The next DSMIG meeting will be held as a special interest group session at the RCPCH Annual Conference to be held in Glasgow 23-25 May 2023
For all details see RCPCH Annual Conference
The closing date for submissions has now passed
What’s New
Save the date – DSMIG Winter Meeting and AGM
Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) Winter Meeting and AGM
The Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) Winter Meeting and AGM are scheduled for Friday 5th December 2025, at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. For further information, please contact: info@dsmig.org.uk.
Programme to follow.
The next DSMIG meeting will be held on 27th March 2025 during the RCPCH annual conference
Programme now available
The next DSMIG meeting will be held on Thursday 27 th March 2025 as part of the RCPCH Annual Conference which runs from 26th – 28th March 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. You can view the programme by clicking here.
Attendees will need to register for the RCPCH Annual Conference. All details can be found on the RCPCH website.
New e-learning resource
Child Development and Disability Essentials
This new e-learning resource for health professionals from Mac Keith Press , Child Development and Disability Essentials , features a whole section on Down syndrome , produced by members of DSMIG, and colleagues from DSA.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/5MTRVcA
Jennifer Dennis Research Award
The Jennifer Dennis Research Award 2025
The Jennifer Dennis Research Award is now open for 2025! To view more information, please click here.
15.11.24 Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group Winter Academic Meeting
Friday 15th November 2024, Royal Society of Medicine, London
DSMIG are pleased to announce their Winter Academic Meeting on Friday 15th November 2024 at the RSM, London. This is an in-person event only.
You can download the meeting programme here
Jennifer Dennis
Jennifer Dennis – Eulogy
We are very sad to share the news that Jenny Dennis passed away on November 18th 2023.
Jennifer was principal founding member of DSMIG, and an active member until 2015. Further details of her time with DSMIG can be found here.
23.11.23 AGM and winter meeting
The next DSMIG winter meeting and AGM will be held at the RCPCH in London on Thursday 23 November 2023
The next DSMIG winter meeting and AGM will be held at the RCPCH in London on Thursday 23 November 2023.
Please click here to see the flyer with more details.
You can download the complete programme here.
Now available for members – presentations from 2023 Winter meeting
The presentations from the meeting held in Dublin on 4 th November 2023 are now available .
The presentations from the meeting held in Dublin on 4 th November 2023 are now available ,alongside materials from other previous meetings
Members need to be signed in to access them.
Forthcoming DSMIG meetings in 2022
DSMIG SESSION, RCPCH 2022 Conference, Liverpool
10:15 am -11:30 am, Thursday 30 June 2022
The Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group are pleased to announce the details of our morning session at the RCPCH 2022 Conference in Liverpool, which is being held on Thursday 30 June 2022.
Confirmed guest speakers will be Miss Sally Tennant, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Dr Meriel McEntagart, Consultant Clinical Geneticist from St George’s Hospital.
There will also be abstract presentations (scoring is still in progress at this stage).
The provisional programme for our morning session is as follows:
| Time | Event |
| 10.15-11.30 | DSMIG Morning Session |
| 10.15-10.20 | Introduction and Welcome, Dr Jill Ellis, Chair of DSMIG |
| 10.20-10.45 | Orthopaedic Problems in Children with Down Syndrome, Miss Sally Tennant |
| 10.45-11.10 | Understanding the Molecular Effects of an Extra Chromosome 21, Dr Meriel McEntagart |
| 11.10-11.20 | Oral Abstract Presentation |
| 11.20-11.30 | Oral Abstract Presentation |
| 11.30 | Closing remarks and Poster viewing |
The final programme for DSMIG and all the other Specialty groups will be available online on the RCPCH website in March.
Registration for the RCPCH 2022 Conference is now open and details are available by clicking here.
The RCPCH have indicated that there will be a virtual package option for this year’s conference – but do please check the College website for details – the above link provides comprehensive details on all aspects of the event.