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e-CIMS News / Special Announcement August 28, 2008
 
The Birth Survey: Registration is now open for our Fall 2008 webinars
Registration is now open for The Birth Survey Ambassador Trainings scheduled for August-November 2008.  These free, online webinars are available to all current and new The Birth Survey volunteers.
 
The Intro to the CIMS Transparency Project webinar, presented by Sandra Stewart, is a brief primer session and is a great place for new volunteers to start.  Please note that the GACSTAT Training, for those interested in helping to collect facility-level intervention data, is a two-part session -- you must register separately for each part.  For those interested in promoting The Birth Survey locally and/or regionally, a standalone Marketing Training will provide a complete review of tried-and-true strategies for spreading the word in your communities.  To register, please click on your choice(s) below.
TBS imageVisit The Birth Survey Web site to view
and register for additional training dates
in October and November.

 
Abstract deadline for the 2009 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum
CIMS invites you to submit an abstract for the CIMS 2009 Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum.  The 2009 Forum will take place March 5-7, at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego, California, and will focus on strategies for promoting normal birth and evidence-based maternity care practices.  The annual event addresses issues of interest to health professionals, birth advocates, and consumers.  The Forum highlights the most current evidence by national experts and includes workshops on applying that knowledge to everyday maternity care.  Abstract submissions are due by September 15, 2008.  For more information, including the 2009 Abstract Submission Form, please visit the CIMS Web site.
 
 
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