Abstract Submission Deadline

Registration Deadlines

Friday, November 16, 2015 noon MST

Professional

Abstract submissions must follow the guidelines posted on the website and must include a completed registration form. Authors will be notified by late December 2015 of abstract acceptance, presentation form and time.

Oral and Poster Presentations Oral Presentations Presentations will be 10 minutes in duration, allowing 5 additional minutes for questions.

Poster Presentations All accepted posters will be posted for viewing at the Wednesday or Thursday evening Poster Sessions. Presenters are expected to be at their posters. The format will be a mix and mingle, question and answer style. Poster dimensions must not exceed 56" wide x 36" high. For key presentation points please refer to the conference website

Trainees

$250 $300

before Jan. 4, 2016

$150 $200

before Jan. 4, 2016

Professional One Day Registration $100 $150

February 10-13, 2016

Jan. 4, 2016 on

Jan. 4, 2016 on before Jan. 4, 2016 Jan. 4, 2016 on

Accommodation Please book your guestroom at the Banff Centre as soon as possible to ensure that you receive the preferred CNPRM rate. View the conference website for the link to the Banff Centre’s CNPRM reservation site. We look forward to you joining us for an exciting and comprehensive program featuring an outstanding line-up of internationally renowned presenters!

For inquiries, please contact:

CANADIAN NATIONAL PERINATAL RESEARCH MEETING Banff, Alberta

Barb Robinson Conference Coordinator Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

780.492.2996

Address:

1-047 Lister Centre University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2H6

Click here for conference website

Co-hosted by

CANADIAN NATIONAL PERINATAL RESEARCH MEETING February 10-13, 2016

Celebrating Canada’s excellence in perinatal investigation and translation: an interdisciplinary exploration of advances in perinatal health research You are invited to the third annual Canadian National Perinatal Meeting to be held at the Banff Centre (www.banffcentre.ca). The Banff Centre is the largest arts and creativity incubator on the planet, and is located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The primary objectives of the meeting are to foster collaborative research in Canada and help train research leaders for tomorrow. Practitioners, research investigators and trainees learn about the latest discoveries in maternal, fetal and newborn health research for application to maternal and newborn care and policy. This year’s program promises to be a unique mix of interdisciplinary collaboration as well as an opportunity for discipline-specific sub-groups to share the latest developments in their own fields. Our conference boasts outstanding national and international guest speakers, and provides considerable time for oral and poster presentation of original work from attending participants. Thanks to the generous support of our program sponsors, this conference offers trainees a subsidy to attend and present at the meeting. More information can be found on the conference website.

Plenary Speakers

Committees

(in alphabetical order)

Organizing Committee Chair: Po-Yin Cheung, Departments of Pediatrics/ Pharmacology

Janice Bailey Dép. des sciences animales, Laval University

& Surgery, University of Alberta Shyamala Dakshinamurti, Departments of Pediatrics/Physiology, University of Manitoba Venu Jain, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta Abhay Lodha, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary Amanda Skoll, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia

Jan Deprest Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven Alan Flake Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Hooper Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne Suzanne King Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Inge Kraegeloh-Mann Department of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, University of Tubingen Karin Nelson National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Shahab Noori Department of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California David Olson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta Michael Skinner School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University Eleonor Tiblad Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet Jose Villar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oxford University Cheryl Walker Texas A & M Health Sciences Centre Banquet Speaker Dr. John Challis Pro Vice Chancellor/Health and Medical Research, University of Western Australia Conference Adviser: David Olson Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta

DOHaD Co-convenor: Denise Hemmings, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta Co-convenor: Lisa Hornberger, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta

Maternal Fetal Medicine Co-convenor: Venu Jain, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta Co-convenor: Amanda Skoll, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia Sandra Davidge, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta Line Leduc, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Montreal Amy Metcalfe, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Calgary Peter Mitchell, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alberta Brian Richardson, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Western University Graeme Smith, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queens University

Neonatal Sciences Convenor: Shyamala Dakshinamurti, Department of Pediatrics/Physiology, University of Manitoba

NeuroSciences Convenor: Gerlinde Metz, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge

Nursing Research Karen Benzies, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary Ann Sprague, BORN Ontario, CHEO

Perinatal Epidemiology Convenor: KS Joseph, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia

Respiratory Sciences Convenor: Pascal Lavoie, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia