
| 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Registration, Frontenac Foyer |
| 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. |
Breakfast – Public Health Poster Show-and-Tell, Frontenac Ballroom |
| 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. |
Equity Day – Welcoming Remarks, Frontenac Ballroom |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
Plenary Session III: Assessing Progress Towards Equity,
Frontenac Ballroom
Plenary Speakers: Bob Gardner, Penny Sutcliffe and Stephen Whitehead
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| 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. |
TOPHC Closing Ceremonies, Frontenac Ballroom: Vivek Goel, Linda Stewart, Liz Haugh, and Sandra Laclé |
| 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. |
Morning Break |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions IV, TOPHC Breakout Rooms |
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Building a Learning Organization, Regatta Room
Presented by: Ingrid Tyler, Carol Timmings

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Exchanging Evidence and Ideas to Improve the Health of Francophone Communities in Ontario, Dockside 5
Presented by: Louise Bouchard, Jocelyne Lalonde, Isabel Michel
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Balancing Universal and Focused Public Health Interventions: Opportunities and Challenges, Dockside 3
Presented by: Daniela Seskar-Hencic, Andrew Pinto, Julie Stratton
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Halton Parents: Parenting Support Using Social Media, Dockside 1
Presented by: Andrea Montgomery, Lynne Hanna
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Healthy Canada by Design: Evidence-Based Tools to Create Healthier Built Environments, Ready for Action!, Pier 2
Presented by David Mowat, Gayle Bursey, Bhavna Sivanand, Alice Miro, David McKeown, Linda Piazza, John Wall
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Performance Management Framework for Public Health: Implementing Accountability Agreement Indicators, Dockside 2
Presented by: Michele Weidinger, Laura Belfie
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Rates: Community-Based Programming to Close the Gap, Pier 3
Presented by: Judyth Gulden, Fayola Creft |
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Public Health Policy Change: Evidence, Experts, Rhetoric and Reality, Marine Room
Presented by: Robert Schwartz, Joanna Cohen |
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Should We Stay or Should We Go? – Long-Term Care Homes and Nursing Homes: Developing Plans for Sheltering-In-Place or Evacuation, Dockside 6
Presented by: Judyth Gulden, Richard Bochenek
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Understanding and Applying Burden-of-Disease Methods in Ontario Public Health Planning. Dockside 9
Presented by: Ruth Sanderson, Jeff Kwong, Doug Manuel, Juergen Rehm, Heather Manson, Natasha Crowcroft, Paul Kurdyak, Shelley Deeks
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| 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
Luncheon – "Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is: Health and
Dental Care Policy Report", Frontenac Ballroom
Presented by: Dr. Garry Aslanyan, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Dr. Carlos Quiñonez, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada |
| 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions V – ORAL PRESENTATIONS, TOPHC Breakout Rooms
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Public Perceptions of Determinants of Health, Regatta Room
Presented by: Kelly Anthony, Danielle Kofler
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Exchanging Ideas to Improve the Practice of Delivering French-Language Public Health Services, Dockside 5
Échange d'Idées e n Vue d'A méliorer la Pratique d'Offrir des Services de Santé Publique
en Français
Presented by: Hélène Roussel, Stéphanie Tomicic, Lou-Anne Hirons, Erik Labrosse
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One Health / EcoHealth, Dockside 6
Presented by: Karen Morrison, Dean Middleton

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PHAC/CIHR Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) Vaccine Coverage Theme Workshop: Optimizing the Collection of Influenza Immunization Data, Pier 2
Presented by: Jeff Kwong, Jennifer Pereira, Christine Heidebrecht, Susan Quach, Sherman Quan
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Putting Results in the Hands of Stakeholders: A New Health Informatics Portal, Pier 3
Presented by: Shawn O’Connor, Robert Schwartz
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Built Environment, Marine Room:
- Growing Food in the City: Development of an Evidence-Informed Decision-Support Tool to Streamline Soil Assessment and Management
Presented by: Josephine Archbold, Suzanne Goldacker, Ronald Macfarlane, Loren Vanderlinden, Monica Campbell, Solomon Boye, Peter Dorfman
- How 10 PHUs are Working to Influence the Land-Use Planning Processes
Presented by: Kim Perrotta

- Lessons Learned from an Interdisciplinary Approach to the Development of Community Pictures
Presented by: Sari Liem, Kim Bergeron
- Partnerships, Policies, Prototypes: How Peel Public Health is Forging Ahead to Build Health-Promoting Built Environments Throughout the Region
Presented by: David Mowat, Gayle Bursey, Bhavna Sivanand
- What is the Potential Impact of the Discontinuation of Community Water Fluoridation: A Review of Past Studies
Presented by: Phat Ha, Heather Manson
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Child Health, Dockside 1:
- Assessment of Factors Associated with School Compliance to Ministry of Health pH1N1 Guidelines During Wave Two of Ontario's Influenza Pandemic
Presented by: Doug Sider, Anusha Sundaram

- Barriers to Receiving and Reporting Childhood Immunizations: Parents' Perspectives
Presented by: Regina Elliott, Michelle Ho, Zahra Abdulhussein
- Enhancing Community - Early Years Partnerships
Presented by: Joanne Simpson
- Menobimahdizwin: Living the Good Life
Presented by: Lynda Fraser
- Results of a Formative Evaluation of Youth Engagement for Healthy Choices
Presented by: Maritt Kirst, Tracey Borland, Robert Schwartz
- Tobacco Control: Contraband Cigarettes and Youth Access
Presented by: Jim Chan
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Management, Dockside 2:
- Adopting a Health and Safety Management System in Public Health: A New Leadership Imperative to Establish a Culture of Safety for Clients, Employees and the Public
Presented by: Patricia Boucher, Kathryn Nichol
- Advancing Public Health by Increasing Leadership Knowledge and Skills
Presented by: Maureen Cava, Katie Dilworth
- Innovation in Public Health Clinical Nursing Services: The Role of the Intake Nurse
Presented by: Ethylene Villareal, Barbara May Hutchison
- Developing "Champions" to Foster Staff Training on the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Presented by: Marty Mako, Kim Ouellette
- Priority Setting and Resource Allocation in a Small, Rural Public Health Unit
Presented by: Shani Gates, Katie Jackson

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Planning, Dockside 3:
- Advancing Public Health by Increasing Knowledge and Skills in Evidence-Informed Practice
Presented by: May Tao, Katie Dilworth, Carol Timmings
- An Examination of LEARN Communities of Practice: Developing Social Capital for Purposes of Knowledge Exchange and Use
Presented by: Irene Lambraki, Agnes Nowaczek, Steve Manske, Erika Steibelt, Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh
- Involving Multiple Perspectives: Tips to Strengthen Public Health Evidence-Based Practice
Presented by: Emily Zbieranowski
- Learning Through Evidence, Action, and Reflection Networks (LEARN): Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Practice
Presented by: Erika Steibelt, Christine Stich, Melody Roberts, Irene Lambraki, John Garcia

- Turning Client-Centred Care Principles into Practice ... We Asked Clients
Presented by: Sharon Vanderburg, Susan Boston
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Hot TOPHC: Fluoridation of Public Water Systems, Dockside 9
Presented by: Heather Manson and Dick Ito
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Afternoon Break – Coffee and Snacks "To Go" |

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