Women’s Health: Practice & Policy Events
PAST PRESENTATIONS
Diane Middagh, MN, NP(F), Nurse Practitioner Clinics, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Natasha Prodan-Bhalla, MN, NP(A) ,Nurse Practitioner Clinics, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Lenore Riddell, MSN, NP(F), Nurse Practitioner/Senior Practice Leader, Women's Programs, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Melanie Basso, RN, MSN, Acute Perinatal Program, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Dr. Ellen Giesbrecht, MD, FRCSC, Site Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
- What a Difference an X Makes: Total Joint Arthroplasty in Women (September 21, 2010)
From The State of Women’s Health Research conference DVD. Commentators: Ann Pederson from the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and Meena Sran from the BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre.
Lee Saxell, RM, MA, Program Leader, Cesarean Task Force, BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
Nancy Poole, MA, PhD(C), Director, Research & Knowledge Exchange
BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Lianne Ritch, BScN, Nursing Coordinator, Sexual Assault Service
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre
- Abortion in British Columbia: Trends / Services / Gaps / Opportunities ( January 19th, 2010)
Dr. Wendy V. Norman, MD, FCFP, DTM&H, MHSc
Clinical Professor, Dept of Family Practice, University of British Columbia
Division Head, Women's Services Clinic, Kelowna General Hospital
Dr. Brian Fitzsimmons, MD, FRCSC, FACOG, Medical Director, BCWH CARE Program, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia
Sandrina de Finney, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
Pauline Janyst, MA, Consultant
Deborah M. Money, MD, FRCSC, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UBC
Executive Director, Women's Health Research Institute, PHSA
- Building Bridges: Linking Woman Abuse, Substance Use and Mental Ill Health (May 12, 2009)
Jill Cory, Woman Abuse Response Program, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
Dr. Amy Salmon, Addictions Research Unit, WHRI Managing Director,CanFASD, Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health
Lorraine Greaves, PhD, Executive Director,British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Karin H Humphries, DSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, UBC
Natasha Prodan-Bhalla, MN, NP (A), Nurse Practitioner, The Heart Program for Women, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
David Burdge, MD, FRCP, Co-Medical Director, Oak Tree Clinic
Clinical Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UBC
Liz Whynot, MD, MHSc, President, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre
Sarah Payne, RN, MA, Coordinator, Sheway
Fiona Scanlan, MA, Researcher, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
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Café Scientifique
The BCCEWH Café Scientifique series Sex, Drugs, and the Public: Men, Women, and Addiction is made possible by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
- Sexe, drogues et alcool—Quand la santé en prend un coup
(April 2009-Vancouver) In partnership with RésoSanté CB
Panel
Dr Brian Conway, Professeur associé, UBC et pratique au Pender Community Health Centre
Sylvie Kruchten, Travailleuse sociale enregistrée
Érik Desbois , Intervenant social, La Boussole
Modératrice
Marie Dussault, Courtière de connaissances, Centre d’excellence de la C.-B. pour la santé des femmes
- Understanding Addictions: Nature Meets Nurture
(Feb 2009- Vancouver) - In partnership with IMPART
Panelists:
Erin Gibson, Masters student, Interdisciplinary Studies, UVic
Hajera Rostam, Ph.D. student, Counselling Psychology, UBC
Iris Torchalla, Postdoctoral Fellow, BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Kristina Uban, Ph.D. student, Behavioural Neuroscience, UBC
Moderator:
Dr. Lorraine Greaves, Executive Director, BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
(November 2008- Kelowna, BC) - In partnership with UBC Okanagan and the Interior Health Authority.
Panelists:
Lorraine Greaves, Executive Director, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Joan Bottorff, Professor and Director, Center for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan
Kelli Sullivan, Ph.D. student, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, College of Graduate Studies, UBC Okanagan
Facilitator:
Claire Budgenm, Director, Health and Wellness Centres, UBC Okanagan
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What do we mean by "trauma-informed"?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
View the webcast or the power point slides
The webcast features a discussion between six researchers and/or service providers across Canada and the U.S. who work with women in the areas of mental health, substance use and trauma/violence. Following the initial presentations, participants can ask questions and hear these questions discussed in a real-time, round-table format.
