Aline Semaan

Pre-doctoral researcher at @SRHgroup_ITM | Maternal health, postnatal care, guidelines

[Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas @abankethomas]

Last week was really lovely at the #ECTIMH conference.🤩 Insightful talks, awesome speakers, and great #networking!! Lovely panel on #urban #maternalhealth with @lenkabenova, @semaaline & @cbirabwa3! Awesome meeting co-editor for #cesarean safety, @Thomasvdakker! Amazing brainstorming with @NicolasRay7! Beautiful rendezvous with my brother, @aaolaniran and first time meeting with @aiajayi (who Twitter did not warn me was so tall)😀

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

🆕📢 Why is it hard to provide routine postnatal care to women according to guidelines?

@ITMantwerp researchers together with colleagues summarised the evidence on facilitators and barriers.

🙏 @FWOVlaanderen and Journal of Global Health @JoGHRep

https://t.co/UR4taYBNkc

[Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp @ITMantwerp]

We were well-represented at @ectmih2023. It was fun to bring the #ITMFamily together and reconnect with our #ITMAlumni. Sessions were hosted, posters were presented, knowledge was exchanged… Another successful day for the #GlobalHealth community. 🚀 #ECTMIH2023

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

We are proud to announce that our @ITMantwerp MPH graduate Dr Ayomide Agubosim has published her Masters thesis on family planning in Nigeria as a report.

You can access it here: https://t.co/9msJDZLKcP

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

If you are in Antwerp, come to @ITMantwerp to the exhibition Kinderen van de Zorg https://t.co/YjdqK89vKJ

Hear from five of our researchers about our work on newborn and child health and nutrition!
(in Dutch)

[Aline Semaan @semaaline]

@ALERTprojectKI @karolinskainst Mabrouk Soha!

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

It's a wrap! We completed the face-to-face week in our DHS paper-writing course 2023. 13 participants are finalising analysis and paper writing. Stay tuned for their manuscripts!
🙏 to everyone for the energy, expertise and collegiality!

Join us in 2024?
https://t.co/NxVyueDAOu

[Tamar Kabakian-Khasholian @T_Kabakian]

Wonderful panel and a full house again! Enjoyed moderating the session on operationalizing WHO recommendations for a positive postnatal experience @anagportela @FHS_AUB @AUB_Lebanon #IMNCH2023

[Aline Semaan @semaaline]

Honored to bring a snapshot of #postpartum women’s and frontline #providers’ stories to the discussion, and informing how to ensure a positive postnatal experience @WHO @HRPresearch @alignmnh

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

Reflecting on challenges of implementing the WHO postnatal care guidelines by listening to women, families and health providers. Aline Semaan presenting her PhD research from Guinea, Tanzania and literature. Fantastic to see the room was bursting at the seams! @ITMantwerp

[Aliki Christou @alichristou]

@semaaline from @ITMantwerp sharing stories of health providers experiences of delivering postnatal care @alignmnh conference @SRHgroup_ITM

[Hedieh Mehrtash @hediehmm]

Challenges of implementing the postnatal care guidelines - stories from the field @SRHgroup_ITM #IMNHC2023

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

We are at the @alignmnh #IMNCH conference!
@ITMantwerp

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

🆕📢JOB ALERT!
Postdoctoral research fellow vacancy @ITMantwerp in the field of HIV and sexual health.

Is this you?
- Clinical background
- PhD
- Strong profile in epidemiological research methods
- French
- Passion for teaching

https://t.co/wTvs9fDkOh
Deadline May 16th

[KoboToolbox @kobotoolbox]

Can #MLalgorithms predict healthcare providers’ perception of workplace safety & risk during the pandemic?

Using KoboToolbox & ML, this study identified factors contributing to perceptions of workplace safety among maternal & newborn healthcare providers.
https://t.co/oRXoPcGdK3

[Pete Macharia @Pete_M_M]

Neonatal & perinatal mortality in the urban continuum: a #geospatial analysis of the household survey, satellite imagery, & travel time data in #Tanzania

See our new manuscript in @GlobalHealthBMJ

A great collaborative/team effort

https://t.co/ETyd6lEReu

[Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp @ITMantwerp]

"We identified multiple challenges for maternal health care during and after #COVID19 in 6 African countries. The persistent ones include reduced quality of care and lack of available resources. These will need to be tackled on a systemic level." @semaaline at #colloq22

[Lenka Beňová @lenkabenova]

Visiting the Ecole de Sante Publique (UNILU) and Provincial Ministry of Health in Lubumbashi 🇨🇩, where we are planning research to understand and address #Maternal and #newborn mortality in urban settings. This team is ready to rock! 🙏🏻 Prof Ntambue & team

[Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp @ITMantwerp]

Have you booked your (virtual) seat to our annual scientific colloquium? Join the global exchange on #COVID19 to learn about how we can better control epidemics in the future, worldwide.
👉Register here https://t.co/pitIEFycfo

[Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp @SRHgroup_ITM]

📢We are thrilled to run this course again in 2023. Applications are open until Dec 16th and scholarships are available.

Please help us spread the word.

@CescaCava @kerrylmwong @semaaline @alichristou @BernieHensen @DHSprogram @hhpopsurvey @abankethomas @MARCH_LSHTM

[Bassel Hammoud @BasselHammoudMD]

Glad to share our latest research on Machine Learning models to predict maternal and newborn healthcare providers’ perception of safety during the COVID-19 pandemic published with @SpringerNature in @HRH_Journal. Read more at https://t.co/MnJ5arKHv2