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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 Board of Management, Executive Committee and Council, activities, priorities, strategies and practices for midwifery research throughout the world.
- Facilitate at each Congress a research workshop(s) 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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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 recently 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 on the ICM website 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 me directly at the address below.
Holly Powell Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor
Address: Nurse-Midwifery Education Program, University of California, San Francisco, 2 Koret Way, Box 0606, San Francisco, CA 94143,
(O) 415-476-0335 (F) 415-753-2161
Email: holly.kennedy@nursing.ucsf.edu
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The Committee comprises two co-chairs and representatives from each region of the Confederation.
Co-Chairs:
- Holly Powell Kennedy, University of California San Francisco, USA
- Jane Sandall, King’s College, London, UK
Regional Representatives:
Africa
- Address Mauakowa Malata, University of Malawi, Malawi
Americas
- Céline Lemay, Université du Quebec, Canada
- Lisa Kane Low, University of Michigan, USA
- Judith Fullerton, Project Concern International, USA
Asia
- Sue McDonald, La Trobe University, Australia
- Della Forster, La Trobe University, Australia
- Caroline Homer, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
- Hiromi Eto, St. Luke's College, Japan
Europe
- Soo Downe, University of Central Lancashire, UK
- Ans Luyben, Midwifery School Chur, Switzerland
- Mechthild Gross, Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Susan Gibb, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Friederike zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrueck, Germany
- Mary Renfrew, York University, UK
Representatives from Research Networks:
- Francophone research network - Marie Hatem-Asmar, Université de Montréal, Canada
- Africa Midwives' Research Network - Helen Lugina www.amrn.org
Criteria for membership
Members of the ICM Research Standing Committee are all members of ICM Research Advisory Network and have:
- an MPhil/PhD or peer reviewed publications or a track record of research or R & D in reproduction/maternity care.
- a connection to research networks in their own regions and a commitment to facilitate communication between ICM and regional networks.
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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:
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 recently 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'
3. RSC involvement in the 2008 ICM congress in Glasgow:
The RSC is also involved in providing a database of reviewers to facilitate peer reviewing of the papers submitted to the research stream for the 2008 congress.
Members of the RSC are part of the Scientific Committee for the next ICM Congress in Glasgow, Scotland in 2008.
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