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This webinar is presented by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH).

Food systems are critical to health and well-being in Canada. The ways we produce, distribute, consume and waste food are linked to significant health inequities. The need to transform food systems toward healthier, more sustainable and just alternatives has never been more evident, and the movement for food justice has been gaining momentum – focused on ensuring culturally relevant, justly grown and nourishing food for all. 

 Join us on November 26, 2024 to explore the connections between food systems and health inequities and equip yourself with strategies to advance food justice.    

#  Speakers 

• Bernice Yanful (she/her), Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH 
• Dianne Oickle (she/her), Knowledge Translation Specialist, NCCDH 

This event is hosted by Ontario Health  

Each year, Ontario Health's Quality Improvement Plan team reads and analyzes the QIP submissions to get a better understanding of the work being done across the province and to highlight quality improvement work. 

We have heard from many organizations that better understanding of what the rest of the province is working on, and how, would be beneficial. 

To promote learning, the QIP team will be hosting sector-specific webinars where attendees will hear about the excellent improvement work from the 2024-25 QIP submissions. This information may also help to guide development of your 2025-26 QIPs.

The Interprofessional Primary Care Analysis Webinar will take place Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 12:00 pm.

This presentation is hosted by Health Data Research Network (HDRN) Canada as part of their Big IDEAs about Health Data Speaker Series. 

# About the Presentation

SPECTRUM (Social Policy Evaluation Collaborative Team Research at Universities in Manitoba) is a partnership between community, academia and government aimed at solving complex social policy challenges through research and evaluation using linked administrative data from multiple sectors. This session will provide an overview of SPECTRUM's partner organizations and their role in the research, highlighting how working together effectively improves prospects for inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. The presenters will provide examples of research studies that demonstrate what kind of work is possible with the partnership approach.

# About the Speakers:

• Dr. Marni Brownell uses comprehensive administrative health and social services databases to study child health and well-being, focusing on social and structural influences on health. She is the director of SPECTRUM, funded by a SSHRC Partnership Grant. SPECTRUM brings together academics, government staff and representatives of community organizations to co-create impactful social policy research.
• Dr. Anita Durksen is a postdoctoral researcher at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) primarily working with SPECTRUM. Anita obtained her PhD from the University of Manitoba in 2024, and her MSc (2003) and BSc (2000) from McGill University. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a research assistant, study coordinator and data manager and analyst in the Biology of Breathing group and later the DREAM (Diabetes Research Envisioned and Accomplished in Manitoba) team of the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM).
• Scott Sinclair is the Deputy Minister of Health for the province of Manitoba. Prior to assuming this role, Scott was Deputy Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services, Deputy Minister of Labour, Deputy Minister of Crown Services and Deputy Minister of Infrastructure. Scott has held other senior roles as the Associate Deputy Minister of Finance, Central Services and Assistant Deputy Minister, Advanced Learning Division in the Department of Education and Advanced Learning.
• Stephanie Sinclair is an Anishinaabe woman from Sandy Bay First Nation. She is a mother of two children and the daughter of a residential school survivor. Stephanie works at the First Nation Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba as the lead for Data Sovereignty. Stephanie is also completing her PhD in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. Stephanie has worked in various positions over the last 20 years with the goal of improving health and mental wellness services for First Nations people.

# About the Series

The Big IDEAs About Health Data Speaker Series features a variety of experts discussing how data can be used to advance health equity. It aspires to create a space for conversation about whether and how data can be used to advance equity in Canada; specific uses of and guidelines for the use of disaggregated data (sex and gender, race and ethnicity, disability, income, housing, language etc.); and advancements in data research practices and methods that embed inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in algorithms, distributed analytics, community involvement and equity assessment tools. Watch and share past webinar recordings. 

PLEASE NOTE: This presentation is in English. The webinar will be recorded and posted on hdrn.ca.

This event is presented by ECHO at UHN. 

# ##Please join us for an upcoming ECHO Pediatric Concussion Series

This is a 4-session series, open to all healthcare professionals. 

The Pediatric Concussion series starts on November 20, 2024, and runs weekly on Wednesdays until December 11, 2024, from 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM. 

# ##About ECHO

• Open to all healthcare providers
• No cost to participate
• Access to an inter-professional specialist team 
• Earn CPD Credits
• Present your cases for support from the ECHO community

# ##Series Schedule 

All Sessions are from 12:15 - 1:30 PM EST

• Nov 20, 2024: General Pediatrics Overview 101 
• Nov 27, 2024: Management of Pediatric Concussion Symptoms
• Dec 4, 2024: Diagnosis and Assessment of Pediatric Concussions
• Dec 11, 2024: Return to school/activity

# ##Notes

• If you are already a concussion participant, you will receive the agenda automatically and do not need to register. 
• Please feel free to share with other healthcare providers in Ontario. 
• To present a case, email prerna.tawde@uhn.ca

# ##More information

• For questions or more information: please email- echo.ontario@uhn.ca
• See the flyer for more information.