Agenda

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Opening
8 to 9 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast
9 to 9:30 a.m.	Introduction and opening  Moderator: Dr. Douglas Holdway, Interim Vice-President Research, Innovation and International, UOIT Speaker: Tim McTiernan, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, UOIT
Forum one: Mental health of vulnerable populations
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Moderator: Dr. Wendy Stanyon, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, UOIT Speakers:  Jennine Agnew-Kata, Executive Director, Literacy Network of Durham Daniel Desjardins, Captain, Military Faculty, Royal Military College Inspector Bruce Townley, Inspector of Community Safety, Durham Regional Police Services
10:30 to 11 a.m.	Network break: Mindful yoga
Forum two: Occupational health and well-being
11 a.m. to noon	Moderator: Dr. Bernadette Murphy, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, UOIT  Speakers:  Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton, Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina, Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment  Dr. Pierre Côté, Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Lead for UOIT's Student Mental Health Awareness Research Team (U-SMART) Dr. Cindy Malachowski, Occupational therapist and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP)
Keynote speech and lunch
Noon to 1:30 p.m.	Introductions and remarks: Tim McTiernan, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, UOIT  Keynote speaker: Lieutenant-General the Honourable Roméo A. Dallaire
Forum three: Physical activity and healthy communities
1:30 to 2:30 p.m.	Moderators: Dr. Shilpa Dogra and Dr. Caroline Barakat-Haddad, Assistant Professors, Faculty of Health Sciences, UOIT  Speakers:  Dr. Catherine Sabiston, Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health, and Professor, University of Toronto  Dr. Melanie Stuckey, Research Department, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Tara Zupancic, Founder and Director, Habitus Research
2:30 to 3 p.m.	Network break: Mindful yoga
Forum four: Health technology and quantifying health
3 to 4 p.m.	Moderator: Dr. Carolyn McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics, and Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, UOIT Speakers:  Bridgette Atkins, Educational Developer, UOIT  Paul McGary, Director of Mental Health, Lakeridge Health (with expertise on the Big White Wall project) Dr. Diana Petrarca, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, UOIT  Dr. Michael Williams-Bell, Professor, Durham College and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, UOIT
Closing
4 to 4:30 p.m.	Introductions and remarks: Dr. Douglas Holdway, Interim Vice-President Research, Innovation and International, UOIT  Keynote speaker: Neil Pasricha, Author
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.	Reception

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