This webcast is part of our larger project "Assisting Women with Mental Health, Substance Use and Trauma-Related Concerns with Trauma-Informed Approaches" and follows an earlier webcast featuring Dr. Vivian Brown and Dr. Laurie Drabble.
For material on women’s substance use in Canada, visit Coalescing on Women and Substance Use: Linking Research Practice and Policy
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2010 In Her Footsteps…
Celebrating BC Women In Sport
November 4, 2010
The 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, annually recognizes up to three women who have made significant contributions to girls and women in sport, fitness and healthy lifestyle initiatives in British Columbia. Their stories are featured in the In Her Footsteps exhibit at the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
To find out about this year's Honourees as well as a past Honourees, please go to Promotionplus.org
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Research to Practice
on Women and Substance Use Issues
August 4, 2010
Webcast recording
Presentation slides: Dr. Vivian Brown and Dr. Laurie Drabble
Linking trauma, mental health and addictions treatment practice
Dr. Vivian Brown will briefly discuss the findings of the Women and Co-occurring Disorders and Violence Study (WCDVS) and her work with Prototypes in California in order to highlight our need to bring evidence to practice as a way of linking and integrating the treatment of mental health, trauma and addictions concerns experienced by women.
Linking addictions and child welfare practice
Dr. Laurie Drabble returns to share results of recently completed research on the role of collaborative and harm reduction oriented values, for bridging the work of child welfare and addiction treatment providers as they support mothers with substance use problems.
Presenters
Vivian B. Brown, Ph.D. is the founder and recently retired Chief Executive Officer of PROTOTYPES, Centers for Innovation in Health, Mental Health, and Social Services.
Laurie Drabble, Ph.D., MSW, MPH is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at San José State University.
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Open House
On November 19, 2009, the BC Centre of Excellence for Women's Health hosted an Open House. All were invited to come and meet the team and to learn about the different research projects and knowledge exchange activities going on at the Centre.
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‘Minding the Gap’: Building a Framework to Bridge Evidence, Policy, and Practice in Chronic Disease Self-Management
June 2009, Vancouver, Canada
This three day international roundtable on chronic disease self-management support brought together over 20 leading researchers, policy makers, health care practitioners, and consumers from Australia, New Zealand, UK, US, and Canada (with self-management related expertise in public health, health promotion, psychology, sociology, medicine, nursing, epidemiology, rehabilitation sciences, nutrition, health education, health administration, health policy, bioethics, women's studies and First Nations’ health). The meeting will result in a Framework to facilitate the development and implementation of high quality and effective self-management initiatives across sectors.
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"Showing What is Hard to Tell" Women, HIV/AIDS, and Storytelling through Film
With Dr. Mehret Mandefro
April 30th 2009
Dr. Mandefro discussed the logistics and lessons learned using media in her clinical and public health efforts. She also talked about the community outreach efforts of her advocacy organization TruthAIDS, which is building on the national network “All of Us” has brought together. See the trailer for “All of Us” at www.allofusthemovie.com
Sponsors: BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre and the Plan Institute
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Launch of the Source-Survey-Synthesis Tool
www.womenshealthdata.ca
April 7th 2009.
The Source-Survey-Synthesis is a web-based tool where women’s health researchers, policy makers, health planners, community groups, and students can access data sources, reports and grey literature on
women’s health matters
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The BCCEWH Tobacco Research Team in Mumbai
March 8-13, 2009
The Tobacco Research Program is one of several research areas within the BCCEWH. Three members of our team, Lorraine Greaves, Executive Director, Chizimuzo Okoli, Research Associate, and Natalie Hemsing, Tobacco Research Coordinator, attended the 14th World Conference on Tobacco and Health which took place in Mumbai, India.
Lorraine Greaves, who is also President of INWAT, presented “Sifting the evidence on Women and Tobacco” at the pre-conference workshop entitled From Kobe to Mumbai- What’s Next for Women and Tobacco? which was held on International Women’s Day. Lorraine also presented on INWAT along with other INWAT leaders, and during a plenary session on Women and Tobacco she presented Women and Tobacco in the 21st Century (1.8MB).
Congratulations to Lorraine and Natalie who won an award for the poster titled The National Lung Health Framework- an oppportunity for gender analysis (1MB).
