2010 CIMS Forum
2009 CIMS Forum Presentations Now Available for Download
2008 CIMS Forum Presentations Now Available for Download
CIMS Forum Cancellation Policy
We are simply thrilled to have received overwhelmingly positive feedback following the 2009 CIMS Forum, and invite you to join us in Austin, Texas, for our next great conference. Online registration and program details will be available from this site beginning in Fall 2009.
“You are doing a magnificent job for CIMS and it was a great conference!! I know how much work it is, and you and your small staff did it spectacularly!”
“Nice work pulling off a great meeting. I was so impressed by the breadth of speakers.”
“Thank you for having the forum! It was fantastic.”
“As always, you are a class act and provide an event reflecting the same for the attendees.”
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Shel Lyons, Elan McAllister and Nasima Pfaffl
Hotel Information Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 Book Online at http://www.radisson.com/austintx Please use the promo code ‘CIMSAF’ to receive the group rate of $139/night plus applicable taxes. This rate is available until Jan. 25, 2010, or until the room block is sold out. |
The Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin – Town Lake offers an ideal downtown location overlooking scenic Town Lake and the Congress Avenue Bridge bats. We’re a short walk to Austin’s unique shopping, restaurant and entertainment districts in “The Live Music Capital of the World” where we “Keep Austin Weird” every day! Enjoy high-speed Internet, Sleep Number beds, a large outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, miles of hike/bike trails, our own Starbucks coffee store and T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant. |
Travel Information CIMS Forum attendees have a variety of ground transportation options for travel to/from the airport, including:
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2010 CIMS Forum Information Program & Registration Info (to be announced in Fall 2009) Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities CIMS Forum Scholarship Fund – give the gift of continuing education! |
The 2009 CIMS Forum Program included 22 educational sessions spanning three days, March 5-7, in San Diego, CA. General session speakers included Maureen Corry, UCLA’s Dr. Michael Lu, Dr. Michele Lauria, Judith Lothian, the CDC’s Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Amy Romano, Phyllis Klaus and Robbie Davis-Floyd.
The following slide presentations from the 2009 Forum are now available for download:
- Transforming Maternity Care: We’re All In It Together (PDF) presented by Maureen Corry, MPH, executive director of Childbirth Connection
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life-Course Perspective (PDF) presented by Michael C. Lu, MD, MS, MPH, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
- Creating Centers of Excellence in Birthing (PDF) presented by Michele R. Lauria, MD, MS, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- New Mothers Speak Out (PDF) presented by Judith A. Lothian, RN, PhD, LCCE, FACCE, associate professor, Department of Nursing, Seton Hall University
- The State of Maternity Practices in the US: Are Hospitals Supporting Breastfeeding? (PDF) presented by Laurence Grummer-Strawn, MPA, MA, PhD, chief, Nutrition Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
- Universal Hospitalization of Birthing Women: Do the Arguments Stand Up to Scrutiny? (PDF) presented by Amy M. Romano, MSN, CNM, nurse-midwife, Birth & Beyond Inc.
- The Perfect Storm (PDF) presented by Charles Mahan, MD
- The Challenge of the Rising Cesarean Rate to Mother-Friendly Care (PDF) presented by Eugene Declercq, PhD, MBA
CIMS Forum Cancellation Policy
CIMS cannot process conference registrations without proper payment. All fees must be paid in US Dollars, and drawn on a US bank. Cancellation requests must be received in writing no less than 21 days prior to the scheduled event. Refunds, less a $50 administrative fee and Membership fees (if applicable), will be distributed only to individuals who cancel 21 days or more before the scheduled event. No refunds will be distributed for cancellation requests made within 21 days of the scheduled event. Please notify CIMS of any name changes or substitute registrations at least 15 days in advance of the event. Any funds transfer for substitutions must occur between the registrant and their replacement. A $35 fee will be assessed on all returned checks. Please send cancellation requests, questions or comments by e-mail to: info@motherfriendly.org
2009 CIMS Forum Sponsors