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:

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

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)