CIHR Health Talks - Friday October 25th, 2013 - Live-Stream - Securing the future: Innovative research in reproductive, child and youth health

Presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health

OTTAWA, Oct. 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Join us for a talk focused on the latest developments in children's health - from reproductive to child, youth and mental health research in Canada. Click here for a sneak peak of the upcoming Health talk.

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WHEN: Friday, October 25th, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHO:    For health and science reporters

To live-stream the Health Talk, please click here

Topics to be covered include:

9:00 AM	Welcome David Coulombe, Media Specialist, CIHR
9:10 AM	Round table introductions
9:20 AM	Opening Remarks What's next for reproductive, child and youth health research in Canada? Dr. Shoo Lee, Scientific Director CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
9:40 AM	Q&A
10:00 AM	Promoting mental health in people with Autism Dr. Jonathan Weiss, York University
10:20 AM	Q&A
10:30 AM	BREAK
10:40 AM	The impacts of cyber bullying on today's youth Dr. John Leblanc, Dalhousie University
11:00 AM	Q&A
11:20 AM	Healthy, Active, and Safe: Challenges and Opportunities in Child Injury Prevention Dr. Alison Macpherson, York University
11:40 AM	Q&A
12:00 PM	LUNCH
1:00 PM	Preventing obesity in the early years of life Dr. Kristi Adamo, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute
1:20 PM	Q&A
1:40 PM	The impacts of the environment on reproduction? Dr. William Fraser, Université of Montréal
2:00 PM	Q&A
2:20 PM	BREAK (optional)
2:40 PM	Linking the exposure to pesticides to behavioural problems in young children Dr. Maryse Bouchard, Université de Montréal
3:00 PM	Q&A
3:20 PM	Closing remarks Dr. Shoo Lee

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David Coulombe

CIHR Media Relations
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Cell: 613-808-7526

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