The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) recently hosted their 14th annual conference in Ottawa, Ontario. This year’s theme was “Celebrating 14 years of helping kids live their best lives” and aimed to bring together attendees interested in neurodevelopmental disabilities. From October 21st to 24th, attendees participated in engaging discussions, learned from top experts in the field, and connected with peers and collaborators.
Many MacART members attended the 2023 KBHN conference, offering our members an outstanding chance to disseminate our research discoveries, engage in idea-sharing, and foster collaborations within the worldwide community involved with neurodevelopmental conditions and disabilities. This year, MacART members contributed to various poster presentations and oral presentations. A special highlight was Dr. Peter Rosenbaum’s keynote presentation!
The following presentations include MacART members as contributors (the program book can be found HERE):
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Fraser Mustard Lecture: Childhood Disability in the 21st Century: Can We Create a Canadian Model for the World?
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Advancing Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice via Relationships and Research
- Involving Dr. Ayesha Siddiqua
Exploring Family Voices: Youth Engagement Panel
- Involving Dr. Linda Nguyen
Moving Forward: Mobilizing knowledge to co-develop the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit)
Supporting diverse families of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities – insights from community-based research
- Involving Dr. Vivian Lee
From basic science to community, new perspectives from developmental neuroscience
- Involving Dr. Vivian Lee
Implementation of a Novel Family-Centred Program within an Ontario Autism Service Setting: Baseline Findings from a Mixed Methods RCT
21st Century Philosophies for Developmental Disability: Exploring Approaches and Applications in Practice and Policy
- Involving Dr. Peter Rosenbaum
The Family Engagement in Research Training Program: An Opportunity to Connect, Collaborate, and Co-Create Solutions to Common Challenges in Patient-Oriented Research
- Involving Dr. Linda Nguyen
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