NUTRITION AND HEALTH STATUS OF NEW CANADIANS: READINESS FOR CULTURALLY

APPROPRIATE CARE

Nutrition and Health Status of New Canadians: Readiness for Culturally Appropriate Care is a one day thematic conference that will take place on June 13, 2019 as a pre-conference event to the 2019 North American Refugee Health Conference that is taking place from June 14-16, 2019 at the Sheraton Centre Conference Hotel https://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com

Please join us to learn from some of the leading researchers, service providers and policy makers in the field of immigration health – and to engage in sharing perspectives on the challenges and opportunities regarding food security, nutritional health and access to healthcare services.

Learning Objectives

At the close of this symposium, participants will be able to:

• Describe the nutrition and health status of recent immigrant and refugee children and their families

• Understand the food security status of refugees, as a basic human right in association with other social determinants of health, compared to Canadians and recent immigrants

• Explain culturally appreciate care in the field of nutrition and health

• Identify challenges and facilitators toward access to culturally appropriate nutrition and healthcare services by newcomers.

Register today – www.cns-scn.ca

June 13

2019Sheraton Centre

Toronto

NOW ACCREDITED!This continuing professional development activity was held under the auspices of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and the Canadian Nutrition Society.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 5.5 Section 1 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

8:30 am - 9:00 am REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

9:00 am - 9:10 amWelcome and Opening Remarks • Conference Chair: Hassan Vatanparast,

MD, PhD, University of Saskatchewan

• CNS Past-President: David Ma, PhD, University of Guelph

9:10 am - 9:40 am MORNING SESSIONWhy Focus on Nutrition and Health Status of NewcomersSpeaker: Hassan Vatanparast

9:40 am - 10:10 am Plenary Session #1 Perspectives on Culturally Sensitive Nutritional Care - Cultural Competency in Dietetic Education - LINK: Linking Immigrants with Nutritional KnowledgeModerated by: Rosanne Blanchet RD, PhD, University of Alberta

Hassan Vatanparast, Ginny Lane RD, MA, PhD University of Saskatchewan/Government of Saskatchewan

10:10 am - 10:30 am Q&A

10:30 am - 11:00 am COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

11:00 am - 11:30 amFood Security Status of Refugees in Canada: A Social PerspectiveSpeaker: Bruce Newbold, PhD, McMaster University

11:30 am - 12:00 pmCultural Food (In)security among Immigrants and RefugeesSpeaker: Tina Moffat, PhD, McMaster University

12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Q&A

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm LUNCH / NETWORKING

1:20 pm - 1:50 pm Refugees and escalation of food insecurity: A new agenda for development and peaceSpeaker: Mustafa Koç, Ryerson University

1:50 pm - 2:20 pm Plenary Session #2 Social Integration and Food Security, Where are we at? Focusing on policies and community-based initiatives

Moderated by: Mahasti Khakpour, MSc, PhD(c), University of Saskatchewan, Ali Abukar, ED Saskatoon Open Door Society

2:20 pm - 2:40 pm Q&A

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm COFFEE BREAK / NETWORKING

3:10 pm - 3:40 pmMother and Child Nutritional Health in Black Newcomer Families - A Community-based Initiative

Speaker: Rosanne Blanchet

3:40 pm - 3:50 pm Q&A

3:50 pm - 4:50 pm Workshop #1 Professional Dietetic Practice in Multicultural Settings

Moderated by: Rosanne Blanchet; Ginny Lane; and Marianne Lefebvre, President, Integration Nutrition

4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Concluding Remarks Hassan Vatanparast

NUTRITION AND HEALTH STATUS OF NEW CANADIANS: READINESS FOR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CARE

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMJune 13, 2019

Draft: Subject to change

NUTRITION AND HEALTH STATUS OF NEW CANADIANS: READINESS FOR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CARE is taking place thanks to collaboration from:

REGISTER TODAYwww.cns-scn.ca

For more information on the 2019 North American Refugee Health Conference https://www.northamericanrefugeehealth.com