Collaborative presentation Westmead Hospital

Women’s & Newborn Health

Women’s Health Clinic

My Westmead

Community Migrant

Resource Centre

Invited expert speakers will explore perinatal

health promotion and prevention for better care

for CALD women

2017 Perinatal CALD Conference

Promoting Prevention For Better Care

Platinum Sponsor

NOVEMBER 24 FRIDAY 8.30am-4.30pm

Registration online: https://events.wmrf.org.au/cald

AIM : to improve the health and wellbeing of

culturally and linguistically diverse women and

their families when engaging perinatal services through

education of healthcare providers

Norma Boules 9687 9901 cald_familyworker@cmrc.com.au

For more information

please contact

Nelma Galas 9845 6153

nelma.galas@health.nsw.gov.au

Sarah Melov 0447 154 579

sarah.melov@health.nsw.gov.au

Venue: Westmead Hospital, John Loewenthal Auditorium

COST: FREE Registration Essential

Sponsors:

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Perinatal epidemiologist, and NHMRC Career Development Fellow/USyd. Her research interests include stillbirth and inter-

national maternal, child health, modifiable risk factors that can reduce the burden of disease in the perinatal period. She

has collaborations in China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. She completed an Australian Academy of Science, Australia-

India ECR Fellowship in 2013 investigating one of the biggest contributors to the global burden of disease- household air-

pollution and perinatal health. In 2017 she was awarded more than $2 million by the NHMRC to lead a large trial in Bangla-

desh to reduce the impact of household air pollution on perinatal morbidity and mortality. Current international collabora-

tions include: investigating maternal sleep position and stillbirth.

A/Prof Camille Rayes-Greenow

James is a registrar at Westmead Hospital, with a particular interest in how culture interacts with medicine. He has a

Masters in Public Health and has published articles looking at the role of Asian ethnicity on obstetric morbidity, how doc-

tors view and use social media, and missed diagnosis of Trisomy 21.

2017 Perinatal CALD Conference Speakers

Dr James Brown: Birth challenges for first generation mothers in Australia

Promoting Prevention

For Better Care

Veth Guevarra has been a medical doctor in the Philippines with hospital and community health-based practice experience

in general and occupational medicine. She has a Master in Public Health/USyd and Grad Dip in Applied Epidemiology and is

currently undertaking her PhD at the School of Medicine, USyd. Her background includes working with large datasets on

maternal and child health, mortality, Census, hospital separations and infectious diseases. Presently working as a Senior

Researcher and Evaluation Officer with Epidemiology and Health Analytics, WSLHD

Dr Veth (Maria) Guevarra: Exploring change in behaviour and health status over subsequent pregnancies

among mothers in WSLHD

Prof Philip Boyce

Dr Lieu Trinh: Caesarean section among immigrants with different obstetrical risks in a Local Health District in Australia

Prof Philip Boyce is an eminent researcher, Professor of Psychiatry and Head of Department for Discipline of Psychiatry

The University of Sydney & Perinatal Psychiatry Clinical Research Unit/Westmead Hospital. He is an associate Editor of

the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Prof Boyce has a prolific research history with a current research focus on: impact of psychotic disorders on women in pregnancy and postpartum and predictors of bipolar relapse follow-ing childbirth, with a focus on circadian rhythm disruption as a trigger for relapse. He was President of the Royal Australi-

an and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists from 2003 to 2005 and co-author of ‘Overcoming Baby Blues: a comprehen-

sive guide to perinatal depression’ Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Dr Trinh has a Bachelor degree in medicine, a Master’s and a PhD degree in Clinical Epidemiology. She has over 15 years

experience working in the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics, public health research, heath evaluation and health eco-

nomic. She has extensive experience in the development of research protocol, data collection, questionnaire design, anal-

yses of large complex cohort or linked datasets. She has a special interest in sexual and reproductive health research. She has published her work on contraception, abortion, fertility, STI, cancer of the reproductive tract, antenatal care and

caesarean session.

Program Speakers

Dr Tanveer Ahmed, author and psychiatrist works in western Sydney and regional Australia. He is also elected on the local

government in the City of Canada Bay. He has previously been on the Boards of the Australian Multicultural Council, the

Australian Medical Association and the Advertising Standards Board. He has been chosen as one of a hundred future lead-

ers of Australia by a PM's committee.

