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Thursday, March 11, 2010
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Role of the RSC
The role of the Research Standing Committee includes the following activities:
  • Identification of midwifery research in progress.
  • Network with other researchers in the field of reproductive health.
  • Recommend to the ICM Board, Executive Committee and Council, activities, priorities, strategies and practices for midwifery research throughout the world.
  • Facilitate at each Congress research workshops targeted at specific levels of research skill.
  • Provide a resource of expert midwifery research workers for access by the International Confederation of Midwives’ headquarters if required.
     
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Members of the RSC

International Confederation of Midwives

Research Standing Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization and Membership 2010
   
   
Name Region Role Joined Renewed Notes
Mary Renfrew Europe (English) Member – Strategic Planning 2007 2010 Ends 2013
Mjr505@york.ac.uk 
Soo Downe Europe (English) RSC Co-Chair from 2009 2005 2008 Ends 2011
sdowne@uclan.ac.uk  Member- strategic planning
  RSC representative to ICM SPPC 2011
Della Forster Australia Networking Co-Chair 2005 2008 Ends 2011
d.forster@latrobe.edu.au  Contact for people wishing to join the RAN
Susan Gibb Europe (English) Networking Co-chair 2005 2008 Ends 2011
s.gibb@rgu.ac.uk  RAN maintenance
Friederike zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Europe (German) Member – Knowledge and capacity building 2005 2008 Ends 2011
f.wittgenstein@fh-osnabrueck.de 
Mechthild Gross Europe (German) Member – Networking 2005 2008 Ends 2011
Gross.Mechthild@mh-hannover.de 
Sue McDonald Australia Member – Knowledge and capacity building 2002 2005 Ends 2011
s.mcdonald@latrobe.edu.au  Liaison with education committee 2008*
Address Mauakowa Malata Africa Member – Networking 2005 2008 Ends 2011
mauakowa@yahoo.co.uk 
Lisa Kane Low Americas (English, Spanish) Member – Knowledge and capacity building committee 2005 2008 Ends 2011
kanelow@umich.edu 
Caroline Homer Australia Member – Strategic Planning 2002 2005 Ends 2011
HomerC@SESAHS.NSW.GOV.AU  2008*
Kerri Schuiling  Americas Member - Strategic Planning 2009   ? Renew 2012
kschuili@nmu.edu
Hiromi Eto Asia (Japan) Member - Networking 2007 2010 Ends 2013
heto@slcn.ac.jp 
Jane Sandall  (Ex-officio member for advisement & maintenance of the midwifery research list)  
jane.sandall@kcl.ac.uk   
Holly Powell Kennedy (Ex-officio member, advice as previous Chair)  
holly.kennedy@nursing.ucsf.edu  
   
* Asked to continue exceptionally into a third term to ensure continuity given the large numbers of relatively new appointees      
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Join the RSC
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE ICM
NETWORK OF RESEARCH ADVISORS AND PEER REVIEWERS?
The International Confederation of Midwives Research Standing Committee has established the Research Advisory Network, which currently consists of 104 members from 21 different countries. These are: Australia (6), Canada (6), Denmark (2), Finland (2), Germany (6), Iran (2), Ireland (5), Israel (1), Malawi (2), Morocco (1), Netherlands (2), New Zealand (1), Poland (1), Sweden (5), Switzerland (2), Tanzania (1), Tunisia (1), UK (51), USA (4), Zambia (1), Zimbabwe (2). The Network serves the dual function of facilitating research collaboration among members as well as providing expertise and advice to the ICM and the Research Standing Committee o­n research issues. For example, the network peer reviewed research abstracts for the ICM Triennial Conference in Brisbane in 2005. 
We are looking for people who:
*   Recognise the importance of research to midwifery and reproductive health generally
*   Are professionally active in the area of midwifery and reproductive research
We have published a contact database of members' research expertise to facilitate networking among members. We would be pleased to hear from any person who believes she or he can contribute to the process of providing expert advice and reviewing research.

If you have any queries, please contact RSC Co-Chair, Soo Downe, at: SDowne@uclan.ac.uk 
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Current Activities
Current activities of the Committee fall into three categories:
  • Creating communication networks between researchers working in reproductive health and midwifery;
  • Maintaining a database of researchers which acts as a source of information and support;
  • Reviewing abstracts submitted for peer-review;
  • Planning RSC involvement in the next ICM congress;
  • Taking part in the discussions to develop an ICM research strategy.
 1. Communication networks:
A midwifery discussion list has been established to provide an open forum for discussion o­n issues relating to research o­n midwifery and reproductive health. The list aims to create an international network of people who are eager to share information (e.g. workshops, seminars, conferences and new research) and to promote links, collaborative working, joint problem-solving and mutual support. Currently it contains 440 subscribers from 43 countries.
To join the midwifery research list:
Go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/midwifery-research.html AND CLICK ‘JOIN LIST’. The Mailbase computer will ask you to confirm your membership by sending back a unique code. This is a security measure.

Establishing the Research Advisory Network and creating a database of researchers:
The International Confederation of Midwives Research Standing Committee has established the Research Advisory Network, which currently consists of 104 members from 21 different countries. These are: Australia (6), Canada (6), Denmark (2), Finland (2), Germany (6), Iran (2), Ireland (5), Israel (1), Malawi (2), Morocco (1), Netherlands (2), New Zealand (1), Poland (1), Sweden (5), Switzerland (2), Tanzania (1), Tunisia (1), UK (51), USA (4), Zambia (1), Zimbabwe (2).
The Network serves the dual function of facilitating research collaboration among members as well as providing expertise and advice to the ICM and the Research Standing Committee o­n research issues. For example, the network  peer reviewed research abstracts for the ICM Triennial Conference in Brisbane. The database of members can be seen under 'Contact the RAN'.

The RSC is looking to develop and expand the Network and we are particularly interested in people who:

*  Recognise the importance of research to midwifery and reproductive health generally
*  Are professionally active in the area of midwifery and reproductive research
If you fulfill these criteria and would like to join the Network then please select the link 'Join Research Network'

 RSC involvement in the 2008 ICM congress in Glasgow:
The RSC provided a database of reviewers to facilitate peer reviewing of the papers submitted to the research stream for the 2008 congress.
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