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The upcoming health care research seminars are as follows: TBA
The Webcast is supported by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
The seminars are free. All interested individuals are welcome.
Pay parking available in Lot D.
For further information, please contact Jody Tverdal at (705) 675-1151 ext. 4347, or by e-mail at: jtverdal@laurentian.ca.
The following are some of the seminars and workshops held in the past:
2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-2000 1999
2013-14
NOSM Dean's HOUR
 March 26, 2014
Robyn Tamblyn, Ph.D.
Scientific Director, Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, McGill University
"Health Services and Policy Research: Priorities and Opportunities"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
November 27, 2013
Helle Møller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University
"Senior Physical Activity and the Impact of Free Initiatives:
How Can We Avoid Widening the Inequality Gap?"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
October 15, 2013
Chantelle A.M. Richmond, Ph.D.
Department of Geography & The First Nations Studies Program, The University of Western Ontario
"Gifts from the Elders"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
2012-13
April 10, 2013
Dana Wilson, Ph.D.
Peel Children and Youth Initiative, Department of Geography, University of Toronto
"A Population-Based Exploration of Parents' Experiences with Informal and Formal Supports"
March 27, 2013
Janet Smylie, M.D., M.P.H., F.C.F.P.
Research Scientist, Centre for Research on Inner City Health (CRICH), St. Michael's Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
CIHR New Investigator in Knowledge Translation
"Buffalo Hunting for the Academic Health Sciences Researcher: A Few Tips"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
February 27, 2013
Stephen Ritchie, Ph.D. (Candidate)
Assistant Professor, School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University
"Wilderness Therapy and the Wikwemikong Outdoor Adventure Leadership Experience (OALE)"
PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
December 7, 2012
Christopher Mushquash, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, and Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
"Early Interventions for Alcohol Misuse Among First Nations Adolescents"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
November 21, 2012
Chiachen (Chi) Cheng, MD, FRCP(C), MPH
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Physician Researcher
"The Gordian Knot for Rural and Remote Mental Health Services:
Developing Early Intervention Psychosis Services for Ontario's North"
PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
October 3, 2012
Laura Sky, Ph.D.
Producer/Director, Sky Works Charitable Foundation
"Real Work for Real Change:
The Ethics of Inclusion, Context and Contradictions in Media and Medical Research and Practice"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre (Part 1 of 2) (Part 2 of 2)
August 23, 2012
Yingyao Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
"Knowledge Translation from Health Technology Assessment to Health Policy-making in China"
PowerPoint Presentation
2011-12
May 16, 2012
Holly Prince, M.S.W.
Research Associate, CERAH
Luanne Maki
Community Health Representative, Fort William First Nation
"Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
April 18, 2012
Pam Wakewich, Ph.D.
Faculty Investigator, CRaNHR
"Gender and Place in Senior's Photovoice Accounts of Health Barriers and
Resources in Northwestern Ontario"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
March 28, 2012
Irene Koren, R.N., M.Sc.
Faculty Investigator, CRaNHR
"The Nurse Practitioner Tracking Study: Monitoring the Integration of NPs into the Health Care System"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
February 22, 2012
Alain P. Gauthier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Human Kinetics
Patrick E. Timony, M.A.
Research Assistant
CRaNHR
"Examining the Geographical Distribution of French Speaking Physicians in Ontario"
PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
November 23, 2011
Rachel Ellaway, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean Curriculum and Planning, Associate Professor
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Laurentian University, Sudbury
"The Roads Not Taken: Exploring the Growing Crises of Medical Education Research"
PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
October 19, 2011
Denise Gauthier-Frohlick, Ph.D., O.C.T.
Transition Program Developer, Indigenous Programs
Part-time Assistant Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Part-time Faculty, Thorneloe University, Laurentian University, Sudbury
"Access to Pediatric Cancer Treatment for Northern and Rural Ontario Families"
September 21, 2011
Mary Lou Kelley, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Work and
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
"Developing Palliative Care programs in Long Term Care Homes:
A Participatory Action Research Approach to Organizational Change"
2010-11
May 18, 2011
Arshi Shaik, Ph.D. (Candidate)
School of Rural and Northern Health
Laurentian University
"Manifestation of Resilience in the Context of Postpartum Depression:
Experiences of Women and Their Supporting Others in Northern Ontario"
PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
March 16, 2011
Dr. Trevor F. Smith
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Nipissing University, North Bay
"Mood Disorder in Community-based Palliative Care"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
February 16, 2011
Karen L. Rebeiro Gruhl, Ph.D.
Occupational Therapist, Community Mental Health
HRSRH
"Access to Employment for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Northeastern Ontario:
It's a Matter of Mathematics"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
January 19, 2011
Jon Wardle, Ph.D. (Candidate)
NHMRC Research Scholar, School of Population Health
University of Queensland
Herston, Queensland, Australia
"Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rural Communities:
Current Research and Future Directions"
PowerPoint Presentation
November 17, 2010
Robert Silvestri, Ph.D. (Candidate)
Researcher
Northern Ontario Assessment and Resource Centre
"Demystifying AD/HD"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
September 15, 2010
Ms. Sylvie Lafortune
Librarian, Government Information and Data
J.N. Desmarais Library, Laurentian University
Ms. Allison Tremblay
Data and GIS Library Assistant
J.N. Desmarais Library, Laurentian University
"Research Data Available via the Data Liberation Initiative"
2009-10
January 26, 2010
Dr. Linda Wilson
Principal Lecturer
Occupational Therapy
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
"Healthcare Systems in Aotearoa New Zealand: Policy Shaped by Research"
October 29, 2009
Dr. Ray D. Bollman
Chief of Research
Agriculture Division
Statistics Canada
"Incidence of Low Income in Rural Canada"
October 26, 2009
Dr. Elizabeth Wenghofer
Assistant Professor
School of Rural and Northern Health
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Physician Scores on National Qualifying Examinations Predict Patient Complaints and Quality of Care in Future Practice"
This presentation is available through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine's
ePresence Webcast Centre
2008-09
April 3, 2009
Jill Sherman
Researcher
National Center for Frontier Communities
Ojo Sarco, New Mexico
"Effects of Seasonal Populations on Health and Related Public Services in Three Frontier Communities, USA"
March 19, 2009
Dr. Nicole Yantzi
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Evaluating the Accessibility and Inclusiveness of Sudbury Playgrounds for Children with Physical Disabilities"
January 14, 2009
Dr. Roger Pitblado
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Ontario Nurses' Journey-to-Work: Patterns and Implications"
October 28, 2008
Dr. Elizabeth Wenghofer
Assistant Professor
School of Rural and Northern Health
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Do Organization and System Factors Affect Family Physician Performance?"
2007-08
March 10, 2008
Dr. Mark Rosenberg
Professor of Geography
Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology
Queen's University
"Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Aging, Health and Health Care"
January 14, 2008
Dr. John Humphreys
Professor of Rural Health Research
School of Rural Health
Monash University Bendigo
Dr. John Wakerman
Director
Centre for Remote Health
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
"Sustainable Rural & Remote Primary Health Care Models in Australia"
October 30, 2007
Dr. Simon Kitto
Senior Lecturer (Medical & Health Sociology)
Department of Rural and Indigenous Health
Lecturer (honorary), Department of Surgery
Monash University, Australia
"Rural Surgeons' Confidence in Evidence-based Medicine"
October 1, 2007
Norwegian Medical Schools' Visit to Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
jointly hosted by the
Northern Ontario School of Medicine and
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Dr. Greg Ross
Associate Dean of Research
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Dr. Raymond Pong
Research Director
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
"Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research:
An Overview of Research Activities"
Dr. Nancy Lightfoot
Division Head, Human Sciences
Northern Ontario School of Medicine and
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
"Mortality and Cancer Incidence Among Manitoba Nickel Miners"
Prof. Ivar Aaraas
National Centre for Rural Medicine
University of Tromsø, Norway
"Norwegian National Centre of Rural Medicine Research Program"
Ms. Margaret Gaski
National Centre for Rural Medicine
University of Tromsø, Norway
"Recruitment of Medical Students from the Norwegian Indigenous Population"
Dr. Peder Halvorsen
National Centre for Rural Medicine
University of Tromsø, Norway
"Risk Reduction to Patients"
 
July 12, 2007
Dr. Rashid Bashshur
Professor Emeritus
Department of Health Management and Policy Director
University of Michigan Health System Telemedicine Core
"Telemedicine: History, Context, and Transformation"
2006-07
June 5, 2007
Dr. Mark Skinner
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Trent University
"Rural Health Dimensions of Volunteerism"
April 5, 2007
Dr. Derek Wilkinson
Director
Laurentian University Branch Research Data Center
Director
Institute of Northern Ontario Research and Development
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Laurentian University
"Research Opportunities in the Laurentian Branch RDC:
Applications and Analyses"
September 25, 2006
The Ontario Rural Council - September 2006 Public Issue Forum:
"LHINs and the Future of Rural Health: What Can Our Communities Expect?"
Organized by: The Ontario Rural Council in partnership with the
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Rural Health Updates
What do we know about the health status, utilization and availability
of services for rural and northern residents?
Dr. Roger Pitblado, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
PowerPoint Presentation
 
2005-06
May 4, 2006
Robert Barnett
Lead, Northern Ontario Health Office of the
Health System Intelligence Project/
Academic Council Member and
Assistant Professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Cater Sloan
Research Associate
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Challenges to Assessing Triage in Ontario Emergency Departments"
February 16, 2006
Dr. Jack Williams
Scientist Emeritus, Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Clinical Epidemiology and Health Research Program
Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
"Rural Health Research - What is it in Canada?"
February 13, 2006
Dr. J. Roger Pitblado
Professor, Department of Geography
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Geographic Distribution of Physicians in Canada: Beyond How Many and Where"
February 9, 2006
CIHR-Day at Laurentian University
jointly hosted by the
Office of the Associate Vice-President of Research,
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, and
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
January 19, 2006
Denis Heng
Research Associate
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
Dr. Raymond W. Pong
Research Director
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Training Physicians for Rural/Northern Practice: Did It Work?"
November 16, 2005
Dr. Ellen Rukholm
Professor, School of Nursing
Faculty Investigator
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Knowledge Utilization: Creating Quality Health Care Workplaces in NE Ontario"
September 22, 2005
Irving Gold
Director
Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Dr. Kate Tilleczek
Faculty Investigator / Professor
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
Dr. Hoi Cheu
Faculty Investigator / Professor
Film Studies Program, Department of English / Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Narrative Film and Qualitative Health Research: The Case of Lost in the Woods"
2004-05
June 14, 2005
Dr. Craig Veitch
Professor of Rural Health
Rural Health Research Unit
School of Medicine
James Cook University
"The economic, medical and social costs of road traffic crashes in rural north Queensland: a 5-year multi-phase study"
May 31, 2005
Dr. Nancy Young
Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Toronto
"Transitions in Health Care: A follow-up study of the health of youth and young adults who have cerebral palsy, spina bifida and brain injuries acquired in childhood"
October 21, 2004
"Doing Rural Health Research Using Secondary Data Sources"
Pre-conference Workshop
organized by the
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
on behalf of the
Canadian Rural Health Research Society
for the
Fifth CRHRS Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nursing Congress: RURAL HEALTH: Celebrating Diversity & Strength
October 19, 2004
David Heaney
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Rural Health
University of Aberdeen, Scotland
John Hogenbirk
Senior Researcher
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Teletriage: A comparison of programs in Scotland and Ontario"
September 21, 2004
Isabelle Michel
Manager, Professional Practice and Development,
Community Nurse Specialist
Public Health Research
Education and Development Program
Sudbury & District Health Unit
Dr. Raymond W. Pong
Research Director
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
This seminar was a tribute to Prof. Suzanne Caty, retired CRaNHR Faculty Investigator, who had made a significant contribution to CRaNHR. Prof. Caty spearheaded a research program on nurse practitioners, including a multi-year tracking study of the students and graduates of the nurse practitioner education program in Ontario.
"A Decade of Research on Nurse Practitioners: What Have We Learned?"
2003-04
June 15, 2004
Dr. Geoff Tesson
Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"From Down Under to the Frozen North:
Some International Comparisons of Medical Education for Rural Practice"
May 5, 2004
Dr. Robert Pampalon
Géographe et chercheur
Institut national de santé publique du Québec
"Does Living in Rural Areas Make a Difference for Health in Québec?"
March 24, 2004
Dr. Hui Lee
General Internist
Group Health Centre, Sault Area Hospital
Sault Ste. Marie
John Hogenbirk
Senior Researcher
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Laurentian University
"Does Nurse Teletriage Decrease Deferrable Visits?
Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial"
February 4, 2004
Dr. Bruce Minore
Research Director
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
Lakehead University
"A Tale of Three Studies: Toward Understanding How Client Self Reliance Influences Cancer Care in Northern Aboriginal Communities"
November 20, 2003
Dr. Jeff Reading
Scientific Director
Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
"Aboriginal, Rural and Northern Health Research"
November 12, 2003
Dr. Katherine Boydell
Hospital for Sick Children
Dr. Kate Tilleczek
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
"Rural Children's Mental Health: Pathways and Barriers to Care"
October 1, 2003
Dr. Christel Woodward
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis
McMaster University
"When a physician marries a physician: Does it have an impact on the time family physicians spend on professional activities?"
2002-03
April 4, 2003
Mark W. Skinner
Department of Geography
Queen's University
"Linking Health Care and Voluntarism in Rural Ontario:
Progress Towards a Conceptual Framework"
March 26, 2003
Vic Sahai and Robert Barnett
Northern Health Information Partnership
Prof. Kate Tilleczek
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
"The Health of Children and Youth in Northern Ontario"
January 22, 2003
Dr. Roger Strasser
Northern Ontario Medical School
Laurentian University & Lakehead University
"Sustainability of Rural Health Services"
November 20, 2002
Dr. Raymond Pong
Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
"Does Training Family Physicians in Northern Ontario Make Sense?"
October 4, 2002
Frank Elgar
Dept. of Psychology
Dalhousie University
"Aging and Home Care in Rural Canada"
2001-02
August 15, 2002
Dr. Craig Veitch
School of Medicine
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
"The Work of the Rural Health & Workforce Research Unit at James Cook University"
May 29, 2002
Dr. Al Lauzon
Rural Studies Ph.D. Program
University of Guelph
"The Changing Context of Rural Communities in Ontario:
Implications for Health"
May 3, 2002
Dr. Madhur Anand
Department of Biology and Canada Research Chair -
Biocomplexity of the Environment
Laurentian University
"Biocomplexity and Ecosystem Health: A Theoretical Framework"
February 12, 2002
Dr. Roger Pitblado
Department of Geography and CRaNHR
Laurentian University
"How many Rural Nurses are There in Canada?"
November 28, 2001
Dr. Ellen Ruckholm
School of Nursing
Laurentian University
"Hospital System Assessment and Redesign for The New Millennium"
September 12, 2001
Dr. John S. Humphreys
Professor of Rural Health Research
Monash University School of Rural Health
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
"Rural Health in Australia Ten Years On -
Reviewing the Past to Inform the Future"
2000-01
March 14, 2001
Dr. Shawn Steggles
Supportive Care Program and
Supportive Care Oncology Research Unit
Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre
"Psycho-social Impact of Travelling Long Distances for Cancer Treatments: Qualitative Analysis"
March 2, 2001
Dr. Judith Kulig
School of Health Sciences
University of Lethbridge
"Community Resiliency: Insights into Rural Communities"
November 22, 2000
Vic Sahai
Northern Health Information Partnership and CRaNHR
"Injury Profile in Northern Ontario:
An Example of Regional Health Status Inequality"
October 5, 2000
Claire McChesney and Cheryl DesRochers
Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre
Andrew Irvine
CRaNHR
"Closer to Home: Impact Assessment of an Outreach Chemotherapy Program in Northeastern Ontario"
September 7, 2000
Dr. Bill Reimer
Department of Sociology
Concordia University
"Rural Canada in the New Millennium"
1999-2000
May 17, 2000
Isabelle Michel
Sudbury and District Health Unit and CRaNHR
Suzanne Caty
School of Nursing and CRaNHR
"Employment Situation of the Nurse Practitioner"
April 17, 2000
Laurence Thompson
Health Services Utilization and Research Commission (Saskatchewan)
"The Future of Rural and Northern Health Care: Lessons from Saskatchewan"
November 24, 1999
Dr. K.V. Nagarajan
Department of Economics and CRaNHR
Vic Sahai
Northern Health Information Partnership and CRaNHR
"Screening Pregnant Women for HIV in Ontario: An Economic Assessment"
October 6, 1999
Dr. Raymond W. Pong and Andrew Irvine
CRaNHR
"Achieving Medical Self-Sufficiency in Northern Ontario:
Some Evidence from Medical Referral Data"
1999
March 16, 1999
Dr. John Wooton
Office of Rural Health
Health Canada
"Rural Health"
March 10, 1999
Dr. Nancy Lightfoot and D. Campbell
Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre
"Challenges facing Occupational Epidemiologists:
Coping with Scientific, Political, and Self-Interest Agenda" |