2017 Perinatal CALD Conference Speakers

Dr Tanveer Ahmed and Nalini O’Brien: Emotional distress and communication

Nalini O’Brien

Nalini O’Brien is a registered nurse and child & family health nurse (CFHN) with 18 years of clinical nursing experience pri-

marily in acute/critical care in Sydney and the Middle East. She has a psychology degree and a Masters degree in Nursing

Clinical Practice. Currently she is working at an advanced practice level for Sustaining NSW Families Auburn, Tresillian

residential Nepean and The Children’s hospital at Westmead. For the past 10 years her focus has been on working with

CALD families in the Middle East and Australia with a specific interest in caring for Muslim families.

Daniela is a social worker with extensive experience working with children and adults who have experienced trauma,

including domestic violence. She has worked in the areas of child protection and sexual assault in various statutory,

therapeutic and crisis intervention roles. Daniela has also been the Child Protection and Domestic Violence Educator

for Western Sydney Local Health District since 2003.

Daniela Francavilla: Intimate partner violence in the CALD community

Robyn Gasparotto works in WSLHD as a Clinical Midwifery Consultant. She has been a midwife for over 17 years and has

worked within varied models of care in Western Sydney, the Central Coast and in private practice. Robyn is a passionate

advocate for women and equity. Robyn has a Masters of Primary Maternity Care which fuels her ongoing commitment to

woman centred care. Robyn’s enthusiasm to encourage women, families and midwives to continue to work together, share

knowledge and develop our wisdom is a celebration of her valued midwifery role.

Robyn Gasparotto: Promoting Cultural Safety in Midwifery Practice - personal reflections

Catriona Ooi, the clinical lead at the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Westmead and is a experienced sexual health

physician. She has worked in the field of HIV and sexual health medicine both in Australia and abroad for over 20 years.

She contributes to text books and guidelines, and is involved with undergraduate and post graduate teaching with the Uni-

versity of Sydney. Treeny is currently engaged in several research projects.

Jean Hailes Professor of Women’s Health and Director Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive

Medicine at Monash University in Melbourne.

Jane Fisher is an academic Clinical and Health Psychologist with longstanding interests in the social determinants of

health. She has completed major epidemiological studies in clinical and community settings in Australia and Vietnam,

nationally funded intervention trials, and has supervised more than 30 research higher degree and postgraduate course-work projects to completion. She is an expert technical advisor to international agencies including the World Health Or-

ganization, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund.

Prof Jane Fisher: Innovative program to reduce parenting postnatal mental health issues –a new way of thinking

Dr Catriona Ooi: Sexual Health in the CALD Community

Time Topic Speaker

8.00am Coffee & registration

8.30am Welcome delegates: Sarah Melov MC

8.35am Welcome to Country: Narelle Holden /Aboriginal Liaison Officer

8.40am Andrew Newton/ General manager Auburn/Westmead Hospital

8.50am Opening Address: Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO, Chief Commissioner Greater Sydney Commission

9.00am Peter Prants: Dept. of Family & Community Services | Sector Development & Planning Western Sydney District

9.10am Partnership WHC & CMRC celebration—5 years

9.20am Dr James Brown: Birth challenges for first generation mothers in Australia

10.00am A/Prof Camille Rayes-Greenow: Perinatal epidemiologist, USyd.

10.40am Morning Tea 30 mins

11.10am Prof Philip Boyce: Head of Dept Discipline of Psychiatry/USyd

11.45am Dr Lieu Trinh: Caesarean section among immigrants with different obstetrical risks in a

Local Health District in Australia

12.00pm Dance Performance

12.10pm Dr Veth (Maria) Guevarra: Exploring change in behaviour and health status over subsequent pregnancies

among mothers in WSLHD

12.25pm Prof Jane Fisher: Director Jean Hailes Research Unit, Monash University Melbourne

1.15pm Lunch 45 mins

2.00pm Daniela Francavilla: Intimate partner violence in the CALD community

2.30pm Dr Catriona Ooi : Sexual Health in the CALD Community

3.10pm Dance Performance

3.20pm Dr Tanveer Ahmed and Nalini O’Brien:Emotional distress and communication

3.50pm Robyn Gasparotto: Promoting Cultural Safety in Midwifery Practice– personal reflections

4.25pm Sarah Melov MC: Close and evaluations

2017 Perinatal CALD Conference

Promoting Prevention For Better Care