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Multiple Births Canada offers a range of practical support resources for Professionals working with multiple-birth families. From sound advice and tips to information about the biology of multiples, we can provide print and electronic publications on just about any subject that may come up. Raising more than one child at a time can offer some unique challenges and the best way for families to deal with them is to be informed and to know where to seek support. By working together, Multiple Births Canada and the professionals working with multiple-birth families can help provide the information and routing to support networks as necessary. Multiple Births Canada has developed a Professionals' Support Kit - review our Publications section.
We can help you support your families!
You can find professional resources throughout the following areas of this website:
Outside Conferences & Seminars:
The International Congress on Twin Studies (ICTS), initiated in 1974, is a triennial conference of the International Society for Twin Studies (www.ists.qimr.edu.au). The ICTS 2010 (June 4-7th, 2010) will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul in conjunction with the 40th Behavior Genetics Association (BGA) meeting (www.BGA.org; June 2-5, 2010). There will be a one day overlap (June 5, Sat) between the ICTS and the BGA meeting.
The ICTS will appeal to anyone who is interested in the broad field of research on multiple births and families including genetic epidemiology, psychology, psychiatric and behavioral genetics, endocrinology, obstetrics, paediatrics, ophthalmology, and much more. In addition, the Council of Multiple Birth Organizations (COMBO) will also be meeting throughout this time, as well as hosting workshops that will be of interest to delegates from national organizations supporting families of multiples world-wide.
The Scientific Program Committee and the International Organizing Committee for the ICTS 2010 have designed a stimulating conference that aims to accommodate the basics as well as recent advances in twin studies. Especially, the 2010 Congress will address recent quantitative and molecular genetic findings on human behaviors and complex diseases, epigenetic issues in twin studies, genotype-environment interactions in psychopathology and reproductive health, longitudinal studies of twins as well as advanced methodology of twin studies.
It is a rare occasion for the ICTS to be held in Asia. The most important missions of the ICTS 2010 are to promote twin studies in Asia and to expand the opportunities for twin researchers throughout the world to meet each other and keep abreast of the latest developments in twin research. A special one-day pre-congress workshop contributed by globally recognized scholars will offer an unparalleled educational experience to those who move into the twin study field and students in various fields of science.
Seoul is a world-class convention and tourist destination with a friendly and safe social atmosphere.
Please pass along this information to your colleagues!
For more information please feel free to contact:
Kimberley Weatherall
Chair, Council of Multiple Births Organizations (COMBO) and
Past Chair, Multiple Births Canada
Email: kimberley_weatherall@rogers.com
Phone: 613-837-3854
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