SPARK: Your Learning in May with Children's Healthcare Canada

Live Webinar:

  1. Collaborative School Board-Based Pediatric Medicine in the North: A Strengths-Based Approach-May 10 at 11 am ET

Webinar Presenters: Dr. Linda Bakovic, Chief of Pediatrics at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, and Michelle Probizanski, Superintendent of Education at Lakehead District School Board

In this webinar, Dr. Linda Bakovic and Michelle Probizanski will share more about the Lakehead Public Schools Collaborative Pediatric Clinic, which began as a collaborative approach to reach the most vulnerable children. Through this clinic, children whose medical behavioural, developmental, or mental health challenges are severe enough to impact ability to function in the education system may be referred directly to a pediatrician and psychologist by the school board.

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  1. Parent-Partners as Investigators on a CHILD-BRIGHT Research Project- May 24 at 11am ET

Webinar Presenters: Carrie Costello, Parent Partner, and Annette Majnemer, Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University and Senior Scientist, RI McGill University Health Centre

Learn about patient-oriented research (POR) at the CHILD-BRIGHT Network! CHILD-BRIGHT is an innovative pan-Canadian network that aims to improve life outcomes for children with brain-based developmental disabilities and their families. Presenters will provide an overview of an example of the way the parent-researcher partnerships can evolve in a POR network and will discuss the collaborative process between parent-partners as co-investigators and researchers on a CHILD-BRIGHT research project.

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  1. Child Health Policy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Childhood Mental Disorders in High-Income Countries- May 31 at 11am ET

Webinar Presenter: Charlotte Waddell, Director of Children’s Health Policy Centre and Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University.

In this webinar, Charlotte Waddell will present a systematic review and meta-analysis, the findings of which can inform policymaking related to the prevalence of childhood mental disorders, including effective prevention and treatment approaches. Charlotte will share the implications of these findings,, particularly the need to substantially increase public investments in effective interventions and the policy urgency, given the emerging increases in childhood mental health problems since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Conversations Podcast:

Season 3, Episode 7| Health System Leadership: Leading Beyond Complexities to Effectively Transform Health Systems- Launching May 15

Guest speaker: Dr. Michael Gardam, Chief Executive Officer, Health PEI

On this episode of SPARK: Conversations, we sit down with Dr. Michael Gardam to discuss how health system leaders can effectively mobilize stakeholders and resources to transform complex health systems and how to motivate and sustain large-scale change. From the SARS outbreak to the current COVID-19 pandemic, infectious diseases physician, Dr. Gardam, has been on the front lines of Canada's health emergencies. As the Chief Executive Officer at Health PEI, Dr. Gardam brings with him a distinguished track record of health system leadership and insight, both in Canada and internationally.

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