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Alberta Midwifery Matters Conference 2019

September 19 - 20, 2019

When & Where

Thursday, September 19 and Friday, September 20 at the Hilton DoubleTree in downtown Edmonton.

Tickets

Early bird registration opens on Saturday, June 1. Members are eligible for an early bird rate from Saturday, June 1 to Monday, July 15. All other registration types open on July 15th.

Tickets are transferable but not refundable.

Key Speakers

Dr. Michael Klein

  • Dr. Michael Klein, author of Dissident Doctor: Catching Babies and Challenging the Medical Status Quo will deliver a keynote address at a public event Thursday evening entitled “Midwives made me do it—how midwives both messed up and greatly improved my life.”

Naomi Cromwell

  • Drop the D-Word: Looking beyond diversity and deconstructing systems of oppression, participants will learn and discuss the concepts of culture, diversity versus decolonization, equity, inclusion, identity, intersectionality and cultural competency. Participants will be invited to explore their own cultural identities, deconstruct their cultural biases, and critically examine systemic barriers to gain a deeper understanding of issues faced by people of underrepresented identities.

And more to come!

For more event information, including registration information, please click here.

 

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Refugee & Immigrant Families

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Indigenous
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LGBTQIA2S
Families

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