Agenda

Dr. Liisa Johnston

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Medical lead Dual Diagnosis Program

Sarena Dawn Bacon

Social Worker Dual Diagnosis Program

Glenna Hunter

Behaviour Analyst Dual Diagnosis Program

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Define/Describe characteristics of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis
• Evaluate some common needs of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis and of their caregivers
• Respond effectively to common needs of children/youth with Dual Diagnosis and their families.

Dr. Nicole Le SauxMD, FRCP(C)

Professor, University of Ottawa
Division of Infectious Diseases

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Briefly review new data for clinical infection with SARS-CoV-2
• Review what is known about “long COVID” in children
• Understand the evolution of variants
• Review COVID vaccine efficacy and adverse events in children

Dr. Liisa Johnston
Sarena Dawn
Bacon Glenna Hunter

After attending the sessions, participants will be able to:

• Complete an assessment of a child/youth with dual diagnosis and their caregivers using a biopsychosocial model to identify needs
• Formulate a treatment plan using a biopsychosocial model to address common needs of children/youth with dual diagnosis and their caregivers.

Dr. Nuray Kanbur, MD, FSAHM

Professor, University of Ottawa Division of Adolescent Medicine

After attending the sessions, participants will be able to:

• Describe problems and risks that adolescents with chronic illness face with a developmental perspective
• Discuss how to build strengths and coping strategies during the course of a chronic disease in adolescence by using a resilience framework

Dr. Hazen Gandy: MD, FRCPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Medical Director of Eastern Hub site of the Ontario Tele-mental Health Program

After attending this session, participants will be able to :

• Understand and use assessment tools for assessing common anxiety disorders in children and youth.
• Implement therapeutic interventions suitable for the office practice including medications.
• Know when to refer for specialist assessment and intervention.

Dr. Kevin Smit

Assistant Professor University of Ottawa

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe adolescent scoliosis screening and know when to refer to peds ortho
• Perform a DDH newborn exam and know how to avoid a missed dislocated hip
• Evaluate gait in children and determine when too much internal or external rotation is too much!
• Examine pediatric foot abnormalities and learn how to reassure parents or normal variants

Lisa Hicks

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• To implement new knowledge and skill on cCMV into practice.
• To explain the understanding of the Newborn Screening Ontario’s Infant Hearing program.
• To summarize the best practices for preventative counseling and care surrounding cCMV to individuals in their child bearing years.