Reflections on the first conference of the International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health convened in India, a middle-income country
Reflections on the first conference of the International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health convened in India, a middle-income country
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10.1007/s00737-019-00995-z
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
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4.5
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Chandra, Prabha
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作者：
Fisher, Jane;Chandra, Prabha
自1980年成立以来，国际马塞围产期心理健康协会每两年召开一次的会议都是在高收入国家召开的。相对而言，很少考虑生活在世界低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）的大多数妇女的经历和需求。目的是介绍在中等收入国家印度召开的第一次会议的情况。国际马斯围产期健康协会两年一度的全球经验、全球对话、全球应对会议于 2018 年 9 月 26 日至 28 日在班加罗尔国家心理健康和神经科学研究所 (NIMHANS) 召开。会议实现了其所有目标，即通过降低注册费、通过青年专业人员计划建设能力、通过与南亚及其他国际专家，参观NIMHANS的临床服务。它对姐妹专家专业协会的议程和印度的公共政策产生了影响，并引起了巨大的公众兴趣。它被评价为关键性的、变革性的并呈现出异常高质量的科学成果。它在财务上取得了成功，为协会资源提供了两年一次的会议以来最大的捐款。我们向其他国际专家专业协会推荐这一举措，寻求从低收入和中等收入国家召开的会议提供的相互学习机会中受益，并减少获取证据以解决健康不平等问题的差距。
Since its establishment in 1980, all biennial conferences of The International Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health had been convened in high-income nations. Relatively little consideration had been given to the experiences and needs of most women who live in the world's low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim is to provide an account of the first conference convened in India, a middle-income country. The Global Experiences, Global Dialogues, Global Responses Biennial Conference of the International Marce Society for Perinatal Health was convened at the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) held in Bengaluru 26th-28th September 2018. The conference achieved all its aims of maximizing access for people living and working in LMICs through scaled registration fees, building capacity through a young professionals' program, promoting collaboration through symposia co-convened by South Asian and other international experts, and visits to NIMHANS' clinical services. It made an impact on the agendas of sister expert professional societies, and public policies in India and generated significant public interest. It was appraised as pivotal, transformative and presenting exceptionally high-quality science. It was financially successful in making the largest contribution to date from a biennial conference to the Society's resources. We commend this initiative to other international expert professional societies seeking to benefit from the opportunities for mutual learning that conferences convened in low- and middle-income countries can provide, and to reduce disparities in access to evidence to address health inequalities.