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Institute Advisory Board Face-to-Face Meetings

  • Ottawa, February 4-5, 2010
  • Winnipeg, June 3-4, 2010
  • Toronto, October 28, 2010
  • Victoria, February 24-25, 2011

Workshops, Events and Past Events

Upcoming events

Past events

Upcoming events

Toronto, Monday, January 18, 2010, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Addressing inequities in primary healthcare: One size does not fit all - Why gender matters in patient-centred primary care 
The Hilton Toronto

This workshop is one of the great reasons to attend the CIHR Primary Healthcare Summit: "Patient-Oriented Primary Healthcare - Scaling Up Innovation" January 18-19, 2010.

In this workshop, we consider the ways in which patient-centred primary health care can and should account for gender and diversity. We will examine the evidence related to gender as a determinant of health, sex differences in illness, and whether gender equity has any bearing on patient care. Drawing on theories related to gender, power, diversity, and masculinities the panellists will discuss the ways that gender can influence access to and delivery of primary care in Canada. We will also explore assumptions made about patients receiving primary care and describe how application of gender sensitive research and interpretation of findings can result in primary health care services that are more tailored and effective. Finally we will focus on new avenues of research related to gender and primary care.

Featuring:
Susan Phillips, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queens University
Lorraine Greaves, Executive Director, Health System Strategy Division, Ministry of Health and Long term Care, Ontario
Blye Frank, Professor, Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University
Joy Johnson, Scientific Director, Institute of Gender and Health (moderator)
Hosted by CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)

About the CIHR Primary Healthcare Summit: "Patient-Oriented Primary Healthcare - Scaling Up Innovation:
The CIHR Primary Healthcare Summit will bring together researchers, healthcare professionals, administrators and policy makers as a catalyst for new collaborations and innovative thinking in primary healthcare. This event will focus on effective practices in primary healthcare delivery and the requirements for primary healthcare transformation in Canada and provide participants the opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences.

Registration:
Space is limited, so register early. To register for "Addressing inequities in primary healthcare: One size does not fit all - Why gender matters in patient-centred primary care" please select 1.6 under concurrent session resistration. (The workshop description is found on page 10 of the agenda and is item number 1.6.).

Ottawa, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Doors open at 5:00 p.m. / event starts at 5:30 p.m.
Bruised But Not Broken: Strategies for Fostering Resilience in Youth Exposed to Gendered Violence - Panel discussion
Auditorium (2nd floor), Ottawa Hospital General Campus, 501 Smyth Road

Resilience - the ability to "bounce back" from challenging situations and experiences - is important to healthy development and mental health, and it's critical to the wellbeing of young people who have been exposed to forms of violence like bullying, sexual abuse, and family violence. How girls and boys experience violence - and how they become resilient - differs by gender, a key determinant of health. We also need to account for other determinants of youth health, like income, education, race/ethnicity, Aboriginal status, sexual orientation, or where they live. What does it take to foster resilience in young people who have been exposed to violence? What are the differences and similarities in how girls and boys experience violence? How can we design interventions to meet their unique needs? Please join us for a stimulating discussion with health experts about strategies for fostering resilience in youth exposed to gendered violence.

Featuring:
Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc, CIHR/PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health Research and Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, Canada Research Chair, Children's Mental Health and Violence Prevention and Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa
Dr. Christine Wekerle, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario
The event is moderated by Dr. Joy Johnson, Scientific Director, CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health.

If you have accessibility needs, please contact the organizers and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Registration:
The event is free but please RSVP to guarantee a seat.

Past Events

Vancouver, November 23, 2009
CIHR Institute of Gender and Health Lectureship:
"Gender Not Listed": Does discrimination shape the health of Transgender Youth?
Findings from a US National Survey

4:00 - 5:15: Dr. Grant's presentation with question period
Policy Room 1600
SFU - Harbour Centre,
515 West Hastings Street

Transgender people are targets of discrimination in many areas of their lives and youth are particularly vulnerable. Marginalization experienced during adolescence and young adulthood can determine health outcomes throughout a life time.

In the first comprehensive effort to document the issues, the U.S. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, in partnership with the National Center for Transgender Equality, launched a national study of transgender people.

Over 6,000 transgender people across the U.S. responded, nearly 1,000 of them youth ages 18 to 24. Dr. Grant will present preliminary findings about the health issues and vulnerabilities of the youth who participated.

Speaker:
Dr. Jaime Grant
Director, Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Washington DC

Free event, but limited seating
please RSVP to 604-822-7498 or jennifer.matthews@nursing.ubc.ca

For more information please visit the website.
Information about upcoming Cafés...

Toronto, November 10, 2009
Ruth Cooperstock Memorial Lectureship
Addiction: Mother and Baby

Speaker: Loretta P. Finnegan, M.D. President, Finnegan Consulting, LLC
Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University (Retired)
Founder and Former Director of Family Center, Comprehensive Services for Pregnant Drug Dependent Women, PA
Former Medical Advisor to the Director, Office of Research on Women's Health. National Institutes of Health, DHHS (Ret) : For more information

Sponsored by the: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto & The Canadian Institutes of Health Research and CIHR'S Institute of Gender and Health.

Halifax, September 16, 2009
The Disappearing Male: Film screening and panel discussion

About the film:
The Disappearing Male is about an important but little publicized issue facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm abnormalities and testicular cancer, and some researchers say that declining male fertility rates could be the first sign of extinction. The film takes a close and disturbing look at how chemicals commonly found in our environment may be responsible for many reproductive issues and other health concerns for males.

For more information please visit CBC website.

The panelists:
Dr. Françoise Baylis, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Bioethics and Philosophy at Dalhousie University.
Dr. Linda Dodds, Professor and Director of Research in the Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit at Dalhousie University.
Dr. Robin Walker, Vice President Medicine at the IWK Health Centre and Professor of Pediatrics at Dalhousie University.

Toronto, September 16, 2009
Café Scientifique: Challenging Gendered Stereotypes about Youth Sexual Health

Young people of all genders and sexualities are sexually active; the average age that Canadians first have sex is 17. So why is it when a girl is sexually active, she can be considered to be easy, but when a guy is sexually active he can be called a stud? How do these gendered stereotypes affect young people's physical, emotional and sexual health? How do they intersect with race, class, and oppression? In what ways do these stereotypes influence how parents, teachers, researchers and health care providers talk and think about youth sexual health?

Experts:
Jessica Yee
Founder and Director Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Dr. Jean Shoveller
School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Dr. Sarah Flicker
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University

Moderator:
Zena Sharman
Assistant Director
CIHR's Institute of Gender & Health

Toronto, May 27, 2009
Panel discussion co-hosted by CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health and CIHR's Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
One Size Doesn't Fit All: Primary Care Access for Vulnerable Populations

Modified: 2010-01-26

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