CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE: ENHANCING CARE CONTINUITY FOR FAMILY NAVIGATORS
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
5:30pm - 7: 30pm
Location: Douglas Mental Health University, Douglas Hall- 6875 LaSalle Blvd, Montreal Quebec, H4H 1R3
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- How do we partner with the community in doing research?
- What do we know about the lived experience of families?
- What do we know from research about empowering families?
- What lessons have we learned about enhancing care continuity?
Learn about the latest ideas and issues on how to expand access to evidence-based care for childhood autism in an informal setting. It's not a lecture! It's a place for group discussion, and audience involvement is the most important ingredient.
ENHANCING CARE CONTINUITY: A CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR FAMILY NAVIGATORS
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
9:00am - 4:30pm
Medical Education
Families with a child on the autism spectrum and related developmental conditions experience a great deal of stress as a result of the prolonged waiting period in accessing services. Our goal is to gather professionals and decision makers who are involved in empowering families throughout their journey.
McGill University Health Centre Research InStitute Seminar Series: Interaction between research and policy
Tuesday, November 14, 2016
12:pm - 1:00pm
Location: RI Auditorium, Glen site, room S1.112
By: MUHC Child Health and Human Development Program (CHHD)
Speaker: Dr. Karen Bopp Ph.D., RSLP, Autism Policy BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
Chair: Dr. Lila Amirali, Chief Psychiatrist, Montreal Children’s Hospital
As an autism policy consultant for the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Dr. Bopp is the Senior Behaviour Consultant for the Provincial government of B.C. She work in the Children an Youth Special Needs Policy department and provides clinical an best practice consultation on autism service delivery and policy.
A luncheon at 1pm with Dr. Bopp after her seminar will be held for interested investigators, trainees, and research fellows, organized by CHHD. A limited number of spots are available for this lunch, interested individuals should RSVP to penny.moutsos@mail.mcgill.ca before Friday Nov 11.
SPECTRUM OF CARE PARTNER'S ASSEMBLY
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
By Invitation
Various community partners will gather to discuss and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities in autism care delivery. Information from this forum will be used to guide future Donald Cohen Activities.
ANNUAL MEDICAL GENETICS ACADEMIC HALF DAY ON ASD
Friday, June 10, 2016
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: The Research Institute of the McGill University Heath Care Centre
Medical Education
Hosted by: Jennifer Fitzpatrick and Daniela Buhas
Invited Guests: Melissa Carter and Sebastien Jacquemont
The annual academic half day of the MUHC Department Medical Genetics focuses on translation of genomic discoveries into health care by supporting exchange between researchers and clinical teams.
THE CLINICIAN, THE SCIENTIST, AND THE STATISTICIAN IN AUTISM RESEARCH: BAD JOKE OR BEAUTIFUL COLLABORATION
PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS: ANNUAL DONALD COHEN AUTISM LECTURESHIP
Wednesday, May 11th 2016
8:00am - 9:00am
Location: MCH (Glen site) 1001 Decarie Blvd RI Auditorium, E S1.1129, Montreal (Quebec) H4A 3J1
Medical Education
With: Professor Andrew Pickles
Professor Andrew Pickles will deliver the Annual Donald Cohen Autism Lecture at the Montreal Children's Hospital Pediatric Grand Rounds.
LIVING WITH AUTISM WITH JOSEF SCHOVANEC
Monday, May 9th 2016
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Montreal City Hall, 275Notre-Dame street E, Montreal, Quebec
Open to public
BY: Autism in Motion, Giant Steps, CIRENE
Hosted by Patricia Paquin, the conference-cocktail (bilingual) with Josef Schovanec is part of the 4th International Symposium on Autism to be held in Montreal from 9-10 May 2016.
To register or find out more click here
To visit Autism in Motion click here
PATHWAYS STUDY PHASE III LAUNCH
Monday, May 9th 2016
5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Montreal City Hall, 275 Notre-Dame street E, Montreal, Quebec
The Pathways study team celebrates the launch of phase III with participating Montreal families who are making an enormous contribution to advancement of knowledge in the field of autism. A Q&A with the national lead Dr. Peter Szatmari and the Montreal lead Dr. Mayada Elsabbagh about the study progress and its future.
* For families unable to attend the event will be live tweeted from @pathwaysMTL, so you can tweet us your questions during the event!
4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: FROM GENES TO INTERVENTIONS
May 9th 2016 - May 10th 2016
8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Centre Mont Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Medical Education
BY: CIRENE, CHU Saint Justine Research Center, Université de Montréal, Giant Steps, and McGill,
World experts will gather to discuss the diagnosis, clinical evolution, genetics, imaging and cutting edge basic science research in the field of autism and to debate on the most appropriate type, timing and role of interventions for affected individuals and their families, taking into account our healthcare resources.
To register or find out more click here
The measure of a Life
News Feature
March 30, 2016
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Public
By: Spectrum News
Science journalist Nicholette Zeliadt from Spectrum News, a leading online news source on autism research, based in New York, takes a deep dive to our Pathway families to understand what "good outcomes" mean to them.
if you would like to read the feature please click here