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"How Local Research can Influence Policy and Practice"

a Maternal Infant-Child Health and Environment Research Symposium
Thursday, February 26th, 2009, 08:00-17:00 hrs, at the University of Alberta, Lister Conference Centre

RESOURCE PAGE:

Workshop Presentation Webcasts (NEW):
*Presentations (under "Downloads", "Workshops")

Presentation (NEW):
*MultiSpecialtyGrandRounds2009May.pdf

Links:

*CASA Conference
*Eco Conference UofC 2009
*Pediatric Environmental Health Speciality Units

*Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
*Health Canada - Environmental and Workplace Health
*The Lung Association - Alberta & NWT
*American Academy of Pediatrics
*World Health Organization - Children's Environmental Health

Symposium Information:
Lister Conference Centre Parking Map
Symposium Invitation This version of Agenda is subject to change without notice. A firm Agenda will be provided on-site.

Speaker Bio-sketchs:

*Irena Buka, MBChB, DCH, FRCPC

*Alvaro R. Osornio-Vargas, MD, PhD

*Jonathan W. Martin, PhD

*Glenys M. Webster, MRM, PhD (Candidate)

*X. Chris Le, PhD

*Brenda G. Clark, MD, FRCPC

*Samuel S. Koranteng, MB, ChB

*Piush J. Mandhane, MD, PhD (Candidate)

*Anita Kozyrskyj, PhD

*Mishka Lysack, PhD, RSW, RMFT

*Donald W. Spady, MD, MSc

*Joseph Dr. Brain, PhD

Background Papers:

*Ambient Air Commentary 2006

*Ambient Air Systematic Review 2007

*Chemical Biomonitoring 2008

*Governance Instruments

*CPCHE Values and Strategies

*Primer 2006 Symposium Report

*Setting Research Priorities for Alberta CHE - 2008April2

Presentation Summaries:
*"Why Research in Maternal-infant Child Health in Alberta?" - Irena Buka, MB, ChB, FRCPC
*"Children's Cancer in Alberta. Mapping Pilot Study" - Alvaro R. Osornio-Vargas, MD, PhD
*"Chemicals, Health and Pregnancy study (CHirP): building capacity for children's environmental health research in Western Canada" - Glenys M. Webster, MRM, PhD (Candidate)

*"Systematic Review of Canadian Epidemiological Studies in Air Pollution in Children" - Samuel S. Koranteng, MB, ChB

*"Is Lead a Concern in Canadian Autistic Children" - Brenda G. Clark, MD, FRCPC

*"The Complexity of the Association between Socioeconomic Status and the Development of the Childhood Asthma" - Anita Kozyrskyj, PhD

*"Governmental Instruments and Child Health, an OECD Perspective" - Donald W. Spady, MD, MSc
*Framework for a Canadian Cohort - Lessons from a Mining Community in Oklahoma - Joseph D. Brain, PhD

Poster Presentations:

*Abstract WCHRI Coordination

*Abstract WCHRI Biostatistical

*Abstract WCHRI Clinical

*Abstract WCHRI Qualitative

*Abstract WCHRI Community Based

*Abstract Collaboration

*Abstract Mapping

*Abstract Salvalaggio

*Abstract Infant Size

This event is funded by:

CT Fried Fund, administered by the University of Alberta

and presented by:

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and the Covenant Health Research Centre