2023 Child-Bright Conference

2023 CHILD-BRIGHT Conference

Agenda

Conference Day 1Thursday June 8

7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast and registration
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Land acknowledgement and opening remarks, and welcome message from our youth and family members
Pam Naponse-Corbiere, Carrie Costello, Annette Majnemer
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. The SPOR program: Moving forward by Amy Lang
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Overcoming challenges when forging a new path
Dave Williams
Introduced by Sierra Lynne, National Youth Advisory Panel member
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Health break and book signing
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BRIGHT Beginnings project updates – Our trajectory and strides (15 minutes each)
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Poster viewing and lunch (in-person)
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. BRIGHT Supports project updates – Mental health practices for families (15 minutes each)
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Health break
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. BRIGHT Futures project updates – Services that promote healthy transitions (15 minutes each)
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. An inside look at patient partnership: A panel discussion
Sharon McCarry, Symon Hay, Brenda Agnew, Claire Dawe-McCord
Moderated by Carrie Costello
5:15 – 6:30 p.m. Wine and cheese reception

Conference Day 2 Friday June 9

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and registration
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Inspiring a movement
Christine Chambers (research), Emily Gruenwoldt (advocacy) and Lisa Wolff (children’s rights and policy)
Moderated by Steven Miller
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Health break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. First Nations-centred research partnerships to address Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Aggie Mazzucco, Rachael Simon, Carmen Wabegijig-Nootchtai, and Jennifer Walker
Moderated by Jennifer Walker
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Where are we going in Phase 2? Implementing health service changes
Maureen O’Donnell, Charlotte Moore, Eyal Cohen
Moderated by Janet Curran
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. Engagement: the key to our forward momentum (brainstorming sessions/small groups)

Brainstorming Topics
Sign-up for brainstorming sessions will take place onsite.

  1. Advancing our efforts in patient partnerships (‘patients’ include youth with disabilities and parents/caregivers)
  2. Strengthening our collaborations with policy/decisionmakers and SPOR entities
  3. Sustaining CHILD-BRIGHT’s added value to brain-based developmental disability research
  4. Embracing equity, diversity and inclusion: What are our next steps?
  5. Supporting career development of our trainees
  6. Consolidating expertise in knowledge mobilization (KM) and implementation science (IS)
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Health break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Forward strides together: An inclusive community pushing the limits (report back from small group brainstorming sessions)
Moderated by Gunjan Seth and Dan Goldowitz
4:15 – 4:30 p.m. Final words from our youth and family members by Logan Wong
Closing Remarks by Pam Naponse-Corbiere
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Reception