CYHRNet's 4th Annual Conference & AGM
Bridging the Gaps: Engaging Youth, Families & Communities in Health Research
Nov. 2 & 3, 2009 - Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa - View the conference agenda: [.pdf]
CYHRNet's 4th Annual Conference & AGM was a success, bringing together researchers, students, policymakers, clinicians and others with an interest in child and youth health. The two-day conference was broken into a series of panel discussions and concurrent sessions featuring work by CYHRNet grant recipients. A summary of activities for Day 1 are included here. Click the presenter's name for biographical information or view their presentations by clicking the links which follow.
View activities from Day 2 here.
Panel Discussion - Engaging Children & Youth in Participatory Action Research
| Jean Shoveller PhD, School of Population & Public Health, UBC Engaging Children & Youth in Participatory Action Research[.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
| Ian Manion PhD, Provincial Centre for Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO Partnering with Youth in Youth Mental Health Research [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
CYHRNet 2009 Grant Recipients Concurrent Sessions - Morning
 |
Ruth Coupland PhD Student, Department of Psychology, SFU Adolescent Girls at High Risk for Involvement in Aggressive & Anti-Social Behaviour [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
Grant Charles PhD, School of Social Work, UBC Improving the Workforce Capacity to Respond to Children of Parents with Mental Illness [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
Siavash Jafari MD, Community Medicine Resident, School of Population & Public Health Evaluating the Economic Impact of Surgical Cancellations on Families [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
Osman Ipsiroglu PhD, Division of Pediatrics, UBC Speeding Up Decision-Making with the Use of Ambulatory Sleep Studies [.pdf|.ppt] |
CYHRNet 2009 Grant Recipients Concurrent Sessions - Afternoon
| William McKellin, PhD, Department of Anthropology, UBC, & Emilie Gladstone, Undergraduate Student, Department of Anthropology, UBC Community Networks for Children & Families with Rare Diseases and Chronic Conditions [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
|
David Brown PhD, Child & Family Research Institute; BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, UBC Participatory Photo Mapping Research Network Development [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
|
Wendy V. Norman MD, Department of Family Practice, UBC Clinical Abortion Research Team: Building a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Research Team [Request a copy of this presentation] |
|
|
Lise Olsen, PhD, BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit, & Parmida Behmardi, Undergraduate Student, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UBC |
 |
|
Satwinder Bains PhD Student, Centre for Indo Canadian Studies, UFV South Asian Children with Special Needs: Access and Utilization of Services [.pdf|.ppt] |
 |
Keynote Address
 |
Sue Paish Chair, Vancouver Board of Trade; CEO, Pharmasave Ltd. The Fountain of Youth: The Secret to Building Sustainable Health Care |
Presentation by Youth Theatre Action Group
| The Youth Theatre Action Group, led by artistic and project director Valerie Methot and supported by Mark Rayter, Director of Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Vancouver, engages youth with professional theatre artists to develop their knowledge and skills in theatre creation and production. With the mentorship of professional artists, youth participants create a script about ideas and life issues which are important to them and see it through a process of development and production, culminating in performances for public audiences. |  |
| At CYHRNet's 4th Annual Conference and AGM, group members Zach Wolfman, above, and Emma Good, right, presented excerpts from their play Tic Talk. Inspired by the youth's life experiences, the play explores different forms of anxiety relating to issues of insecurity, bullying, gang involvements, computer game addiction and substance abuse. |
 |
| The group also helped conference participants locate their inner child as Youth Theatre Action Group's Youth Support Worker Ken Lawson led those gathered in some improv. Below, CYHRNet members strike a yoga pose. | |
 |
|
View activities from Day 2 here
Notices for Conference Attendees
Affiliation ListIf you attended CYHRNet's 4th Annual Conference & AGM, but did not pick up a copy of the event's affiliation list (a list of all attendees and their contact information), request one here.
Additional Feedback
If you'd like to provide any additional feedback on CYHRNet's Conference & AGM, we'd love to hear from you. Drop us a line at cyhrnet@uvic.ca!
Related links
Other CYHRNet Events
To view current events, check out our Events page.
To see past events for a specific year, click on the links below.
Join Us!
Researchers, students, research end-users and anyone else interested in child and youth health research are invited to sign up as CYHRNet members. Membership is free and includes immediate access to all membership benefits!
Benefits include free registration and opportunities for travel and accommodation funding for events like this one!
CYHRNet Events
TravelCYHRNet hosts and sponsors events all across BC and beyond and recognizes that attending these events can be expensive. To this end, a limited number of travel grants are awarded to CYHRNet members who require financial assistance to attend a CYHRNet-hosted or CYHRNet-sponsored event. We are unable to provide funding for other events. Up to $500 is available ($800 for members from rural areas) once per year per member. For information on current CYHRNet events check out the CYHRNet Events page.
Accommodation
For some events, CYHRNet will provide accommodation to members. Check the CYHRNet Events page for more information.
Registration
Registration to CYHRNet events is free for CYHRNet members - just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of CYHRNet. Click here to sign up!
Contact Us | Disclaimer
© 2009 CYHRNet. All rights reserved.