Day 2: Saturday October 22, 2022

All times Eastern.

11:00am-11:15am Welcome
Emcee: Sterling Renzoni (he/him); Self-Advocate
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
11:15am-12:15pm Keynote C
Healing Indigenous Children and Youth: Addressing Root Causes of Health Inequity
Presenter: Sarah Minwanimad Funnell MD MSc CCFP FRCPC (she/her); Founding Director, Centre For Indigenous Health Research and Education (CIHRE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
12:15pm-12:30pm Break
12:30pm-1:30pm

Breakout C

  1. Bridging the Gap: Fostering Success for Youth in Care Involving Youth Participatory Action Research
    Presenters: Imaan Bayoumi, Queen’s University; Lindsay Morcom, Queen’s University; Alana Butler, Queen’s University; Suzie Brooks, Queen’s University
    Health Services and Systems
  2. Intersectional Analyses of Black and Filipino Youth Mental Health: Implications for Holistic Community-Based Interventions
    Presenters: Jessica Ticar, Saint Mary’s University; Fiona Edwards, MacEwan University
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  3. Jordan’s Principle
    Presenter: Leeann Shimoda, Independent First Nations
    Indigenous Health and Inequity
  4. Navigating the Disabilities Healthcare System from the Lens of a Young Person and Why I Felt a Need to Advocate
    Presenters: Thalia Bueno, Children First Canada Youth Advisory Council Member; Lucy Diaz, Accessible Washrooms For All (AWFA), Young Canadians’ Parliament
    Health Services and Systems
  5. Towards an Environment of Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism & Trustworthiness: Unlearning and Undoing Systemic White Supremacy and Racism within the BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer
    Presenters: Kate Jongbloed, BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer; Danièle Behn Smith, BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer; Additional Authors: Bonnie Henry, BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer; Jeffrey Reading, Simon Fraser University
    Race-based Health and Inequity
1:30pm-2:30pm Poster Viewing & Networking Break
2:30pm-3:30pm

Breakout D

  1. Addressing Inequities in Maternal Care from Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
    Presenters: Laura MacGregor PhD, Martin Luther University College; Modupe Olutoyin Tunde-Byass MD FRCOG(UK) FRCS (C) North York General Hospital; Paige Kimiksana Kreps and Fatima Adebanjo MPH, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  2. Knowledge is Power: System Navigation and Family Engagement with Black Families Involved with Child Welfare
    Presenters: Keishia Facey, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies; Vania Patrick-Drakes, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  3. Transitions for Children and Youth with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. Approaches, Advocacy and Avenues for Change
    Presenters: Elizabeth Young, St. Michaels Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Megan Henze, Surrey Place Centre; Julia Peakes, St. Michaels Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Wagma Saad, St. Michaels Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
    Developmental and Mental Health
  4. What did COVID-19 Reveal About Newcomer Children and Youth? Lessons Learned from Pediatric Hospitals Across Canada
    Presenters: Mariah Maddock, CHEO; Jill Sangha, London Health Sciences Centre; Zoe Schwartz, BC Children’s Hospital
    Health Services and Systems
3:30pm-3:45pm Break
3:45pm-4:45pm Keynote D
Addressing Race Based Inequity in our Communities, Institutions and Policies
Panelists: Ananya Tina Banerjee PhD, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University; Caroline Tait PhD, International Indigenous Health Research and Training Network, University of Saskatchewan; Kassia Johnson MD FRCP(C), Hamilton Health Sciences & Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University
4:45pm-5:00pm Closing Remarks
Emcee: Sterling Renzoni (he/him); Self-Advocate
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto