Conference Agenda
This year, Child Health Research Days will be held entirely in person, at the RBC Convention Centre. We are pleased to be offering pre-conference events again this year, including a public event and mentorship session, happening on Tuesday, October 24th.
MENTORSHIP SESSION
Tuesday, October 24 | 9:00AM – 3:00PM | JBRC 500
Inclusivity and Anti-Racism in Research and Healthcare
Symbia Barnaby
Healing Nation Coaching and Consulting
PUBLIC EVENT
Tuesday, October 24 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM | RBC Convention Centre
Teens Talk Vaping Program
Dr. Kendra Nelson Ferguson
University of Western Ontario
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Check In & Continental Breakfast
RBC Convention Centre
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Greetings
Elder Sherry Copenace, Dr. Terry Klassen, CEO & Scientific Director, CHRIM
RBC Convention Centre
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Implementation Science: A Tool for Mobilizing Research Findings and Enhancing Impact in Child Health and Beyond
Dr. Kathryn Sibley, University of Manitoba
RBC Convention Centre
9:50 – 10:35 AM
Co-Designing Interventions for High-Quality Care
Dr. Janet Curran, Dalhousie University
RBC Convention Centre
10:35 – 10:55 AM
BREAK
RBC Convention Centre
10:55 – 11:35 AM
What’s Diversity got to do with it: Human Genetics, Precision Medicine and Representation
Dr. Neil Hanchard, National Institutes of Health
RBC Convention Centre
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Caregivers of children with rare disease: the experiences and needs in a demographically diverse Canadian population
Vivien Truong, University of Manitoba
RBC Convention Centre
12:05 – 12:45 PM
The Long and Winding Road to Genomic Equity for Indigenous Patients: Lessons Learned from the Silent Genome Project
Dr. Laura Arbour, BC Children’s Health Research
RBC Convention Centre
12:45 – 1:30 PM
LUNCH
RBC Convention Centre
1:35 – 2:15 PM
Environmental Influences on Youth Vaping
Dr. Jamie Seabrook, Brescia College at Western University
RBC Convention Centre
2:20 – 3:00 PM
Relevance of the developmental origins of health and disease to maternal vaping and respiratory consequences in the mouse offspring
Dr. Alexandra Noël, Louisiana State University
RBC Convention Centre
3:00 – 3:20 PM
BREAK
RBC Convention Centre
3:20 – 4:20 PM
Dr. Goodbear’s Den
RBC Convention Centre
4:30 – 6:30 PM
Poster Session & Wine and Cheese
RBC Convention Centre
7:30 – 8:00 AM
Check In & Continental Breakfast
RBC Convention Centre
8:00 – 8:05 AM
Greetings
Dr. Patricia Birk, Head, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba
RBC Convention Centre
8:05 – 9:05 AM
Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics: Great Strides and Future Directions
Dr. Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, University of Colorado
RBC Convention Centre
9:05 – 9:25 AM
BREAK
RBC Convention Centre
9:25 – 9:30 AM
Greetings
Chair, CHRIM Board
RBC Convention Centre
9:30 – 10:10 AM
Translating Health Professions Education on Family Violence into Practice: The Role of Implementation Science
Dr. Melissa Kimber, McMaster University
RBC Convention Centre
10:15 – 10:35 AM
Epidemiological Overview of Child Maltreatment on Health Outcomes and Implications for Clinical Practice
Julie-Anne McCarthy, University of Manitoba
RBC Convention Centre
10:35 – 10:55 AM
BREAK
RBC Convention Centre
10:55 – 11:35 AM
Metabolic impacts of stress hormones on central control of glucose and energy balance
Dr. Jessica Yue, University of Alberta
RBC Convention Centre
11:40 AM – 12:25 PM
Creating Ethical Space for First Nations led or partnered Biological Research
Dr. Amy Bombay, Dalhousie University
Dr. Taylor Morriseau, First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba
RBC Convention Centre
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Awards Dinner
RBC Convention Centre
Contact us
General inquiries:
Debbie Korpesho
Media and communications:
Stephanie Matthews