CCYHC 2008 Annual Symposium
In Association with the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres
October 19th, 2008, Edmonton, Alberta

The year's symposium will focus on the current state of clinical and academic health human resources in the child/youth sector. Planning for this event is in the early stages but we encourage you to attend what promises to be a highly informative and interactive symposium with national leaders and experts in this area.

The Coalition will also take the opportunity to provide an update on its many activities and achievements over the last 12 months. Building on the combined strengths of many partnerships and collaborations, CCYHC has continued to make significant progress towards achieving its goals and objectives. Come and learn how the Coalition is working to improve the health and healthcare of Canadian infants, children, youth, and their families!

» Register early as you will not want to miss this exciting event!

CCYHC 2007 Annual Symposium
Child Health Successes: The Top 10 Canadian Advances in the Last 100 Years
In Association with the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres
October 14th, 2007, Montreal, Quebec

This year, St. Justine’s Hospital is celebrating its 100th anniversary. To join in the centennial celebration, the Canadian Child & Youth Health Coalition (CCYHC) held a symposium during the annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC) in Montreal on October 14, 2007. At this year’s event, CCYHC was delighted to highlight Child Health Successes: The Top 10 Canadian Advances in the Last 100 Years, as a means of raising awareness about the importance of discovery to the health of our children and youth, and the specific role of Canadians in making these advances.

Over the last months, the CCYHC asked members of the child and youth health and health research community across Canada the following question: “What is the most important Canadian discovery which has had the greatest impact, or has the greatest potential for impact, on health outcomes for children and youth in the last 100 years? Nominations were invited from across a broad spectrum of discovery ranging from basic to social science.

Following an enthusiastic response, a distinguished national expert panel comprised of Dr. Michael Kramer (Scientific Director for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health), Dr. Alex MacKenzie (Director, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute), and Dr. Brian Postl (President and CEO, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority) reviewed the nominations and narrowed the list to the "Top 10" as follows:

• AIDS drug 3TC;
• Etiology of childhood HUS – verotoxin producing E. coli;
• Insulin;
• Mustard operation;
• Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism;
• Pablum;
• Polio vaccine;
• Universal health insurance;
• WinRho;
• Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception.

Members of the child and youth health and health research community were then invited to vote for the top advance/discovery on the CCYHC website. The final ranking of the top 10 advances based on these votes was presented by Dr. Alex MacKenzie at the CCYHC Symposium on Sunday, October 14th, at what proved to be a most entertaining and informative event!

Based on 526 votes, the final standing (in descending order) of the "Top 10" discoveries/advances was as follows:

CCYHC also took this opportunity to provide an update on the activities and achievements of the Coalition over the last year. Building on the combined strengths of its many partnerships, the Coalition has continued to make significant progress towards achieving its goals and objectives within the context of several key initiatives and programs.

CCYHC 2006 Annual Symposium
Being Proactive For Our High Risk Pediatric Populations
October15, 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia

Presentations: