Dear Colleagues,

This year, the International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR) will be hosting their Annual Meeting Scientific Symposium in collaboration with the Malta Congenital Anomalies Registry, DHIR at the Cavalieri Art Hotel, St Julians 6^th – 7^th November, 2023.

The theme will be ‘Primary prevention, Surveillance and Management of Birth Defects’. Delegates include professionals working in the field of public health, epidemiology, obstetrics, paediatrics and genetics.

The preliminary programme is given in the attached information document and further details will be made available at http://www.icbdsr.org/ .

The Call for Abstracts is now open and is being forwarded for your perusal. Abstracts are to be submitted through the online abstract submission form, the deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2023. 

Registration for local attendees will be open and circulated closer to the date.

Regards

Miriam Gatt