Date: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Location: Britannia Hotel, New Street, Birmingham B2 4RX


Tickets: £50 (includes free USB flash drive with all of the presentations from the conference)

To purchase tickets, please complete this form: Conference Registration (DOC/56kb)

For further information, please contact Lola Daranijoh.

Programme of events for the day (individual presentations are accessible by clicking on the title):

09.30 - 10.00	Registration
10.00 - 10.15	Welcome - FGM: An Overview FGM DVD Presentation Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, Deputy Leader of the Opposition & Chairman of Heart of England NHS Trust
10.15 - 10.50	Presentation Dr Joanne Topping, Consultant Obstetrician, Liverpool Women’s Hospital
10.50 - 11.15	View From The House Valerie Vaz, MP Walsall South
11.15 - 11.45	Coffee Break Barbara Kuypers, Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer, NHS West Midlands
11.45 -12.20	African Well Women’s Service - HOEFT Alison Byrne, Specialist Midwife
12.20 - 12.55	Community Research In Birmingham Nasheima Sheikh, Assistant Chief Executive, BSWAID
12.55 - 13.30	Birmingham Against FGM Jak Lynch, Senior Public Health Community Manager, Vulnerable Young People - HOB & Chair of Birmingham Against FGM
13.30 – 14.30	Lunch Chaired by Dorcas Akeju OBE
14.30 – 15.05	FGM – A Police Perspective DC Helen Tonks – Investigative Training, Learning and Development, Tally Ho, Birmingham
15.05 - 15.40	Working In Partnership In Dudley Emma Danks, Midwife, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley

After a very successful conference in 2008, we were very excited at the prospect of our second event in London within the theme of safeguarding women and children in the UK whom at risk of FGM. We will also launch an educational DVD which clearly instructs and shows doctors, midwives and nurses how to undertake a reversal operation.

We were delighted to have both international and national speakers at the event including Professor Dame Christine Beasley Chief Nurse for England, Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arul Kumaran, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians, plus our two patrons, Baroness Ruth Rendell and Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, the General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives.

Date: 25 September 2008
Location: The Liner, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool. L3 5QB


A selection of presentations from the conference:

FGM: Definition and Associated Health Problems (PPT/494kb)
By Sarah Creighton, Consultant Gynaecologist, University College Hospital London

Safeguarding: A National Priority (PPT/115kb)
By Professor Dame Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer for England

FGM and Safeguarding Women and Children in London (PPT/678kb)
By Jennifer Bourne, Specialist Nurse, Waltham Forest PCT

Child Abuse Investigation Command: Project Azure (PPT/2.5mb)
By Detective Constable Jason Morgan, London Metropolitan Police

A model for improving psychological care for women adversely affected by FGM (PPT/741kb)
By Lih-Mei Liao, PhD FBPS, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, University College London Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health

Date: 25 September 2008
Location: The Liner, Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool. L3 5QB


Listed in order of presentation at the conference:

Female Genital Mutilation
By Alison Byrne and Teresa Ball, Heart of England Hospital

Historical and Socio-Cultural Aspects of FGM (PPT/536kb)
By Dorcas Akeju OBE, Specialist Midwife, Liverpool Women’s Hospital

Epidemiology of FGM in the UK (PPT/1mb)
By Efua Dokendo OBE, Independent Consultant & Professor Alison MacFarlane, University London

Developing a FGM Educational Package for Professionals
By Dr Gillian Aston, Senior Lecturer, King’s College London

Overview and Health Risks
By Dr Joanne Topping, Consultant Obstetrician, Women’s Hospital

Psychological and Psychosexual Impact; What don’t we know? (PPT/6.56mb)
By Dr Haseena Lockhat

FGM and the New Man - Further Reflections (DOC/39kb)
By Professor Tunde Zack-Williams, University of Central Lancashire

Community and professionals working together to tackle FGM (DOC/49kb)
By Sarah McCullock, National Director, Agency for Culture and Change Management

Role of the Midwife
By Alison Byrne & Teresa Ball, Heart of England Hospital

Role of the Health Visitor
By Cheryl Martin, Safeguarding Child Protection Nurse, Liverpool PCT

Role of the GP (PPT/6.9mb)
By Dr Katie Gardner, Liverpool PCT

Challenges to implementing the law in the UK
By Eddie Cowan, Merseyside Police

A Personal Journey
By Amina Ahmed

Summary from the Chair
By Dame Lorna Muirhead, Lord Lieutenant of Liverpool