on Twin Studies
4 - 7 July 2001
to be held at
Imperial College, London, UK
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10th International Congress on Twin Studies 4 - 7 July 2001 to be held at Imperial College, London, UK |
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Support from Department of Postgraduate General Practice Education North Thames (West) is gratefully acknowledged.
A multi-disciplinary symposium addressing issues around the death of twins and higher multiple births for all those concerned with their care (counsellors, doctors, midwives, nurses, social workers, health visitors, teachers and other health professionals)
| 13.00 | Welcome by Patricia Swanson and Barbara Read |
| Bereavement in the Arts | |
| Poem by Penny Healey, read by Ronald Higgins | |
| 13.05 | Healing loss through creativity: Colin Caffell (UK) |
| 13.20 | The significance of the Ibeji in Yoruba culture: Taiwo Olaleye-Oruene (Nigeria) |
| 13.35 | Effects of twin loss in pregnancy as portrayed in art: Elizabeth Noble (USA) |
| 13.50 | Poems by Elizabeth Jannings, read by Janet Henfrey |
| Chaired by Barbara Read | |
| 14.00 | How families cope with perinatal loss of a twin: Patricia Swanson (Australia) |
| 14.45 | The context and long-term impacts of a multiple birth loss: Jean Kollantai (USA) |
| 15.00 | Tea with Poster and Art Display |
| Chaired by Patricia Swanson (Australia) | |
| 15.30 | Loss in higher multiple pregnancy and multifetal reduction: Elizabeth Bryan (UK) |
| 16.00 | When twins lose twins: implications for theory and practice: Nancy Segal (USA) |
| 16.45 | Panel: Patricia Swanson (chairman) with Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Jim Brockbank, Judith Houghton, Barbara Read, Alistair Ross and Joan Woodward. |
| 17.15 | End |
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