2015 Kaarene Fitzgerald Annual Public Lecture 7 December

2015 Kaarene Fitzgerald Annual Public Lecture. 7-9pm Monday 7 December Lecture Theatre 1 MMC.

Each year the Ritchie Centre host the Kaarene Fitzgerald public forum to honour the work that Kaarene did during her lifetime in establishing SIDS and Kids and playing such a pivotal role in reducing the incidence of SIDS both nationally and internationally. This year we are delighted to have Prof Ed Mitchell from Auckland University and Prof Jeanine Young from the University of the Sunshine Coast as our invited speakers.

Ed will present two talks:

Left is right: Should we advise pregnant women to sleep on the left?

Hot off the press: Recent advances in SUDI research.

Jeanine will speak on:

Safe Sleep Advice to Safe Sleep Action: enabling safe infant sleep through delivery of culturally competent care for high risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in urban, regional and remote Queensland.

All staff and students are welcome to attend.

Please see attached flyer.