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Further Advancing the Health of Girls and Women: A Report on the Women's Health Strategy
February 12th, 2009
BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre, in partnership with the British Columbia Centre of Excellence (BCCEWH) released a new report documenting progress of Advancing the Health of Girls and Women: A Women's Health Strategy for British Columbia, the provincial women's health strategy. The report, Further Advancing the Health of Girls and Women: A Report on the Women's Health Strategy for British Columbia 2004-2008, documents achievements to date since the strategy was released in 2004.
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Pregnancy and Substance Use: from Research to Practice and Policy
A Live Stream Video Launch of 4 New Resources
September 11, 2008
The resources are:
Double Exposure - A review of effective interventions to support women to reduce alcohol use in the childbearing years
Supporting Change: Preventing FASD - A DVD illustrating an evidence-based practice framework that supports change to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Couples and Smoking: What you Need to Know When You are Pregnant - A booklet for couples on the dynamics of managing tobacco reduction in pregnancy
Women and Alcohol: A Women’s Health Resource - A booklet on reducing alcohol use tailored to women of childbearing yearswho drink, who are often missed by alcohol-use screening and support interventions pre, during and post pregnancy
These resources may be downloaded from the ActNow BC Healthy Choices in Pregnancy website www.hcip.bc.org
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Farm Family Health Research Project
Spring 2008
This large cross-Canada study looked at the health impact of Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE) on individuals, families, and communities.
A team of researchers across Canada funded by PRIONET Canada. The British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health was involved in the project for the province. Little research has been directed at the health impact of BSE on individuals, families, and communities. We need to understand these effects to form and evaluate programs and policies to promote the health of Canadian farm families.
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Launch of The Survey
February 13, 2008
The Women’s Health Surveillance project will be officially launching the second phase of the women’s health surveillance website, www.womenshealthdata.ca. The Survey, which is a searchable database of grey literature, will link women's health practitioners, policy makers, health authorities, and women's groups to a range of resources on women's health, including international, national, and provincial documents.
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British Columbia Launch of Highs & Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use
January 24th, 2008
In attendance were the BC contributors to the book, Nancy Poole and Lorraine Greaves, editors, and Julia Greenbaum, project coordinator from CAMH.
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The VANDU Women Care Team 2007 Recipient of the Sharon Martin Award for Community Development
November 28, 2007
The award recognizes a member or non-member of the Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) who has contributed to community development by supporting community capacity, advocating for social justice, mentoring others, and/or promoting the involvement of community members in public health programs.
BCCEWH researchers have partnered with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) to document and analyse the experiences of women who use illicit drugs in the Downtown Eastside when accessing primary health care services at walk-in clinics.
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Issues of Substance 2007
November 25-28, 2007
Edmonton, Alberta
The BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health is co-sponsoring a special sesssion that will provide an opportunity for sharing tailored approaches to practice, research and policy affecting women and girls with substance use problems: National Networking Session on Women’s Treatment, Harm Reduction and Prevention.For a look at the session description click here.
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The Source/La Source
October 18, 2007
The Source/La Source was officially launched in Prince George. The Source/La Source is a tool designed to help women’s health researchers, health planners, and policy-makers access health related data of a range of women’s issues. The Source/La Source provides easy access to data and an introduction to Gender-Based Analysis for each topic. To visit The Source: www.womenshealthdata.ca
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Speakers Series
- Are There Sex Differences in Smoking Behaviour and Smoking Cessation? (October 28, 2008 )
Iris Torchalla, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Pathways to Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Alcohol and Drug Treatment Systems: Factors that Help and Hinder Collaboration. (September 23, 2008)
Laurie Drabble, PhD, MSW, MPH
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Supporting Leadership and Activism of Women Drug Users through Community-based Health Research (June 20, 2007)
Amy Salmon, Laurel Dykstra, Kristy Hoyak and VANDU representatives including Fern, Debra, Flo (June 12, 2007)
- Meaningful Results vs Meaningful Outcomes
Lisa Gibbs
- Sexual maturation of girls: Does training for sport matter?(May 7, 2007)
Dr. Robert Malina
- With Child - Exploring innovative ways of supporting pregnant women with substance use issues (May 1, 2007)
Susan C. Boyd & Lenora Marcellus
- Examination for Sexual Assault: Forensic Evidence Collection and "Women-Centred" Care Provision (Feb 14, 2007)
Dr. Margaret McGregor
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