6—8 September 2018 / Dubai — UAE

Combined Regional Conference

Eastern Mediterranean,

Southeast Asia & Western Pacific Regions

International Confederation of Midwives

ICM 2018MIDWIVES

From the IC

M Board M

embers for W

estern Pacific, South-East Asia and Eastern M

editerranean regions:

Welcom

e midw

ives of the world to the International C

onfederation of Midw

ives regional conference in D

ubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

We com

e together in Dubai to m

eet with fellow

midw

ives from the W

estern Pacific, South-East Asia and Eastern M

editerranean regions.

This year our theme aligns w

ith ICM

s 2017-2020 Strategy focusing on Quality,

Equity and Leadership. The conference theme is “M

idwives Leading the W

ay for Q

uality and Equity”. Each day will focus on quality, equity and leadership.

Wom

en and their families have a fundam

ental human right of access

to midw

ives as the health professionals best equipped to support them

with respectful, individualised and high-quality care through the childbirth

continuum.

As the global representative organization for midw

ives, ICM

is comm

itted to leading the w

ay in advocacy efforts to raise demand for m

idwives and to

advocate for equitable access to midw

ife-led services for wom

en, because we

know that m

idwives are the key to im

proving health outcomes for w

omen and

their newborns during childbirth.

By hosting this regional conference, ICM

aims to support equitable access

to ICM

resources and information for its M

ember Associations the W

estern Pacific, South-East Asia and Eastern M

editerranean regions. We w

elcome

midw

ives from these regions to share their experience, w

isdom, aspirations

and knowledge to lead the w

ay for quality and equity.

Your presence here signifies the importance of unity, leadership, and equitable

representation, not only for midw

ives, but for the wom

en and newborns w

hose lives are forever changed by the care of m

idwives like you.

We invite you to participate at this conference to learn, share, and reflect on

how w

e provide high quality midw

ifery care in our regions, to showcase the

improvem

ents we have m

ade in the last triennium and to plan together to

how w

e will continue to strengthen m

idwifery in the W

estern Pacific, South-East Asia and Eastern M

editerranean regions.

We look forw

ard to your participation at this important event and to planning

the way forw

ard for all midw

ives in these regions.

Em

i Nurjasm

i, Hatsum

i Tanaguchi, Rafat Jan

EMI N

URJASM

I IND

OM

OSO

UTHEA

ST ASIA

HA

TSUMI TA

NA

GUC

HI

WESTERN

PAC

IFIC

RAFA

T JAN

EASTERN

M

EDITERRA

NEA

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WELC

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E LETTERC

ON

FIRMED

SPEAK

ERSPrincess M

una al-Hussein w

as the wife of King Hussein I of Jordan;

she is the mother of Jordan’s current m

onarch, King Abdullah II.

Her Royal Highness is passionate about the development of

midw

ifery in the Middle East; she founded the Princess M

una Scholarship Fund for Nursing. Furtherm

ore, she founded the Princess M

una College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions. The Princess is

currently President of the Jordanian Nursing Council; it w

as created by her son by a Royal D

ecree in 2002. In 2007, she was aw

arded the Sigm

a Theta Tau International Archon Award due to her w

ork in helping the advancem

ent of health and welfare in the w

orld. She is also the Vice-President of the Royal C

ollege of Nursing.

PRINC

ESS MUN

A

AL-H

USSEIN

SUE BREE

Sue Bree has served as a midw

ife in New Zealand’s Northland

comm

unity for some 30 years, providing hom

e and hospital birthing services. She w

as one of the first self-employed m

idwives,

with clients draw

n from largely rural, unem

ployed or socially disadvantaged sectors of the com

munity.

She was a m

idwife m

ember of the NZ Nursing C

ouncil, served three term

s as President of the NZ College of M

idwives and w

as an inaugural m

ember of the M

idwifery C

ouncil of NZ. Sue served as president of the NZ C

ollege of Midw

ives and was appointed as

a mem

ber of the Midw

ifery Council of NZ. She is a past IC

M board

mem

ber and is currently co-chair of the ICM

Regulation Standing C

omm

ittee. In 2008 she was m

ade a NZ College of M

idwives Elder.

