Thank you to all who attended the Nurturing Matters conference. Slide presentations, videos and documents from the conference will be found on the Resources page.
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Wednesday February 22 & Thursday February 23, 2012
This 2-day conference will feature experts in the child development field. Findings will be presented from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - funded knowledge synthesis: Nurturing the Next Generation that has relevance for public health, prenatal and early child development programming. Evidence-informed programs and services are critically important in terms of funder accountability, realizing program goals and promoting the health of children and families.Â
The major objective of the conference will be to provide participants with evidence about what works for whom, under what conditions in three domains of programming: parent education, social connectivity and social marketing.
An important outcome of this conference will be the development of recommendations for future directions in parent, infant and child health programming and strategies for working together for better child health.
Participatory approaches that utilize the learnings from both days will be used to achieve this outcome. It is recommended that the same person attend both Day 1 and Day 2.
Nurturing Matters Conference Program
Wednesday February 22, 2012
Master of Ceremonies: Judy Buchan, RN, BScN Project Manager, Nurturing the Next Generation
7:00 a.m
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m
Welcome Judy Buchan, RN, BScN Project Manager, Nurturing the Next Generation
8:35 a.m
Emil Kolb Peel Regional Chair and CEO
8:40 a.m
Opening Remarks Anne Fenwick, RN, BScN Director, Family Health, Peel Public Health
8:45 a.m
Knowledge Translation at CIHR Adrian Mota, BSc Manager of Knowledge Translation Initiatives
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
The objective of the CIHR is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health for Canadians, more effective health services and products and a strengthened health care system. Nurturing Matters exemplifies this objective.
9:00 a.m
The Public Health Way Dr. David L. Mowat, MBChB, MPH, FRCPC, FFPH Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health
The Public Health Way is Peel Public Health's governing philosophy and describes who we are, what we think and what we do as public health.
9:45 a.m
The Brain on Stress: Why Early Life Experiences Really Matter! Bruce S. McEwen, PhD Alfred E. Mirsky Professor and Head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University. Member of the US National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences
A discussion of the impact of stress and adverse childhood experiences on the developing brain.
10:25 a.m
Table Talks Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
Table conversations about the implications of the Public Health Way and The Brain on Stress: Why Early Life Experiences Really Matter will be explored.
10:45 a.m
Break
Snacks and refreshments will be served.
11:05 a.m
Self Regulation: A Preventative Health Approach Stuart Shanker, PhD Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at York University.
Director of the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Initiative at York University.
A discussion of how self-regulation as a developmental outcome is health promoting - for children, parents and communities.
11:45 a.m
What Works for Whom, under What Conditions: Setting the Context Brenda Smith-Chant, PhD Chair of the Psychology Department at Trent University and Adjunct Professor with the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Institute at York University
Realist review methodology will be explored with an observation of the problems inherent in research related to population-level interventions targeting the transition to parenthood.
12:05 p.m
Parent Education – Findings from the Nurturing the Next Generation Knowledge Synthesis Cyndi Gilmer, MHSc(N), RN Lecturer, School of Nursing, Trent University
Implications for practice will be highlighted.
12:35 p.m
Lunch Provided
Lunch with the Experts (Pre-registration required)
1:50 p.m
Social Connectivity - Findings from the Nurturing the Next Generation Knowledge Synthesiss Claudine Bennett, RN, BScN Research & Policy Analyst, Family Health, Peel Public Health
Implications for practice will be highlighted.
2:20 p.m
Social Marketing - Findings from the Nurturing the Next Generation Knowledge Synthesis Melanie Gillespie, MA Research & Policy Analyst, Office of the Medical Officer of Health, Peel Public Health
Implications for practice will be highlighted.
2:50 p.m
Table Talks Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
Table conversations about the implications of the findings from the knowledge synthesis related to parent education, social connectivity and social marketing.
3:10 p.m
Break
Snacks and refreshments will be served.
3:30 p.m
Q & A with the Expert Panel
Featured speakers, researchers and advisors from the Nurturing the Next Generation Research Team will field questions related to the findings from the realist review.
4:15 p.m
From Cells to Society and Return Dr. Jean Clinton, BMus, MD, FRCP(C) Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience at McMaster University. Staff, McMaster Children's Hospital. Associate Member of the Offord Centre for Child Studies.
Prepare to be inspired and motivated by Jean's enthusiasm and humour. How can we can use policy and program levers to impact the earliest time development?
4:55 p.m
Closing
5:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m
Networking Reception (Pre-registration required)
Enjoy networking with colleagues, speakers and the research team.
A selection of veggies, cheeses and internationally inspired appetizers will be served.
Cash bar, no charge soft drinks and hot beverages.
Thursday February 23, 2012
7:30 a.m
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m
Welcome Judy Buchan, RN, BScN Project Manager, Nurturing the Next Generation
8:35 a.m
Engaging Parents – Avoid the One-Size-Fits-All Effect Brenda Smith-Chant, PhD Chair of the Psychology Department at Trent University and Adjunct Professor with the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Institute at York University
Parent engagement requires a concerted effort to offer what parents want. Your assumptions about parent participation will be challenged.
Case Study: Help Them Grow Campaign in Quebec
Learnings from an early child development social advertising campaign
9:55 a.m
Break
Snacks and refreshments will be served.
10:15 a.m
Day 1 Summary Exercise Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
CThis session will summarize the implications from Day 1.
10:40 a.m
What are your recommendations? Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
Participants will divide into 3 groups to develop recommendations for each of the three domains: Parent education, social connectivity and social marketing.
12:10 p.m
Lunch Provided
1:25 p.m
Where do we go from here? Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
Participants will be guided through an action planning process that will allow them to leave the conference with new connections, ideas and evidence-informed strategies for future planning.
2:05 p.m
Returning to the Realm of Relationships Nicole Letourneau, PhD, RN Professor, University of Calgary, Norlien/ACHF Chair in Parent-Infant Mental Health, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute for Child and Maternal Health Faculties of Nursing & Medicine (Pediatrics), University of Calgary
The importance and impact of early relationships within the parent-child environment on children's biopsychosocial development.
2:45 p.m
Working Together for Better Outcomes Facilitated by Jo Nelson, CPF, CTF ICA & Associates Inc.
Opportunity will be provided to share action plans and make further connections for collaborative planning.
Participants will take an afternoon break during this session.
Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
3:30 p.m
Moving Forward with Forward Thinking Brenda Smith-Chant, PhD Chair of the Psychology Department at Trent University and Adjunct Professor with the Milton and Ethel Harris Research Institute at York University and Anne Fenwick, RN, BScN Director, Family Health, Peel Public Health
Participants will be challenged to critically examine current programs and services in light of the findings of the knowledge synthesis.
4:15 p.m
Wrap Up Closing Judy Buchan, RN, BScN Project Manager, Nurturing the Next Generation
Nurturing Matters Conference Program