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CONFERENCE PROGRAM - AT-A-GLANCE

See: Detailed program


Wednesday, May 13th

9:00 am – Noon
Preconference Workshops

2:00 pm
A Welcome to beautiful Sackville, New Brunswick

3:20 pm
Session 1:  OUR IMPERATIVE
Chair:  Dr. Robin Williams | Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region

Thursday, May 14
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

9:00am
Session 2:  SYSTEMS THAT WORK: A LIFE-CYCLE APPROACH TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Chair:  Dr. J. Fraser Mustard

11:00 am
Session 3:  PROMOTING EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CANADA
Chair: Jim Grieve

1:30 – 2:45 pm
Q&A Roundtables
Hosted by Panelists from Sessions 2 and 3

3:00 – 5:00 pm
Conference Seminars

Friday, May 15
9:00 am – 3:30 pm

8:45 am
Moving Forward on ECD in New Brunswick
Hon. Mary Schryer

9:00 am
Session 4:  CHILDREN & FAMILIES AT THE CENTRE: MOVING TOWARDS EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS THAT WORK
Chair: Dr. John Hamm

11:00 am
Regional/Provincial Discussion Tables

1:30pm
Session 5:  ACTIONS THAT CHANGE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN
Chair: Hon. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell

Closing Keynote, A Call to Action
Dr. Fraser Mustard

Conference Close, 3:30pm


The SCIENCE is
WELL-ESTABLISHED

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Canada ranks 21st out of 30 OECD nations in terms of
infant mortality and 27th out
of 29th in childhood obesity.

A good beginning to life is
the foundation for future development, health and well-being. We recognise
the importance of the early years but why is the field
so fragmented & lacking integration of research,
policy and practice?

 

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