Sexual Violence meetings & conferences

3rd International Conference on Survivors of Rape

The Third International Conference on Survivors of Rape (ICSoR) is a two day conference which will be held on November 9th and 10th 2012, with a seminar day taking place on Thursday the 8th, in the West of Ireland, city of Galway. Your hosts are the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI).

We believe this year's conference, building on the strong foundations of previous conferences, can deepen our understanding of how to meet survivor needs with a sustained and robust multiagency approach.

RCNI are keen to make this conference a platform for learning, building up of relationships and research partnerships, which contribute to our shared international evidence base in responding to sexual violence.

This conference is of relevance to medical practitioners, psychotherapists, counsellors, advocates, police, legal and judical professionals, policy makers, academics and researchers, specialist nursing practitioners, public representatives, activists and others.

The conference themes for ICSoR 2012 are:

How to create and sustain effective multiagency working, more

New approaches to identifying and meeting survivor needs, more

Responding to survivors of rape's medical and forensic needs, more

Effective and ethical recording and use of data on prevalence, perpetrators and survivors of rape, more

The role of those responding to survivors of rape in primary prevention, more

The role of alcohol in rape, more

Supporting a survivor of rape engaging in the criminal justice process, more

Contact Us

Email: events@rcni.ie

Postal
Rape Crisis Network Ireland, The Halls, Quay Street, Galway, Republic of Ireland

Phone: 00 353 91 563676

Fax: 00 353 91 563677

19th International Council on Women's Health Issue Congress

November 14-16, 2012 Bangkok, Thailand

The International Council on Women's Health Issue Congress is held every 2 years. Previous Congress has been held is Sao Pedro, Sao Pau, Brazil (2004). Sidney , Australia (2006), Gaborone, Botswana (2008), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2010), we are pleased to announce that the 19th International Council on Women's Health Issue Congress will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 14th November – 16th November 2012.

The Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University (MU), Thailand and The International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) are proud to present the 19th ICOWHI Congress on "Women's Health 2012: Partnering for a Brighter Global Future". The Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University was founded under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Sripatcharintra, the Queen of King Rama V, as the first nursing school in Thailand in 1896. Historically, the Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University has long had a vital role in improving people' health status and promote their quality of life, while establishing a network for education and research at national and international levels.

The International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care, and well-being of women throughout the world through participation, education, and research. It serves as a multidisciplinary network of women's health providers, planners, and advocates of those committed to improving women's health and quality of life. The ICOWHI Congress is held every 2 years.

Possible themes:

Partnerships, Collaborations, and Opportunities to Promote Women’s Health
Law and Policy for future Women’s Health
Cross cultural & Indigenous Women’s Health
Women & Chronic illness
Women & Child Health Issues
Women & Healthy aging
Women’s Health in urban and rural areas
Social Transitions & Fostering women and girls’ safety and health
Trafficking & Violence against women

Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, 2 Phrannok Road, Bangkok 10700. THAILAND
http://www.ns.mahidol.ac.th
Phone: (662) 419 7466-80
Fax: (662) 412 8415
E-mail: nsicowhi2012@diamond.mahidol.ac.th

Third International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector--Linking Local Initiatives With Global Learning

October 24-26 2012 Vancouver, Canada

Work related aggression and violence within the health and social services sector is a major problem which diminishes the quality of working life for staff, compromises organizational effectiveness and ultimately impacts negatively on the provision and quality of care. These problems pervade both service settings and occupational groups.

Considerable attention and advancements in addressing this problem have been achieved from service and organizational perspectives nationally and internationally. Following two successful conferences in 2008 and 2010 in Amsterdam, the 3rd International Conference on Violence in the Health Sector, will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from October 24-26 2012. In addition to raising awareness the 2012 conference will provide a platform to share international developments, with a particular emphasis on best practice research and initiatives to effectively respond to the problem.

The specific aims of the conference are:

To sensitize stakeholders to the issue of violence in the health care sector,
To understand the manifestations and the human, professional and economic implications of violence in the health care sector,
To promote effective sustainable initiatives and strategies to create safe environments for workers and clients in the health care sector,
To present initiatives which respond to the problem, and have transferable learning for efforts in broader service and geographical contexts.

Conference sub-themes:

Patterns of aggression and/or violence within healthcare:
All manifestations of aggression and/or violence irrespective of who the perpetrator or victim is (staff, service user, co-worker, others) including:

1. Verbal aggression/violence

2. Physical aggression/violence

3. Sexual intimidation/harassment

4. Psychological aggression/violence

5. Horizontal/lateral aggression/violence, like bullying, mobbing and intimidation

6. Financial abuse

7. Organizational/hierarchical aggression/violence

Impact of aggression and/or violence within healthcare:

8. Physical/Injury impacts of aggression/violence

9. Emotional/Psychological impacts of aggression/violence

10. Financial impacts of aggression/violence

11. Service related impacts of aggression/violence

12. Professional, legal and ethical impacts of aggression/violence

Initiatives and solutions to aggression and/or violence within healthcare:

13. Creating aggression and violence minimizing cultures

14. The minimisation/reduction of seclusion, restraint and coercive measures

15. Engaging with service user in seeking solutions

16. Education and training

17. Quality safety and risk reduction initiatives

18. Policy/guidance on best practice initiatives

The key theme of the conference on this occasion is on initiatives which inform responses to the problem of aggression and/or violence within the health sector.