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Current News and Events
SystemAction, Canada’s national knowledge exchange network in support of the National Treatment Strategy, has lined up our second free webinar of 2012:
Trauma-informed Practice
in Mental Health and Substance Use Fields
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time: 1 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour
Presenter: Nancy Poole
To register, please click here.
About Nancy Poole:
Nancy Poole is the Director of Research and Knowledge Translation at the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health. She is well known for her work on research, training and policy initiatives related to women’s substance use, mental health, and experience of violence with governments and organizations on local, provincial and national levels. She is the co-editor of an upcoming book on trauma-informed care to be published by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Here’s what’ll be covered in the webinar:
- An introduction to trauma-informed and trauma-specific practice
- Examples of how people are embedding trauma informed and trauma specific care in various settings in Canada
- Discussion of why we need to focus on trauma informed care in our systems development work
- Summary of key issues, themes and resources, highlighting promising practices and tensions
There will be time for discussion-based questions and answers. The webinar will take place in English.
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SystemAction, réseau national d’échange des connaissances du Canada qui appuie la Stratégie nationale sur le traitement, vous annonce son deuxième webinaire de 2012 :
La pratique tenant compte
des traumatismes en santé mentale et en toxicomanie
Date : Mardi 7 février 2012
Heure : 13 h HNE
Durée : 1 heure
Présentatrice : Nancy Poole
Pour vous inscrire, veuillez cliquer ici.
Au sujet de Nancy Poole
Nancy Poole est directrice de la recherche et de l’application des connaissances au Centre d’excellence de la Colombie-Britannique pour la santé des femmes. Elle est bien connue pour ses travaux sur des initiatives de recherche, de formation et de politique en lien avec la consommation de substances des femmes, la santé mentale et l’expérience de la violence en collaboration avec des gouvernements et organismes à l’échelle locale, provinciale et nationale. Elle est co-rédactrice en chef d’un ouvrage sur les soins tenant compte des traumatismes qui sera publié par le Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale.
Voici les sujets examinés pendant le webinaire
- Une introduction aux pratiques sensibles à l’expérience du traumatisme
- Des exemples d’intégration des pratiques sensibles à l’expérience du traumatisme dans divers contextes au Canada
- Une discussion sur les raisons pour lesquelles nous devons mettre l’accent sur les soins sensibles à l’expérience du traumatisme dans notre travail de développement des systèmes
- Un résumé des principaux enjeux, thèmes et ressources, en mettant l’accent sur les pratiques prometteuses et les tensions actuelles
Une période de questions et réponses est aussi au programme. Le webinaire se déroulera en anglais.
Book launch
The Canadian Women’s Health Network and the National Network on Environments and Women’s Health are pleased to launch:
Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada
by Pat Armstrong, Barbara Clow, Karen Grant, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Beth Jackson, Ann Pederson and Morgan Seeley
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Thursday Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeebar
1242 Wellington Street West, Ottawa |
Join the authors for a warm drink and refreshments as we celebrate the work of Women and Health Care Reform!
Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canadastarts with the understanding that health care is a women's issue. Written by members of Women and Health Care Reform, a national working group housed within the National Network on Environments and Women's Health, the collection points to the importance of including gender in health sector decision-making. The book looks at such issues as obesity, maternity care, mental health of health care workers, and private health insurance through a gendered lens.
For more information: info@cwhn.ca or go to www.cwhn.ca
While the building entrance is accessible to people using wheelchairs, we regret that the bathroom is not.
Production of this event has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
You are invited to join us for a free hands-on introduction
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
University of Winnipeg, Computer Lab 1M29
We'll introduce online tutorials that will assist you with applying SGBA in your daily work. The website's creators are ready to assist you while you increase your familiarity with the tools.
We'll also introduce you to The Source/La Source, a Pan-Canadian web-based resource of women's health data sources, reports and synthesis documents.
Hands-on exercises will help researchers, policy makers, health planners, and students to find sources of women's health research and data from all Canadian provinces and territories.
Presented by Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence, with the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women's Health & the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
Production of this document has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
NEW ONLINE RESOURCE: EXPECTING TO QUIT
Smoking Cessation Interventions and Lessons
for Pregnant Women
The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health invites you to visit a new website, recently launched in both English and French, about smoking, pregnancy, change and support. Here is what you can find at www.expectingtoquit.ca:
1. A systematic review of research on tobacco interventions with pregnant women
2. “5 Ways to Change Your Practice” - Practice recommendations for physicians and other health care providers
3. “Meet Liz, Cristabel, and Noa” - Lessons from women who find their own path to becoming smoke-free
For more information about research on women’s smoking and effective intervention and support strategies, please contact our Tobacco Research Team at the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health at info@expectingtoquit.ca.
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NOUVELLE RESSOURCE EN LIGNE:
LE RENONCEMENT AU TABAC ET LA GROSSESSE
Interventions et leçons antitabac pour les femmes enceintes
Le Centre d’excellence de la Colombie-Britannique pour la santé des femmes vous invite à visiter un nouveau site Web, lancé récemment à en anglais et en français, sur le tabagisme, la grossesse, le changement et des ressources. Voici ce que vous pourrez trouver à www.expectingtoquit.ca :
1. Un examen systématique de la recherche sur les interventions antitabac auprès des femmes enceintes
2. « Cinq façons de changer votre pratique » - Recommandations à l’intention des médecins et des autres fournisseurs et fournisseuses de soins de santé
3. « Faites connaissance avec Liz, Cristabel et Noa » - Leçons de la part de femmes qui ont trouvé leur propre façon d'arrêter de fumer
Pour plus de renseignements concernant la recherche sur le tabagisme des femmes, ainsi que les interventions et les stratégies d’appui efficaces, veuillez communiquer avec l’équipe de recherche sur le tabagisme du Centre d’excellence de la Colombie-Britannique pour la santé des femmes, à info@expectingtoquit.ca.
e-learning website on Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis
(SGBA)
The Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health invites you to join us for an introduction to our newSGBA e-Learning Resource:
Wednesday November 23, 2011
2:30-5:00 p.m.
Public Archives of Nova Scotia
RSVP to acewh@dal.ca
&
Connect with PWHCE and Researchers in Saskatoon
Thurs. Nov. 24, 2011, 12-1 pm
U of S, Room A203, Health Sciences Bldg
Limited seating, brown bag lunch
RSVP to carla@carlasimon.com
We’ll also introduce you to The Source/La Source, a Pan-Canadian web-based resource of women's health data sources, reports and synthesis documents. Hands-on exercises will help researchers, policy makers, health planners, and students to identify sources of women's health research from all Canadian provinces and territories.
Sex- and gender-based analysis is essential in planning programs, developing policies and conducting research because it requires us to think in-depth about the people we are working with and their particular needs. The application of SGBA promotes inclusive policies, appropriate and cost-effective services and good science.
e-learning website on Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis (SGBA) features free tutorials that will allow you to deepen your understanding of SGBA, both the core concepts of sex, gender, diversity and equity and the process.
Rising to the Challenge has been a collaborative project between the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (ACEWH), British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health (BCCEWH) and the Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence (PWHCE).
BEST PRACTICES IN SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTIONS FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM GIRLS AND WOMEN
Webcast Power Point Slides
View the presentation
In Canada, approximately 20%–30% of pregnant women use tobacco during pregnancy. This webcast will provide an overview of a recent project that examined interventions designed to reduce or eliminate smoking during pregnancy. These findings were used to develop women-centred resources and practice recommendations for physicians and other health care providers who work with pregnant and postpartum girls and women.
Using the recently launched Expecting to Quit website, members of the project team will share:
Key findings from the evidence-based review of promising and best practices
- Brief interventions and practice strategies for health care providers
- Newly developed resources (in English and French) available for download and to share with patients
- Overview of links to on-line and community resources
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In Her Footsteps...
Celebrating BC Women in Sport
October 27th, 2011
SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Vancouver, BC |
In Her Footsteps Honorees for 2011
Vale Savege, Misty Thomas and Gail Wilson
In Her Footsteps is an annual recognition program, a shared project of the BC Sports Hall of Fame,ProMOTION Plus, 2010 Legacies Now and the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health.
It honours women who are or have been athletes, coaches, officials, judges, pioneers or advocates who have made significant contributions to girls and women in sport. These women have created opportunities for participation in sport and recreation in British Columbia, inspiring others through their own athletic achievement, passion and dedication. Their stories are featured in the In Her Footsteps exhibit at the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
Trauma Informed Practice in Action
across servicesfor people
with mental health and substance use problems in BC
Webcast Power Point Slides
View the presentation
At this webcast, members of the Planning Group for the Trauma Informed Practice Project shared the results of the recent scan of trauma informed practices in BC, gathered through focus groups and key informant interviews in all Health Authorities. In addition, the plans for the next steps in the project were presented.
The panel :
Nancy Poole, BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Diane Smylie, BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Naomi North, MoH Mental Health & Substance Use, Co-op Student
Amanda Seymour, MoH Mental Health & Substance Use
Michelle Dartnall, VIHA Child, Youth & Family
Paula Beltgens, VIHA Knowledge Exchange Lead
Women's Health: Practice & Policy Series
Discussing Alcohol with Pregnant Women:
An exploration of the recommendations in the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) Consensus Clinical Guidelines
April 19, 2011
Download the presentation
Media coverage about drinking in pregnancy has been lively over the 6 months since the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) issued their Alcohol Use and Pregnancy Consensus Clinical Guidelines. This session provided the opportunity to unpack the myths and realities related to harms associated with drinking in pregnancy, and explore the practices recommended by the SOGC.
Presenters:
Janet Walker
Leader Quality Outcomes, Perinatal Services BC
Nancy Poole
Director, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Provincial Consultant, Women and Substance Use Issues, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Leader, Network Action Team on FASD Prevention, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network
One of 13 authors of the SOGC Guidelines
Screening Mammography: Understanding the Issues And Controversies in the Media
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Dr Paula Gordon, Medical Director, Breast Program, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, Chair, Academic Committee, Screening Mammography Program of BC
Past presentations of Women's Health: Practice & Policy Series
Tobacco Reduction and Pregnancy:
Taking Stock of the Evidence
April 12, 2011
Listen to the recording
The webinar included presentations on the following topics:
Tobacco reduction for pregnant and postpartum women and their partners: Evidence from the FACET (Families Controlling and Eliminating Tobacco) studies
Joan Bottorff and John Oliffe
Best practices related to smoking cessation for pregnancy and postpartum women: So what’s the evidence now?
Lorraine Greaves and Nancy Poole
This webinar is co-sponsored by the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus, and the FACET research program (www.facet.ubc.ca)
Girls, young women and alcohol
how girls empowerment groups can play a role in prevention of heavy alcohol use by girls & young women
March 24, 2011
RECORDING of presentations by Nancy Poole & Ginny Gonneau
Presentation slides only
and
Practical Tools & Resources for Practitioners & Girls’ Programmers
Nancy Poole and Ginny Gonneau from the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health shared research on: current trends in binge drinking by girls and young women, key influences on girls' alcohol use, girl-specific health impacts of early and heavy alcohol use, and resources that may useful in your health promotion/ prevention work.
Panelists
- Beth Hossfeld – Associate Director, Girls Circle Association (US)
- Giovanna Taormina, Executive Director, Girls Circle Association (US)
- Helenka Jedrzejowski, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Youth Addiction and Prevention Services (Vancouver, BC)
- Leann Kopytko, Youth Addictions Counsellor, Phoenix Centre (Kamloops, BC)
- Stephanie Covington, Voices: A Program of Self-Discovery and Empowerment for Girls (US)
- Tatiana Fraser, Executive Director, Girls Action Foundation (Montreal, QC)
- Wendy Morin, Girls Group Facilitator/ Coordinator, Comox Valley Transition Society (Comox, BC)
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The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health & the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health present: |
Reflections on Women’s Health and Women’s Status: National and Global Perspectives
An International Women’s Day Event
March 8, 2011
Listen to the presentations
Panellists
• Dr. Lynn McIntyre, Professor and CIHR Chair in Gender and Health, Dept. of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
• Dr. Bilkis Vissandjee, Professor, School of Nursing, Institute of Public Health Research, Université de Montréal, Research and Training Centre, CSSS de la Montagne
• Dr. Lorraine Greaves, Senior Investigator, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health; Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Moderator
• Dr. Joy Johnson, Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health
Thinking about Collaboration:
Child Welfare and Substance Use Services
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tammy MacKenzie, Carolyn Ussher and Diane Smylie will provided an overview of 4 Toronto-based, collaborative initiatives, relevant to the BC context:
- Designing and piloting of an on-line provincial training on substance use for child welfare staff
- Locating a substance use consultant within child welfare to build capacity through on-site training and consultation with child welfare staff
- Developing best practice guidelines on substance use for intake staff at child welfare
- Weaving collaboration between sectors, into a substance use program for pregnant and parenting women and their children
Tammy MacKenzie, M.Ed., is the Manager of the Metro Addiction Assessment Referral Service and the Scarborough Addiction Services Partnership, both programs of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
Carolyn Ussher, MSW, is the Manager of Client Services at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.
Diane Smylie, MSW, currently works at the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health.
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