Agenda 2022

Day 1: Friday October 21, 2022

11:00am-11:15am Welcome
Emcee: Self-Advocate (TBA)
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
11:15am-12:15pm Keynote A
Fae Johnstone MSW (she/they); Executive Director, Wisdom2Action
12:15pm-12:30pm Break
12:30pm-1:30pm

Breakout A

  1. Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Assessment: A School District – Community Partnership for Supporting Students and Their Families, Experiencing Multiple Barriers
    Presenters: Michelle Schmidt, School District No. 36 (Surrey); Diana Di Cesare, School District No. 36 (Surrey); Judith Magrill, School District No. 36 (Surrey); Sophie Cooper, School District No. 36 (Surrey); Petulla Dedish, School District No. 36 (Surrey).
    Health Services and Systems
  2. Building Health Equity in Research: Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 seroMARK Projects among Black Canadian Communities
    Presenters: Upton Allen, Hospital for Sick Children; Chantal Phillips, University of Toronto; Renee Bailey, University of Toronto; Alicia Polack, University of Toronto; Matthew Huang, McMaster University; Additional Authors: Carl James, York University; Julia Upton, Hospital for Sick Children; Isaac Odame, Hospital for Sick Children; Melanie Kirby, Hospital for Sick Children; Annette Bailey, Toronto Metropolitan University
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  3. Critical Health Equity Actions in a Youth Mental Health System: Reflections and Transformations from COVID-19
    Presenters: Kaitlyn Gilham, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health; Nakita Sunar, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health
    Developmental and Mental Health
  4. Mapping Towards Bridging Disparities and Gaps in Services in the City of Toronto
    Presenter: Alicia Gonen, Surrey Place; Additional Authors: Kim Daniel, Surrey Place
    Health Services and Systems
1:30pm-2:30pm Poster Viewing & Networking Break
2:30pm-3:30pm

Breakout B

  1. A Trauma Informed Approach for Working with Youth Survivors of War and Torture Post-COVID 19
    Presenters: Nadia Umadat, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  2. Building an Anti-Oppressive Community-Based Participatory Research Program Alongside Community Partners in the Peel Region
    Presenters: Dianne Fierheller, Trillium Health Partners; Chelsea D’Silva, Trillium Health Partners; Zenlea Ian, Trillium Health Partners
    Health Services and Systems
  3. Navigating Medically Complex Transitional Aged Youth with Developmental and/or Intellectual Disabilities to Have Equal Access to Primary Care in the Adult Service System
    Presenter: Whitney Faragher, Community Networks of Specialized Care- Central East; Additional Authors: Sandra Martino, Community Networks of Specialized Care- Central East
    Developmental and Mental Health
  4. Using an Equity and Trauma-Informed Lens to Address Food Insecurity Across the Ages
    Presenters: Meta van den Heuvel MD PhD, Hospital for Sick Children; Valerie Tarasuk PhD, University of Toronto; Vipin Saini, Seva Food Bank
    Health Services and Systems
  5. We are Still Here: Understanding Persistent Dehumanizing Trauma Theory (PDTT) and the Unique Mental Health Impacts of Indigenous Specific Systemic Racism
    Presenters: Tracy Underwood PhD (c ), University of Victoria; Dr. Laurie Harding, University of Victoria; Dr. Sarah Wright Cardinal, University of Victoria; Katherine McDonald Doctoral student, Yorkville University
    Indigenous Health and Inequity
3:30pm-3:45pm Break
3:45pm-4:45pm Keynote B
Grassroots, Community and Policy: Three Different Dimension to Advocacy
Panelists: Sarah Austin, Founder Children’s First Canada; Yanique Brandford, Founder & Executive Director Help A Girl Out; Javeed Sukhera MD PhD FRCPC, Chief of Psychiatry Hartford Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor Yale University School of Medicine
4:45pm-5:00pm Closing Remarks
Emcee: Self-Advocate (TBA)
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Day 2: Saturday October 22, 2022

11:00am-11:15am Welcome
Emcee: Sterling Renzoni; 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
Dr. 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. Reducing Inequities in Emergency Care for Paediatric Patients Across Ontario
    Presenter: Beverly Guttman, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health
    Health Services and Systems
  4. 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 and Perinatal Care Experiences and Access: From Pregnancy to Birth
    Presenters: Laura MacGregor PhD, Martin Luther University College; Modupe Olutoyin Tunde-Byass MD FRCOG(UK) FRCS (C) North York General Hospital; Other panelist details TBA
    Race-based Health and Inequity
  2. Jordan’s Principle
    Presenter: Leeann Shimoda, Independent First Nations
    Indigenous Health and Inequity
  3. 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
  4. 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
    Developmental and Mental Health
  5. What did COVID-19 Reveal About Newcomer Children and Youth? Lessons Learned from Pediatric Hospitals Across Canada
    Presenters: Christine Kouri, 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: Caroline Tait PhD, University of Saskatchewan; Kassia Johnson, Assistant Clinical Professor Pediatrics, McMaster University; Other panliest details TBA
4:45pm-5:00pm Closing Remarks
Emcee: Sterling Renzoni; Self-Advocate
Conference Director: Ripudaman Singh Minhas MD MPH FRCPC (he/him); St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto