Introducing Our Plenary Speakers
Bereavement
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Xaviera Bell – USA, GCE
Bereavement support, among ethnically diverse communities - what works and what doesn’t.
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Taryn Schuelke
Life after the Sudden Death of a Child
Physiology
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William P Fifer, USA
Prenatal risk factor effects on infant cardiorespiratory physiology.
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Dr Savannah Lusk - USA
SIDS Physiology and animal models to study mechanisms.
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Professor Richard Wilson, Canada
CNS mechanisms of Oxygen sensing, effects of stressors, and role in auto resuscitation.
Child Death Review
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Abby Collier, DrPh, USA
Child Death Review Process in USA
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Dr Mathilde Ducloyer, France
The journey to setting up a national SUDI Registry in France
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A/Prof Joanna Garstang, United Kingdom
Process of developing a codesigned model for parent involvement in CDR
Education/Prevention
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Dr Cari Ahlers-Schmidt, USA
Safe sleep- Effective protocols involving whole communities
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Dr Christine McIntosh, NZ
Effectiveness of targeted SUDI prevention in New Zealand: conversations about bedsharing when maternal smoking is prevalent.
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Professor Jeanine Young, Australia
Reframing from risk to protection to engage families: Words matter in safe sleep messaging
SUDC
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Professor Peter Fleming, United Kingdom
Epidemiology and characteristics of unexplained SUDC.
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Dr Dominique Leitner (USA)
Neuroscience & Proteomics of SUDC
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Prof Elijah Behr (UK)
Molecular autopsies in unexplained sudden cardiac deaths in childhood
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A/Prof Laura Gould, USA
Febrile seizures, genetics and future research needs of SUDC.
Stillbirth
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Prof Alexander Hazell (UK)
Epidemiology of stillbirths and major research advances to date.
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Lotte van der Meeren, (Netherlands)
Pathology of stillbirth, and proposed mechanism(s); is it all in the placenta?
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A/Prof Tsegaselassie Workalemahu (USA)
Is there a genetic basis to stillbirth?
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Professor Robert (Bob) Silver, (USA)
Safer baby bundle program to reduce stillbirths in USA and rate disparities.
American SIDS Institute Pathology Symposium
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A/ Prof Rita Machaalani, Australia
Biomarkers Of SIDS: Identifying SIDS Risk and Understanding Pathological Mechanisms
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A/ Prof Robin Haynes, USA
Biomarkers Of SIDS: Identifying SIDS Risk and Understanding Pathological Mechanisms
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A/ Prof Declan McGuone, USA
Role of Forensic Pathologists
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Dr, MD Judith Fronczek, Australia
How Definitions Impact Pathology Research
Nora Davis Epidemiology Symposium
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Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, PhD, U.S.A
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID): Uncovering Trends, Disparities & Public Health Challenges
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Kyran Quinlan MD, USA
Why is SUID Tied to Poverty? An International Perspective
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Sophie Brouard de Visme, MS, France
The Potential of the French standardized SIDS/ SUDI data warehouse for epidemiological research
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Mary Nyantaro
SUDI- Insights from Health Workers, Parents and Communities in Uganda, East Africa