First AFINet International Conference at The Discovery Museum, in Newcastle, UK, November 2018
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Conference Powerpoint Presentations and Abstracts
Session I
JAMES ORFORD POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
BRIONY ENSER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
JAN LIGON POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
TUULI PITKANEN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (PDF)
TUULI PITKANEN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (PPTX)
Session 2
TORKEL RICHERT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
CANDICE GROENEWALD POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
HANNAH CARVER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Session 3
GALLUS BISCHOF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
ANJA BISCHOF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
NOMCEBO DLAMINI POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
MELISSA COTE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Session 4
ANNE WHITTAKER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
JOEL TREMBLAY POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
KARINE BERTRAND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
PAUL TONER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Session 5
URSULA BUCHNER POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
MINNA ILVA POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
CASSANDRA BORGES BORTOLON ABSTRACT
CASSANDRA BORGES BORTOLON POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (PDF)
CASSANDRA BORGES BORTOLON POWERPOINT PRESENTATION (PPTX)
CASSANDRA BORGES BORTOLON PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS TWO POINTS
ALESSANDRA BASSI POWERPOINT PRESENTATUON
Session 6
GILL & RICHARD VELLEMAN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WHAT IS 5 STEP
GILL & RICHARD VELLEMAN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DATA ON EFFECTIVENESS
GILL & RICHARD VELLEMAN & ROB BROWNE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ISSUES AND DILEMMAS
URVITA BHATIA POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
URVITA BHATIA COPING STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES
URVITA BHATIA PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS
Session 7
ORFORD KATIS POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
MCMONIGLE ABSTRACT BEREAVEMENT
Session 8
DANIELA CAPITANUCCI POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
ANNE SCHANCHE SELBEKK POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
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