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Conference at a glance (Click here for a detailed agenda)

Wednesday , February 27, 2008
Pre-Conference Sessions - 9:00 - 12:00 pm
PC1-Teen Pregnancy Prevention (Session is full)

Alex McKay - SIECCAN

Mary Bissell - SIECCAN

Cathryn Fortier - CAPC CPNP Ottawa - National Project on Teen Pregnancy Prevention
PC2-Child Health and Family Support

Lead Awareness Promotional Materials
Kelly O’Grady, The First Six Years

Otitis Media Prevention Social Marketing Campaign
Lyne Soramaki, Thunder Bay & District Health Unit

Parents Matter / Parents, vous comptez
Janice MacAulay, Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs

18 Month Developmental Assessment
Patricia Mousmanis, Ontario College of Family Physicians

Expanding Multicultural Parenting Programs
Ed Bader, Focus on Fathers
Pre-Conference Sessions - 1:00 - 4:00 pm
PC3-Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Cathryn Fortier - CAPC CPNP Ottawa

Maritza Sanchez - Jessies Centre

Melissa McCaul - Jessies Centre

Jennifer Miller, Algoma Public Health, Sault Ste. Marie

Liz Palmer, Ontario Works, Sault Ste. Marie

PC4-Pregnancy, Maternal & Newborn Health Issues

Irritability: It’s Under-Rated
Leslie Born, Counselling For Change

Parenting Partnership
Karon Foster, Invest-in-kids

FASDay Campaign
Norma Corstorphine, Porcupine Health Unit

CPNP Prenatal Curriculum
Dianne Chopping, Toronto Public Health

Father Involvement & Transition to parenting
Nancy Wai, County of Lambton Community Health Services Dept

 

Thursday, February 28, 2007
8:30am - Welcome & Keynote
Infant mortality and morbidity in Canada: making sense of the rates and the rhetoric

Dr. K.S. Joseph
Depts. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions A

A1 - The Complexities of Obesity and Preschoolers

Dr. Brian Timmons
McMaster University

A2 - Focus on Democratic Solutions in Early Learning and Care Settings

Martin Liberio
Child's Play

A3 - Active Parenting, Active Leadership: The Role of Rural Remote and Northern Parents in the Development of Early Child Development Services

Jane Wilson
Rural Voices

Carol Gott
Rural Voices

A4 - Ethical Sponsorship Marketing for Non-Profits: Promoting our Message without Compromising our Meaning

Mark Harrison
Trojanone

A5 - Program Innovation in PPMD: One agency’s approach

Virginia McEwan
St. Clair Child & Youth Services

Jodi Tiller
St. Clair Child & Youth Services
A6 - Ontario Newborn Screening Program: What Every Expecting Parent Needs to Know (Session is full)

Christina Honeywell
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Mireille Cloutier
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Keynote

True-North Values

Martin Liberio
Child's Play
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions B

B1 - The Complexities of Obesity and Preschoolers (repeated from am)

Dr. Brian Timmons
McMaster University

B2 - Discussing prenatal screening: The genetic counsellor's perspective

Andrea Rideout
Atlantic Medical Genetics & Genomics Initiative, IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia

B3 - Survey of Routine Maternity Practices in Canadian Hospitals

Louise Hanvey
Hanvey Consulting and Sharon Bartholomew, Public Health Agency of Canada

Sharon Bartholomew
Maternal and Infant Health Section, Public Health Agency of Canada

B4 - Distance Learning and Collaboration- Ways and Means

Ritu Sharma
Ontario Health Promotion Resource System Secretariat

Mary Graham
FOCUS Resource centre

B5 - Maternal and Early Years Programs - How to Expand your Reach to Francophones

Louise Choquette
Best Start Resource Centre

 

B6 - Young Immigrant Children in Transition – Best Practices

Judith Colbert
Early Care and Education Consultant
4:30 p.m. - Adjournment

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. The French Connection!
Evening - Relaxation activities

 

Friday, February 29, 2007

8:30 a.m. - Keynote

Perinatal health services in Ontario- what do we know and what does it mean?

Barb Chapman
Children's Health Network

Dr. Mark Walker, MSc, MD, FRCSC
University of Ottawa & Ottawa Health Research Institute

Vivian Holmberg, B.Sc., Dipl. Ac.
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions C

C1 - Folic Acid: Moving Forward

Dr. Gideon Koren
Motherisk

Wendy Burgoyne
Best Start Resource Centre

C2 - Connecting the Two Worlds: Medicine and Cultural Beliefs

Linda Kongnetiman
Alberta Children's Hospital

C3 - Progress Report: Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Program

Rick Volpe
Institute of Child Study

C4 - Developing Policies and Education Plans to Achieve Baby-Friendly Designation: Key Strategies Used to Address Common Challenges in Ontario

Hiltrud Dawson
Best Start Resource Centre

Kathy Ventor
Sunnybrook & Women's College Hospital Breastfeeding Clinic

C5 - Unique Issues of the Pregnant Offender

Pat Hamilton
Vanier Institute for Women

Julie Pickering
Vanier Institute for Women

C6 - Providing Effective Support to Aboriginal Pregnant Women

Julie Wilson
Tsi Non: we Ionnakeratstha Onagrahsta

C7 - Vital Communities; Vital Support - Session cancelled with regrets

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Lunch

1:15 p.m. - Keynote
Cultural diversity - The impact of our changing demographics on maternal and child health

Doug Norris
Environics Analytics

Linda Kongnetiman
Alberta Children's Hospital

Judith Bernhard
Ryerson University
2:45 p.m. - Wrap-up and Adjournment

 

 

 

 

 

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