EVENTS HISTORY 2022
The following is a list of events that the IHLCDP has sponsored or presented during the year. Many of our presentations and workshops are available to view as a video or audio recording on our Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention YouTube channel, so if you missed the event you can still access the information. For events that have a recorded presentation, just click on the button link.
November 29
Exploring brief exercise counselling and a referral pathway implemented by the cancer care workforce
Exercise is recognized as safe and beneficial for cancer patients throughout the cancer continuum. However, little is known about the capacity of the existing cancer care workforce (e.g., medical, radiation oncologists, cancer care nurses and allied health professionals) to promote and integrate exercise advice and referral as part of usual care. This research explored the cancer care workforces’ capacity to provide exercise advice, promote the uptake and maintenance of regular physical exercise, and identify opportunities to integrate the cancer specific exercise recommendations into usual care. Based on this formative evaluation phase, exercise strategies and resources for clinician-initiated exercise counselling and referral were co-designed and tested with a number of cancer care clinicians at a local cancer centre in Sydney, Australia. Findings and key learning from this project are presented and discussed.
Presenter:
Dr. Cristina Caperchione, Associate Professor of Physical Activity and Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
A Visiting Scholar Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
November 16
Evaluating the value for money of lifestyle interventions to promote healthy aging
Have you wondered what the role for economic evaluation is when examining how well an intervention works and at what costs to patients, our health care system and society? In this presentation we share examples from two populations – individuals with chronic stroke and individuals at high risk of falls – that will explain the role for economic evaluation to evaluate intervention efficiency.
Presenters
Dr. Jennifer C. Davis, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Applied Health Economics;
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan
Cassandra Adjetey, Masters student in IGS CESCE theme, UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
November 15
Exploring grief following MAiD: Bereavement experiences for family and friends
Medically assisted dying has been legal in Canada since 2016. A growing body of research now helps us better understand bereavement experiences of family/friends following the death of a loved one by MAiD. This presentation focuses on findings of an interpretive study: that the time before the assisted death seems most impactful—an experience of “bringing death to life” that shapes bereavement after death. This presentation also discusses how grieving is further informed by: (1) certainty of date/time of death, (2) active family engagement as planners supports sense-making, and (3) enacting MAiD as ceremony slows time to “digest” loss.
Presenter:
Rosanne Beuthin, PhD, RN
Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing
University of Victoria
A Research to Practice Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, and North Okanagan Hospice Society
October 3
Finding balance: Sensing our environment to prevent falling
The presentation focuses on 1) healthy adult aging as relates to our nervous and muscular systems to maintain standing balance control, 2) how balance is an integral component in performing activities of daily living, and 3) strategies to ensure optimal balance control throughout the lifespan.
Presenter
Dr. Brian Dalton, Assistant Professor
School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development
University of British Columbia Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
September 20
Evaluating responses to the drug poisoning crisis in British Columbia
This presentation focuses on research examining potential benefits and harms of responses to the ongoing drug poisoning crisis in BC.
Dr. Mary Clare Kennedy presents the findings of recent studies investigating: the health impacts of overdose prevention sites in Vancouver;
the role of drug checking data from Vancouver as a tool for monitoring population-level risk of drug poisoning;
and the effects of discontinuing and tapering of prescribed opioid therapy on overdose risk among people with chronic pain in BC.
Presenter:
Mary Clare Kennedy, PhD
Research Scientist, BC Centre on Substance Use;
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development,
University of British Columbia Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
June 23
University peer support: Can non-professional interventions improve student mental health and wellbeing?
As the needs of students evolve and the demand for services increase, universities are searching for new approaches to support students. Although peer-run community mental health programs are effective, the research to understand university peer support is lacking. This talk presents new research from the UK exploring this non-professional intervention for student mental health and wellbeing.
