Interventions: Can we facilitate the transition into motherhood?”
- Dr. Livia Wick presented “Stress Research and the Postpartum”
- Dr. Faysal El-Kak presented “From Research to Action: The initiative of Standards of Practice in Childbirth in Lebanon”
- Ms. Weeam Hammoudeh and Dr. Awad Mataria presented “Palestinian Women’s Post-Partum Quality of Life”
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Istanbul, Turkey |
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June 2008 |
Global Trends and Local
Challenges Facing the Arab Family organized by the Lebanese
American University.
- Ms. Chaza Akik presented "Maternity Leave in
Lebanon: Women's Perceptions"
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Byblos, Lebanon |
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March 2008 |
"New Research Initiatives
in Humanities and Social Sciences" organized by The Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science an interdisciplinary workshop
(March 25-26) and a symposium (March 27), "Possibilities
and Challenges for Reproduction in a Socio-Cultural Context"
- Ms. Laura Wick presented "Complexity in changing
childbirth care: examples from the Occupied Palestinian
Territory"
- Ms. Laura Wick presented "Fragmented childbirth
care: challenges to access and quality in the Occupied Palestinian
Territory"
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Tokyo, Japan |
2007
| November 2007 |
Annual Ob/Gyn Congress: Controversies
in Clinical Care
November 1, 2, 3, 2007
- Dr. Faysal El-Kak presented "Initiative on Standards
Of Practice In Childbirth (ISOPIC): Towards better birth
practices"
- Dr. Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian presented "Effects
of war on pregnancy care and outcome: A case of Lebanon"
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Beirut, Lebanon |
| October 2007 |
Women Deliver Conference October
18 - 20, 2007
- Dr. Karima Khalil "Facility Practices for Normal
Birth vs. Evidence-Based Obstetrics: The Galaa Study in
Egypt"
- Dr. Hyam Bashour "Childbirth care in Syria; lessons
learned from women's experiences"
- Ms. Sahar Hassan "Needs assessment of childbirth
care in a Palestinian Government Hospital"
- Dr. Faysal El Kak & Dr. Tamar Kabakian "Childbirth
care in Lebanon: a critical appraisal and lessons learned"
- Dr. Faysal El-Kak presented "ISOPIC: initiatives
for childbirth standard of care"
- Dr. Oona Campbell presented "Using Emergency Drills
to Improve the Quality of Obstetric Care"
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London, United Kingdom |
| July 2007 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
- Dr. Faysal El-Kak and Ms. Rawan Shayboub presented "
Displacement and Childbirth"
- Dr. Awad Mataria presented "Population's 'Quality
of Life' and politics: a mere determinant or an integral
part of the construct"
- Ms. Sahar Hassan presented "Challenges and constraints
facing health care providers in maternity services at Ramallah
Hospital"
- Dr. Asma AbdulSalam presented "How quality of care
affects contraception use among Syrian women"
- Dr. Jocelyn DeJong presented "Ideas concerning a
Conceptual Framework for a Study of Obstetric Providers
& their Patients in Lebanon"
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Cairo, Egypt |
| February 2007 |
9th Conference of the Arab Federation
of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies in collaboration with
the 21st Conference of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Society
of Sudan
- Dr. Jocelyn DeJong presented "Are hospital policies
in maternal health evidence- based?"
- Dr. Faysal El Kak presented "Maternal mortality
in Arab countries: Where are the opportunities?"
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Khartoum, Sudan |
2006
| November 2006 |
18th World Congress of Gynecology
and Obstetrics organized by the International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
- Dr. Nahed Mikki presented "Effectiveness of early
amniotomy: A randomized controlled trial"
- Dr. Tamar Kabakian- Khasholian presented "Mobilizing
women to change maternity services: Preliminary results"
- Dr. Hyam Bashour presented "Postpartum home care:
Evidence from Syria" Dr. Karima Khalil presented "Changing
physicians' behavior in an Egyptian hospital setting"
- Dr. Faysal El Kak presented "Childbirth in the Arab
Region"
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| July 2006 |
Reproductive Health Annual Meeting
- Dr. Asma Abdelsalam and Dr. Mayada Kharouf presented
"Doctor- patient communication in maternity services:
What do they mean in the Syrian context?"
