CYHRNet Third Annual Conference & AGM: Leaders, Innovators & Healers in Child and Youth Health Research
November 25 & 26, 2008 - Silver Star Resort - Vernon, BC
CYHRNet's Third Annual Conference & AGM was a success, bringing together researchers, students, policymakers and clinicians with a shared interest in child and youth health. The conference highlighted the latest research by some of the province's most prominent child and youth health researchers and prompted discussion among attendees about the practical applications of their findings.
The two day conference was broken into a series of five themed symposia, each consisting of a number of presentations. Day 1 consisted of three such symposia including presentations by CYHRNet researchers, student interns, and others interspersed with group discussion time and capped with a keynote address from David Calder, Olympics Silver Medallist.
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Symposium I: Transitions to Adulthood for Vulnerable Youth
The conference kicked off on November 25 with an welcome address by CYHRNet Executive Director Shelley Booth. Read it here: [.pdf]
A series of four presenters made up Symposium I. Where available, click the presenter's name for biographical information. You can view their presentations by clicking the links below.
- Annie Smith - Executive Director, McCreary Centre Society: What BC Youth Have to Tell Us About Transitioning to Adulthood. View: [.pdf]
- Natalie Clark - Centre for Community-Based Youth Health Research: Intersections of Gender, Culture and Space in Youth Transitions. View: [.pdf]
- Bonnie Leadbeater - It's Not Too Late: Resilience and Vulnerable Youth. View: [.pdf]
- Steve Arnett - Nanaimo Youth Services. View: [.pdf]
Symposium II: Injury Prevention/ Policy Indicators
Symposium II consisted of presentations from two experts in the field of Injury Prevention and Policy Indicators - Dr. Ian Pike, CYHRNet Co-Leader in the Priority Area of Child and Youth Health Indicators related to Injury Prevention, and Dr. Bonita Sawatzky, Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at Simon Fraser University. Click the names of either presenter for biographical information. You can view their presentations by clicking the links below.
- Bonnie Sawatzky - SFU: Family Impact of Assistive Devices for Children with Disabilities, Focusing on Seating and Wheelchairs. View: [.pdf]
- Ian Pike - Director, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU): Developing Injury Indicators for Canadian Children and Youth. View: [.pdf]
Symposium III: Student Internship Award Winners
Every year, CYHRNet awards a number of internships to promising students to give them the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience working with a researcher in a child and youth health-related field (view details on our Student Opportunities page). The third symposium at the third conference & AGM consisted of some of the 2008 CYHRNet Internship Award Winners presenting the fruits of their experience. You can view their presentations by clicking the links below.
- Cynthia Lee: Health Impacts of Safety-Planning Strategies on Child and Adult Victims of Battering. View: [.pdf]
- Rachel Yeung - Strengthening the Pediatric ICU Experience: Identifying Effective Caregiving Strategies that Support Parents. View: [.pdf]
- Tingting Zhang - Prescription Medication Utilization in British Columbia's Pediatric Population. View: [.pdf]
- Mina Lee Thomas - Toward Exercise Intervention for Children with FASD: A Strength-Based Approach. View: [.pdf]
- Brittany Bingham - Moving Upstream: Aboriginal Marginalized and Street-Involved Youth in BC. View: [.pdf]
Poster Presentation
2008 CYHRNet Student Intern Virginia Russell -"It's OK to Cry: The Role of Family Cohesion in Reactivity, Health Vulnerability and Health-Care Utilization". View: [.pdf]
Keynote & Posters
Day 1 concluded with Olympic silver medallist David Calder's keynote presentation entitled "Mentors and Goals". View: [.pdf].
Day 2
CYHRNet's Third Annual Conference & AGM continued on November 26, 2008.
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CYHRNet Third Annual Conference & AGM
This two day conference highlighted the latest research by some of the province's most prominent child and youth health researchers and prompted discussion among attendees about the practical applications of their findings.
The conference also featured presentations and posters form CYHRNet Student Interns, the winners of CYHRNet's annual student funding competition. For more information, check out the student opportunities page.
View the conference agenda: [.pdf]
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