Chairperson Prof. Bob Davis (AU) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it">This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Secretary: Henny van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk (NL) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it">This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Special Interest Research Group on Health Issues was founded in 1996.
Mission The mission of the Special interest Research Group on Health is to promote physical health of people with an intellectual disability. This is done by formulating priorities for health care, research and training and by sharing ideas and results. The SIRG organizes annual roundtables in varying countries around specific themes, consisting of update lectures
Roundtables
The group has organised roundtables in: Leiden, the Netherlands (1998) Manchester, England (1999) Seattle, US (2000) IASSID World Congress Gothenburg, Sweden (2001) Dublin, Ireland (2002) Westchester, NY, US (2003) Montpellier, France (2004) IASSID World Congress Melbourne, Victoria, AU (2005) Combined Roundtable of the Health Issues and Mental Health SIRGs of IASSID. Maastricht, Netherlands (2006) European IASSID Congress Prato, Italy (2007) Cape Town, South Africa (2008) IASSID World Congress Kingston, Canada (2009)
Prato, Italy (2010) Combined Roundtable of the Health Issues and the Ageing SIRGs of IASSID.
Membership Its membership is open to:
· Researchers in the broad field of health and health care for people with intellectual disabilities
· Practitioners in health care general practitioners (family doctors), medical specialists, physiotherapists, speech and hearing therapists, optometrists, dietitians, dentists, and nurses and others interested in health issues)
· Family members or other significant persons in the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities
· Representatives of volunteers or service organizations
For membership contact:
Henny van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk:
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or write to:
Henny van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk Dept of Primary and Community Care P0 Box 9101 6500HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
Copies of the Health Issues SIRG publications are available from the Chairperson Bob Davis. Download here: Health Guidelines for an Adult with an Intellectual Disability
Archives IASSID INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STATEMENT (Word Document, 49 Ko) VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (Word Document, 67 Ko) HEARING IMPAIRMENT (Word Document, 58 Ko)
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