Day 2: Thursday February 6

All times Eastern (ET)

11:00am-11:15am

Welcome

Emcee: Nicholas Herd (Creative Advocacy Coordinator, L’Arche Canada)

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Conference Director: Megan Primeau (Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto)

11:15am-12:30pm

Day 2 Opening Keynote
Panel: Prevention and Screening to Improve Wellbeing

Kara MacNeill (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University)

Lisa WT Christian (Associate Director of Clinical Education, University of Waterloo, School of Optometry and Vision Science)

Yolanda Kirkham (Obstetrician Gynecologist; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto)

Moderated by: Kellie Davis (Medical Geneticist, IWK Health, Nova Scotia)

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12:30pm-12:45pm

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

12:45pm-1:45pm

Breakout Workshops C

Discovering the Best Ways to Share Health Information and Research with the Special Olympics Canada Community

Expanding Our Village

Making the Invisible Visible: Insights from the First National Study on Neurodivergent Student Experiences in Post-Secondary Education

Spirituality Among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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1:45pm-2:15pm

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

2:15pm-3:15pm

Breakout Workshops D

Caring for the Caregiver (C4C): An Integrated Stepped Care Model to Enhance Access to Mental Health Supports for Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity

Improving Health Outcomes for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Cross-Sector Strategy for Collaborative Action

Intersecting Identities: The Impact of Disability, Race, and Mental Health on Community Well-Being

Lessons Learned: Improving Accessibility in Advance Care Planning

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3:15pm-3:45pm

Posters, Supporters, and Networking Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Day 2 Closing Keynote Panel
Panel: Supporting Parents who have a Developmental Disability

Afsaneh Mokhtari (Parenting Enhancement Program Therapist, Surrey Place Centre)

Laura Pacheco (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Memorial University; Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, McGill University)

Marjorie Aunos (Psychologist & Researcher; Accessibility Consultant, Author, Keynote Speaker)

Moderated by: Michelle Goos (Parent and Self-Advocate, Community Living British Columbia)

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4:45pm-5:00pm

Closing Remarks

Emcee: Nicholas Herd (Creative Advocacy Coordinator, L’Arche Canada)

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Conference Director: Megan Primeau (Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto)