Chairperson
Prof. Bob Davis (AU):
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Secretary: Henny van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk (NL)
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Steering Committee
Mike Kerr (UK), Past Chairperson:
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Nick Lennox (AU):
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David O'Hara (US):
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Helene Ouellette-Kuntz (CA):
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Marijke Meijer NL):
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Heleen Evenhuis (NL) Past Chairperson:
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Mark Scheepers (UK)Treasurer:
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Monica Bjorkman (SE):
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Leslie Rubin (US):
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Joav Merrick (IL):
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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
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, dieticians, 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
IASSID Health Issues July 2009 Newsletter
IASSID Health Issues December 2009 Newsletter
The group has held 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 , RSA, (2008) IASSID World Congress
Kingston, Canada (2009)
Copies of the Health Issues SIRG publications are available from the Chairperson Bob Davis. You can download the : Health Guidelines for an Adult with an Intellectual Disability here.
Archives
IASSID INTERNATIONAL CONSENSUS STATEMENT ( Word Document, 49 Ko)
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT ( Word Document, 67 Ko)
HEARING IMPAIRMENT ( Word Document, 58 Ko)
Minutes Health SIRG Annual General Meeting, Wednesday May 23rd 2007, Prato Italy - click here
