Welcome

Emcee: Details coming soon!
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Day 1 Opening Keynote
Panel: Addressing Health Misinformation

Susana Mas (Independent Journalist and Media Literacy Trainer; Founder and Publisher of Verifiably)

Ripudaman Singh Minhas (Project Lead, Our Kids’ Health; Developmental Paediatrician, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto)

Sophie Nadeau (Vice President, CMA Media, Canadian Medical Association)

Moderated by: Soliana Lijiam (Youth Advocate)

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Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops A

Equity in Infancy: Collaboratively Building Systems of Care for Early Mental Health

Guidance on Promoting Mental Health of Black Youth in Canada

Supporting Young Carers in Clinical Practice and Beyond

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Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Breakout Workshops B

Advocacy, Research, and Support: Building and Sustaining Virtual Youth Communities in Eating Disorders

Co-Designing an Equity-Centered Paediatric Sickle Cell Disease Satellite Clinic using a Community-Led Approach

Parenting in Uncertain Times: A Participatory Mixed Methods Investigation of Parenting in a Mid-Sized Ontario City

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Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

Day 1 Closing Keynote
Panel: Equitable Access to Physical Activity and Sports

Chelsey Bray (Advocate, Gender Equality and Inclusion)

Taru Manyanga (Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Sciences; University of Northern British Columbia)

Sarah Profitt-Wagner (Manager – Communications, Fund Development, School and Youth
Special Olympics PEI)

Moderated by: Details coming soon! (Youth Advocate)

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