Apologies for cross-postings.
This is the final announcement for a research day concerned with folic acid
for the prevention of neural tube defects.
The aims of this meeting are to present the scientific background of folic acid
and neural tube defects and to discuss the formation of a multidisciplinary
collaborative research group.
There is no conference fee but delegates will be responsible for their own travel
expenses.
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FOLIC ACID RESEARCH WORKSHOP DAY
TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1996
Postgraduate Medical Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham U.K.
PROGRAMME
09.30am REGISTRATION & COFFEE
10.00am INTRODUCTION Professor Richard J Lilford,
Director of Research & Development, NHS Executive (West Midlands),
Professor of Health Services Research
10.20am SESSION 1
-Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: A long day's journey into light
(Dr CJ Schorah, Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Leeds)
-The Occurrence of Neural Tube Defects,
(Dr Mike Murphy, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford)
11.40am COFFEE
12.00am SESSION 2
-Folic Acid Supplementation Prior to the HEA Folic Acid Campaign
(Dr Tony White, Asst Director General Practice Studies, University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health)
-Interim Report of the HEA Folic Acid Campaign
(Shona Golightly, Members of the HEA Folic Acid Campaign Team)
-Women's Knowledge & Haematological Values in Pregnancy
(Dr Anne Gillies, Clinical Research Fellow, Dept of General Practice The University of Birmingham)
1.00pm LUNCH
2.00pm SESSION 3
- Folic Acid - Use & Knowledge in an Inner City Setting
(Dr Juliet Nelson & Dr Kelly Powell, Dept. of General Practice, St Georges Hospital, London)
- Research in Folate Intake & Knowledge in Teenagers & University Students
(Mrs Jenny Wild, Research Fellow, University of Leeds)
- Research With School Children
(Dr Martin Stanisstreet, University of Liverpool Environmental & Education Research Unit)
- Folate Prescribing in Early Pregnancy - A Health Board Wide Audit Project
(Dr Gerry Meenan, GP Audit Team, Belfast)
- Folic Acid Fortification of Staple Food (Lorraine Irvine, Principal Toxicologist, TAS International)
3.40pm TEA
4.00pm SESSION 4
Bringing The Threads Together Emeritus Professor RW Smithells
5.00pm Meeting Closes
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FOLIC ACID RESEARCH WORKSHOP
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I would like to confirm my attendance at the meeting on 10 September ( )
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Meeting Organisers:
Department of General Practice, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
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Funded by: Research & Development Directorate, NHS Executive (West Midlands)
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Sue Wilson, Department of General Practice
Medical School, University of Birmingham,
Harborne, Birmingham, B15 2TT
England
Tel: 0121 414 7397/3764
Fax: 0121 414 6571
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