ISA 2007

This programme will focus on the impact of perinatal loss and how parents and families can best be supported in the short and longer term. It will incorporate the means of parent-led care; a spectrum of different types of need; and support beyond the hospital gates. We will highlight examples of good practice, with discussions and workshops on the ways forward. Invited speakers include:

Michael Berman (USA), Sherokee Ilse (USA), Judith Schott (UK), Alix Henley (UK), Liz Davis (Australia), Line Christoffersen (Norway), Steven Guy (UK)

For further details about each day's sessions, click on specific date from the calendar below.

	Sunday 30th Sept	Monday 1st Oct	Tuesday 2nd Oct
		ISA AGM
Morning sessions	Joint Plenary Welcome & Introduction ISA ISA Parents Advisory committee A father's experience of the death of a baby	Joint Plenary Overview of previous day (Bereavement & Scientific) Life after stillbirth: a mother's experience Individual grief and cultural influences	Joint Plenary Overview of previous day (Bereavement & Scientific) Life after stillbirth: hope with a heartbeat Presentation of abstract(s) of Best Poster Prize
	Coffee / Tea
	The impact of a baby's death - for families and health professionals From tragedy to healing - An obstetrician's perspectives on perinatal death A comparison of maternal attachment in first time mothers and after a stillbirth A study of the impact of stillbirth on health professionals Children and bereavement	Cultural and religious issues in bereavement Experience of training midwives in Abu Dhabi and Singapore Experience of loss in Taiwan and the adaptation of guidelines with cultural/religious issues Culture, religion and childbearing losses Tradition or Religion? Supporting families as a Muslim chaplain	Helping parents through their grief Factors affecting nurses attitude towards bereavement care - A Chinese study The positive effects of parents being involved in studies Grief in the Workplace Sands self help support and training parent supporters The impact of other losses in bereavement Coping with grief: as an individual and in a couple
	Poster session	Poster session
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
Afternoon sessions	Enabling parents by providing informed choice Parents tell their story - a users perspective of the health care system How to care for bereaved families: protection v preparation Long term outcomes for mothers who have and have not held their baby 'Walking the talk' - Enabling women to have meaningful input into decision making	Diversity of different needs in different pregnancies Five precious hours: Lessons from the tiny life of Raja The difficulties around making the decision to end a pregnancy because of abnormalities When one of a twin survives The death of a baby in a lesbian relationship and subsequent pregnancy care	Models of care Empowering bereaved parents - their contribution to the PSANZ clinical guidelines The importance of psychosocial care following perinatal death Taking baby home - developments in support of bereaved parents, families & whanau in NZ The new Sands guidelines for professionals Care pathway following pregnancy loss
	Coffee / Tea
	Workshop A - Providing care and looking after yourself - for carers and families Workshop B - Helping grieving dads find the right tools (open to partners and care givers as well as fathers)	Workshop A - Communicating across Language Barriers; Families and Loss - An Interactive Session Workshop B - Understanding couples different ways of grieving and how to support each other (open to care givers as well as parents)	Workshop - Beyond the first year- Care needs and ways of remembering
	Sands AGM		Closing of conference
Evening	Mediaeval Banquet	Dinner & Dance