6th Annual SickKids Global Child Health Day
In recognition of Canada’s International Development Week, SickKids International invites you to participate in the 6th Annual Global Child Health Day. Join us on Wednesday February 15, 2012 for discussions on global child health priorities, the strategies to address them, and how Canada can become a leader in this area. Register for Global Child Health Day
9:00-10:00am: SickKids Paediatric Grand Rounds, Daniels Hollywood Theatre – Room 1246 |
Dr. Joy Lawn – Cape Town, South Africa
Director, Global Evidence and Policy, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children USA
Newborn Survival around the World: Progress and Future Priorities |
10:15-11:45am: Panel Discussion “Inequities in Perinatal Health”, Daniels Hollywood Theatre – Room 1246 |
Chaired by Rachel Spitzer, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto - Prakesh Shah - Associate Physician, Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children
Differential Impact of Maternal Socioeconomic Status on Neonatal and Infantile Outcomes in Canada: Where Do We Falter? - Janet Smylie - Research Scientist, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital
Kokum Knows - Addressing Inequities in Aboriginal Perinatal Health with Culture, Kinship, and Community
- Vicky Van Wagner - Associate Professor, Midwifery Education Programme, Ryerson University
Returning Birth to a Remote Aboriginal Community - Patricia O’Campo - Director, Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital
What is the Best Role for Research to Play in Closing the Inequity Gap?
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11:45am-1:15pm: Global Child Health Photo Exhibit and Networking Opportunity, Atrium Garden Terrace |
Submit a personal photograph that represents global child health to you. The top 10 photographs will be displayed in the Garden Terrace during lunch hour. Email Katie Johnson with your submission by February 1, 2012. High resolution photographs are recommended. Lunch will be provided for Global Child Health Day registrants. |
1:15-3:00pm: SickKids’ Emerging Leaders in Global Child Health, Daniels Hollywood Theatre – Room 1246 |
Chaired by Janet Rossant, Chief of Research, Research Administration, The Hospital for Sick Children - Diego Bassani - Epidemiologist, Global Child Health Program, SickKids International & Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics Fetal Heart Monitoring to Reduce Deaths from Birth Asphyxia in Africa
- Ashley Aimone - Research Assistant, Research Institute
Home Fortification with Micronutrient Powders in Malaria Endemic Areas - Sumit Gupta -CIHR Doctoral Fellow, Haematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics
Paediatric Oncology in Low-Income Countries: Improving Outcomes through Research - Daniel Roth - Staff Physician, Paediatric Medicine, Department of Paediatrics
Prenatal Vitamin D Supplementation in Bangladesh - Helen Dimaras - Researcher, Haematology/Oncology, Department of Paediatrics
Cancer Pathology in Kenya
- Stephanie de Young - Nursing Project Manager, Global Child Health Program, SickKids International
Ghana-SickKids Paediatric Nursing Training Programme
- Shaun Morris - Clinician-Scientist, Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics
Childhood Infectious Disease Mortality in India
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Participation by all is welcomed.
For those individuals who are un-able to attend Global Child Health Day, the morning sessions will be available via webcast (live and archived) through the Ontario Telemedicine Network under Live Events (public). It is highly recommended that participants check their browser compatibility prior to the event. This can be done on the Ontario Telemedicine Network homepage by clicking Test Video.
