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BEST START RESOURCE CENTRE 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
 
Date: February 17-19, 2010
Location: Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre & Spa
 
The conference addresses preconception through to child health and explores sessions relevant to your work and areas of interest. Acquire the latest information, learn innovative strategies and programs, and meet new colleagues. 
 
Register by January 8, 2010 to take advantage of the "early bird" special of $265.00 for the main conference. 
Regular registration fees of $315.00 apply after January 8, 2010.
 
To find out more about the conference including: registration details, the agenda, speakers, venue, parking, and accommodations, see http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf10/index.htm 
 
 
***** Here are some highlights of the conference: *****
 
----- PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS (February 17, 2010) -----
 
Promotion of Healthy Social Emotional Development and Prevention of Pre-school Bullying
 
Pre-school bullying is a topic that is receiving more and more interest. The forum will bring together research and practice in a still under-explored area of child health. Presentations and discussions will look at: the origins of aggression, factors associated with aggressive behaviour in young children, and factors leading to bullying or victimization. Strategies for service providers working with young children on promoting healthy social/emotional development and prevent aggression in pre-schoolers will be explored. 
 
Healthy Babies Healthy Children: Reserve your day! It's for you!
 
The pre-conference on Healthy Babies Healthy Children will offer practical suggestions for Public Health Nurses in key areas of their work. Networking and resource sharing opportunities will complement the presentations. The following topics were selected with input from HBHC staff: (1) Promoting Child Development, (2) Supporting Parent Progress; (3) Postpartum Mood Disorders and Mental Health; and (4) Attachment.
 
----- MAIN CONFERENCE (February 18-19, 2010) -----
 
KEYNOTES
 
We're All In This Together
Dr. Robin Williams <http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf10/speaker.htm#dr_rw> , Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region Public Health Clinical; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University
 
In her session, Dr. Robin Williams plans to examine the opportunities to move the Early Years agenda forward in Ontario, looking at both the opportunities and the challenges. 
 
Advancing Preconception Health:  From Concept to Practice South of the Border
Merry-K Moos <http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf10/speakers.htm#merry_k> , Professor (retired), Maternal Fetal Medicine Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina
 
After two decades of grass roots energies, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established a Select Panel on Preconceptional Health in 2006. The panel, recognizing that healthy women are at increased likelihood of having healthy pregnancy outcomes, prepared a blueprint for moving the reproductive prevention paradigm from a pregnancy orientation to one centered on a woman's health. This presentation will explore strategies employed to achieve each of the 10 Select Panel recommendations, remaining opportunities and challenges as well as lessons learned that may have relevance for moving the agenda forward in Canada. 
 
OTHER SESSION TOPICS:
*         The Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
*         Management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy-Evidence Based Counseling
*         Do you know the ABC's of Safe Sleep?
*         Engaging Today's Parents in a Prenatal and Parenting Education Program: Lessons Learned
*         Red Flags or On Track: Supporting Healthy Child Development and Early Identification in 0-6 Year Olds
*         Through the Eyes of a Child: First Nation Children's Environmental Health
*         Get in the Loop! Engaging Children Through Play
*         Newborn Screening in Ontario: A Review and Update for Health Care Providers
*         Is He Still Nursing?" - Supporting Women Who Breastfeed Past 6 Months
*         Children Living in a Digital World 
*         Using Cultural Knowledge to Help Empower Aboriginal Parents in Raising Healthy Children
 
To find out more about the conference including: registration details, the agenda, speakers, venue, parking, and accommodations, see http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf10/agenda.htm 
 
 
Meghan Boston-McCracken, MSW, RSW 
Bilingual Information Specialist / Spécialiste bilingue d'information
Best Start Resource Centre / Meilleur départ 
Health Nexus Santé
(formerly Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse/anciennement Centre ontarien d'information en prévention)
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Telephone: (705) 254-3463 / 1-800-397-9567 ext. 2345 
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Register now! Space is limited - 'Early bird' rates end January 8th.
Best Start Resource Centre: 2010 Annual Conference
February 17-19, 2010: Toronto, ON
http://www.beststart.org/events/detail/bsannualconf10/index.htm
 
Join over 1,600 service providers that are part of the 
Maternal Newborn and Child Health Promotion Network (MNCHP) 
to share and receive up-to-date information, guidance, and strategies. 
Subscribe at http://www.beststart.org/services/information.html
 
 
 

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