- Ms. Laura Wick and Ms. Sahar Hassan presented "Choosing
how to approach a needs assessment on maternity care in
Ramallah hospital"
- Ms. Rawan Shayboub presented "Mobilizing women to
change maternity practices: A cluster randomized controlled
trial"
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Istambul, Turkey |
| June 2006 |
Develop and define the contents
of preconception care June 27-28, 2006
- Dr. Faysal El-Kak presented "Preconception care:
situation in Lebanon"
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Atlanta, United States of America |
| June 2006 |
Third Research Conference on Normal
Labor and Birth organized by the Department of Midwifery, Faculty
of Health, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr. Mohamed Cherine presented "An intervention study
to improve selected practices of normal labor in an Egyptian
teaching hospital"
- Ms. Rawan Shayboub presented "The enabling environment
for high C-section rates: Policy considerations" and
"Birthing in the Arab Region: How to translate research
into policy"
- Ms. Rima Mortada, PhD candidate, presented "Encouraging
women to demand labor support from midwives"
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria, UK
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2005
| September 2005 |
27th Annual ASPHER Conference
organized by the College of Health Sciences, American University
of Armenia
Dr. Tamar Kabakian presented "Birthing in the Arab Region:
how to translate research into policy?" |
Yerevan, Armenia |
| July 2005 |
15th International Population
Conference organized by the International Union for the Scientific
Study in Population (IUSSP)
Dr. Tamar Kabakian presented "Routines in facility- based
maternity care: evidence from the Arab Region" |
Tours, France |
| July 2005 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
- Ms. Livia Wick presented "Narrating birth in Palestine"
- Dr. Asma AbdulSalam presented " Effect of a community
based intervention postnatal outcomes: a study in Damascus,
Syria"
- Ms. Laura Wick and Sahar Hassan presented "The weight
of RCT's in changing medical practices: The example of breech
presentation at Maqassed Hospital, Jerusalem"
- The Egyptian Childbirth team presented "Preliminary
findings from the Galaa Intervention to Improve Selected
Provider Practices for Delivering Women"
- Dr. Hibah Osman and Dr. Anwar Nassar presented "Maternal
mortality study in Lebanon"
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Brummana, Lebanon |
| April 2005 |
The Pan Arab Congress, April 5-7,
2005
- Dr. Nihad Abu Aasab presented “Childbirth in Palestine,
Reported Practices and Evidence-based Guidelines”
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
2004
| May 2004 |
37th Middle East Medical Assembly
(MEMA)
Childbirth team presented a session on "Changing Childbirth:
Experiences from the Arab Region" |
Beirut, Lebanon |
| February 2004 |
Syrian Society of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
Childbirth team in Syria presented "Syrian women's experience
with Childbirth, with focus on ultrasound" |
Palmyra, Syria |
| January 2004 |
World Social Forum
Attended by Childbirth team member, Ms. Afamia Kaddour
The Children and the Mediterranean: Health Culture and Urban
Setting Conference
Dr. Hala Tamim presented "Experience of a maternal
and neonatal network in a developing country"
Maternity Teaching Hospital
Members of the Childbirth team in Syria presented a seminar
about "Patterns of maternity care among Syrian women"
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Mumbai, India
Genoa, Italy
Damascus, Syria |
2003
| December 2003 |
Annual course on Reproductive
Health at the Social Research Center, American University of
Cairo
Egypt team presented the methodological aspects of the Galaa
Study
WHO Geneva Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents
Dr. Karima Khalil presented the Galaa Study findings |
Cairo, Egypt
Geneva, Switzerland |
| November 2003 |
17th World Congress of Gynecology
and Obstetrics organized by the International Federation of
Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)
Dr. Faysal El- Kak presented "Patterns of normal birth
in the Arab World"
Faculty of Health Sciences weekly seminars, AUB
Dr. Hyam Bashour presented "Syrian women's experiences
with childbirth" |
Chili, South America
Beirut, Lebanon |
| October 2003 |
Population Council Regional Staff
Retreat
Dr. Karima Khalil presented the Galaa Study findings
General Organizations for Teaching Hospitals
Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings |
Egypt
Egypt |
| July 2003 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
Annual Meeting
Dr. Tamar Kabakian presented "C-section practices in Lebanon"
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Lebanon |
| May - July 2003 |
Annual course on Research Methods
for Policy Formulation and Evaluation at the SRC, AUC
Egypt team presented methodological aspects of the Galaa Study
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Cairo, Egypt |
| June 2003 |
16th Annual Meeting of the Society
for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology Research
Dr. Tamar Kabakian presented "Improving women's health
postpartum: The impact of provision of written information"
Board of Trustees at the Population Council
Dr. Karima Khalil presented the Galaa Study findings |
Atlanta, USA
New York, USA |
| May 2003 |
Annual Obstetrics and Gynecology
Conference at the Al Azhar Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings |
Egypt |
| April 2003 |
Annual Obstetrics and Gynecology
Conference at Ain Al Shams Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings
Higher Institute of Public Health
The Egypt team presented a one- day presentation of the Galaa
Study findings to an audience familiar with epidemiological
and public health concepts
Annual Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference at the Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings
Annual Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference at the Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings |
Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt |
| March 2003 |
16th World Conference on Sexology
Dr. Faysal El- Kak presented "Can gynecologists be consulted
on sexuality and sexual health problems"
Annual Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference at the Kasr Al Aini
Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented the Galaa Study findings |
Havana, Cuba
Egypt |
| February 2003 |
Kasr Al Aini Faculty of Medicine
The Egypt team presented a one- day presentation of the Galaa
Study findings to an audience familiar with epidemiological
and public health concepts |
Egypt |
2002
| July 2002 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
Annual Meeting
The Childbirth regional team presented their research findings
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Syria |
| April 2002 |
Conference of the International
Confederation of Midwives
Laura Wick presented "Birth at the checkpoint, the home,
or the hospital? Adapting to the changing reality in Palestine"
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Vienna, Austria |
2001
| July 2001 |
Reproductive Health Working Group
Annual Meeting
The Childbirth regional team presented their research findings
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Alexandria, Egypt |
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