The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is holding their annual conference, entitled “Public Health 2015”, in Vancouver from May 25–28, 2015. Many SPPH faculty, students and researchers will be attending the event, as well as participating in sessions.
Monday, May 25, 2015
9:30 to 11:45 am
“Containing growth in medical care spending to invest more in the social determinants of health”
Bob Evans (Professor Emeritus, UBC SPPH)
Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor, UBC SPPH
Craig Mitton, Professor, UBC SPPH
Concurrent Sessions
2:20 to 3:50
“Ebola in Canada: What have we learned from this outbreak that we didn’t know before?”
Paul Gully, Public Health Consultant and Adjunct Professor, UBC SPPH
Bonnie Henry, Deputy Provincial Health Officer, Ministry of Health, British Columbia and Clinical Associate Professor, UBC SPPH
Michael Rekart, Clinical Professor, Medicine and Global Health, UBC SSPPH
“Public Health: Towards systems thinking 6.0”
Allan Best, Managing Director, InSource Research Group; Associate Scientist, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute; Clinical Professor, UBC SPPH
Arminee Kazanjian, Professor, UBC SPPH
Victoria Lee, Interim VP Population and Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health Authority; Clinical faculty UBC SPPH
Oral Abstract Sessions
2:20 to 3:50
“Exploring the mediating pathways between neighbourhood characteristics and obesity among Canadian childen – Andrew Tu (PhD candidate)
Geographic and socio-economic disparities in nutritional status of women in Pakistan: National Nutritional Survey 2011 – Naveed Janjua (Clinical Associate Professor)
“Young, alienated and excluded: Youth mental health and labour force participation, 2003-2012” – Anita Minh (PhD graduate 2015)
“Young, alienated and excluded: Youth mental health, labour force participation and socio-economic status – Anita Minh (PhD graduate 2015)
“Guidelines for the implementation of mother-child units in Canadian correctional facilities” – Ruth Martin (Clinical professor)
4:15 to 5:45
“Surveillance of pharmaceutical opioid-associated harms in Canada: A public health imperative”
Jane Buxton, Harm Reduction Lead, BC Centre for Disease Control; Professor, UBC SPPH
Kenneth Tupper, Director, Problematic Substance Use Prevention, BC Ministry of Health; Adjunct Professor, UBC SPPH
“You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note: Partners and process in foodborne outbreak investigation”
Eleni Galanis, Physician Epidemiologist, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control; Clinical Associate Professor, UBC SPPH
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Posters
May 26 – 27, all day
“Is the word being heard? A cross-sectional examination of the relationship between physical activity and sedentary behaviour and self-perceived health” – Amy Schneeberg (PhD candidate)
“Influenza immunization by pharmacists in British Columbia” – Monika Naus (Associate Professor)
“Varicella and zoster epidemiology in British Columbia inthe pre/post vaccine era – Monika Naus (Associate Professor)
“British Columbia SmartSexResource website: Who’s using it and what are they looking for?” – Alexandra Nunn (MPH graduate)
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 to 12:30
“Current challenges and future directions or public health education in Canada”
Erica Frank, Professor and Canada Research Chair, UBC SPPH; Founder, President and Executive Director, NextGenU.org
Oral Abstract Sessions
11:00 to 12:30
“Visitor experiences of the British Columbia SmartSexResource website” – Alexandra Nunn (MPH graduate)
“Investigating the correlates and impacts of financial pressure on health and safety among female sex workers in Metro Vancouver” – Julie Sou (MSc candidate)
“Children’s nature-based risky play: Influencing physical and mental health through natural outdoor play spaces and risky play” – Mariana Brussoni (Assistant Professor, UBC SPPH)
“Risky Play Meets Nature Play: The influence of natural outdoor play spaces and risky play on child development” – Mariana Brussoni (Assistant Professor, UBC SPPH)
“Factors associated with perceived abuse in the health care system among a population of long-term opioid users” – Heather Palis (MSc candidate)
“The SALOME study: Recruitment strategies into a clinical trial offering injectable diacetylmorphine and hydromorphone for opioid dependency” – Kirsten Marchand (PhD candidate)
“Peer engagement in harm reduction in British Columbia” – Jane Buxton (Professor, UBC SPPH)
“Participants’ profile in a trial testing treatment with injectable opioids under supervision for long-term heroin injectors: Implications or patient eligibility for these treatments” – Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes (Assistant Professor, UBC SPPH)
“Substance-using street-involved youth perspectives on negative experiences in school environment” – Robert Rivers (PhD candidate)
“Twenty years of PFD non-wearing and wearing in Canada: 2,000 lives and 4 billion dollars lost” – Peter Barss (Clinical Professor, UBC SPPH)
”Environmental exposures associated with antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infections” – Amee Manges (Associate Professor, UBC SPPH)
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 to 3:00
“Life after Housing First: How can we better support the integration and participation of formerly homeless citizens in our communities”
Faith Eiboff, (PhD candidate),
Jim Frankish, Professor, UBC SPPH
“Realist synthesis: A methodology for the systematic review of public health evidence in complex systems”
Sue Mills, Clinical Associate Professor, UBC SPPH
Concurrent Sessions
3:30 to 5:00
“From research to action: Examining the link between early childhood outcomes, government spending, and interventions supporting healthy child development”
Paul Kershaw, Associate Professor, UBC SPPH; Founder, Generation Squeeze; Associate Director, Human Early Learning Partnership
“Publishing in the Canadian Journal of Public Health: Tips from senior editors”
Jean Shoveller, Professor, UBC SPPH
Oral Abstract Sessions
3:30 to 5:00
“Outcomes of primary maternity care in the Northwest Territories” – Patricia Janssen (Professor, UBC SPPH)
“Development of an STI clinic-based surveillance system in British Columbia” – Jason Wong (Resident and MPH graduate)
“A public health approach for controlling currently illegal drugs” – Mark Haden (Adjunct Professor)
“Street drug testing: Does Canada have a public health blind spot?” – Kenneth Tupper (Adjunct Professor)
“Economic benefits of risk factor reduction in Canada” – Hans Krueger (Adjunct Professor)
“One size does not fit all: Introducing an equity framework into a tobacco reduction strategy” – Lorraine Greaves (Clinical faculty)
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Concurrent Sessions
9:00 to 10:30
“The BC First Nations perspective on wellness”
Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer, First Nations Health Authority; Clinical Professor UBC SPPH
“Three perspectives on integrating equity into reporting: Community, public health and research”
Jat Sandhu, Regional Director, Public Health Surveillance, Vancouver Coastal Health; Clinical Faculty UBC SPPH
Oral Abstract Sessions
11:00 to 12:30
“Recommendations to improve the influenza immunization campaign in Nunavut” – Sally (Yue) Lin (MPH candidate)
“Implementation of the BC Influenza Prevention Policy: A cross-sectional survey of healthcare facilities – Alexandra Nunn (MPH graduate)
“Food knowledge and food security strategies employed by early-age mothers in British Columbia” – Anna Carson (YSHT Researcher)
“The relationship between childhood physical abuse and self-esteem in adulthood: Findings from a Canadian population based study” – Faith Eiboff (PhD candidate)
“A framework for integral involvement of First Nations people in health policy decision-making” – Alycia Fridkin (PhD candidate)
Concurrent Sessions
1:30 to 3:00
“Popping the bubble wrap: Tools for promoting risky play for child health”
Mariana Brussoni, Assistant Professor, UBC SPPH and Department of Pediatrics