Dr. K.S. Joseph, Depts. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre

Recent statistics on perinatal health in Canada often imply deterioration in perinatal health. The keynote speaker provided a thorough look at the challenges inherent with our current indices and concluded that in reality overall our infant mortality is actually decreasing yet significant disparities in infant health exist and need to be addressed.

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Dr. Brian Timmons
McMaster University

Identifying the true prevalence of obesity among preschool age children and, therefore, the scope of the problem is difficult. The immediate and potentially long-term health consequences of obesity during early development were discussed.

Martin Liberio
Child's Play

Being proactive rather than reactive and using strategies that change behaviour rather than stop behaviour, have a dramatic effect on how children interact, play and learn.

Jane Wilson and Carol Gott - Rural Voices

The presenters described the Rural Voices Network and a community development process called "Communities Achieving Responsive Services" (CARS). This interactive session shared lessons learned, tools and strategies to improve service delivery in rural remote and northern communities.

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Mark Harrison
Trojan One

Strategies to build positive relationships with for-profit organizations while maintaining the integrity of our non-profit organizations was discussed.

Virginia McEwan
St. Clair Child & Youth Services

Jodi Tiller
St. Clair Child & Youth Services

Using collaborative services in a unique approach to address a maternal issue and improve maternal and infant health and health outcome.

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Mireille Cloutier
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Christina Honeywell
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Reviewed the new scope of newborn screening in Ontario, and the 25 treatable disorders that were added to the screening, as well as proposed additions to newborn screening. The session linked participants to the information and resources available to health care providers and parents about the new screening process.

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Martin Liberio
Child's Play

The importance of attachment was stressed with passion and humour. The keynote reminded delegates that because 85% of children's brain development is complete by the age of 3, the early years are integral to healthy development. He emphasized the need to create genuine encounter moments (gems) with children that support attachment and healthy self-esteem.

 

Dr. Brian Timmons
McMaster University

Identifying the true prevalence of obesity among preschool age children and, therefore, the scope of the problem is difficult. The immediate and potentially long-term health consequences of obesity during early development were discussed.

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

Practical examples were provided on how to share information about prenatal screening options and results in an unbiased and supportive manner. Implications of new guidelines on screening and new screening technologies were shared.

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

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

This session compared the preliminary findings of the most recent survey of routine maternity practices against previous results and best practice guidelines allowing participants to take a critical look at how we meet the needs of women in maternity settings.

The full report will be available on the Public Health Agency of Canada website at a later date.

 

Ritu Sharma
Ontario Health Promotion Resource System Secretariat

Mary Graham
FOCUS Resource Centre

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Louise Choquette
Best Start Resource Centre
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Tina Herriot and Denise St.Georges
Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara
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Kathleen Patterson
Centre francophone de Toronto
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Francophones in Ontario are a very diversified group: you can't put them all in the same basket!
In order to be effective, programs and resources for francophones need to be adapted and customized, not just translated.

 

Judith Colbert
Early Care and Education Consultant

This presentation identified: transition issues for young immigrant and refugee children in school readiness; the differences between mainstream and newcomer populations; and best practices for settings where newcomer children are served.

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

A group of francophone service providers had the opportunity to share resources and discuss some of the challenges and strategies they have.