CCYC Health In | Equity Conference

Welcome

Emcee: Jada Wallace (she/her); Podcast Host for Youth Culture Inc, Youth Advocate for Mississauga Youth Hubs, Humber College LGBTQ + Resource Centre Student Staff Member
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Keynote A

Justice, Equity, and Love
Michael Redhead Champagne

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops A

1. Supporting Self-Advocacy

   Panelists: Moh Kabra (Self-Advocate, Humber College); Charles Ofori-Attah (Self-Advocate, Canadian Blood Services); Sarah Telford (Self-Advocate, Disability); Moderator: Megan Primeau (Academic Program Director, University of Toronto)

   Youth Leadership and Engagement
2. Pathways to Supporting Social Determinants of Health Through Creative Community Partnership
   Presented by: Jessica Reid (Social Worker, Team Lead Family Navigation Hub; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital); Ishwarya Shankar (Family Support Specialist; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital)
   Inclusive Care and Engagement Approaches
3. Post COVID-19 Pandemic and Black Youth Mental Health: The Way Forward
   Presented by: Fiona Edwards-Akunesiobike (Assistant Professor; MacEwan University); Donna Richards (Ph.D Candidate, Lecturer/Associate Director, Trent University); Hellen Gateri (Assistant Professor, MacEwan University)
   Culturally Safe and Trauma Informed Support
4. Navigating Refugee Health with the National Newcomer Navigation Network and Canada’s Refugee Healthcare System Atlas
   Presented by: Christine Kouri (Director; National Newcomer Navigation Network); Annalee Coakley (Co-director; Refugee Health YYC); Gabriel Fabreau (Co-director; Refugee Health YYC)
   System Based Solutions and Collaborations

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops B

1. Caring for the Caregiver: Improving the Health Equity of Young Caregivers Through Identification
   Presented by: Alicia Pinelli (Clinical Lead; Young Caregivers Association)
   Youth Leadership and Engagement
2. Language Matters: Transforming Healthcare for Neurodiverse Individuals
   Presented by: Mackenzie Landerholm (Neurodiverse Person, Research Assistant, Inclusion Supervisor; University of British Columbia, Columbia Outdoor School’s Blue Lake Camp); Sarah McGowan (Speech Language Pathologist; BC Autism Assessment Network); Angie Ip (Developmental Pediatrician, Family Member; BC Autism Assessment Network, University of British Columbia); Rachel Ford (Parent, Clinical Social Worker)
   Inclusive Care and Engagement Approaches
3. “Communities rather than solutions”: A Model for Building Safer Spaces for Equity-Seeking Youth
   Presented by: Matt Drabenstott (Qualitative Researcher and Suicide Preventionist; Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement); Monica Chander (Lead Network Coordinator; The Students Commission of Canada)
   Culturally Safe and Trauma Informed Support
4. Building a Learning Health Care Community (LHCC) Model for Women’s and Children’s Health in Peel: Insights from a Community Based-Research Project
   Presented by: Arvind Krishendeholl (Research Assistant; Family and Child Health Initiative, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners); Sara Abdullah (Research Associate; Family and Child Health Initiative, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners); Ian Zenlea (Clinician Scientist and Co-Lead; Family and Child Health Initiative, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners); Dianne Fierheller (Assistant Scientist and Co-Lead; Family and Child Health Initiative, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners); Cilia Mejia-Lancheros (Research Lead; Family and Child Health Initiative, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners)
   System Based Solutions and Collaborations

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Keynote B

Providing Supportive Systems for Youth Experiencing Substance-Related Harms
See Speakers page for panelists and moderator details

Closing Remarks

Emcee: Jada Wallace (she/her); Podcast Host for Youth Culture Inc, Youth Advocate for Mississauga Youth Hubs, Humber College LGBTQ + Resource Centre Student Staff Member
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Welcome

Emcee: Jada Wallace (she/her); Podcast Host for Youth Culture Inc, Youth Advocate for Mississauga Youth Hubs, Humber College LGBTQ + Resource Centre Student Staff Member
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Keynote C

Building Effective Systems Collaborations
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Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops C

1. From Silos to Synergy: Engaging Youth with Lived and Living Expertise and Mental Health Care Providers to Co-Create EDI Curricula
   Presented by: Claire Perry (Youth Engagement Specialist; McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)); Nikhita Singhal (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident; University of Toronto); Albina Veltman (Associate Chair Equity Diversity Inclusion & Indigenous Reconciliation, McMaster University)
   Youth Leadership and Engagement
2. Cultural Humility in Eating Disorder Care
   Presented by: Ary Maharaj (Outreach & Education Coordinator, National Eating Disorders Information Centre), Hiba Farooq (Direct Client Support Worker, National Eating Disorders Information Centre)
   Inclusive Care and Engagement Approaches
3. Making Indigenous Fathers Visible in Diabetes-Related Health Promotion Resources
   Presented by: Amy L. Wright (Assistant Professor; Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto); Jessica Pace (Knowledge Program Manager; Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle)
   Culturally Safe and Trauma Informed Support
4. Adapting Knowledge Translation Interventions for Health Equity Considerations
   Presented by: Sarah A. Elliott (Assistant Director; Co Director; Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence; Cochrane Child Health); Lisa Hartling (Professor; Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta)
   System Based Solutions and Collaborations

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops D

1. Over the Influence: Youth Champions Tackling the Opioid Crisis
   Presented by: Lauren Wengle (Network Coordinator, Program Delivery and Sharing the Stories; Students Commission of Canada); Alexa Sagutcheway (Youth Influencer, Over the Influence)
   Youth Leadership and Engagement
2. The Impact of Disclosure: Seeing Sharing as a Form of Empowerment for Transitionally Aged Youth
   Presented by: Jori Jones (PhD Candidate; University of Toronto)
   Inclusive Care and Engagement Approaches
3. Supporting the Intersectional Needs of Newcomer Children with Disabilities and their Families
   Presented by: Nida Khan (MPPA, Director of Research and Education; SMILE Canada Support Services)
   Culturally Safe and Trauma Informed Support
4. Closing the Gap: Supporting Equitable Care to Indigenous and Rural Children in British Columbia
   Presented by: Melissa Paquette (Pediatrician, CHARLiE physician and Simulation Lead, Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia); Kirsten Miller (Pediatrician, CHARLiE physician and SPRUCe Co-Lead, Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia)
   System Based Solutions and Collaborations

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Keynote D

Supporting the Mental Health of Children and Youth from Newcomer and Refugee Backgrounds
See Speakers page for panelists and moderator details

Closing Remarks

Emcee: Jada Wallace (she/her); Podcast Host for Youth Culture Inc, Youth Advocate for Mississauga Youth Hubs, Humber College LGBTQ + Resource Centre Student Staff Member
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto