This keynote presentation will provide an overview of the content contained in a new book - Health and Health Care in Northern Canada - University of Toronto Press. Written by individuals who live in and study the region, Health and Health Care in Northern Canada utilizes case studies, interviews, photographs, and more, to highlight the lived experiences of northerners and the primary health issues that they face. This presentation will present analysis of health and health care in northern Canada from a perspective that acknowledges the unique strengths, resilience, and innovation of northerners, while also addressing the challenges aggravated by contemporary manifestations of colonialism.

Rebecca Schiff, Ph.D. - Dr. Rebecca Schiff is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University whose work broadly focuses on health, social justice, and sustainability with a particular focus on rural and northern health and health care.

Helle Møller, Ph.D. - Dr. Helle Møller is a social scientist whose work focuses broadly on the determinants of health, equity in health and healthcare and social justice with an emphasis on northern populations and perinatal health and healthcare.

During this session eight learners will take part in a dissemination challenge, presenting their research in just three minutes and three slides. All learners are undertaking work relevant to St. Joseph’s Care Group, and are supervised by a member of the Centre for Applied Health Research.

Update: Congratulations to Shakira Mohammed who took home the CAHR Learner Prize.

During this first of two paper sessions, there will be four presentations.

Hai Huynh, Shikui Wu, Michael Dohan, & Joshua Armstrong: Accuracy of RUG-III algorithm for prediction of resource utilization by residents with dementia in long term care facilities

Erin Pearson, Kayla Waddington, Vincent Ng, April Hadley, Sarah Burnett, & Silva Sawula: The Healthy Kids HOME (Health On The Move for Equity) program: Examining the feasibility of a neighbourhood-based service model for families in priority neighbourhoods

Helle Møller, Robert Baxter, Wes Nothing, Marlene Quequish, Joan Rae, Denise Taylor, et al.: Supporting elders living with frailty in remote Indigenous communities in Northwestern Ontario: Developing the role of a community rehabilitation worker

Kayla Waddington, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Aislin Mushqash, & Kathryn Sinden: We deserve that care and attention we are trying to nurture within other people: Exploring the experiences of Co-Active Life Coaches on self-care and professional practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

During this second of two paper sessions, there will be three presentations.

Alysha Duivesteyn, Paolo Sanzo, Joy MacDermid, & Kathryn Sinden: Developing a questionnaire to identify critical incident exposures among Northwestern Ontario paramedics

Sinan Shariff, Serena Shukla, Janine Robinson, Renee Linklater, & Lena Quilty: Northwestern Ontario wellness In 2020: Gambling & wellness during COVID-19

Abigale Sprakes: Drug contamination, using alone & drug overdose in Thunder Bay