Presenter:
Julia Haas (she/her): PhD Candidate
King’s College London and Student Wellbeing & Welfare Manager, King’s College London Students’ Union (KCLSU)
A Visiting Scholar Webinar co-sponsored by the IHLCDP and UBCO Campus and Wellness Education
May 25
Transportation is a social determinant of health: Proven ways to thrive via SMARTer growth management
There’s an old adage – we can’t build our way (widen hwys/new hwys) out of traffic congestion; it costs too much, exacerbates health impacts, precludes climate action. How do we manage growth and move into a climate friendlier future while avoiding summertime smog, smoke, congestion, heat domes and their associated health impacts? The EU has demonstrated sustainably safer and affordable regional, inter-city transport solutions connecting low density rural communities like ours. This presentation discusses how a regional zero emission, hydrail passenger tram-train solution could connect our rural Valley communities, and address health and transport inequities, among many other benefits, all at a fraction of the cost of building more highways.
Presenter:
Dr. Gord Lovegrove, Associate Professor
School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan;
Departmental Science Advisor, Transport & Infrastructure Canada, Government of Canada
2022 May 25 Transportation is a social determinant of health
A Partnership in Research Webinar
May 4
Adapting the Serious Illness Conversation Guide for patients from diverse communities
The Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) is used as a primary clinical tool to enhance the quality of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with serious illness using open-ended questions and language to learn patients’ goals, values, and priorities. The guide was developed in a population of predominantly white, well-educated, urban patients in the Northeastern U.S.
This presentation reflects on the cultural safety and linguistic acceptability of the SICG for all English speaking British Columbians irrespective of ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Beddard-Huber, RN, MSN, CHPCN(C)
BC Centre for Palliative Care
Nicole Wikjord, RN, MN, CHPCN(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, First Nations Health Authority
Adaptations to the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Be More Culturally Safe – open access link
A Research to Practice Webinar
April 6
Children on the autism spectrum and their families often experience safety-related barriers to recreation. Learn about how parent and provider perspectives are informing a web-based resource to enable inclusive and safe recreation experiences for families.
Presenters:
Lise Olsen, RN, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Nursing,
Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Rebecca Anderson, Psychology student, UBC Okanagan
Paige Dafoe, Psychology student, UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 31
“it’s only as good as…”: Care at a distance for people with heart beat irregularity
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heartbeat irregularity in Canada and occurs most often in older people. People with AF who needed specialized care during the pandemic were able to receive their care at a distance. This presentation highlights both their support and reservations related to this approach to care.
Presenters:
Dr. Kathy Rush, Professor
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
UBC Okanagan
Lindsay Burton, Research Coordinator
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 28
The ‘other health emergency’: Health equity and climate change in British Columbia, Canada
Climate change has created unprecedented challenges for BC communities and its health systems in recent years. This presentation shares evidence on the health equity impacts of climate change, and new insights into how public health systems and community actors can both protect and promote the health of BC communities under a variety of possible climate futures.
Presenter:
Dr. Chris G Buse, Senior Research Scientist
Centre for Environmental Assessment Research, UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 15
Aging in Place: The Canadian Context
Reflections from survey results and focus groups on the meaning and action needed to age well in Canada are shared in this webinar.
Presenter:
Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, Professor
School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan;
Aging in Place research cluster Lead; NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
Learn more here: Aging in Place
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 14
What’s Next: The COVID Aftermath
Another year has passed, unlike any other that has challenged the health care systems across Canada. As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, what lessons have we learned to do things better?
As one of Canada’s top health and public policy observers and commentators, no one is more equipped to lead this discussion than André Picard. In 2020, he was one of the first to make a public declaration to ‘shut it down’ and implement physical distancing measures. He has covered all angles of the pandemic—from the status of frontline workers, to the implications for older adults and youth, to the impact on our workplaces.
Picard shares his in-depth insights on post-pandemic health reform with impetus that good must come from all of this.
Co-hosted by the Faculty of Health and Social Development, and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan campus
March 2
Aging in Place: Multidisciplinary perspectives on growing older at home
Aging brings many physical, psychological and social changes that result in dynamic and complex changes.