Franka Cadée is an expert on M

idwifery and advisor on international

maternal health, w

ith over 30 years of strategy and policy developm

ent, advocacy, leadership, project managem

ent and partnership. She is the current the International C

onfederation of M

idwives (IC

M) President.

With her anthropological and m

idwifery background, Franka has

lived and worked across a range of differently resourced countries

and is well aw

are of the realities of midw

ifery practice in various cultural contexts. She is a strong proponent of hum

anised midw

ifery care and encourages m

idwives to practice respectful care w

ith a hum

an rights-based approach.

FRAN

KA

CA

DÉE

MID

WIV

ES LEA

DIN

G TH

E WA

Y1. Q

UA

LITY—— Respectful M

aternity Care

—— Regulation of the Professional Practice of Midw

ives —— Enabling Safe W

orking Environment

—— Strengthening Midw

ifery Education —— Keeping Birth Norm

al

2. EQU

ITY—— Professional M

idwifery Education

—— Midw

ifery Regulation and Scope of Practice—— Access to M

idwife-Led Services for W

omen

—— Strengthening Midw

ifery—— M

idwives as Autonom

ous Professionals—— Sexual and Reproductive Rights for W

omen

3. LEAD

ERSHIP

—— Professional Identity—— Advocacy for M

idwives

—— Attracting and Retaining Midw

ives—— Policy, Politics and Leadership in M

idwifery

—— Strengthening Midw

ives Associations —— Unification of M

idwives’ Voices

—— Wom

en-Centered M

aternity Services

A conference for ideas, action and debate responding to the

biggest challenges midw

ives must overcom

e to professionalise m

idwifery globally.

Conference tickets are available from

$520 and include entry into the exhibition, opening cerem

ony, main conference,

workshops, and G

ala Dinner.

MA

IN C

ON

FERENC

E

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2018

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2018

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Quality and

Advocacy

Room 3:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Strengthening M

idwifery Education

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Capacity building

midw

ifery competency

Room 2:

FIRST TOUC

H

Midw

ife Ambassadors

Workshop

sponsored by

Room 3:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Keeping birth normal

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Leading the way for

Midw

ifery led services

Room 2:

FIRST TOUC

H

Midw

ife Ambassadors

Workshop

sponsored by

Room 3:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

The third pillar - M

idwifery Associations

08:00——

09:00 REG

ISTRATIO

N STA

RTS

09:00——10:00

OPEN

ING

SESSION

W

elcome Address from

the ICM

President Franka Cadée, The Netherlands

Opening Address from

Her Royal Highness Princess Muna al-Hussein, Jordan

Keynote Speech from M

s. Sue Bree, New Zealand

10:00——

10:30 C

OFFEE - TEA

BREAK

10:30——

12:00

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations Practical skills in m

idwifery

Room 2:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations Respecting the space for w

omen

Room 3:

ICM

Workshop

Respectful M

idwifery C

are

08:00——

09:00 REG

ISTRATIO

N C

ON

TINUES

09:00——

10:30

12:00——

13:30 LUN

CH

BREAK

& POSTER V

IEWIN

G

13:30——15:00

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Respectul Maternity

Care

Room 2:

WH

O Executive

Board

Midw

ifery Consultation

Room 3:

ICM

Workshop

Advocacy

12:30——

14:00 LUN

CH

BREAK

& POSTER V

IEWIN

G

14:00——15:30

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Strenghtening midw

ives

Room 2:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Keeping birth normal

Room 3:

ICM

Workshop

Advocacy

15:30——

16:00 C

OFEE —

TEA BREA

K

16:00——17:30

15:00——

15:30 C

OFEE —

TEA BREA

K

15:30——17:00

17:00——

18:30 W

ELCO

ME REC

EPTION

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Improving com

petency in norm

al birth care

Room 2:

Skills workshop 1

Skills workshop 2

Room 3:

ICM

Workshop

Respectful M

idwifery C

are

10:30——

11:00 C

OFFEE - TEA

BREAK

11:00——

12:30

FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2018

50 USD PER PERSO

ND

how C

reek Cruise w

ith dinner is an enjoyable way of spending an evening

while aboard a traditionally decorated w

ooden dhow (cabin cruise), as it

sails along the Dubai C

reek under the moonlight.

The major D

ubai landmarks shine through the m

oonlight sky as the wooden

vessel slips silently across the creek. The past and present architecture of the area is brought to its full beauty during this tim

e.

19:00 DUBA

I CREEK

CRUISE BY D

HO

W

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2018

ICM

Mem

bers Regional Meeting

ICM

Mem

bers Regional Meeting C

ombined

Room 1:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Midw

ifery Education, its strengths and effects

Room 2:

Four Concurrent

20 Minute

Presentations

Midw

ifery Regulation

Room 3:

ICM

Workshop

Advocacy

Sexual Reproductive Health Rights and m

idwifery

Room 1:

ICM

Mem

bers Regional M

eeting

Southeast Asia

Room 2:

ICM

Mem

bers Regional M

eeting

Easter Mediterranean

Room 3:

ICM

Mem

bers Regional M

eeting

Western Pacific

08:00——

09:00 REG

ISTRATIO

N C

ON

TINUES

09:00——

10:00 PLEN

ARY/K

EYNO

TEKeynote Address from

Ms Em

i Nurjasmi Indom

o, Indonesia

Keynote Addresses from Franka C

adée, The Netherlands

10:00——

10:30 C

OFFEE - TEA

BREAK

10:30——

12:00

12:00——

12:45 C

LOSIN

G C

EREMO

NY

12:45——

13:30 LUN

CH

BREAK

FOR REG

ION

AL M

EETING

S

13:30——15:00

15:00——

15:30 C

OFEE —

TEA BREA

K

15:30——

16:30

16:30——

17:30

The Moham

med Bin Rashid Academ

ic Medical C

enter (M

BR-AMC

) at Dubai Healthcare C

ity (DHC

C), is a dedicated ac-

ademic com

plex, including The Moham

med Bin Rashid University

of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Al M

aktoum M

edical Library, and The Khalaf Ahm

ad Al Habtoor Medical Sim

ulation Center. It

was established to im

prove the access and quality of healthcare education w

ithin Dubai and UAE. In delivering that purpose, one

of the main functions of D

HCC

is to promote high standards of

medical education and training so that patients now

and in the future can be confident that they w

ill receive safe, high quality m

edical care from trained professionals.

The Conference C

entre is a state-of-the-art facility providing the m

ost advanced meeting space w

ithin The Moham

med Bin

Rashid Academic M

edical Center, and is designed to house

large-scale scientific exhibitions and conferences. The Ahmad

Siddiqui Conference Hall is a high-tech auditorium

capable of hosting large conferences, scientific forum

, lectures and work-

shops. The Easa Saleh Al Gurg C

ase Method Hall allow

s practical m

edical training onsite in a #cutting edge education suite.

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—— Check-in @

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A fee (Tourism D

irham) is applicable on aw

ll rooms

and paid directly by guests upon checkout

—— 3 Star Hotels: USD 3 per room

per night

—— 4 Star Hotels: USD 4 per room

per night

—— 5 Star Hotels: USD 6 per room

per night

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). Please read the instructions below

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Registration FeesAll listed fees include local VAT 5 %

Please note students fees are only available for midw

ifery students in a pre-service midw

ife-ry program

me (not yet licensed or registered in their country). Please attach docum

entary evidence of your student status, eg. Student ID

card (PDF, JPG

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ill be available on the conference website.

Onsite Registration

Please note on-site registration payments can be processed by credit cards or in cash.

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TION

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RAN

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age or loss. Participants are ad-vised to take out adequate personal insurance.

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; please note that bank charges have to be paid by the attendee.

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SFERBank transfer paym

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ber and participant’s full name

included in payment details.

The payment by bank transfer is available until Au-

gust 25, 2018 (credit/debit card payment only after

this date).

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H-IN

s.r.o.

Beneficiary address 5.května 65, CZE 140 21

Prague 4, Czech Republic

Bank address KB a.s., N

a Příkopě 33, Prague 1, C

zech Republic

Account num

ber 115-2780980247 /0100

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435 USD

250 USD

Norm

al Fees

520 USD

290 USD

On-site after

22 August 2018

520 USD

290 USD