The inaugural SA Child Health Priorities Conference (SACHPC), like the Perinatal Priorities conferences, will focus on research and current evidence which informs child health priorities in South Africa. The programme will include plenaries and abstract driven sessions on:
Child survival in South Africa
Improving the care of children in hospitals
Equitable delivery and training for child health services
Identifying vulnerable children
Two Round Tables will be hosted:
A Maternal and Child Health Round Table will consider the
critical relationship between maternal health and the wellbeing
of children throughout their early lives - not just their
immediate birth and early survival. Discussions will review
methods of strengthening and integrating maternal and child
health services through better coordination and planning.
A Children’s sector plan of SANAC (SA National AIDS
Council) Round Table will discuss how child health targets
of the SA National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS might be
reached.
In addition, there will be a case study on Where next with
Child Survival in SA: a case study on PMTCT.
A concluding session will focus on the future of the SACHPC.
A draft constitution will be presented that will address the
nature and focus of the conference in years to come, the
organisation and financing of meetings, and membership
of a South African Child Health Priorities Network.
Who Should Attend? |
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Any health professional involved with child health services | |
Abstracts: |
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Relating to the 4 focus areas above can be submitted to the e.mail address below |
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How much will it cost? |
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R500 registration fee, which includes lunches and
conference materials |
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Organising Committee: |
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Mphele Mulaudzi (UP), Nigel Rollins (UKZN), |
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Abstracts:
Instructions to Authors
The Organising Committee invites delegates to submit abstracts on one of the four focus areas:
Child survival in South Africa
Improving the care of children in hospitals
Child Health services and/or training
Identifying vulnerable children
Before preparing your abstract, please study the instructions below carefully:
The maximum number of words (excluding title, authors and affiliations) is 350.
Do not include references.
The abstract should follow the sequence: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion.
Indicate the title, the author(s) and institution as follows:
Title in capital letters
Author(s). Underline name of the presenting person
The name and address of the institution.
List authors by family name, followed by initials. Do NOT include first names, titles or degrees.
Include e-mail address of presenting author.
Type Abstracts in single line spacing using ARIAL font, size 10.
Ensure that all spelling is correct please, as changes will not be made after submission of your abstract.
Please note that all papers and poster presentations of research studies must have had Ethical Approval, and this must be indicated on the abstracts when submitted.
Indicate sources of funding and declaration of interests.
Authors should state whether they wish their presentation to be considered as a paper or a poster. The Organising Committee reserves the right to alter the author’s choice between paper or poster. Poster size should not exceed 900mm vertical and 700mm horizontal and 18 pitch letter size should be used with double spacing.
E-mail the abstract to the Organising Committee at ChildPriorities2007@ukzn.ac.za.
Please contact Ms Twane Palmer at 031 260 1584/1607 to confirm receipt of abstract.
Authors will be notified by e-mail whether or not their abstracts have been accepted.
Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts: 18 November 2007.