To age in place is the ability to live with adaptability and resilience to maintain functional independence. Considering Canada’s aging population, efforts to support older women and men to age in place is even more pressing today.
Join this Café Scientifique to listen to multidisciplinary perspectives about growing older at home, express your viewpoints, and ask questions to aging experts.
PANEL
Dr. Jennifer Boger, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo; Investigator, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Ms. Phuong ‘Lisa’ Ha, PhD Student, Sensorimotor Physiology and Integrative Neuromechanics Lab, School of Health and Exercise Science; Trainee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Ms. Tiana Broen, MSc Student, Health and Adult Development Lab, Department of Psychology, UBC Vancouver campus; Trainee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Dr. Janet Evans, MD, CGB Medical, Kelowna; Member, Advisory Committee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
MODERATOR
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Investigator, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Investigator, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
This event is co-hosted with the Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus, and Interior Health.
February 15
Developing the role of the volunteer to support caregivers of children with medical complexity: A Delphi study
A community-based volunteer has the potential to address many unmet needs family caregivers face throughout their child’s illness trajectory and into palliative care. This presentation describes the development of a volunteer model of care to support those who are caring for a child with medical complexity or in palliative care.
Presenter:
Robyn Thomas, HBSc, Master of Arts Student
Community Engagement, Social Change, Equity theme, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies,
University of British Columbia Okanagan
The importance of timely identification of patients with unmet palliative needs, and the limitation of current approaches to early/timely identification is discussed. Newer automated systems of timely identification described can be used to drive quality improvement in end of life care.
A Research to Practice Webinar
January 25
Defying the odds: Positive adaptation in the context of family adversity
This presentation provides an overview of emerging research examining positive adaptation and resilience among those with experiences of early childhood and family adversity. We will breakdown the research findings and discuss implications for policy and practice that promote health equity among trauma-affected populations.
Presenter:
Sarah Dow-Fleisner, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan;
Michael Smith Foundation Health Research Scholar (2021 – 2026);
Director for the Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families
A Partnership in Research Webinar
January 12
Improving end of life care: Timely identification of patients who would benefit from a palliative approach
The importance of timely identification of patients with unmet palliative needs, and the limitation of current approaches to early/timely identification is discussed. Newer automated systems of timely identification described can be used to drive quality improvement in end of life care.
Presenter:
Dr. James Downar, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Head and Professor, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, and
Clinical Research Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
A Research to Practice Webinar
May 4
Adapting the Serious Illness Conversation Guide for patients from diverse communities
The Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) is used as a primary clinical tool to enhance the quality of advance care planning (ACP) for patients with serious illness using open-ended questions and language to learn patients’ goals, values, and priorities. The guide was developed in a population of predominantly white, well-educated, urban patients in the Northeastern U.S.
This presentation reflects on the cultural safety and linguistic acceptability of the SICG for all English speaking British Columbians irrespective of ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Beddard-Huber, RN, MSN, CHPCN(C)
BC Centre for Palliative Care
Nicole Wikjord, RN, MN, CHPCN(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist, First Nations Health Authority
Adaptations to the Serious Illness Conversation Guide to Be More Culturally Safe – open access link
A Research to Practice Webinar
April 6
Children on the autism spectrum and their families often experience safety-related barriers to recreation. Learn about how parent and provider perspectives are informing a web-based resource to enable inclusive and safe recreation experiences for families.
Presenters:
Lise Olsen, RN, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Nursing,
Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Rebecca Anderson, Psychology student, UBC Okanagan
Paige Dafoe, Psychology student, UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 31
“it’s only as good as…”: Care at a distance for people with heart beat irregularity
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heartbeat irregularity in Canada and occurs most often in older people. People with AF who needed specialized care during the pandemic were able to receive their care at a distance. This presentation highlights both their support and reservations related to this approach to care.
Presenters:
Dr. Kathy Rush, Professor
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
UBC Okanagan
Lindsay Burton, Research Coordinator
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development
UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 28
The ‘other health emergency’: Health equity and climate change in British Columbia, Canada
Climate change has created unprecedented challenges for BC communities and its health systems in recent years. This presentation shares evidence on the health equity impacts of climate change, and new insights into how public health systems and community actors can both protect and promote the health of BC communities under a variety of possible climate futures.
Presenter:
Dr. Chris G Buse, Senior Research Scientist
Centre for Environmental Assessment Research, UBC Okanagan
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 15
Aging in Place: The Canadian Context
Reflections from survey results and focus groups on the meaning and action needed to age well in Canada are shared in this webinar.
Presenter:
Dr. Jennifer Jakobi, Professor
School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan;
Aging in Place research cluster Lead; NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering
Learn more here: Aging in Place
A Partnership in Research Webinar
March 14
What’s Next: The COVID Aftermath
Another year has passed, unlike any other that has challenged the health care systems across Canada. As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, what lessons have we learned to do things better?
As one of Canada’s top health and public policy observers and commentators, no one is more equipped to lead this discussion than André Picard. In 2020, he was one of the first to make a public declaration to ‘shut it down’ and implement physical distancing measures. He has covered all angles of the pandemic—from the status of frontline workers, to the implications for older adults and youth, to the impact on our workplaces.
Picard shares his in-depth insights on post-pandemic health reform with impetus that good must come from all of this.
Co-hosted by the Faculty of Health and Social Development, and the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, UBC Okanagan campus
March 2
Aging in Place: Multidisciplinary perspectives on growing older at home
Aging brings many physical, psychological and social changes that result in dynamic and complex changes.
To age in place is the ability to live with adaptability and resilience to maintain functional independence. Considering Canada’s aging population, efforts to support older women and men to age in place is even more pressing today.
Join this Café Scientifique to listen to multidisciplinary perspectives about growing older at home, express your viewpoints, and ask questions to aging experts.
PANEL
Dr. Jennifer Boger, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo; Investigator, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Ms. Phuong ‘Lisa’ Ha, PhD Student, Sensorimotor Physiology and Integrative Neuromechanics Lab, School of Health and Exercise Science; Trainee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Ms. Tiana Broen, MSc Student, Health and Adult Development Lab, Department of Psychology, UBC Vancouver campus; Trainee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
Dr. Janet Evans, MD, CGB Medical, Kelowna; Member, Advisory Committee, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
MODERATOR
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Investigator, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Investigator, Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus
This event is co-hosted with the Aging in Place Research Cluster, UBC Okanagan campus, and Interior Health.
February 15
Developing the role of the volunteer to support caregivers of children with medical complexity: A Delphi study
A community-based volunteer has the potential to address many unmet needs family caregivers face throughout their child’s illness trajectory and into palliative care. This presentation describes the development of a volunteer model of care to support those who are caring for a child with medical complexity or in palliative care.
Presenter:
Robyn Thomas, HBSc, Master of Arts Student
Community Engagement, Social Change, Equity theme, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies,
University of British Columbia Okanagan
The importance of timely identification of patients with unmet palliative needs, and the limitation of current approaches to early/timely identification is discussed. Newer automated systems of timely identification described can be used to drive quality improvement in end of life care.
A Research to Practice Webinar
January 25
Defying the odds: Positive adaptation in the context of family adversity
This presentation provides an overview of emerging research examining positive adaptation and resilience among those with experiences of early childhood and family adversity. We will breakdown the research findings and discuss implications for policy and practice that promote health equity among trauma-affected populations.
Presenter:
Sarah Dow-Fleisner, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan;
Michael Smith Foundation Health Research Scholar (2021 – 2026);
Director for the Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families
A Partnership in Research Webinar
January 12
Improving end of life care: Timely identification of patients who would benefit from a palliative approach
The importance of timely identification of patients with unmet palliative needs, and the limitation of current approaches to early/timely identification is discussed. Newer automated systems of timely identification described can be used to drive quality improvement in end of life care.
Presenter:
Dr. James Downar, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Head and Professor, Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, and
Clinical Research Chair in Palliative and End of Life Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa